The record-union., 1897-02-24
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression OF
Journals
OF the State and the Coast on SUBJ
jeCts of Living and News
Interest.

Tulare Times: If Greece should be
the means of forcing the so-called
Christian nations to a realization of
their cowardice in permitting the as
sassination of thousands of innocent
people, because of their religious opin-
ions, by the brutal Turks, King George
will not have lived in vain
GET BACK TO HARD SENSE.
Alameda Argus: We believe the
body polite is recovering from NOR
bid tendency to bait people and inter
ests that have anything worth taking a
whack at. For two or three years it
has been the fashion to decry corpora
tons and enterprises that seemed to be
making money. 1t has been an offense
TO some people, for politicians and pa
pers to get on. 1t has been boldly
preached that it is wrong for one to
make money if a number are not max
ing it. And it is a common thing to
endeaVCr to pass laws SO that enter
prises that have so far made shift to
get alog will ruin or greatly interfere
with them. The essence of the Populist
idea is that nobody must make any
thing-then nobody will be robbed
and one will be just as we'll off as an
other. The idea that things are to be
bettered by making more uncertain and
precarious all business undertakings
has unaccountably found lodgment in
the heads Of too many people. If it is
being dissipated now so much the bet
ter. When we get back to the good
hard sense of our ancestors and of our
former selves we will have the condi-
tons right for a return of prosperity.
NOT THE CORRECT REMEDY.
Marysville Democrat: The bill intro
ducad by Assemblyman North, COM
Pelling commission merchants to give
a bond to faithfully and honestly per
form all contracts entered into with
producers, is an excellent one and
ought to pass AS it is now, the pro-
ducers are at the mercy of the commits
sion men, and as very few of them have
any conscience, those who put pro-
duce in their hands are practically at
their mercy.-Mail of Yolo.
A bond is not a correct remedy in
such cases as experience has proven
that nothing in the shape of a pledge,
note or security will make an honest
man of a rascal. Commissions, storage
charges, insurance and dumping into
the bay will make up a statement that
Will beat any bond ever given by one
of this class Of commission sharks.
WINE DUTIES.
San Jose Herald: The wine makers at
their recent meeting declared in favor
Of an increased tariff on wines. With
the advent of Mckinley and protection
they think they have a right to expect
it. It is believed that many of them
voted for Mckinley with that very OBJ
ject in view. Consequently if our wine
men do get this increase there will be
a huge kick against McKinleyism, Re-
publicansm, etc, etc. And they are
not TO blame. If the Republicans pro-
pose TO protect everything our people
are entitled to their full share. Less
than that would be to tax them for the
benefit Of other people and not to tax
other people for the benefit of our peo-
pie.
But unless McKinleyism does more
for California winemakers in the fu
ture than it has done in the past they
have not much TO hope from it. The
present tariff on still wines in casks
containing Il per cent. or less of alcohol
is 80 cents per gallon. 1t was 30 cents
under the Mckinley bill. The same
class of wines in bottles or packages
other than casks, and all other wines,
still or sparkling, carry the same duty
now as under the Mckinley law.
LATE, But SOUND APPROVAL.
Kern Standard: The plan for a State
constabulary urged upon our legisla-
tors by the Sacramento Record
Union" deserves the unqualified sup
port of the press. This State is now
discredited for it's crimes, its lack of
punishment Of arch criminals. and
especially for the easy escape of Grim
inals over it's borders. The scheme is
to establish a bureau of five expert de-
tectives. one to be centrally located
and to act as chief. the others to be sta
toned at about equal distances apart
over the State. This quintet would be
empowered to call upon or to cooper
ate with all other police officers, and it
Is estimated that a great money saw
ing TO every county would be the re-
suit.
VIGOROUS ATTACK.
Mountain Democrat: AS sort of leg
islative rider on the Constitution, an
esAAS
blackmail railroad companies by au-
thorizing the Railroad Commission to
order the construction of depots, sta
tions, sidetracks. switches, turnouts,
etc, and to enforce its arbitrary COM
mand by severe penal sanctions. The
only wonder is that this costly and con-
venient agency Of free-lunch plungers
Is not authorized to order the con-
struction of competing trunk lines and
feeders Such an order would be quite
within the comprehensive purview of
the pending bill-the fatal vice of
which is apparent. 1t is a criminal as
sault by impotent political lechers on
the Constitution which sprung from the
lusty Ioins of the sand lot. and from
which the commission derives its lin
gering existence and useless functions
It fails to distinguish between a stat
utory and "A constitutional board or
! tribunal OF the former class were the