The record-union., 1897-12-18
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State and Coast Opinions on Sub
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Interest.


which are comprised in a. general way
| in the words simplicity and absence
of display" From whatever stand
point these suggestions are considered
they are worthy of adoption
vACAvILLE PUTTING ON STYLE.
Vacaville Reporter: While we rejoice
at Sacramento's good fortune, we may
speak with pride as to what is gong
on in this county. A macadam roao
is being built across the valley, which
in quality of material and character
of work being done is second to none
Crossing the valley at a distance or
two miles and half from town, it is
| expected with the completion OF the
work now under way and just as soon
as funds can be secured, that the MAJ
cadam will swing south to connect with
Main street With the filling up of the
gap we shall have three miles of ma
cadamized highway leading north
through the valley Not much, it may
be said, but it is a beginning. 1t won't
stop with that amount. Having a
quality of trap close at hand inferior
to none in the State and vastly su-
perior to that coming from the Folsom
quarries. when Sacramento begins to
swell with pride we will rejoice with
her and put on frill or two ourselves.
NO DANGER OF A DEFICIT
Ukiah Press: The Democratic press
| is lamenting over what it believes, or
pretends to believe, to be a certain
deficiency of revenue from the Dingley
tariff Let us suppose the apprehen-
sion to be we'll founded; let us imagine
a deficiency under the Dingley tariff,
o1 n Lot IL
between the deficits. The Wilson tariff
brought a deficit concurrently with an
immense increase of imports. While
flooding the United States with Euro
pean manufactures that extinguished
the fires in it's mills and factories. and
that swept hundreds of thousands of
workmen, clerks, storekeepers and man.
ufacturers from the highland of pros
| pe11ty into a sea of adversely, it failed
to produce revenue sufficient for the
necessary expenditures of government
If the Dingley tariff shall fail of suffi-
clent revenue it will not fail of restor-
| alton of prosperity; if there be a de-
hclt 1t will be one that quickly can be
remedied by prosperous people. The
! wilson deficit fell heavily on an i'm
poverished people. But we do not ad-
|
temporary deficit. OF course until the
vast stocks imported in anticipation Of
the duties of the Wilson law are de-
pieted there will be shortage Of tariff
revenue. But the Dingley law is very
like to the Mckinley law, and under
the operation of that we had a com
portable surplus of millions.
A GOOD IDEA.
Vdsalia Delta: A bill introduced in
the house of Representative proyid-
ing that no woman who marries a
soldlef after the date of its passage
snail be entitled to a pension after her
husbands death, should become a law.
ms VIII not affect those now in active
service or who may serve in the army
hereafter. The bill is intended to reach
young women who marry old soldiers
| with the view of getting a pension the
rest CT their lives. These young wo-
men, VINO shared none of the prfva-
tlonS that come to many homes in time
OF war, are running the annual pen
sion appropriation up into the high
Hllllons. 1t is proper to assist a de-
serving and needy soldier who risked
nus lie for his country and to care
Ior tnose dependent upon him. but
there should be limit placed to these
dependent pensioners, and now is a
good time to do it.
YOLO in LINE.
winters Express: By a vote of
| nearly seven to one the people of Sac
ramento County have agreed 70
bonded indebtedness of $4,000 to build
an improved, model highway from the
state Capital to Folsom, distance of
twenty-five miles. The eyes of nro-
gfesslVe people all over the State were
upon Sacramnto during the struggle
preceding the election, and while many
Oh them have believed that the
state Is paying pretty well for its di
rect interest in the proposed new road
.heS nave felt that the money would
DC wisely invested because of the in
cehtiFe the construction of this high
way mIght give to other counties
Under the terms of the Act authorizing
us construction and by which the State
agrees to furnish the stone for this
ROAD, more than half Of the cost will
probably be borne by the people ont
side of Sacramento County and they
VIII demand that the very best possible
results be obtained And of this there
Is no doubt felt, because the right men
are at the work and the right spirit an
imates them. When it is finished
there will be q highway built by ap-
proved methods. and Of approved ma
terlal, that will demonstrate the utility
of good roads and serve as a model for
other builders. When it is done the
people of Yolo County should go to see
IL, and then firmly resolve to profit by
it. They should also demand that the
State extend similar aid to the con-
struction OF road across the swami
that cuts them off from the Capital The
city of Sacramento is vitally interested
in such a road. and should extend a
helping hand; in fact, it would be of
greater direct benefit to Sacramento
than the Folsom road
LYNCH LAW INFLUENCE
Oakland Enquirer: The lynching
mania is taking on new forms. and
now even young children of the repub-
lie have adopted the idea that it is their
duty to execute private vengeance In
a school district in Kansas boy Of
fourteen was accused of circulating de-
4 rogatory reports regarding one Of his
girl schoolmates. and, led by the broth
er Of the slandered girl the chivalrous
pupils started out to lynch the often
der He was lariated and dragged
behind a horse. but before the project
Of hanging him could be carried out. the
unsympathetic teacher interfered. cut
the lariat and saved the boys life
What an example do we offer to the
effete mcnarehies of Europe, in which
justice can only be meted out by law.