The record-union., 1897-10-18
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Redlands Citrograph: The Tulare
County Supervisors have found out
that it costs less to repair and sprinkle
county roads than to attempt to repair
without sprinkling. Santa Clara Coun-
lty found it out long ago. Other eoun-
ties are following into line. Shall it
be said that San Bernardino County is
too siInrian to keep UP the procession?
Perish the thought.
NOT LABOR LOST.
NaDa Register: Don't tell us that
Californias exhibit in the Hamburg
Exposition was effort and money
thrown away. Orders for our fruit
from Germany are three times greater
than last year, and the information
comes from San Jose that while only
seventy-six carloads We're shipped to
the old world direct in 1896, it is esti-
mated that at least 800 cars of fruit
and from 100 to 80 cars Of canned
fruit Will be sent from the Santa Clara
Valley to Europe this year.
CURIOUS CASE.
Tulare Register The wife of the
/ Governor of Georgia is on trial on a
charge of forgery which forms a case
of curious possibilities. In case of con-
viction the question would come up if
her husband would consider justice
pure and simple before granting a par
don OF would he withhold it unless a
petition was signed by Judge, jurors
and Prosecuting Attorney. The case
| is connected with the business and
death of Mrs. Atkinson's former hus-
| band. It is charged that she signed
his name to receipts. This is admitted
but the claim is made that during the
| sickness Of her husband she attended
| to his business and was authorized to
sign his name The lady has been mar
ried to the Governor but a short time.
He appears in court with her. and aids
in her defense. At this distance it looks
like piece of spite work as the "other
heirs" are prosecuting.
OF INJUNCTIONS AND CONTEMPTS
San Diego Union: Some of the peo-
pie who year ago were clamoring for
free silver are now driven in their need
of doctrines to search for evils that
can be denounced in the name of the
laboring man. They fancy that an agi-
tation conducted along demagogic lines
will convince the laborer that the courts
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thrown at the polls. The plan appar-
emily is to work up the idea for all
that it is worth and cause popular
| outcry against the Republican party
for alleged mistakes made by the Judi
ciary.
There is wide divergence of opinion
as TO the extent to which the power of
injunction has been employed by the
|
certainly very general belief that this
power has been strained. This senti-
ment, however, is not confined to any
political party. 1t is worth while to
recall in this connection the fact that
during the session of the Fifty fourth
Congress bill was passed by the Sen
ate, regarding the issuance of injunc-
tions by courts of the United States.
which in substance provided that no
man should be punished for a contempt
of court committed outside the pres
ence of the court, without the right of
trial by jury and the privilege of ap-
pearing by counsel, with the right of
appeal to the highest court in the land.
This BILL it may be suggested. did
not emanate from Mr. Bryan. 1t
came from the Judiciary Committee of
|
Senator Hoar. 1t came from a. com
mittee composed of thirteen members,
seven of whom were Republicans. 1t
came from a committee of which only
four out of thirteen supported Mr..
Bryan in his campaign for the Presi-
dency. 1t was prepared by a commit
tee composed of Senator Thurston of
Nebraska and two other Senators who
n
the Senate without a dissenting vote
ana without a word against it except
from the Senator from Connecticut. Mr..
Platt, who only pleaded for time and
| opportunity to perfect the bill; and it
reached the House of Representatives
on the very morning that the House ad
journed.
IMPROVE THE OPPORTUNITY.
Pasadena Star: The presence of the
Code Commission just now appears to
furnish an excellent opportunity to i'm
prove our criminal practice The diff
Guilty in Furnishing crime shows that
there Is either a defect in the laws
themselves oar in the method of their
execution. In either event they ought
to be corrected. A law that is imper-
feet, or that cannot be executed. is a
laughing stock, and should be amended
Perhaps some of the excellent LAWYERS
on the Code Commission = including
Senator Bulla-can discover what the
trouble Is, and give US a code of Grim
lnal laws and of criminal procedure
that will enable us to punish crime as
readily in this country as it is in Eu-
rope.
SILENT.
San Jose Mercury: The Democrats
are not saying anything these days
about the tin-plate industry. which
only few years ago they declared
could never be established in this coun-
try. By 1892 the United States was
making 100000 pounds of finished
plate year, and in 1896 it had reached
the quantity of 307, 000.0 600 pounds. Civ
ing employment to 81 900 men. And
only about half that which was form
erly paid for imported tin plate.
SHEEPMEN SEE THE LIGHT.
| Marysville Appeal: Among the most
! thoroughly of the disillusioned regard
ing false political theories that have
been hurled at them during the past
three years are the sheepmen. In
| Southern California, says the "Ex-
/ press Of Los Angeles:
Last fall wool under a free trade poll
icy was SO cheap and dull that sheep
men in many instances did not shear
the fiocks. In July there We're half a
million pounds of old wool stored for
sale in Southern California Since then