The record-union., 1897-03-08

are above the expenditure account OF
the Government; and he intimates that
substantially the schedules of customs
duties provided for in the Act of 1871,
commonly called the Mckinley Act,
would provide the required income; but
he forgets that he himself advocated
that Act for the express purpose of
reducing the revenue, which it not only
did reduce, but failed by nearly $40
/ 600, 900 in the last year of its opera
/ ton to provide income enough to sat
| isfy the ordinary running expenses of
| the Government.
! GOOD FOR FANNY.
Stockton independent: Fanny Rice,
! the actress, has been censured for fail
| ing to appear as auctioneer in sale
| for charity in San Francisco after hay
| ing been advertised to do the crying"
| act Miss Rice, after reading the crit
! icisms of her disappointment of the
| ladies who requested her manager to
secure her consent, makes an excellent
| defense. She says she receiVd no ad-
advice from the ladies as to what was
| expected of her; none of them called
upon her to consult as to the mode of
procedure and in short, that she re-
ceiYed no formal or official request to
| act. Miss Rice does not say in SO many
words that the ladies acted in her case
as they would in ordering the services
| of a cook from a restaurant, but it is
plain that such is her meaning and that
| the ladies, having shown her no cour-
| teSy, We're not entitled to any from her
SO far Miss Rice has the best of the
controversy by showing that while she
was willing to aid charity she was
not willing to sacrifice her dignity by
submitting to being treated as piece
of furniture that could be borrowed and
at the same time sat upon.
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Santa Rosa Republican: There are
some people who will find fault with
the inaugural of the new President.
The advocates of single gold standard
will criticise his declaration in favor of
bimetallism. Free traders will note the
/ fact that permanent protection is sure
! tc come to this country through the
reciprocity advocated by Mckinley.
The lingo" class viii lament over a
failure TO declare war with Spain at the
first opportunity and political spoils-
men will not like the utterance IN ia
Vor of the continuance of civil service
reform.
While criticism is sure to come from
these classes, the great body Of the
people of our country will discover a
| lefty patriotism running through this
first utterance of Mckinley as Pres
! dent that will give them great salts
| faction. 1t is evident that he realizes
the gravity of the situation and is de-
termined to devote his time and talents
/ to the betterment of his people and his
/ country. He realizes that his first duty
/ is to the American people who live at
| home-the next to those who live
abroad.
| The address will go into, history as a
| timely, wise and thoroughly patriotic
iutterance. 1t contains nothing that can
disturb business affairs, but much that
! viii give ouragement. 1t will give
| it's author greater hold on the people
whose good opinion he courts, knowing
! that their confidence is essential to the
! highest success of his administration
THE PAROLE SYSTEM.
| Stockton Mail: The convict parole
| system. which only a few years ago
was hooted at in the Legislature and
ilOiIuiEu ny Tie press, rs NDIhiu5 81
satisfactorily that the Prison Directors
are extending it to all worthy cases.
The system is now in use in four States
| and works admirably in all. Idaho is
the latest to adopt the reform.
WAVE POWER
Pasadena Star: The ocean is to be
harnessed to work for man-at least it
is TO be tried. Tomorrow morning, on
the beach, near Redondo, a test is to
be made of wave motor by which it
is expected to generate electrical ener-
gy for use in Los Angeles for lighting,
heating and power purposes.
| THAT VETO.
| Placer Herald: President Cleveland
| vetoed the immigration bill and the
/ House proceeded at once to pass the
veto over his head. Cleveland stated
! the provisions Of the bill were unneces-
saIilY harsh, and that the defects in it's
| construction would cause vexation and
! its operation would result in harm to
/ our citizens. There We're, no doubt
some Objectionable features in the bill,
| but 1t was certainly d step in the right
direction. Cleveland was probably sin
cere, but a great majority of the people
! VI LiiE AAl4lth sHAetltS h4lIti WIN INN.
CONFIDENCE.
| The Calistogan: With a strong,
| cheerful. sanguine, patriotic man at the
head Of affairs we shall soon have a bet
! ter feeling among the people and busi-
ness viii go forward with confidence and
! enterprise.
| CUBA AND THE PRESIDENT.
! san Jose Herald: The inaugural is re-
markable for what il does not say about
! the Cuban question That is considered
/ to be a somewhat important matter
/ but the President lodges it entirely. The
| only reference that can be tortured into
/ connection with the subject is that in
which ne announces that he will insist
upon guarding the rights of American
/ citizens everywhere, but that we want
no war of conquest. no territorial ag
/ gression. If the Cubans can find any
! consolation in that they must draw
/ largely on their hopes and imaginations
DR.. Nansen's Wife.
! Mrs. Nansen. wife of the famous Arc
/ tic explorer. is Of the same mold as her
| lucky husband. If all Scandinavia is
now filed with her husbands fame. the
| youngest daughter of Michael Sars,
| professor of zoology, was not less we'll