The record-union., 1897-05-03
VOICE OF TEE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression OF
Journals
OF the State and the Coast on Sub
jects of Living and News
Interest.

San Diego Union: If the men who are
counting upon getting consular offices
would post themselves a little on the
general situation, there would be less
disappointment. The total number OF
consular officers, exclusive of Vice
Consuls, clerks, etc, is 329. OF these
only 249 receive salaries. The re-
mainder are paid by fees, which do moi
in any case exceed 81 900 per annum
From every State in the Union there
are scores Of applicants. In fact, 1t mas
been estimated that between o,OUO anC
5000 men, many of them totally un-
fitted are now moving heaven ano
earth to get one of these 329 positions
AS only about one out of every siXteer
applicants can be appointed, the extent
of the disappointment that must come
when the consular service is finally set
tied can be readily estimated. Besides
a number of Consuls now in the SER
vice are certain to be retained because
of special fitness and the value OF
the labor performed by them, which
will add to the general disappointment
that is certain to meet this army OF
consular applicants.
THE FIESTA CRITICISED.
San Diego Union: If one may judge
from the statements published in some
of the Los Angeles papers, there is moi
a little dissatisfaction in that city over
the late fiesta Complaints in regard
to the license and disorder on ''all fools
night" the close of the carnival. arr
both loud and frequent The quite
voiced by one citizen who is quoted by
the Heard" as saying, regarding the
masked carnival: II think it costs the
city far more in morals and money
than the fiesta is worth" And the
Evening Express" referring to the
scenes on Saturday night, says:
Many women We're drinking to ex-
cess and late in the evening, or early
in the morning, not a few were TO be
seen who were completely drunk Ol
these perhaps a large number would
have been drunk any other night IN
the year that the opportunity presented
itself, but if among the number there
was any who did wrong for the first
time and whose error would not have
taken place but for the liberty that
comes with the mask, then the whole
institution should be abolished or else
undergo a radical change of some sort
which shall put an end to these
abuses"
There appears no question from what
the Los Angeles papers have to say
about all fools night" that it was
a disgraceful affair, and should not be
repeated But the most singular part
of the post-festa discussion is the sud
den discovery that many people in Los
Angeles do not believe that the enter
tainment as a whole is profitable IL
nancially. The Herald" publishes in,
terviews with a number of merchant:
and others, some of whom declare thai
the fiesta is actually an injury to trade
while others think that it is not a bene'
fit to business, and that the money
would have been better spent in some
other way Altogether, it looks, very
much as though the outcome of the
late fiesta was not such as to poularize
that institution with the substantial
citizens of Los Angeles.
AN UNCANNY DEMAND.
Alameda Encinal: Diversification OF
industries increases the demand fol-
protection Southern men have, dur
ing the recent tariff discussions, de-
manded protection on practically every
product of the South. Mississippi ask
ed for protection for cotton and lumber
Louisiana for sugar and rice, Florida
for oranges and tobacco, South Caro-
lima for rice and cotton. North Carolina
for various minerals, Georgia and Ala
bama for the products of their fac
tories. Texas for cotton and wool, Ten
nessee for iron and coal, Kentucky foi
hemp and tobacco. Virginia for iron
and tobacco. With a continued in
crease in diversification of industries
the protective sentiment in the South
will increase as it has in the North.
NO, NOR IN SACRAMENTO.
Pasadena News: Pasadena young
men viii be astonished to find out how
backward are the young men in the
northern part of the State. The Dixon
Tribune" tells of young man calling
on his best girl to spend the evening
When about to return home the CONVEX
sation CHANGED to turn to art and tbs
young lady told him that he reminded
her of the Venus of Milo. Whereupor
the young fellow chuckled with delight
thinking it was his symmetrical form
got home he consulted an encyclopedia
and to his deep chagrin and mortifica
ton found that Venus of Milo had nc
arms. He went down cellar and tried
to butt his brain out on a soft cabbage
Now that never could have happened
in this warm, ardent southland.
BETTER SKIP A YEAR.
Los Angeles Record: On Saturday
evening the Record" expressed ar
opinion that La Fiesta is in danger OF
becoming more or less of a bore, anC
that 1t were better not repeated until
1899 or 1900
Notwithstanding there were many
features of the event which will be
really memorable for their splendor and
general effectiveness. The Record" is
more than ever convinced that La Fl
esta has left much of that tired feel.
ing" behind it, and that the public viii
experience considerable relief if tn,
celebration be not held next year.
The common talk is, We'll. il is
kind of an old story after ALL"
If a vote could be taken to-day, Their,