The record-union., 1897-04-18

ment began to come forth, there was a
cessation of comment. Now that eX-
Governor Altgelds connection with the
bank is shown to have continued the sill
ence of these same newspapers is deep.
Altgeld was lately the Illinois idol of
that branch of the Democratic party
that expected to elect Bryan. He was
held up as model of honesty and per-
secutor of the dishonest AS an idol
he has been smashed and if the deposit
tors of the Globe Savings Bank could
have laid hands on him last Sunday they
would have smashed him bodily He was
denounced as swindler and some of the
losers who were present demanded that
he should be lynched. His associates in
that bank robbed the school fund of
Illinois of nearly million dollars and
it is charged that Altgeld connived at
the disregard of law by which they were
enabled to do SO. During the campaign
Altgeld was lauded as an exemplar of
all that is good in politics, morals and
finance, but, out of office and with his
affairs, personnel and official. under an
investigation he is beginning to appear
even to those who were recently his
WorShiperS as proper subject for con-
demnation rather than honors Those
who have lost by banking on political
principles deserve little sympathy. They
are no more the victims of Altgeld than
of their own folly but as men always
want to lay the blame of their folly on
others, they have good mark in Alt
geld and his crooked partners
WHY NOT ELSEWHERE?
Fresno Expositor: The Poultry AS
ISOLATION recently organized in this
county is rapidly gaining in strength.
1t is al organization that is long need
ed in Fresno County, for the merchants
here have had for years to import much
of their needed supply of both poultry
and eggs. There is no reason why ev-
cry chicken and egg eaten in Fresno
should not be furnished by our own
people and a margin of supply left over
for shipment.
THE TWO MISTAKES.
Red Bluff News: Mckinley is making
the same kind of a mistake that
Cleveland made and wrecked his last
administration. Cleveland was elect
ed to reform the tariff, but instead of
going about it when he became Presi-
dent he undertook to regulate the fl
nances Mckinley was elected to re-
form the finances, but instead of doing
that he is meddling with the tariff.
Cleveland was rebuked the first time
the people had a chance to express their
dissatisfaction at the polls, and Nc
Kinley has just had a similar expert
ence. In fact the parallel is likely to
hold good throughout McKinley's ad-
ministration unless there is a change
that is not yet apparent. The tariff
will not prove a panacea for all the
peoples woes 1t will not have heal
ing in it's wings except to those who
are protected 1t will undoubtedly en-
rich the manufacturer and may give
employment to a few more men, but
the country at large will have to pay
the tribute levied for the benefit of the
favored classes. and as much more as
can be extorted under the wings of
protection. The result will be that the
necessaries of life-such as clohting,
sugar, etc-will be dearer and the peo-
pie will have less money to buy with,
for, while their taxes viii be increased,
the amount of money in the county
will be less rather than greater
SAME HERE.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Some people in
driving think pedestrians have no rights
in crossing streets, and drive carelessly
and indifferently, making footmen run
to keep from being tumbled into the
street, but the fact is the pedestrian
has all the law to himself and the