The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-22
IN RELIGIONS REALM.
Expressions From Various Religious
Newspapers.
The Religious Thought of the Day
as Expressed in the Sec
tartan Press.

TuIare Register: intercollegiate COLI
tests will no longer be conhned 10 looe-
ball, baseball or rowing in boat races
There has been a revival IN cohlesl9
of oratory, and this is good news II 10
said in Europe that all Americans dle
orators. but there are degrees OF ora
tory, and for time the fear was en-
tertained that oratory was dying Out III
America, being killed off by dlctatloh
to stenographers, but these INTERIOR
legiate debates will stimulate oratory
and revive it, 1t is not we'll to let any
element of power slip away from US
and oratory is an element OF power
1T is the sole element of Mr.. Bryan $
power, for instance.
FOREIGN RETALIATION.
San Jose Mercury: One of the argu-
rr7ents made against protecuoh "
American industries by the Tree trdueIS
is that it will induce foreign countries
to retaliate by placing prohlbitlVe ou-
ties on American products. rms Is d
time-woIn argument and it worth just
as much as and no more than 1t mas
been at all times during the protective
periods, when the United States thr1veo
and prospered, money piling up IN ITS
treasury and its products hndlng
ready and profitable market on every
hand The same argument is made TO
do duty in their assaults on the Re
publican policy of placing discrlmina-
tive duties on foreign products import
ed on foreign ships, which is simply
an extension of the protective policy TO
American shipping. Its failure there
is equally conspicuous. 1t was sim
liar policy which in the early days or
the Republic built up our shipping with
such marvellous rapidity that within a
few years our merchant marine had
grown from a mere handful of ships
to fleet that outnumbered that of any
other nation. Under the stimulating
influence of discriminating duties
American ships soon had almost a
complete monopoly of the business OF
carrying foreign products to American
shores If that was the gratifying re-
suit of the adoption Of an American
policy then, why would not similar
result flow from the application OF that
policy now?
THE DREDGER PLAN.
Colusa Sun: When the dredger bill
was before the Legislature the Sun
gave warming to the friends of the
measure that they should not exagger-
ate the work it was to do, and now
already We find Mr. Bowers, the best
dredger authority in the country, tell
ing the Examiner" that the big work
of the Bates machine was done in lift
ing the material to the surface of the
water and that there is vast differ
ence between that and lifting it on top
of the banks of the Sacramento Riv-
err We must not, therefore, expect too
much, but we must demand success
of the management. Mr.. Bowers says
that the dredging out of the hog s
back will deepen the river above and
cause the debris to move on down. He
thinks in a few years there Will be
only a river channel where Suisun Bay
now is This is a fact We must take
cognizance of, and hence put check on
the inSufferable nonsense about cor
recting channels by means Of jetteS
and other securing inventions. Let 1t
be repeated often that we do not want
to force a pound of earth into Suisun
Bay. for before it becomes the river
MIR. Bowers talks about it will have to
be dredged, and the day of dredging
the bay must be postponed to the fur
thest possible time.
FOREST RESERVES.
Los Angeles Express: In full view of
the terrors of the floods, some narrow
minded people are frantically endeav-
oring to get the President to set aside
the order of his predecessor, making
large forest reserves at stream sources
If more reservations We're made, in
stead of breaking into those we now
have, there would be less need as the
years go on for Congressional relief for
flood sufferers.
OF FADS.
Santa Rosa Republican: Almost every
season has its crazy scheme that
catches a lot of people. They rush
from one fad to another, and are sell
dom happy unless advocating some
short-lived idea. Thus far this year
has been exceptional in this respect. Fol-
some reason the people of this country
have not gone wild over a fad for sew
eral months Tt may be because they
have confidence in returning prosper
ity. 1t may be because most people
have work to do now and hope for more
work at better prices. Anyhow, this is
not a fad year thus far
PURE FOOD.
Calaveras Citizen: The movement
against adulterated food stuffs, which
is now being directed by the munich
pal authorities of San Francisco, should
be encouraged and aided by every wei
wisher of California The injury tC
the State of California that has resulted