The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-04

which must ensue. the prospects are
not cheerful for the people who have
been insisting that the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at a ratio
far from the commercial value of that
article is the only path to prosperity
in the United States
NOT GRATIFYING.
Yreka Journal: The action of Sena-
tor White in voting against the protec-
ton of CALIFORNIA; industries will not
be very gratifying to his constituents
in this State. Unlike some of the
Democratic members of some of the
Southern States, who voted in favor
of protecting the industries of their
respective States, White of California
voted in favor of compelling our lum-
bering men to compete with the Cana
dian labor, and all our manufacturers
and producers to compete with the pau
per labor of Europe and Asia.
LABOR IN FRUIT PICKING.
Gilroy Advocate: The long vacation
of the boys and girls enables some
of them, and there should be more, to
work on the orchards in the picking and
boxing of fruit This work should be
given more extensively to the boys and
girls. We note with regret that the
owners of the large orchards of San
Juan have made contracts with Japa-
nese to pick fruit at the low rate of
81 % per ton and cut fruit for drying
at 4 cents per box. This is a cut on
former prices to white laborers of 81
per ton for picking and l cent per box
for drying. Restriction on immigra-
ton should cover the Japs as we'll as
the Chinese.
WOOL.
Fresno Republican: The sheep own
ers in Tulare County have been telling
US that their business is better by a
hundred per cent. this year than it was
last year or the two or three years pre-
ceding. Please take notice that this
great Improvement began long before
the Dingley bill became a law-Yisa-
liza Times.
But the prices prevailing now did
not come until the Republican wave of
prosperity" was declared to be due and
Democrats We're shouting derisiyely for
its appearance. To object now because
it came to the wool growers with the
return of confidence is begging the
question.
a GOOD APPOINTMENT.
San Diego Union: The selection of
Mrs Phoebe Hearst to be Regent of the
State University may be included in the
very limited list of really excellent ap-
pointments made by Governor Budd.
Mrs. Hearst has made generous use Of
the great estate left to her by her
husband She has been munificent in
her charities and liberal toward the
cause of education. She is moreover. a
broad minded woman of high culture
IN every way we'll qualified for the DO
sltlon to which she has been appointed.
III would have been fortunate for the
state OF California had Governor Budd
eVlnced the same disregard of politics
IN most of his appointments which he
has displayed in this particular one.
THE TINE TO KICK.
Winters Express: The tariff bin has
been passed and signed, Congress has
adjourned and the President has taken
a vacation. Now let the wharliefg of
time and the custom houses get down
to business and see what about that de-
nett. If it isn't wiped out speedily, it
will be time to kick about the absence
III NAdl HCN ( Ol p1OSDSiIly.
GLASGOW'S TRAMWAYS.
Los Angeles Express: A New England
Yankee, returning from a tour in Scot
land, confessed that he wished to ''hida
his diminished head: that the Scotch
are the best Yankees on the planet,
knowing best the art of thrift, the art
of getting the maximum OF life out of
the minimum of means: their land is
the best school of thrift on the globe
The city of Glasgow is a municipal ex-
ample of the fact. About three years
ago it became the owner of its tram
ways and operated them itself The
results have been splendid They are
detailed in its last annual report It's
net surplus of receipts, which goes into
the public treasury, is no less than
S422,3S6. It's rates are made for the
people, and pass engers have saved
S9G0,O00 in fares from what they would
have had to pay at the rates charged
before the municipality took in hand
the business. In AID respects there have
been improvements; every passenger
has had a seat, and the wages of all
classes of street car employees have been
raised during the year. A Boston
Yankee Journalist rubs his eyes over
these facts and solemnly says: ''This
case of Glasgow is one which ought to
be studied by the municipal authorities
of America
A QUESTION.
Tulare Register: By the way, Broth
er Bryanite, how do the prices of sid
Yer and of wheat square with your
theories? Wheat is going up and silver
going down. Wheat is touching the top
notch market for years, and silver
about as low as it ever has been. There
is no more relation between the prices
of wheat and silver than there is be-
tween chalk and chain lightning. Co
medicines there may have been, but
relationship, never.