The record-union., 1897-03-13
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
OF the State and the Coast on Sub
ieCts of Living and News
Interest.

Colusa Sun: That advance agent Of
prosperity" cry that the Republicans
have been trying to raise ever since the
election is likely to lead to some disap-
pointments. OF course in the natura
order of business there will be restor-
alton of confdence-business conf
dence, not political confidence-and Tho
Republicans are preparing to claim the
result as due to their coming into
power Just after the election a mil
could not start up but it would be an
nounced as due 10 the advance agent
of prosperity" but when banks begar
to tumble they let up a bit. Tht
weather and the crops are turned into
political capital Now men. grown-u
men, ought to know that the Govern
ment is not a business institutions; thai
Il it protects a man in the acquisition OF
property and passes and enforces laws
that regulates justly the conduct OF
men to men. it has done all that car
be required of it in a business way
Now if we tax a great many men fol
the benefit of a few men, those few car
to use a slang phraSe-make things
hum for time, and the question is as
to the policy of keeping on doing that
sort OF thing for the sake Of seeing EN-
hum?
PATRIOTIC GREEKS.
San Diego Union: One cannot hell
admire the spirit of genuine patriotism
displayed by the Greeks in this country
who purpose, in the event of war with
Turkey. to return to their native LAND
and aid in its defense. Still it seems
very doubtful that any very considera-
Bile number of them will be able t.
carry out their plan. Greece has few
ports. and these are likely to be very
effectively blockaded. \ few Greeks
from the United States might be sue
cessful in smuggling themselves into
the little kingdom, but that the thou
sands who have resolved to cast then
fortunes there viii be able TO do so may
be questioned. Their patriotic inten-
tions, however, will excite admiration
Just the same.
EDUCATIONAL SCHEME.
Santa Rosa Press: A correspondent
Of the Press" over the name of Van
advances a plan for an educational
scheme which he thinks will commend
itself to those seeking information or
public themes. He would have a suit
able place secured for the holding OF
small meetings, and would have the
room in charge of some thoroughly
well-pOsted gentleman, whose duty il
would be to keep himself we'll read III
on all the movements of the world, SC
that he could intelligently discuss them
with his auditors Our correspondent
thinks that such a gentleman could be
secured in every town, and that such q
campaign of education would be OF
immense advantage to the voters of the
country. He argues at length upon the
great necessity that exists for a better
understanding of public questions. and
declares that it is only by the diffusion
of education among the masses that
the republic can be preserved.
FRUIT AND TARIFF.
Riverside Press: The foreign fruit
growers are doing all they can to re-
gain the ground which has been lost tc
them by the advance in the importance
OF California oranges, says the Phila-
delphia Grocery World" During the
last few weeks there have been placed
on the Philadelphia market a consid-
cradle quantity of foreign Navel oran-
ges, which have practically unknown
quality. These foreign Navels have
come from Valencia, Spain, and are
packed thirty in a box. They have al
the appearance of a regular Nave
orange, save the fact of being rather
smaller than the California fruit They
are not as good as the latter. however
and the fact that they are Navels vii
probably not increase their sale to any
material extent The foreign Navel or.
anges still have a considerable distance
to go before they are abreast with the
CALIFORNIA;. This may be seen from the
fact that the box Of thirty commands
only 40 cents. while the same quantity
Of CALIFORNIA; would bring IS to 90 cents
AS TO BETRAYAL OF TRUST.
Oakland Times: As to the 'betraya
of trust" feature. Newspaper men mus
be held to the same accountability as
men in other pursuits Reporter Lev
fngs it appears, was the man who wrote
the article which, as printed in the Eek
aminer," was the ''raWest" kind OF
newspaper work, disclosing the fact thai
he is either an amateur or a man st
wanting in judgment as to be utterly un,
fitted for the duties of a newspaper
correspondent. 1t has been stated
that the managing editor of the paper
did not see the article until after i
was published. so that his connection
with it is by virtue of his position OF
the paper out in the chaparral, some.
where, is skulking the contemplate
coward. the keeping Of whose name
close secret has used all OF tn,
trouble He is primarily responsible,
for the difficulty. and if he were no
devoid of every instinct OF manlines;
he would come out into the open in de
Tense Of the men who have shown
Willingness to take punishment in hi.
behalf rather than violate their con
ceptions Of a principle involved. \.
one result of this episode il may d.
predicted with confidence that here
after the regulations Of Calforni;
legislators win be more secure from
newspaper attacks
BAD COPY.
Stockton independent: The foreman
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