The record-union., 1897-11-09
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Subs
jects of Living News
Interest.

F'reson Expositor: The "Expositor"
does not approve Of the pardon of Louis
Sternberg, a Republican ballot-DoX
manipulation in Senator Mahoney's dis
trict We think the Governor made a
mistake in issuing the pardon, even
though every Republican member OF
the last Legislature signed a petition
praying him to do So We think the
Governor leaned too strongly on the
side of mercy. probably because the
prisoner, the men whom he served and
those who prayed for his release We're
all Republicans.
WHAT WILL THEY SAY?
San Diegan-Sun: No doubt future
historians will say some caustic things
of the present generation of Californians
for the manner in which they enforce
the criminal laws of this time, and OF
all the examples they may cite none
will give them greater opportunity for
severe criticism that the manner in
which the murderer Ebanks has been
managed.
Ebanks was fairly tried, fairly con-
victed, fairly sentenced, and according
to the laws Of the State should have
been fairly hanged by the neck until
he was dead. Instead of that the con-
victed. murderer is beng conducted
about the State and is being boarded,
lodged and tended at the county's ex-
pense. While attorneys wrangle over
the meaning and intent of obscure and
unimportant features of the law.
Everybody knows the real purpose Of
the law is that when a murderer has
been convicted he shall be executed.
If, however, the present efforts Of
Sheriff Jennings and District Attorney
Sweet shall result n the establishment
of precedent which shall make fur
ther evasion Of the law less probable,
there will be some recompense to the
public for present proceedings.
A BOSS TRIUMPH
Stockton Record: The coherency Of
Tammany does not seem to have been
destroyed by the extension of the
boundaries of New York City. 1t has
carried the elections in the munich
pality by almost the very vote with
which Bryan was overwhelmed there
a year ago. In other words, there are
| as many opponents to Tammany IN
New York as there are to Bryanism,
oAN IiAN NOAi dPl VI 6ddliZdtlOh W Oii NC
cause a Republican boss preferred TO
have it win than to see good govern
ment inaugurated in the great city by
the election of Seth Low, who is a
much better Republican than Senator
| Platt.
The result has demonstrated just
what every one outside of the city
knew from the firSt-that the only
chance to defeat Tammany was TO
unite on Low. No one knew this bet
ter than Platt. But he could deal with
Tammany and he could not deal with
Seth Low. He knew the force of party
prejudice, and that a large contingent
of Republicans, including all that are
looking for spoils, would follow the
partisan banner regardless of results.
He persuaded a very good man TO ac-
cept the nomination for Mayor. The
ruse was successful, and Boss Platt
this morning has the satisfaction Of
knowing that he elected the Tammany
ticket by insisting on a division of
the opposition.
LET THE FARCES END
stockton Mail: The Supreme Court
Of the United States yesterday reached
the appeal of Harvey Alender. the San
Jose murderer, and promptly dismissed
| 1t. The breaking of Mr.. Allender's
neck will now be thing of the imme-
| diate future, which is matter of con-
graduation
The appeal of Allender was based
upon the same frivolous grounds as the
appeals of Worden, Durrant, Hill,
Ebanks and the gentry who are now
| living on luxurious fare in the State
| Prisons. OF course, their appeals will
suffer the fate of Allender's They, too.
viii soon hang, whereby the content of
good people and the glory of God will
be distinctly promoted. 1t is very sat
! lSfactory 10 know that these animals
| will be under ground in time to fertilze
the spring grasses.
| But the action of the Supreme Court,
! good as it is, does not cut to the roots
of the grave evil Of delay by frivolous
appeals. They will be taken again and
again. Again and again Will villain
Gus scoundrels like Durrant and Hill
and Ebanks cheat the rope for months
| and years.
ARMOR PLATE.
| Fresno Republican: Now that the
administration has reduced the price of
armor plate to $500 per ton and de-
clared its intention to manufacture for
| itself if necessary. Andrew Carnegie
rises to remark that there has been
no profit in the business, anyway, of
making bTowholes at $500 per ton. And
( that is all right, too. The Government
can well afford to give Mr. Carnegie's
works a rest Whatever the cost of
armor plate may be, we have had
enough Of the plugged and ventilated
variety.
| RETALIATION.
| Truckee Republican: Not so much
/ is being heard now as q short time ago
about the retaliation of foreign coun-
| tries against the provisions Of our new
tariff measure. A great deal was said
about the injury to our export trade
which would result from the action
which foreigners would feel obliged to
| take to offset the results of the new
tariff: but official figures now show
that our exports of grain and manufac-
| tured articles continue right along in
| spite Of the new tariff and in fact
| that they are increasing rather than
decreasing under it,
| THE FARMERS PROSPERITY.
I Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Sat-
urday was very busy day in Santa
! Rosa. Hundreds of farmers were in
town and most of them We're making
liberal purchases of goods. The big
crops raised this year by Sonoma Coun-
ty farmers and the very fair prices OBJ