The record-union., 1897-11-03
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EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
+ Interest.

Interest.
San Diego Tribune: William b. How
ell, Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury, is an instance of the possibilities
of an Industrious man to rise IN TINS
country. Fifteen years ago he was
messenger in the Treasury Department
UNDERSTOOD He ADMITS IT.
Tulare Register: Congressman Ma
guire has practically admitted that he
is in the field for. the Democratic nom
| ination for Governor, which is IN ac-
cord with advance rumors of bar
gain between the party owners in TINS
State Mcguire is looked upon by the
rank and file of his party as mighty
man. prophet with halo, but it is not
clear upon what deeds his reputation
| for greatness rests. He has sat at the
| feet of Henry George until he is soaked
| full of the single tax theory of govern
ment, but he doesn't deem it worth
while to push his ideas on that line as
he processes to believe that single tax
| will not be an issue in the next cam
paign. Mr.. Mcguire has attained
sort of notoriety by his opposition to
proposals made in attempted laying OF
the Pacific Railroad question, but it
doesn't appear that he was broad
| enough to propose a plan of his own
for adjustment and urge that in the
interest of the people. He can make
! very fair campaign speech, as cam
| paign speeches so, and in case train
| is delayed he can pass an hour or two
very enioyably with the boys. But in
the popular mind the name of Ma
guire is not associated with any i'm
portant measure fathered by him since
his service in Congress began.
| THE HIRSCHFELDER CURE.
Stockton Independent: The assump-
ton that physicians had almost unani-
mously approved and indorsed DR..
! Hirschfelder's oxytuberculin, proves to
have been premature Directors and
doubters are out over their signatures
with IN. D." appended. The objections
are not strong, however, nor the doubts
based on facts. The criticisms reveal
a degree of professional jealousy that is
| so uncomplimentary to the critics that
| If they could see themselves as others
see them they would perceive that those
who make opposition are ridiculous by
! generally admitting the statements of
| fact to be correct and only objecting
! that hopeless cases have resisted the
cure. Some try to prejudice the public
| against the cure by saying that it diff
| fers but little from the Koch tubercu-
| line. Grant that, and then what? That
| little may make the greatest possible
/ difference in its effectiveness and the
! experiments go to show that it does
make just sufficient difference to make
/ cures certain in all cases that are not
! too far advanced. Against the carp
| erS-and it would be marvellous indeed
| if there were none-is the testimony
of the faculty of Cooper Medical Col
| lege, who, conservative as they are, en-
dorse the remedy unreservedly. One
of the critics says he believes that mer-
chanlise will be made of the oxytuber-
culine. What of that? Dr. Hirsch-
! felder's formula is made public and
there is nothing to prevent any labora-
+! tory making it. The only questions
| for physicians who want to apply it
will be the reliability of those who
conduct the laboratories and the purity
of the remedy When those are set
| tied to the satisfaction of physicians
and patients the other question as to
whether laboratory proprietors make
profit ou. of the cure sinks into a po-
sition that is secondary to that of ply
sicians' fees.
HELPING THE FARMERS.
San Jose Mercury: While the Post
office Department is engaged in the
commendable work of extending the
free mail delivery system into. the coun-
try so that large portion Of the farm
ers and rural residents may have their
mail delivered daily and regularly at
| their very doors, the Agricultural De-
partment is exerting itself to procure
more prompt and accurate statistics
| from time to time during the year, 80
| that the farmers may know about what
each seasons product for the whole
country, and for the whole world as
WELL will be- in time to make the very
/ best of the existing conditions. IN
other words, Secretary Wilson aims to
take from the grain spectators the ad-
vantage which they have heretofore
had and to place that advantage with
the farmers, where it of right belongs.
The function of the Burea uof Stat
istics is to CLEAN informant tion concern
ing the crop conditions and publish es-
Inmates. The work has not been thor
| oughly performed, although the Agri-
| cultural Department has 10000 agents
and correspondents who report to It.
Secretary Wilson proposes to modify
| the system by selecting a general
agent for each State, who shall estab-
1 lish by means of an examination his
qualifications for the position before
he receives his appointment, and for
has minor agents intelligent farmers
who are familiar with their own local
| territory and upon whose reports the
utmost reliance can be placed. The
Weather Bureau agents will cooper
| ate with those of the Bureau of Stat
istics, and the result should be reports
| that are completely trustworthy.
Under this revised and improved sys-
! tenn the suspicion of inaccuracy will no
I longer attach to the estimates As the
Mail and Express says: mo longer
will it be possible for any speculator or
group of spectators to buy the esti-
mates in advance for the manipulation
Of the market When they are given
/ out they will go 10 the whole country
at once. We predict that the farmers
| of this country will rise up and call
blessed the day when President McKin-
| ley discovered his Secretary of Agri-
culture in James Wilson of Iowa.
HOME PRODUCTS.
| San Diegan Sun: Eastern newspa-
pers, as If by common and unanimous