The record-union., 1897-10-01
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EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.

country homes? Why that overwean-
ing desire to come TO town to live that
is met with whichever way we turn?
1t is principally owing to the fact that
diversions are few and congenial COM
panionship limited on the farms.
1t is time TO call halt and give this
subject of diversion, panionship and
neighborly intercourse some consider
alton lest in a few years our children be
tramps and hobos
A mans life does not wholly lie in
contemplation of his corn and hogs as
their quantity increases. He should get
something else out of life Gay by day
as it is passing.
The family should be taken to the
heart more. The family's pleasures
and children's futures should be entitled
to some of the consideration that is ac-
corded the corn and hogs.
PROFIT SHARING.
San Jose Mercury: The system of
profit sharing, which has been tenta-
lively tried by number of employers,
has proved eminently satisfactory both
to employer and employe in all cases
where each has had an honest desire
to advance the interests of the other as
we'll as those of his own. Possibly one
OF the most striking Illustrations of the
successful operation of the system is
afforded by the Bourne Mills, at Fall
River, Mass. The experiment in profit
sharing was begun there in 1889, as
means of the directors showing their
good will toward their employees, and
with the hope that it might result in
mutual benefit. That hope has been
fully realized. So satisfactory has the
system proved that it is still continued
there, and the recent report of the
Treasurer indicated that it will be con-
tinued indefinitely.
THE UNION PACIFIC CASE.
Tulare Register: 1t is reported that
the foreclosure and sale of the Union
Pacific will be consummated and with
the consent Of President Mckinley. The
proceedings were started by Mr.. Cleve-
land when he was President, and will
soon be brought to successful terrni-
nation. Of course, there will be howl,
! but bowling will neither help nor hinder
| the closing out of the Governments in
terest in railroading. Our Government
has found railroading bad business, and
/ is going out of the railroad business.
1 That is all there is of it, The facts in
! the case are simple. The Government
/ aided the Union Pacific to the extent
of millions of money and millions of
acres of land, took a first mortgage as
security for the loan, and then suffered
its first mortgage to be made a second
mortgage and another first mortgage
! to be fled ahead of it for about all the
property is worth. After while these
prior liens became due and the holders
of them were proceeding to foreclose,
and had that proceeding been carried
| to conSummation the Government s
second mortgage would have been
pinched out entirely. Mr.. Cleveland
came to the rescue, however, instituted
proceedings to close the second mort
gage, compromised with the holders of
the first mortgage, and with the result
that twenty-five or thirty millions will
/ be saved to the Government instead of
1 losing all. The Government is heavy
/ loser, though. In fact, it has been beat
en- at every turn from the start. Gov
ernment is waste, not business
MADE CLEAR.
| Placerville Nugget: President McKin-
| ley says the relations between America
and Spain are agreeable. An exchange
says it can't see it that way And it
thinks everybody else but Mr.. McKin-
/ ley has an idea that the relations are
nightly strained. Well. There you
are. Don't you know anything at all
about diplomacy and diplomatic ways
of saying things? No? Well, now let's
translate that diplomatic remark for
you Uncle Sam hates Spain like hades
and would fight Spain at the drop Of
the hat. And Uncle Sam finds the pres
ent situation agreeable to him. Spain
hates Uncle Sam about as hard as an
Indian pony can kick, and while she
intends getting out of the lighting, part
of it for discretionary reasons, she finds
the excuse of letting Uncle Sam see
she doesn't like him very agreeable.
1T IS OUR MISSION.
Stockton independent: War is bad
thing, but it is not the worst thing. Nor
al cowardice is worse, and to permit an
indefinite prolongation of the war of
starvation and murder in Cuba would
be moral cowardice. The United States
! should long ago have taken steps to put
an end to the foul stain upon civiliza-
ton which such an inhuman struggle
involves.-Fresno Republican.
This seems to be predicated upon the
supposition or assumption that the
United States is the guardian of Cuba
or an international peace officer. If this
Government has any such office or duty
it should interfere to prevent lynchings
and rioting in the States; should take
steps to stop fighting in the Philippines,
in Afghanistan, Abyssinia and wher-
zTer
author of the quoted paragraph will
| read the preamble TO the Constitution
of the United States attentively ne will
see that this Government mas no mis-
sion to mix in matters beyond it's Dor
ders If he will dive deeper into that
admirable instrument he will conclude
that what the General Government is
prohibited from doing in the States can
not well be made either its duty or priv
/ ilege to do in foreign countries.
OF DUELS
Oakland Tribune: Another Of those RI
diculous Continental duels is reported.
Just because the Austrian Premier and
the German Nationalist leader stood
armed in front of each other and made
a few passes until one of them was
scratched in the hand, the whole world
is deluged with accounts of the bravery
of the fighting Premier" and his an
tagonist. Why. a couple of American
schoolboys can put up a better fight
than that and do more damage, every
day in the week.
MRS. CARR AND HER CRITICS.
Stockton Record: Sarah Pratt Carr. a
woman, and hitherto a mere struggler
her voice in the upper part Of this val
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