The record-union., 1897-11-07

! the black flag of corruptionists than
from the red flag of anarchists" This
Is truth which the people probably
| do not realize as fully as they should.
Disturbance of social order by force are
patent and they therefore excite great
er apprehension, but ali such demon
strations may be met and overcome with
comparative ease. for the great body
of the American people will promptly
respond 10 the call OF the authorities to
suppress them. All such manifesta
tions have been abortive so far as uro-
ducing any permanent result Is con-
cerned
Corruption, on the other hand. is in
sidious and unseen until it's work is
consummated, and thereafter its per
petrators are rarely brought TO condisn
punishment. 1t imperceptibly saps the
founda tionS of moral principles and
| brings on general supineness in regard
to the public welfare. 1t is more diff
cult TO combat an enemy that skulks in
the dark than one that fights openly
and without disguise
There may be tyranny without cor
ruption, but whenever there is corr1Ip-
ton tyranny in some form is liable TO
be it's attendant The tendency OF deS.
potism is to provoke disorder and an
archy. The French revolution of lI93,
With its vicissitudes and bloodshed, was
provoked by the prohigacy and corrup-
tion of the Government. Anarchy super
venes from the GENERALIZATION which
corruption Inevitably produces.
RESPECT THE LAW
Oakland Enquirer: A woman writer
in one of the current magazines. in de-
seI1bing scenes in London, gives Il
graphic idea OF toe authority exercised
by the police Of that city. She says
that in the most crowded street in Lon
don policeman has only TO raise his
finger, without saying word, and
every vehicle stops. From the driver
of the coal cart up 10 the coachman OF
the Ear! or the millionaire, everyone
recognizes that he must obey that sig
nal of authority. and the reason is that.
although the policeman himself is mere
ly small salaried servant, the law is
behind him and the whole power cf
the Government from the Queen ami
Parliament down TO the Constable.
This is one side of the picture.
If one wishes to see the other side
he can read an article in one of the
papers this morning which relates the
facts of the arrest of number of store
keepers and saloon men in Mendocino
County for selling liquor to the Indians
on the Round Valley Reservation. The
arrests We're regularly made by the
duly authorized representatives of the
United States Government, and the per
sons arrested We're put in jail in default
of bail. This seems to be proper
enough if the storekeepers and saloon
men We're really selling liquor to the
Indians, which is a fragrant violation
OF law. But We are told that great
Indignation prevails that secret
meetings have been held by indignant
citlzens,' and threats are openly made
that another raid by the United States
officers will be met by the crack of
repeaters." That is TO say, if the
officials undertake to do their duty.
they will be shot down by indignant
citizens"-in other words, by the law
breakers. If such a thing should oc-
cur 1T would not be at all unprece-
dented, for many times the enforce
ment of the law is at the peril of the
lives of the Governments representa-
tives
Here We have two examples of civil
ization. In one instance. under a mon
archical government, In which. as We
have been taught to believe the rights
of the people are often trampled upon,
the law is respected and obeyed without
question alike by the highest and the
lowest. In this country, where the
people make the laws and therefore
are sadly wanting in respect for these
laws after they have made them. Ev-
eryone must feel a sort of admiration
Tor a loyalty to law which prevails in
a country where the policemen by
merely lifting a finger can stop all
traffic in a crowded street, and on the
other hand there is, or ought to be. a
great deal of impatience with the state
OF things where the enforcement of
law meets with the opposition of many
OF those who call themselves good cit
izens," and who. if they do not offer
foreable resistance and shoot down Con-
stables and Marshals, at least rush to
the courts on the slightest pretext and
try to block the enforcement of the
laws or destroy their validity.
OCTOBER REXPORTATIONS.
Oakland Tribune: October exporta-
tions We're very heavy. 1t looks as if
the figures for the month will exceed
those of any October for many years
and will continue to show large sales
abroad of our manufactured goods. The
claim of the free-traders that our ex-
ports would fall off the moment we
adopted a protective tariff is not prov
ing we'll founded. On the contrary, not
single country has closed it's doors to
or legislated adversely TO our products.
WHAT WE FURNISH.
Fresno Republican: California fisher
men on the southern coast are now get
ting extensive orders from as far east
as Kansas and Texas. This State has
not done much in the way OF manufac-
turing wooden nutmegs and paste dia-
monds. but when it comes to good
things to eat we can furnish forth a
table with products of land or sea fit
for king.
How comes it," said to the prisoner,
''That you're in such place as this s?''
Well" he said, I'm a kleptomaniac
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