The record-union., 1897-02-09
by CROSSING names in other columns.

pass. Under the present condition not
a dollar is spent by the municipalities
of the State on road building outside of
their boundaries. The cities of the
State may properly be called upon to
do something toward road building
outside of municipal limitations. I'm
der the plan as outlined nearly every
county in the State will be favored
with a State highway. Solano County
will be favored by a State road running
from Davisville to Vallejo. The pro-
posed plan has accomplished a great
deal in other States and it will do much
for California.
TO CHANGE THE BALLOT.
Bakersfield Californian: The legisla-
tive proposition to change the law reg
ulating the order in which names are
placed on the Australian ballot has
many points in its favor and the
amendment will be in the interest of a
fuller vote for the Whole ticket and
will enable the average elector to vote
more accurately. The present alpha
betical arrangement is confusing to
many voters and it is well known that
many a ballot is cast and counted. on
which no names have been stamped,
other than for a few of the more i'm
portant offices. The elector, unfamiliar
with clerical work, becomes confused
by the long list of names before him
and in many cases stamps only such
names as are familiar to him. The
plan of placing the names of each
party'S nominees in separate columns
Will enable every voter to cast his bal
1nt f,y. y>s f,,1I h.
minded and at the same time will not
act as a bar 10 independent voting. 1t
will be as easy under the new form
for the intelligent non-partisan ito pick
out preferred candidates as ii is under
the present system, and generally the
change will be in the interest of
fuller and fairer vote.
THE RIVER AND DREDGER.
Redding Free Press: But must this
magnificent stream, the Sacramento,
this natural highway of commerce, be
destroyed by neglect? God forbid.
Rather than have it so, we are willing
that the Legislature should pass the
bills involving this large appropriation,
but let it make haste slowly; let every
defect in the bills be remedied; let all
guard be introduced against corrup-
ton and waste, SO that the object of the
appropriation may be accomplished
WHAT WILL COME OF IT?
Tulare Register: The trouble is
deeper rooted than the the mere act of
Chief Clerk Duckworth. although that is
no reason for spa1ing him. This thing
Will end when private citizens of politi-
cal influence come to think that it is
just as wrong for their sons and nephews
and neighbors to draw salaries without
rendering service as it is for residents
of other districts Of the State to do so.
Good viii come of this exposure If
it leads to an honest consideration OF
cause and effect. But if indignant
virtue smooths her ruffied feathers when
Duckworth is sacrificed and then re-
turns to the old ways the investigation
viii be useless.
NEVADA rs SOVEREIGN.
Stockton Mail: OF course the United
State will not interfere with Nevada's
prize fights. Judge McKenna says: Il
know Of no law that would warrant the
Government interfering in a matter of
that sort. 1t seems to me there is none.
/ have not given the subject amy
thought. but it appears to me that State
laws must control in any contest of the
sort proposed. l really cannot see how
Federal interference can be expected at
Carson"
The State law controls beyond a
question. The Louisiana lottery fight
furnishes a case in point. The general
Government made a vigorous fight
against it, enacted laws making lot
teries illegal in the Territories and ex-
cluded the company from the privileges
Of the mails. The lottery business en-
gagged the attention of Congress at
nearly every session from 1872 down,
but the Louisiana lottery continued to
hold its daily and monthly drawings
Just the same, using the express com
panies as a means of communication
with its patrons. II there had been any
means Of reaching the lottery company
direct it would have been done. Hold
ing a charter from the State Of Louisi-
ana the companys position was i'm
pregnable against the assaults of the
United States SO is the prize fighting
law Of the State Of Nevada,
The only danger that menaces the new
law is an appeal to the State Supreme
Court which might set it aside on con-
stitutional grounds.
HE DID NOT SAY OR DO.
Los Angeles Times: Our old friend
and esteemed contemporary, Constant
Reader" writes to the Times" to say
that I'm discussing the Chicago plat
form the other day a free silverite
made the statement that Lincoln
packed the Supreme Court for the pur-
pose OF having the court reverse itself
on the constitutionality of the green
back. VIII you" he adds. please state
the particulars in regard to that mat
| ter, ana viii YOU please state what
/ Lincoln said or did that the slverites
/ are cons family referring to him to jus
! tify them IN their attitude toward the
/ Supreme CouIt?" The Times" cannot
state the particulars in regard to that
| matter, dear Constant, because there
are no particulars ID state II is i'm
possible 20 state what Lincoln said or
! did" etc, because Lincoln never said
or did anything that would justify the
| silveTites IN making 50 Infamous an
1 accusation against him. This myth be-
! longs in the same category with the
| Ernest Seyd myth. which has became
| Inspired gospel in the councils of sill
verite statesmen.