The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-14
Voice OF THE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression OF
Journals
Of the State and the Coast on Sub.
jectS of Living and News
Interest.

Santa Barbara Press: When John
Hay wrote his celebrated poems, ne
probably never thought that as Minis
ter to England he would take the place
of his own colored gentleman, and
squat on the safety valve" nor that
like the angels in Little Brooches" he
himself would spend his days 'loafng
round the throne"
THE SPIRIT SPREADS.
Suffer Farmer: The agitation OF
rock crushing plants is increasing and
several counties are now considering
the advisability of adopting this means
of furnishing good material for the
county roads. There is no county so
conveniently situated as Suffer for the
operation of a rock crusher as in this
county there is mountain of good rock
available. That the Supervisors could
well afford to investigate the matter
as the great need of better material on
our roads goes without saving. In
the absence of crushed rock the county
has available good material at its grav-
Ell pit near Suffer City and it only needs
to be hauled onto the roads to put them
In good condition. Ways and means
Should be devised at an early date to
needed and will do the most good and
we think the people viii indorse any
action of the board tending towards
permanent road building in place of the
present temporary system of repairing
Or patching up the highways.
POWER OF THE PRESS.
Bakersfield Californian: Who says
the power of the press is not great in
the land? 1t was exemplified in San
Francisco the other day when banker
Oakley, according to report, jumped
cut Of bed, and in his delirium seized
his physician by the throat. But he
was quoted at once when the doctor
threatened to open the door and let in
the newspaper men.
LET THEM GO.
Oakland Times: The Stockton "Mail'
notes with disapprobation the injection
of Mesdames Fitz and Corbett into the
pugilistic storm center at Carson, and
suggests that Stuart would find fight
to a finish between those women big
hit if he could arrange it. And, by
the way, as the husbands of these
women are reported to be champing at
their bits impatient for the conflict, it
would appear to be waste of time to
wait until the 18th. Why not let down
the bars and have the business over
with and be done with l.?
THE SENATE CONTEMPT CASE.
Stockton independent: AS a mere
matter of personal or party expediency,
had it been such, the course of the
Senate was not only correct but the
only course it could take with credit to
itself. But the Senate in this case was
a court and, acting judicially, it had
no right to drop the proceedings and
overlook the contempt. 1t owes some
thing to the people and to the Senate
as it may be constituted years hence.
To the people it owes the duty of pun
fishing bribe-takers if any are found,
and to itself that no precedent shall be
made to rise up at any time to en-
harrass the successors of the present
members. The present case is not
unique. The Senate of thirty years ago
dealt with d. O. Mccarthy in like man
ner in a case that is almost precisely
the same in every feature and the
right of the Senate to thus deal with
contempt was upheld by the courts.
Thus it appears that law, self-respect
and expediency, personal or political,
all dictate that the course of the Sem
ate should be pursued to its conclusion.
SOME FLEXIBILITY IN 1T.
Los Angeles Herald: An amendment
to the State Constitution providing for
the making of a county government in
a manner similar to the charter making
of city, is before the Legislature. This
amendment should be presented to the
people. There is no such thing as sat
isfying the people of fifty-seven differ
ent counties with county government
bills made in Sacramento. The Sac
ramento county government bills have
been mainly made up of the demands
of the politicians, who have not fairly
considered the peoples interests. The
people of each county should have the
fullest liberty in fixing the local forms
of government and in determining all
fees and salaries. Under such q sys-
TEN each county is to blame for its own
bad government and can blame no one
but itself for incompetency and ex-
aravagance. At the same time ex-
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