The record-union., 1897-03-20
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
OF the State and the Coast on Sub
iectS of Living and News
Interest.

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institution that needs looking after,
and that is the State Board of Examin
ers, board which is supposed to safe
guard the people against the allow
ance of unjust bills. This board con-
sists of the Governor, Secretary OF
State and Acknowledgement. From
January !, 1895, to February ~, 1871,
there We're 174 meetings Of this board.
OF these meetings the Governor. that
watch dog of the Treasury, attended -
and failed to attend 90. The Attorney
General attended % and failed to at
| tend 1872. The Secretary of State at
tended 151 and missed %, and the Sec
rotary of the board had to bear the
responsibility and do the business. A
| fine board that.
A VICTORY.
Stockton Mail: The Senate has
scored a distinct victory in the courts.
Now let the Examiner" give its evil
dence and confound the Senators. The
| Examiner charged distinctly that
| bribery had been committed. There
was no reservation nor equivocatlon,
but direct chargethat Senatorial votes
had been bought for from $3.50 to 800.
If this is true, the Examiner should
substantiate it. By doing so it would
win proud place before the people:
| by failing 10 do so it will lose immeas-
urably in public confidence. There is
no escaping these alterna tives, and no
techpicalities or sophistries will de-
ceive the people.
| SAN FRANCISCO SHOULD NOT
| GRUMBLE.
| Oakland Enquirer: The Examiner"
which has all along been a friend to
good roads legislation, is impelled by
local considerations to join the cry
against the State highway bills. Its
argument is that San Francisco should
not be taxed without sharing the bene-
fits Of the tax for making good roads
! but San Francisco is in exactly the same
position as other cities and incorporated
towns, all of which will help pay the
cost, although the money is to be spent
in the country districts. The calcula-
| ton is, of course, that the country can
not be improved without benefiting the
cities, and San Francisco will be the
greatest beneficiary of all, because it is
the metropolis and the financial sink,
to which eventually about all the wealth
in the State flows. 1t is our impression
that San Francisco should pay her tax
and cease grumbling.
| SAN FRANCISCO NARROWNESS
| Stockton Record: Our morning con-
temporary thinks San Francisco is mar
row because it protests against paying
its share of the tax to construct State
| highways. We concur in this opinion.
AS a matter of fact, the pres
| ent Legislature has accomplished, or
promises to accomplish, more in the
direction of useful legislation than any
Legislature in the history of the State.
1t will be a bright epoch that begins
with a State system of good roads, a
State appropriation to deepen water
highways and reclaim lands, and a
State determination to correct and
guarantee the land titles Of the State
| by the Torrens system.
A BIG HARVEST.
| Modesto Herald: Reports from every
quarter of the county are to the effect
that the growing crops afford every in
dication of a big harvest. Seasonable
| spring showers are alone necessary
now. The sunshine of the last week Or
! ten days has noticeably improved the
stand, especially on the sand lands. 1t
| is figured that the acreage is but a lit
tie larger than last year, the continuous
winter rains having interfered to some
extent with farming operations on the
| heavy lands of the hills.
SUPPLY OF COAL.
| Oakland Tribune: Edison has some
assuring words on the prospect of a
failure of the worlds supply of coal
| It is reported that he believes that the
! fires of the interior of the earth will be
utilized in the future for the carrying
on of of every industry requiring steam
power Volcanoes, geysers, natural
| fountains of boiling water in Iceland
as we'll as earthquake shocks, are all
| proof that subterranean fires are rag
| ing miles beneath our feet. Edisons
belief is that immense pipes may be
forced through the earths crust which
would allow a great volume of steam
| compressed below US to force it's way
to the surface. This would furnish
power to huge electromotors, which
| would, in turn, generate electricity to
! be used in storage batteries. All We
hicles for travel could be supplied with
| these, and little recharging stations,
with feed wires, could be erected in
| the streets. The power would be 50
cheap that it would do away with the
use of horses. This piping the interior
of the earth for heat is a theory that
| will do to lay up for for further sea-
soning.
ANTICIPATING.
| Los Angeles Herald: President Nc
Kinley is being praised a good deal for
| saying that the anti-lynching plank Of
the St. Louis platform has his unquali-
| fed Endorsement. but if he will explain
| how he can prevent lynchings without
employing the army, he will confer a
| favor. It is the business of the States
to prevent lynchings, and the General
| Government has no authority to act in
the premises.
| SAN FRANCISCO ANTAGONIST.
! Santa Rosa Republican,: The new
| highway legislation is very obnoxious to
| many San Francisco people. They are
| anxious to have the State erect public
! buildings in that city. but are not will
| ing to be taxed for the building of pub
| lie roads throughout the State. They
grow eloquent in the advocacy of good
roads, but are willing to assist in the
| building Of such roads. This is short
| sighted. Good roads will be benefit
! to San Francisco and to every town
and city in the commonwealth. The
country contributes much to the city
greatness, and its contribution in this
respect will be Increased if the high
ways are improved San Francisco can
not afford TO antagonize this project for
! State development.
SHOULD BE FORTIFIED.
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