The record-union., 1897-07-12

latter class appear to have been con-
siderably in the majority.
The bringing of Bryan to Los An
geles on Independence Day to harangue
the people on a discredited and morl-
bund political issue was both a po-
litical mistake and a violation OF good
taste. If he had been brought here on
any other day for such a purpose, II
would have been a matter of interest
only to his political supporters. But
Independence Day belongs to no po-
litical party and to no particular
class of citizens. 1t belongs to the
whole people, and should be held
sacred as a day of general rejoicing
and of patriotic thanksgiving. Upon
that day, partisanship should be
forgotten name, and patriotism should
be placed upon pedestal. AS free
citizens, with a common love of coun-
try, We should unite in common and
fervent devotions at the shrine or
Liberty, forgetting all differences and
pledging ourselves anew in earnest
and unwavering loyalty to the best
government beneath the sun.
A REQUEST.
Stockton Independent: The full
court of appeal in London has reversed
the decision of a lower court in a case
that involved the right of betting on
horse races, but no appeals are allowed
in England in cases where human life
or liberty are at stake. The logic of
that state of law is that the right to life
or liberty is not so sacred as that of
betting on horse race. viii some ad-
mirer of the superiority of British law
point out the reason for its assumption
that courts are infallible when trying
felony cases, but are not when merely
gambling is involved?
A FOOL WOMAN.
Santa Rosa Republican: Born to
luxury, reared in idleness, physically
handsome but intellectually weak-a
Los Angeles woman has thrown herself
away. This is the whole story. This
woman was SO silly as to imagine that
her pretty face and figure and her
wealth would give her a standing in So
ciety that is denied to other fallen wo-
men, or that she would live on to the
end of her career in an intoxication of
delight that would make her oblivious
of the opinions of others. Her short
race has been run. Now she is a thing
despised and has awoke to her real con-
dition. Without fixed moral principles
that should have been her Wifely shield
under all circumstances, she has defied
decency and must suffer the conse-
quences. 1t is. a pity she did not have
more sense, but others are as foolish as
she. They may be less conspicuous,
but when they step aside from the
paths of virtue their fall is just as
sure.
CAUSE FOR GENERALIZATION.
Alameda Encinal: San Francisco is
felicitating herself over the fact that
Independence Day had a good and ade-
quate public observance, fully equal to
anything of the kind ever seen in that
city, and that the entire expense to the
public was but $3,000-the amount con-
tributed by the Board of Supervisors.
Time was when the sum mentioned
which for years has been the regular
city appropriation, was but a nucleus
for the raising of several times that
amount. Time was too, when the par
ties on the inside" of the management
of these celebrations managed to real
ize enough personally from them to
keep them in clover for several months
of the year.
ALL THE SAME 16 TO 1.
Vacaville Reporter: Quite a number
of our contemporaries are running col
umns devoted to the single tax We
wonder how many of them represent