The record-union., 1897-08-30
VOICE Of The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
Jects OF Living News
Interest.

JectS OF Living NEWS
Interest.
Colusa Gazette: The determination
to keep a close watch TO prevent anar-
chists from landing in this country is
a wise one The United States has
trouble of its own although the Pop
ulist is a mild, placid person in
dress suit compared to these rabd
creatures who seek to destroy all forms
of government
FUSION A FAILURE.
Humboldt Standard: Fusion by the
Democrats and Populists is not popular
this year. The Democrats thought to
win the Presidency by adopting Pop
ulistic platform last year and though
they united" three parties and made
the greatest effort, they We're over
whelmingly beaten at the polls The
Populists who gained nothing but
Congressman or two are now asking
themselves what they gained by the
bargain. The Democrats, most of whom
did not believe in either the platform
or the candidate, know that they
gained nothing by the compact, but
Democracy, they see no hope of WIN
ming at the polls without the aid of
the Populists. This they are not get
ting. In nearly every Eastern State
the Populists decline to be made the
tail of the Democratic kite, and the re-
suit is clearly foreshadowed. The
Bryan democracy will go to pieces after
their next great defeat, and then an
appeal will be made to the old-line DEM
ocracy to get together" and adopt a
Democratic platform, upon which all
Democrats can stand. Fusion has
failed once, and where it is possible to
form fusion party this fall it will fail
again.
THE SEAL QUESTION.
Oakland Enquirer: In the Paris con-
ference, held a few years ago. the rep
resentatives of the United States ar
gued that the seals were American
property, the same as domestic cattle
might be, because no matter how far
they may roam in search of food, they
belong upon the Aleutian Islands, to
which they return from all their wan
derlngs. The arbitrators considered
this claim and decided that the seals
We're not American cattle, but hereafter
| the claim that they belong to Uncle
sam Will be stronger, for they will
| nave his brand upon them President
Jordan, who has just returned from the
Behrlng Sea, reports that the branding
| OF young female seals has proved q
success and will be continued this wear.
/ Ihls Will save the lives of the seals at
the expense of their beauty, and there
| fore the motive for active pursuit OF
them by British sealers will disappear
1t is desperate remedy-considerin
the sex-but under the circumstances
a very good one
IT is HUMOROUS.
Alameda Encinal: The most inter-
es'ting reading that has been seen for
many day is much of the stuff" sent
from the Trinity mines. The CITY pa
pers appear to have selected their cor
respondents on the principle that tha
less they know about mining the better
fitted they are for the task set them
(Which Is quite true), and the result Is
columns of matter which have tender
foot written between every line and
which are full of the most amazin1
statements. They are actually humor-
Gus, though of course unintentionallv
so.
AN ENCOURAGING FEATURE.
Riverside Press: The most encourag-
| ing feature of the reports showing the
return OF business activity is that they
come from small as Well as large places
When every community finds itself bus
lily employed. the professional agitator
finds his occupation gone and the coun-
try prosperous.
ASSESSMENT VALUES.
San Bernardino Sun: Assessed valu-
| ations in California this year are away
below the mark, and if left at present
figures will necessitate an increased tax
rate far above the estimates of last
winter, upon which appropriations were
to large extent based. The latest
| comparisons show that the Assessors
| returns for the several counties in the
State-exclusive of railroads-are S91, :
6S4, 135 below the valuations fixed by
| the State Board of Equalization last
year Governor Budd's estimated tax
rate of 1913 cents will have to be in
creased about 30 per cent-or to 50 cents
unless assessed values be increased at
that rate. The State board is in a guam
dary as to what to do about it.-Citro-
graph.
1t does seem strange that in making
| assessments the several counties or
cities will make them so low as to ne
cessitate levying high rate to raise the
necessary funds. It is like the ostrich
sticking it's head in the sand to hide
getting its own eyes blinded by the sand
and dreaming it is throwing sand in the
eyes of the hunter. Take the San Ber-
nardino city assessment of S3,00T. 800.
that requires a rate of 81 10 to meet ex
penses. Make the assessment S6,015 so }
and a rate of 55 cents would pay the
whole, bonds, interest and all, and how
much better it would look on the out
side. and no taxpayer would pay any
more than at present.
WHAT 1T THINKS
Redding Free Press: It is good deal
better for man to pack up his outfit
and strike out TO look for the precious
metal than sit on dry goods boxes and
ridicule and abuse the miners and pros
| pectors, and curse the newspapers.
/ There is little money in the newspaper
mans pocket by this excitement. Out
side the news there is nothing in it for
| him. Every sensible editor in Shasta
County knows full we'll that to misrep-
resent these mines, and thereby send in
flood of unsophisticated tenderfeet,
viii eventually blacken the mining
prospects of our county more than the
truth The gold is there and hard work
| will secure it. Let every man interest
ed in the county's welfare put his shoul-
der to the wheel and do his share IN
promoting our interests in an honest,
! honorable way.
A SUGGESTION.
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