The record-union., 1897-03-01
Voice OF THE PRESS.
Extracts From Editorial Expression OF
Journals
OF the State and the Coast on SUBJ
iects of Living and News
Interest.


tract the swarm of people who are
continually coming to the state from
the East. The Southern portion of the
State has been working as unit Tor
years making known it's attractions,
and in consequence many people OF
means have located there. This por-
ton of the State offers more and pet
ter inducements to settlers, but we
have not taken the trouble to advertise
the fact, hence the desirable class
know nothing of our advantages.
NOT STARVING.
Bakersfield Californian: 1t cannot
be gainsayed that the farmers of the
valley generally have passed through
several hard seasons, and they are not
so prosperous as they have been in
years past But in Kern, their con-
dition is the same as in other sections
of the interior. While they are not
prosperous, yet they are not in want.
Their families are comfortably housed,
their children properly clothed and at
tending school.
CLEVELAND AND CUBA.
Modesto News: Talk about Cleve-
land, in the dying days of the admins
tration sending warships to Havana,
or getting up conflict with Spain, is
the hight of folly. Mckinley will be
in office ten days from now and for
Cleveland to assume the responsibility
of committing to a course of action
which might not be satisfactory to the
administration Which is going to con-
troll the country tor the coming four
years would be violatiye of all prece-
dent and not only that, but of all the
elements of political decency.
DISCRIMINATINGD DUTIES.
San Jose Mercury: The policy of dis
eliminating duties in favor Of the
American merchant marine should be
upheld and insisted upon by every Re-
publican and every man who believes
in protecting American industries and
interests. AS Mr. Mckinley said in
his letter of acceptance, the policy of
discriminating duties in favor Of our
shipping which prevailed in the early
years of our history should be again
promptly adopted by Congress and Wig
orously supported until our prestige
and supremacy on the seas is fully at
tained.'
MAKING TITLES GOOD.
Vallejo Chronicle: 1t is observed
that not only Senator Bulla, but all
the delegation from Los Angeles, are
in favor of the Torrens land transfer
bill, and one of the Assemblymen. Mr..
Mead states that it is because the
evils OF the present system of titles
have been made very clear in their
county, where Spanish grant lands
abounded. Those Spanish titles are
Mi cd nd ai
people who came to the State to in
vest discovered that they could not OBJ
tain what they thought was a good
title, and thereupon went away, TAX
ing their money with them Under
the present laws. finality in titles is
very hard to obtain.
THE CUBAN SITUATION.
Oakland Times: The Washington
dispatches indicate that a crisis has
been reached in respect to the reia-
tiops of this country with Spain, the
utter disregard of the rights of Amer
leans in Cuba being the moving cause
for the emphatic action taken by the
Senate yesterday. The Indifference
shown by the Cleveland administration
TO the general demand that Americans
in Cuba be protected in their rights
of person and property has become a
national disgrace, and so strong is
public sentiment in that regard that
the murder of Ruiz While confined in a
dungeon may prove the match by
which a train will be fired productive
OF the most serious results.
GOING TOO FAR.
Sutter Farmer: The labor unions and
their supporters in their desire to shut
out competition, would have the con-
yicts confined in the State Prison live
an idlness. This is carrying the matter
too far From business standpoint
these institutions should be as near self
supporting as possible and from a moral
standpoint the convicts should be given
work that would keep them busy and
work in which something would be ac-
compiished. The rock crushing plant at
Folsom and the jute mills at San Quen-
tin are worthy institutions and a bene-
fit TO the convicts and the people Any
attempt to abolish them should be frus-
trated.
a NEW DEPARTMENT.
Stockton independent: The Kern
Echo" proposes q department IN the
public schools to teach pupils how TO
avoid the wiles Of the faker and conf
dence man. 1t would be useless. The
class who lose money through the tricks
of those rogues would not heed the les
sons. for the rogues would invent new
ones as fast as the old We're exposed II
the schools could expose them, and those
who lose money that way do not read
the newspapers or keep informed of cur
re o. 1n tasal
good by teaching the wrong and vanity
of trying 10 get something for nothing
but II they tried it the silverites would
object to the lessons being made thor
ough because TO do so would necessarily
involve the exposure of the dishonesty
of trying to make a dollar out of fifty
cents.
"A BUREAU OF SOLICITATION"
Marysyille Appeal: This is the man
ner In which the Record Union" desig-
mates the San Francisco organization
for the purpose of batting Southern Cal
ifornia visitors. The attempt to steal
away the people from the south is on the
order OF the bunco game. 1t does not
reflect credit on the enterprise or in
genuity OF the denizens of the coast me-
tropolis. On the contrary 1t advertises
that they are asleep. There is a law
against soliciting the individual There
should be e'principal enough among com
munities not TO purloin investors with
out having earned their attention. The
fact of the matter is the northern part OF
the State ha~ more natural advantages
and more resources than the south a half
dozen times over. AS for climate the