The record-union., 1897-02-05
Voice OF TIE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
Of the State and the Coast on Sub
jectS OF Living and News
Interest.

Los Angeles Times: Revenge is sweet.
ExaSperated beyond all measure at the
high-hat ordinance concerning theaters,
the new woman is now petitioning the
City Council of Chicago TO pass law
forbidding the opeing of saloons on The
same block with a theater. People who
want to go out and see man" be-
tween acts will find out after a while
that there are games at which two can
play.
NEVADA AND THE PUGS.
Colusa Sun The Governor of Nevada
has signed the bill inviting prize-fghrs
to that State. This people have been
in the habit of looking upon Mexico as
a sort of semi barbarous place, and call
their bull-fights and cock-fights relies
of barbarism, but Mexico would not SO
disgrace herself in the eyes of the
world as to permit slogging matches
Within her borders. And Nevada, with
only some 10000 voters, has as much
voice in the United States Senate as the
great State of New York. This will
give to California the overflow of hood
lumS.
TINKERING THE CONSTITUTION.
Tuiare Register: The tendency TO
tinker the State Constitution is very
manifest at Sacramento, and a greaI
many amendments have been submit
ted for the consideration of the LegiSla
ture, but even this does not satisfy
Shanahan of Shasta, who wants q
Constitutional Convention and a new
Constitution altogether The good
sense of the Legislature will without
doubt sit down on Shanahan, and it
ought to sit hard. 1t is not that bet
ter Constitution than the one We now
have could not be made. The one ave
have was made at time when there
was a mania of discomfort and dema-
gogy in the land and when California
makes another Constitution it ought to
be during a period of tranquility and
sense. The courts and the people have
trimmed off the raw edges of our pres
emf Constitution and now it serves
passing we'll and as good a thing as
can be done is to let it alone, save in
two or three particulars at time.
THE RAILROAD IS FAIR.
Marysville Appeal: In several of the
newspapers in mining countess nota bly,
Plumas, Nevada, Sierra, Ell Dorado and
CalaVeras, We have noticed that as
sauItS have been made on the railroad
company for its position with regard to
mineral lands claimed under grant and
occupied by individual holders. The
personal Vituperation in reference 20
much of the contention has despoiled
the merit, if any existed. of the aver
age holder. The manifested disposition
in Of th2Go ba Lose
had the effect of causing the railroads
agents to become resentful. That would
be very natural. That the great cor
poration means to be fair and yet con-
cede nothing likely to discredit its bust
ness conduct in the eyes of the people
who hold its interest bearing securities.
the Appeal" has never had any doubt,
and recent incident in Siskiyou Coun-
ty bears out that impression That in
cident would require more time in it's
rehearsal than the occasion warrants
Suffice it to say that the railroad cor
poratiOn is now advertising in that Sec
ton that it will accord every aid, cour-
tesy and assistance to prospectors. The
only apparent desire of the railroad
company is to protect itself and its Sc
curities. That is good business. The
fact Of the matter is that the railroad
is more anxious to secure settlers and
home-developers than it is to hold On
to unimproved lands. They are more
profitable. And that, too, is good bust
ness.
THE ROCK PLANT
San Jose Herald: The claim of the
advocates of the rock-crushing plant
at Folsom that it should supply ROAD
and street material for the whole State
| is nonsensical. 1t is just a question Of
cost and supply. Probably within easy
reach and cheap conveyance from Fol-
som cities and counties will find it eco
nomical to use Folsom rock In other
! localities they will find it cheaper to
| use local supplies. Rock is too heavy
TO bear long transportation. OF course
the most pronounced advocates of the
/ general use of the prison product are
/ also the advocates Of a great system Of
| State highways paved with that mate
/ rial. That is another humbug that is
now having a run. We do not want
any system of State highways We
/ want good local roads to be built for
| local convenience by local means. But
| who wants to team goods from Sisio-
you TO San Diego? That is work for
/ railroads and steamboats,. The rail
/ the rivers and the ocean are the State
/ highways of to-day Santa Clara has
supplied herself with good county roads
| Why should her people be taxed to sup
! ply Modoc or Inyo with such roads?
| When Will people take a common sense
| view of these matters?
RESOLUTIONS.
MERGED Sun: Those resolutions of the
| California Legislature on Cuba will not
cut much ice nor should they. The
managers of affairs at Washington
have learned that the California LeGfs-
lature has acquired the habit of talk
ing through its hat They distinctly
| remember. for instance. that our Re
publican Legislature resoluted'' III
favor of free silver coinage.
\ CHANCE FOR HIM.
Stockton Record: There would be
some sense in Governor Budd declaring
a legal holiday TO celebrate the gem
/ erous rain.
LET EN- DO 1T.
San Jose Mercury: If the Bradley
Martins wish to blow in a fortune on
an entertainment, by all means let them
do SO. 1t is a good thing for the coun-
try that although one generation may
amass inordinate wealth, the next usu-
ally distributes the money among the
people again.
DREDGE AND HIGH WATER
Woodland Democrat: With the river
only two feet above low-Wafe r mark