The record-union., 1897-01-22
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression Of
Journals
Od the State and the Coast on Sub
jeCts of Living and News
Interest.

Woodland Democrats The Committee
ON Rules in the Assembly has taken a
step in the right direction, and II the AS
sembly indorses its suggestion, the I'M
portant business of the session Will be
expedited and the Legislature Will be
ready to adjourn at the end of sixty
days. 1t is proposed to put the control
Of legislation practically in the hands
of the Committee on Rules, as is done
In Congress. 1t is proposed to authorize
this committee to report at any time
a temporary rule bringing before the
Assembly matters Of urgency and to fix
the time for their consideration. 1t is
further proposed that bills directly at
fecting the State, county and city gov
ernments shall always have precedence
over the mass of legislation, in order
to secure early consideration for the
really important measures and to pre-
vent the wasting of weeks over trifies.
SPECIAL LEGISLATION.
Merced Sun: And now the Iverymen
want little special legislation in their
own interests. They have had a bill
introduced in the Legislature to make
it a misdemeanor to hire horse from a
livery stable with no intention of pay
ing for it. Already our statute books
have been disgraced with one law of this
nature, making it a crime to beat no
tel BILL" and the people want no more
of 1T. Hotel keepers and liverymen are
no more entitled to the assistance of the
State in collecting their accounts than
are the newspaper men and the black
smiths. 1t is special legislation, pure
and simple; it should be promptly sat
upon, and then, in celebration of the
event, the Governor should issue a pro-
clamation for another legal holiday.
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT
San Bernardino Times Index: Fre-
quent criticisms are made because a
boom has not followed the election of
President Mckinley, even before his in
auguration and the enactment of eco
nOmic laws in accordance with the st.
Louis platform. In the natural rela-
t1ons of the country the West is the
last section to suffer from depression
and the last to feel the benefits of a
change for the better. The business
storm centers are in the East and the
first effects are always there. Already
the Indications in the East are most
are much better than year ago at this
time.
THE SAME HERE.
Bakersfield Californian: 1t should not
be necessary to warn the people of Ba-
kersfeld not to patronfze any write-up
scheme connected with any alleged
paper whose name is not given in any
directory and of which old San Fran
cisco newspaper men never heard. The
practice of sending money away for
write-ups in well known and reputable
papers is one of very doubtful utility,
but when the very existence of the
publication is a matter of doubt, then
it becomes downright folly TO invest a
cent in it. The merchants and business
men of this place should be on their
guard, as it is reported that an at
tempt is being made to work them
in the manner indicated for a paper
that does not exist.
THINKS 1T A MISTAKE
Redlands Citrograph: The funding bill
was defeated last Monday by the de-
cisive vote Of 16S to 1926 majority
against it. Thus endeth the second
chapter. Now it remains to be seen if
this action rebounds to the benefit of
the people Of California We doubt it
and doubt it hard. We think it was a
mistake. Foreclosure and sale seems
to be the next thing on the programme.
The Government viii not and cannot
take the road and operate it, A sale
to Eastern capitalists viii result in the
Government losing the greater part - if
mot all-of it's mortgage. And the whole
people will suffer by reason Of this
action, but the people Of California will
suffer most Of all.
BRYAN LECTURES.
Fresno Republican: Some Of the
Southern Democratic papers which sup
ported Bryan for the Presidency are
extremely caustic in their comments on
the recent lecture by the Nebraska ora
tor. The unmerciful ''roasts'' which the
lecture received at the hands of the
alleged friends of the lecturer evidently
had something to do with the sudden
termination of the much advertised
SO. 900 engagement to deliver the
lecture throughout the country. The
Republican" is not prepared to speak
regarding the merits of the lecture, but
it is hardly reasonable to suppose that
II was such an utter failure as repre-
scnted. There is evidently a definite
purpose on the part of a considerable
class Of Mr.. Bryan's late supporters to
turn him down" The treatment they
are according him can hardly be con-
strued otherwise. The historic conser-
yatism of the Democratic party Is again
asserting itself.
URGE EN- UP.
Fresno Expositor: The Record
Union" suggests to the legislators at
Sacramento that they might legislate
AGAINST ostrich farms upon the heads of
female theater attendants to the entire
satisfaction of their constituents. Urge
,ena nm A. little on the toe-cruShing fiends
who persist in going out between each
net under the pretense of absorbing free
air and absorb whisky, and those who
,,,al.e a grand exit with the pretended
determined purpose of absorbing whisky
b,,t who. through indifference of passing
friends. absorb air
THE SHOUTERS.
Santa Rosa Republican: The men
who were most consistently against the
railroad funding bill are having least to
lrngIskEn "For fifteen years