The record-union., 1897-09-17

them with. This disposition is no doubt
at times taken for a pusillanimous spir-
1t, which makes the nation the object
/ Of attack. 1t ought to be understood,
| nevertheless, that however much ad-
ministrations may fail to represent the
! sentiment of the people, that there is
i a strong national sentiment which will
insist on a regard being paid to the
desires of the Republic in matters
which concern It, The masses will not
/ tolerate forever the humiliations this
country has received from Spain.
IT HELPED DEBS.
Eureka Californian: The enormous
amount of advertising Debs got out of
/ the strike of the American Railway
! Union must have been anticipated, and
! his real, though secret, motive for its
/ Inauguration. Before that he was OBJ
/ scure-bright, but unknown. 1t made
I his reputation, even his fortune, and
from the point of view of self was the
/ greatest stroke of policy he ever exc
ecuted in all his born days What
cared he for the fortunes his Obstruc-
tiOn of travel and traffic had wrecked:
the homes he had made desolate; the
suffering and anguish he had caused !;
the wanton destruction of untold mill
ions of property; the needless and un-
justifiable sacrifice of human life? Not
a tinker's dam It helped Debs, and
that was enough.
THE OTHER SIDE.
Alameda Argus: The Call" is con-
/ Quoting a crusade that favors the cleo
ton of the State Board of EQualizers
Of g
at present. The proposition seems to
be reasonable. AS it is at present each
member is concerned in his own i'm
mediate constituency, and his chief aim
is to gain an advantage for them. even
at the expense of other sections of the
State This is not only wrong in
principle but extremely mischievous in
many ways. It arrays one section of
the State against another, and pro-
notes acrmony on all sides. The sys-
tenn may we'll be changed.
FOR THE CHANGE.
Oakland Enquirer: We are inclined
to think that the suggestion made by
the San Francisco Cali that mem
bers of the State Board of Equalization
should be elected from the State at
large instead of by districts is q good
one and would improve considerably
the methods in use in that body. We
are not so optimistic that we expect to
see an ideal Board of Equalization Sc
cured by any means. Any device
which may be adopted will probably
result in securing men who will have
prejudices, which will be reflected in
their work, but the plan of electing
I NV Iicsfy.; tote in q
complete subordination of everything
! else to politics that it seems as if the
present plan is positively the worst
which could be adopted and election
at large would be a decided improve
ment
SAME EVERYWHERE.
Santa Rosa Republican: The farmers
and the townspeople have a like inter
est in the construction of good roads.
They should pull together in this
matter-supporting the Supervisors in
the levy of good tax for the improve
ment of highways and the judicious
use Of the funds thus secured.
ALL FOR EFFECT.
Napa Register: When Governor
Budd's administration took hold of
Napa Asylum there was a great -four
ish of trumpets under economy's head,
and the Secretary to the Resident
Physician Ga Republican, was let out
and the salary of the office (Which was
given to a Budd DemOcraD was re-
duced from $3.50 to S100 month.
That was eight months ago. Last Sat
/ urday the old rate was restored, as
was also the Old-time salary of the
plumber. All of Budd's posing as an
economist has been fuss and fury, and
his appointees knew enough about the
man not to take him seriously. The
useless offices that were to be elimin-
ated still flourish, and new ones. just
as useless, have been created and
Democracy is doing what Democracy
always does, when it is ''in," lives by
absorption.
A ROORBACK.
Los Angeles Times: The roorback.
which has it's origin in the classic city
of St Louis, on the bank of the raging
Mississippi, to the effect that France
and England are to become allies of
Spain in opposition to the United
States, is a story worthy of the wild
and woolly West England and France
nave dIIly CilIlIdCtS a. ilOl8iC, eIIlQ oil Z
not in the least likely to hunt trouble
with our Uncle Samuel If they should,
they will be more than likely to find
out that Uncle has a few friends
among the nations of the earth as well
as others. That sort of ayarn fright
ems nobody.
APPEALS OF MURDERERS.
Amador Dispatch: We hope to see
the United States Supreme Court put
a quietus on the lawyers who are US
ing the habeas corpus and right of
appeal in this State simply as a step
ping stone to their own ambitions
and as hindrance in the just and
timely administration of the law. All
any convicted murderer need do now,
no matter thOw atrocious his crime
may have been is apply for a writ of
habeas corpus. and upon its being de-
MED. for leave to appeal to the United
States Supreme Court, and get a de-
lay in his case so long that the nature
of his crime is almost forgotten when
it comes to a final adjudication. If
this thing goes on, why try murderer
in the State courts at all 1t would
save time and expense to at once take
the case to the Federal courts and let
them pass upon it at first. What is
there Of State rights if every lawyer
striving for arecord is allowed to do
as have those in the cases of Durrant,
Worden and Hill?
COMING TO CALIFORNIA.
San Diego Union: The high prices of
wheat and other agricultural products
viii do much for California, in addition
to putting money into the pockets of