The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-22
Voice OF THE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
Of the State and the Coast on Sub
iects of Living and News
Interest.

Tulare Register: How lightly are
regulations regarded by those VINO
have them not. A man may spend his
whole life in building up reputation
for fair dealing and integrity in public
and private affairs, yet have that repu-
tation destroyed without hope OF re-
Mobilization by an idle rumor set gong
by a malicious bearer of idle tales. Re-
fecting upon the absolute lrresponsl-
biiity of these idle tale bearers one IS
able to see that the dueling code had
it's advantages, for when men were
answerable upon the field for their
slanderous accusations they were care
full not to traduce men of spirit without
fullest cause.
THE WORLD STOOD STILL.
Fresno County Enterprise: The world
stood still and waited-and they
slugged each other into bruised and
bloody semblance of men. woman
stood at the ringside and screamed
maledictions and defances, civilization
represented by its manhood looked Gag
erly on from the ampitheater for
nearly two hours at this spectacle, then
one fierce blow under the heart brought
other to the pinnacle of glory. Then
pandemonium reigned for space un-
der the blue heaven Corbett retired to
his quarters and cried, like the beaten
bully he is, and F'itzsimmons went to
his hotel and boosted, like the victori-
Gus bully he is
A NATIONAL DISGRACE.
Los Angeles Express: The affair
which took place yesterday at Carson
City, Nevada, was as horrible a specta-
Gle as the most bloodthirsty sport could
have hoped to behold. Nothing but the
death of one or both Of the participants
could have made it more satisfactory
from their point of view. Since the
overthrow of the Louisiana lottery, no
national scandal has existed to be COM
pared with the prizefght 1t IS de-
moralizing and degrading to degree
that brings it into the domain of ma
tional moral issues. Macaulay said of
the Puritans that they objected to bear
batting, not because of the suffering
that it inflicted on the animal, but be-
cause of the pleasure it gave the spec
tators. This utterance is sometimes
quoted as a piece Of sarcasm at the
expense of the Puritans, but 1t has
larger and deeper meaning and applies
in a measure to the modern prize ring.
Horrid tortures are undoubtedly in
fiicted by the bruisers upon one another,
but they are well paid for all they en-
dure, and are entitled to no sympathy.
NOW FOR A CHANGE.
Fresno Republican: The whole bust
ness is over. Nevada has covered her
self with her own variety Of glory, the
double championship of pugilism has
resolved into a single light, and the
sooner the event is forgotten and the
jaw ceases it's clamor, the better it will
be for everybody. For a time which
grew into months this mill has con-
sumed more space in some newspapers
than half the other events of our al
legged christendom combined. 1t was
given an undue and unnatural promin-
ence. for the affair was at most but an
encounter between two brawny repre-
sentatives of the animal in man.
Wolves fight; man alone thinks by long
and connected processes. We cannot
afford to put the fighter above the
| thinker, for that is not his place in Gre
alton. Yet that is what we have been
doing for weeks in connection with the
Carson fight if some of the metropol-
| itan papers may be taken as induces of
popular feeling. Now that it is over,
| let US settle down, or arise, and be men
again The animal has had his day;
suppose that we now give the other
| fellow chance.
| THE STATE SYSTEM.
| Los Angeles Express: The members
| of the bureau (of HighWayS) have