The record-union., 1897-01-16
VOICE OF TIE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
Of the State and the Coast on SUBJ
jectS Of Living and News
Interest.

Marysville Appeal: 1t is toss UP as
to the effect upon the future political
aspirations of s. NJ. Shortridge his con-
nection with the campaign against Per-
kins will have. Many Of Perkins
friends will never forgive him.
WHEAT.
Tulare Register: It is rather disheart-
ening to know that, when wheat is so
very high as it is at present California
really has none to spare, has barely
enough in stock to supply her own peo-
pie until the new wheat crop comes in,
but such is the case. Suppose that Cali
fornia had five or six millions of people
to feed, would her wheat fields feed
them one year with another?
POOR MARY ELLEN.
Kern Echo: Mrs. Lease, the lady
preacher, lecturer. etcetera, who has
past ten years, giving points on finance,
education, politics, ETC., has lost her
home in Wichita, Kan, the same hav-
ing been sold by the Sheriff to satisfy
a legal claim, which proves that it is a
most difficult thing for a woman to rock
the cradle, saw the wood, do the voting,
preaching and teaching. Better give
the old man little show.
THE FUNDING BILL.
San Bernardino Sun: The Sun" be-
lieves funding bill ought to be passed.
The Powers bill was open to objection,
because it proposed to extend the time
n
per cent But the experiment Of fore
closing on the property and possibly of
Government ownership is doubtful one,
while if the Government is compelled
to pay SOS, 100000 to satisfy the claims
of the first mortgage bondholders. it will
be a plain case of sending good money
after bad.
THE AFTERMATH.
Marysville Appeal: The shouting Of
the anti-funding element will not con-
tinue long. They have smashed
things and no doubt feel jubilant over
it. That will prove very little satisfac-
ton, however, to those on whom the
cost will fall. Colonel Crocker has
sounded the keynote to the condition
that will soon confront the people. He
says:
IF it should happen that the Central
Pacific were to be put up for sale and be
purchased by Vanderbilt or some one
else, how would that affect rates in CAL
dfornia? 1t certainly would not reduce
them. All this antagonism against the
funding bill is the result of bitter COM
plants against rates. The fact is that
railway rates in California are lower
than in Washington and Oregon, despite
the fact that in those States there. is
triple competition. Yet the people of
Washington and Oregon do not COM
plain. Our rates are SO low, in fact,
that they work a hardship upon Califor-
mia manufacturers, in that materials
are brought here at a figure which rem
ders competition impoSSi ble.'
From this 1t is quite clear that the
move was a most unwise one from a
business standpoint, to say nothing of
the intricacies and risks the Govern
ment will now have to get its own. And
furthermore there is no certainty that
the Government will get anything even
If it should determine to go into the
brokerage business.
THE FUNDING BILL.
Stockton Mail: Foreclosure proceed
ings will probably be begun at once
After the technical difficulties which the
owners will undoubtedly interpose
may have been cleared away, it
will become necessary for the
Government to find buyer or
else engage in the railroad business.
The East is opposed to Government
ownership of the roads. So are all the
great transcontinental carrying compa-
nies and the steamship lines. 1t is quite
likely that in order to escape from Gov
ernment ownership a syndicate may be
formed to purchase the aided roads. If
not, then Government ownership may
be forced upon US, and it would not ap-
pear to many Of us as calamity if that
should prove to be the alternative.
Meantime, progress will naturally be
slow and the new Congress may see fit
to accept some other offer Of settlement.
DOWNRIGHT ROBBERY.
Bakersfield Californian: For cool rob-
berry the temporary officer grab Of
the Assembly is certainly entitled to
pre-eminence. The Clerk has the power
to appoint such a number of assistants
as may be necessary in effecting the
temporary organization of the house.
Three or four at the outside are abun-
dant, and their services are never re-
quired more than a day. In the pres
ent instance their period Of service was
just seven hours. Yet there were over
100 of these utterly useless appointees.
and to make the matter still worse they
have put in bills for an entire weeks
pay-and not only for an entire working
week, but for seven-day week, In
the list, shameful to relate, is the name
of one Rev j. Sims, who calmly made
out his bill for praying seven days in
the week at So a prayer or S35 all told,
when in reality he only prayed once.
AFTER THE FUNDING BILL. DE-
FEAT, WHAT?
Oakland Tribune: The funding bill
has been defeated by a decisive ma
jority. The next step indicated is the
foreclosure of the Government lien on
both roads. The first mortgage is wholly
Independent of Federal control. It
amounts on both roads to something
more than S60,000,000 The second
mortgage is for about an equal amount.
A foreclosure of the second mortgage
involves, Of course, the sale Of the road.
subject to the first mortgage If the
Government We're to bid in the roads at
the sale, it would involve their opera
tion on Federal account. 1t is not at
all likely that the Govarnrnap+ ic ,,ra