The record-union., 1897-03-07

be doubly sure that he is going to get
back his capital and his regular interest
payments, before an American invest
ment has any attraction for him. Is 1t
not on the whole probable that we shall
have to make up our minds to plod along
in the slow going way of older nations
and to be satisfied with moderate profits
and slow accumulation of wealth? II
these be our reasonable expectations,
would it not be sane and wholesome for
people to cease dreaming of Golden
Age which is gone forever?
BADLY MUDDLED.
Stockton Mail: Cleveland will turn
over to Mckinley the Cuban question
| in a deplorable and muddled condition.
1t will be the first duty of the new Ad-
ministraticn to inaugurate a foreign
policy that will be at once consistent
and vigorous, compelling respect
abroad and inspiring cnofidence at
home The Cleveland Administration
failed in this more lamentably than in
any other respect, save its nnanclal
policy. and Mr. Mckinley will be ex-
| DGclCu 10 INTERCEPT CIldl dCtCl, SEli IL GhN'
| Amerlcanism into the State Depart
ment. The people do not want Jingo-
| ism, but a foreign policy that VIII pro-
| tect every American in his rights OIL
citizenship, no matter where under the
sun he may plant his feet. Ii President
Mckinley fails in this his entire Ad-
, ministratiOn will be a failure.
INDUSTRIAL RENEWAL.
Oakland Tribune: There has been a
wonderful renewal of the iron and steel
Industries in this country, with the re-
suit that there have been recent con-
tracts for steel rails to the extent OF
,0O0. coo tons of rails, which is within
100 600 tors of the total output for the
previous year. The iron and steel IN
dustries have revived; prices or steel
products have advanced and trade IN
other lines has Quicllened in sympathy.
Even the shipping business has felt
the new impulse, for 1O0,OU tons OF
the new steel rails go abroad furnishing
cargoes for a good many vessels. This
| business movement has engineered 1t
self in spite of Congressional folly and
disquieting conditions abroad.
WHAT IT LEAVES.
Fresno ReDuDIlCdH. ue SlcNCioii
Administration will leave behind 1t
several problems of vital Importance.
The protection Of Americans in CUBA
and the enactment of an efficient rev
enue measure are of the first import
ance, and the promptitude and courage
displayed in meeting them will go far
toward determining the capacity OF the
Administration to deal with the great
RESPONSIBILITIES which confront 1t. Will
lam Mckinley will take the Presidential
chair under exceptionally trying cir
c,1mstances. and the hope of every true
citizen will be that his wisdom and pat
riotism may be sufficient to carry MN
through every ordeal to the end that
unfavorable conditions may be modified
and better opportunities created for the
great mass of the people.
A FAIR TRIAL.
Red Bluff News: Tomorrow Grover
Cleveland will become private citi-
zen again and William Mckinley will
be President of these United States
We earnestly hope the change Will be
beneficial to the country. We have
faith in Mr.. McKinley's patriotism and
honesty of intention. We believe he
will do what he thinks is best for the
country, and sincerely hope his policy
will restore the prosperity he has prom
ised and that the country so much
needs We would not throw straw IN
his way, but would applaud him If
successful. Should he fail, then it will
be the duty of every we'll wisher OF his
country to insist on a change of poll
CIV and then will be the proper time
to attack nim But we believe in fair
play and an honest trial.
THE DIVORCE LAW.
Los Angeles Herald: The advocates
of a free-a -and-easy divorce have now
real grievance An amendment has
been passed to go into effect in April,
declaring null and void any marriage
of a divorced person which shall be
soIer1nized within one year from the
date of the decree. The effect of this
statute will be to paralyze many
cherished scheme Of the adventurous of
eithe sex. and hence scathing criticism
on the part of the affected element is
in order. We dc not propose to treat
with leVity the highest and holiest hui
man relation, but merely, in noticing
This modification of the divorce law,
10 remark that it might possibly bear
further and more radical amendment.
Divorce has become an institution,
and the proportionate relation that it
bears to the institution of marriage
is becoming larger every year. We are
all agreed that the divorce in its exist
ing frequency, and ratio of increase, is
q great social evil: while candor COM
pels every thoughtful person to regard
as a calamity, if not indeed crime.
the wider operation of a system OF
which the inevitable end is the disrup-
zion of the family.
The Legislature might have gone fur
| further than simply to erect barrier
AGAINST the indecent haste of parties to