The record-union., 1897-11-16
which the Populists have so warmly

| u HlOulneQ form. In TACT, 1t does now
exist in all matters constitutional. But
it will soon be extended to certain ques-
fions of vital Importance to municipali-
| ties and counties. 1t has become
| apparent that the tax-paying public
| the governed classes, cannot obtain full
| Justice through the indirect means or
| fallible agents. Man himself cannot
be relied upon to carry out the Will or
| his fellow men. He may be ever so hon
! est, strong, courageous, CONSCIENTIOUS,
but he cannot free himself entirely from
the influence of his training, prior con-
victions and present environments. He
cannot act independently on all ques-
| tionS.
/ LEADERS AND BOSSES.
| Bakersfield Echo: After ALL II we
are to have good government, we must
have leaders, and our leaders must pe
bosses, but not mere bosses. They must
be patriots also. The distinction must
be made between the boss who is pa
| triot and the boss who is poooier' put
popular movements without leadership
| l-bosssm if you will-that is, power
that can control absolutely all the forces
for the campaign, can make gooo hsh.S
but cannot win them, and the purpose
of making fight is to win III uiale
| Register.
| There is wisdom in the Register
words. Politics is war, and no great
conflict can be fought out ana won Will
ont generalship and generalship means
command and control Piatt IN VIEW
York. Ouay in Pennsylvania and again
Hill in New York, have eeen. caiieu g.,
..hosses." but they have not 'bossed
/ iyei
snective States. The trouble too OFTEN
is tba+ tho ..boss'' is not leader OF
men. but can only influence them as ne
buys them. In such cases. u
notifies descend to pretty low lever.
Dr.. - 10 q mistake to suppose that
great contests in cities or States can oe
sasu;ad 20 successful termination
without leadership possessed OF skill
and ability.
SHEEP PROSPECTS.
| Marysville Appeal: we are a' eie
threshold of an unexampie era u
prosperity in the sheep industry, says
| the Wool Record" Never IN iiie
country's history have the prospects
been 40 bright for the sheepmen as al
present.
General lines of trade are booming;
the cereal crops throughout the Country
were heavy, and have brought sooo
nrices The farmers will consequently
buv more dry goods, and this Will Gre
ate an increased demand for WOOL.
Those engaged in Industrial pursuits
will become larger consumers because
of their greater ability to purchase the
necessaries and comforts of Efe
! Under these conditions the sheep IN
dustrv cannot languish The farmer
who has no sheep will find it to his ad-
vantage to invest in a few breeding
ewes before the stock sheep are ex-
haustad by the present brisk demand,
and before prices have been forced be-
yond the point of profitable investment.
Sheep pay, and pay we'll They add
/ to the fertility of the farm. They clean
UP rough land. They yield large profits.
They give three crops every year
lambs, wool, mutton. They earn their
own living, and if given the opportu-
nifty will feed themselves. Let every
farmer keep a flock of sheep and he will
be rewarded for his prudence and en-
/ terprise.
A PENAL SETTLEMENT.
| Pasadena News: The sentiment IS
| growing that sooner or later the United
I
| States will have to establish penal
settlement for it's criminals. England
made success with her polynesian col
! ony, and the good results achieved
| there in the reformation of the less
| hardened criminals, has drawn atten-
| ton to the fact that Alaska, removed
as it is from thickly settled districts,
would form an ideal territory in which
m o-iva the pYnprir1A0t a trial
| The idea has taken definite shape,
| and it is now stated that at the next
session of Congress, Hon B. F. Howell,
who represents a district in Congress
from New Jersey. will introduce bill
providing for the establishment of
penal settlement in Alaska. In view of
the fact that the weight of evidence
shows that our penal system rarely re-
suits in reform, the experiment as pro-
posed is worth the attention of experts
lsin penology.
PARTISANSHIP.
Colusa Sun: There are of course, ex-
ceptions to the unlimited support of
men because Of connection with party.
1t is the duty of every man put in po-
sition by party to do those things
that will strengthen the organization
must of necessity weaken it. 1t were
much better to have one elected who
belongs to the out-and-out opposition
than one pretending to be with the par
ty. but who is ready to sell it out for
personal gain. What ever may be the
practice in cities, it is certainly the
business of the members of a party in
the country to see to it that the or
ganizaton does not fall into the hands
of those who are 'in it for the stuff
and if through the connivance of weak
kneed candidates they get in it is bet
ter that the weakened gentry go for
the time. 1t makes the party stronger
in the end
PRIZE SALES
San Jose Mercury: Los Angeles is
very busy roofing out all prize and
premium sales by merchants and like
wicked things OF course such doings
are against the law, but if the authori-
ties in Los Angeles. and some other
places that might be mentioned would
give a fraction of the energy which
they devote to interfering with the
comparatively innocent sales of re-
spectacle merchants to putting down
worse forms of gambling which OBJ
trude themselves upon the public, they
would be doing more to earn their
salaries and for the benefit of the COM
munity.
Cut Rates on Lemonade.
| Willie wanted a lemonade stand, and
his mother made him a large bowl of it.
A friend coming to call saw Willie's