The record-union., 1897-10-17
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on SUBJ
jects of Living News
Interest.

Oakland Times: In England the tenn
perance people. for reasons of their own,
have Joined hands with the bimetallists
to limited extent. and the reason IS
very curious. The bimetallists propose
to retire the ten shilling gold pieces
from circulation, and the temperance
people are anxious to see this done pc
cause they say that when BRUSH
Workingman is paid of with a ten
shilling piece on Saturday mght ms
first move is to go to a nelghborlng sa-
loon to get it changed. Having entered
the saloon, he naturally takes several
drinks before he leaves, and hence tney
believe that the introduction OF silver
coins. in which the workingmen would
be paid. would do much to promote tenn
perance.
THE SALE OF THE UNION PACIFIC.
Los Angeles Times: Matters with re-
lation to the sale of the Union racine
Railroad under foreclosure proceedings
appear to be in much better shape than
the country had anticipated. Accord
ing to Attorney General Mckenna, the
property is to be sold to the highest
bidder: the only connection the Govern
ment having had with the reorganiza-
ton committee was that the latter guar
anteed that if the Government would
Join in the foreclosure proceedings, the
committee would guarantee that pld
of at least $40, ,OO0, coo would be received
for the nations equities. The Attorney
General is further quoted as saying thdl
he had no doubt the capitalists OF thls
country and England would see 10 II
that the property is not sold at price
much below it's value. IhlS puts d
phase on the matter that will be graft
fying to the country. The Union "a
cific is a vast and valuable properly,
worth, it would seem, as much or more
than the Government interest IN 1t;
and if all is realized from the property
that it will bring, without private
dicker that might have the appearance
of favoritism to some particular syhui-
cate there will be no reasonable cause
for complaint on the part Of the Amerl-
can people.
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.
Kern Echo: The entire dishonesty
and unfairness of the Examiner" IN
dealing with the Pacific Railroad DEBT
has become pretty well understood. A
few facts recently brought to light tend
to make the proofs more conclusive ana
t. paint the villainy and deception Oh the
Examiner a still deeper dye.
OF late it has allowed no day TO pass
without the statement that Mckinley is
going to let the reorganization commit
tee have the Union Pacific at It's own
figure and at a loss to the Government
Of twenty-five millions. But now comes
a statement from a member OF the CAP
met to the effect that the Government
has not fixed the price at which the roda
is to be sold but will offer it to the hlgh-
est bidder with minimum price
called an ''upset" price-beloW Whlcn
the property will not be allowed TO go.
IF is also stated that this upset inquire
has been advanced about S6,OOUUoO
over the price fixed by Cleveland, ana
from several sources there comes eV--
dence that the bidding for the road IS
likely to be quite spirited.
These facts prove again how 1nslncere
the Examiner" has been in It's ngnl
against the adjustment OF the Faclilc
road muddle and also show Senator
White up in very sorry light consloeI-
ing his recent utterance with reference
to Senator Hanna's part in the a1Ialr.
IT is daily becoming evident that liie
Government is treating serious pusl-
ness matter with cool business sense
and while the nation stands to lose some
moneys IT will make the most OF an un-
fortunate situation
REVERSED.
Mountain Democrat: In the case OF
Thomas Morton VS.. William Broderick,
the Supreme Court has reversed the
.sE,xaminer's" mass meeting. From It's
findings of fact and conclusions OF law
the court would seem to have mlsun-
derstood the mandatory instructions OF
that whooping assemblage. BY its at
torneys, Clitus Barbour, Barclay Hen
ley and Jimmy Barry, the "EXam-
ner'' should now instruct the court now
and when to decide the case OF Deacon
Fitch VS.. the Board of Supervisors OF
San Francisco. 1t might be in order for
another mass meeting to hand down an
opinion, affirming Judge Wallace's ous-
ter 1t might be we'll also to back UP
the purity push with a consensus of
public opinion from Tar Flat. Any
thing to prevent the over-worked brain
of the Examiner" from softening and
running all over the momentuS conun-
drum before the court.
CHANGE OF POLICY.
Chico Record: 1t has been but a few
years since Southern California in a
delirium of enterprise and aceumula-