The record-union., 1897-12-01
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.

center the world has even seen. In
every part of the globe preparations
are being made to move on it in the
spring, and the dispatches from Lon
don say that there will be a queer
assortment of proSpectors from Eng
land, as they range from Duchesses to
cab drivers By the way, this looks as
If cab drivers represent the lowest ele-
ment in the social scale over there
what a comparison with some of our
aristocratic Jehus.
RIDICULOUS CHARGE.
Alameda Argus: The Hon. j. G.. Ma
guire did the people who heard his
speech Saturday night, and the larger
circle that will read it, the honor to
presume that they would accept as a
fact that hundreds of those who
voted the Republican ticket last year
did so at the behest of a power from
the great imperial money center of
the world, London" His meaning may
be SO subtle that it will take calculation
| to fully appreciate it, but to the or
binary mind, and upon an ordinary re-
| view of the statement, the contention
! is absurd. How would it be possible
for the money power, centered in Lon
don, to ''coerce'' great masses of voters
| in this country to vote against their
own interests and for their own finan-
cial destruction? A par statement
would be that the revolutionary forces
centered in London coerced the mill
| ions of voters who espoused Bryanism
in its mighty attack upon vested rights
and property. That would be a very
strong way of putting it, but not
stronger than Judge Maguire's. Any
contention that any outside force i'm
pels the American people to national
action favorable to foreign interests
and against their own, is not to our
way of thinking, worthy of much
credence.
| OUR PROTECTIVE LAW.
| Alameda Encinal: Some of the New
York papers have been working them
selves up into quite a state of mind
over the California law which says that
the public institutions of this State
shall so far as possible in purchasing
supplies give the preference to those
Of California production, and one to
which no man in his right mind could
apparently object Nevertheless the
Eastern press, and that of New York
in particular, has seen fit to pour the
walls of its wrath upon poor unoffend-
ing California for daring to endeavor
to encourage home production. Now
it turns out that New York itself has
law on the same lines which is vastly
more stringent and offensive than Cali
fornia's. That law provides that all
! State institutions and departments
should purchase all their supplies and
articles Of equipment from the prisons
II such could be manufactured there
Comment would be superfiuous, fur
| ther than to say that consistency ap-
pears to have lost some of hen, iewelrv
around the New York newspaper Of
| fees.
| so MUCH AS IS GOOD.
| Humboldt Standard: The Populists
nave some principles in their platform
which should be enacted into laws. The
referendum and proportional represen-
tation, which they advocate. will soon
er or later be adopted because they are
right. We now refer all alterations in
the fundamental law of the State to
the people, and they decide by their
ballots whether to amend the Consti-
tuition or reject proposed amendments.
| ''Ns SiAOUit tilty 1Ot nave the Same
right in regard to other laws? Prin-
| ciples do not die though the party
which advocates them may perish.
| Whatever is good in the Populist plat
form will be eventually adopted by
some party which will carry it into eff
feet, even though that party shall never
| nave the power to enact a law. So.
whether the Populist party can ever
- f-i tho i
| come great party, the best PRINCIPLES
1t has advocated will be adopted in
good time. 1t is not true democracy or
true republicanism to deny the minori-
~ all representation in the Government
proportional representation is right.
| ana, because it is right it will be
| adopted. Corruption in high places.
bribery of courts and Legislatures and
public officials will teach the people
the utility, the necessity in fact. of the
referendum and representation of the
minority in legsla tive bodies, and these
reforms will come.
| THE ARMY AND NAVY.
Humboldt Standard: This country. in
the very nature of her relations with
foreign countries-the serious questions
and complications which may arise out
OF them-with Spain, Great Britain or
Japan, should be in better condition 10
resist an attack and get an army for
| offensive operations into the field than
she is al present. A declaration of war
| by either of these nations would find
us at serious disadvantage, as we
have not enough trained soldiers. even
| to man our coast defenses. General
] Miles is right. One enlisted man for
every 1000 population would give us
about $4,000. Will the maximum would
| be only ~, 900 men. This is less than
| half the force which Spain has sent TO
( Cuba within the last two years. sIn
! times of peace prepare for war; For
us to be prepared for war is the very
/ best means to prevent war When
| the late war was over and we had
1000, 600 veteran soldiers in the field
no European country wonld have dared
! to attack us. Mark how quickly the
| Emperor of the French ordered his
troops home from Mexico when this
| Government demanded their with
drawal. There was no back talk then
about the Monroe doctrine, even from
a powerful military country like
/ France. Now. while we are twice as
strong in wealth and population. de-
/ generate Spain. or little Japan, is not
| afraid to insult us and threaten 70
| punish us for interference in their
plans, while the British press give US
the ''ha, ha" If we talk about contend
| ing on land or on sea with Great Brit
ain. We must have "A better navy and
a more effective army. ere long,
HOME AND FOREIGN PRODUCTS.
| Tacoma Ledger: Secretary of Agri-
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