The record-union., 1897-07-14
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects OF Living News
Interest.


Interest.
Oakland Enquirer: The story which
comes from New York about Mayor
Strong and the policeman is not what
We should have expected to hear con-
corning that gentleman. The policeman
stopped a cab which was driving at a
rapid rate of speed not allowed by the
law, but Mayor Strong stuck his head
out of the window and said he was in a
hurry and would drive as fast as ne
| pleased. 1t is probably just as well
| that the New York refor1ners have de-
cided not to run Strong for reelection
since, although this is rather small
matter, nothing looks worse than foI
a public official to make use of his au-
| thority or his influence to violate laws
with impunity which other men are ex-
pected to obey. With the best states
men this country has produced it has
been a principle that the higher one
rises in office the more scrupulous he
should become to obey even the simplest
| laws.
! TO THE ENDEAVORERS.
Fresno Republican: To all of them
the people Of California give a hearty
welcome We are glad to have them
among us, and we will try to make their
visit here as enjoyable to them as is
possible. They represent great So
ciety, one which, disregarding creed
| limitations, has within a few years de-
veloped a power for good which nigh;
seem marvellous did one not remember
/ that within or without churches, there
| is a vast amount of aspiration for gen
uine religion, which is nothing less OF
more than doing good and uplifting hu-
manity. Selling on this aspiration to
which most human beings pay some
allegiance, this remarkable organization
! has developed into a power for good
almost before some of us had become
aware of it's existence. It is the most
Christian feature of the church to-day
Its power in beneffting humanity is not
! rivaled by that Of any other association
except it be the Salvation Army. We
of California may not have a wide
reputation for godliness, but we have
| taken note of these things, and it is
with very genuine cordiality that we ex-
tend our welcome to the Christian En-
| deavorers.
FINE RESULT, THIS.
! Alameda Encinaf: The beautiful re-
suits of political management of re-
/ formatory institutions are already
manifest at Whittier, though the change
of management on political lines only
took n1ace month or two ago. AL
ready the inmates are in open revolt
/ It has been found necessary to
thrash the boys by whole companies
! /, ~. f1I
! a big force of men armed with clubs
! is required to guard them. A pretty
picture, truly. 1t is to be hoped that
/ the papers which We're largely instru-
mental in the change Will not neglect
/ to exploit these doings to the utmost
A FINE WORK.
San Bernardino TimeS-1ndeX: Inc
Times Index" has on it's table a copy
/ of California, the Land of Promise,
| a souvenir book published by the San
/ Francisco Board of Trade. 1t was IS
sued under the immediate supervisor
| of w. H Mills of the Southern Paclflc
Land Department, who is unqueStlon-
ably the best posted man in the State
upon our resources and possibilities
and has made most valuable contrlbu-
tons to our literature on these SUD
iects Although this volume of over
/ $50 pages is issued by the San Fran
cisco Board of Trade, its scope embraces
the whole State and it's diversified IN
terests and no section is neglected. Ii
is essentially a State publication and
the most comprehensive and use1ul OF
the kind that has come under our oo-
sarvation. It's general circulation Will
| benefit the whole State.
DEMOCRACY's DAY.
Pasadena News: The gathering OF
the Democratic clans in Los Angeles
Yesterday filled those "unterrified
hosts with enthusiasm and hope and
other LIQUID refreshments. Not having
any spoils to divide, any offices to fill or
any bones of contention to snarl over,
the independent Democrats, the rail
road Democrats. the middle -of-the-road
PopuIists, the popocrats, the fusionists,
the free silver Republicans, the back
sliding Prohbitionists and the Social
lists had a most harmonious love feast
and promised their chieftain. the orator
boy from the Platte, that they would
carry the earth next year from Gov
ernor to Poundmaster and that there
would not be enough left of the pro-
! tecI1Ve prosperity pIOQuCeiS ~ AiohC q
decent smell
GOVERNMENT BONDS.
Vacaville Reporter: Government Sc
! curities have been recently sold at I'D.
This is the highest quotation in recent
years 1t is a far cry between the
price of bonds now and what the syn
dicate was willing to pay for them only
a short time ago. While it is pleasing
to see the securities of the Govern
ment selling at fancy prices, in one
particular it is Objectionable because
it is an indication of competition for
Government securities necessarily at
| tended with an indisposition to invest
| in ordinary avenues of investment.
IT WILL NOT GO OUT.
Oakland Enquirer: In the vaults of
the United States Mint in San Fran
cisco are supposed to be somewhere be-
! tween $40,000.000 and S50.000,000 of
coined silver dollars. Any one can have
| this silver who will offer other legal
| tender money for it, and the United
/ States will even pay expressage on the
silver. A former Superintendent of the
branch mint, Judge Lawton. states that
/ if all the coined silver in the institution
We're put in carts, a ton to the cart,
there would be a string of these carts
long enough to reach from the Cliff
/ House to the Oakland ferry and back