The record-union., 1897-12-06
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.

| Interest.
| Los Angeles Times: 1t does not ap-
pear entirely clear that it would be
| impossible to construct express cars
| with port holes, SO that in case of an
attack by highwaymen the messenger
might have a show to stand of the
marauders, without being Gagged like a
rat in trap, with no chance except to
| surrender or be blown up with dyna-
mite. A resolute man with a gun, so
situated that he could use it, might put
up a very interesting fight against an
ordinarily large force of robbers; at
least he should be given a chance to
, try. 1t seems extraordinary that the
railroad and express companies have
not long ago made trial of this sort,
at least A train is not usually held up
without more or less noise on the part
of the bandits; but even if that feature
We're lacking, a a.system Of signals from
! the engine to the express cars could
be arranged, it would seem, which
would arouse the messenger to
knowledge of the holdup, and enable
| him to unlimber his Winchester and
[ ScttiIS II " puiUpIliS iCcd ill a diiCS
! ton that would do the most good.
THE PURE FOOD LAW.
Colusa Sun: The recent horticultural
convention at Sacramento did no better
| thing than to insist on the thorough
enforcement of pure food law. Let
everything be branded just what it is
and when not so branded let it be con-
| fiscated and sold for what it is. If
any man wants to eat cotton seed oil
on his salad give him chance to buy
| it, but if he prefers olive oil let him
have a chance to get it. When the
oeomargerine fight was on this is the
position the Sun" took.
RELIGIOUS CRIMINALS
| Oakland Tribune: What an odd phi
losophy religion brings about some
times. Take Clara Fadlmer's case, for
| instance Before she murdered La
| Due she was sinner of the most GRIM
son brand and her chances for heaven
We're nit according to the teachings of
| the theologians. Then came her crime
and her incarceration in JAIN has led
her to embracing Christianity in the
most fervid manner According to every
accepted theory of religion she is there
| fore now eligible for heaven, from
which she was barred before 1t may
be said in consequence that the COM
mitting of murder has brought about
her eternal happiness. The same con-
ditions apply to Ben Hill and lots Of
| other noted criminals.
GETTING READY.
Contra Costa News: The silver Re-
| publicans are getting ready for the
campaign. We hope the true Republi-
cans will not be led away from their
/ faith, as we are of the opinion that
most of the silver Republicans are not
| Republicans, but Democrats and Pop
ulists. The true Republican is not wor
rying his head about silver.
| THE PRIMARY LAW.
Oakland Enquirer: The Republican
State Central Committee is pursuing
the right course in standing by the pri.
mary election law which was enacted
by the late Legislature. 1t has requested
ed Senator Stratton, who drew the bill
and put it through the Legislature, to
appear in it's defense when the case
! comes to trial, and he has agreed to
do so. The Union League is also NOV
| ing in the matter, and proposes to be
represented by counsel who will assist
!
is now jeopardized by the attacks Of
small politicians. The Republican
| State Central Committee has support
ed the cause of primary reform at two
or three sessions of the Legislature
and by its present action it adds
| further proof of friendship to honest
elections. Senator Stratton, by con-
senting to assist in the defense of the
community to him, which was created
by his effective work last winter.
The Populist State Central Commit
tee has taken step which, for party
claiming to be the special champion of
reform, is extraordinary and discredit-
able
UIT-GROWERS' ORGANIZATION.
San Jose Mercury: If the fruit grow
| ers will proceed to carry out the plan
| of organization recommended at the
recent convention, by next season they
| will be in shape to partially control
| their own business, and the organiza-
| tion can gradually be made more COM
plete and effective. The subject has
| been sufficiently discussed, and action
is what is now needed.
NOT QUESTIONED.
Fresno Republican: Now that Dur
rant has turned out to be a yellow
| journalist, the evidence of his guilt is
no longer questioned by any sane per-
| son
TEACHING ENGLISH.
! Stockton Independent: That appli-
cants for admission to the State Uni
| versity fail to pass examinations in
| English is hardly a cause of surprise.
In one of the County Teachers Insti-
| tutes held in California during this
| week a Superintendent whether of city
| or county schools the newspaper re-
port did not say, gave talk on writ
| ten language work The report of his
it is the talk is strong evidence that
| the teacher is not an exemplar of good
language work. 1t is halting, disjointed
| and contains several of the errors of
| which he complains in the work of
pupils such as the misuse of words,
| erroneous punctuation, badly con-
| structed sentences and ideas crudely
and incompletely expressed. When an
| educator holding so prominent a posi-
| tion betrays a lack of ability to write
or speak smooth and clear-cut English
like lack of ability In High School
students should naturally be expected.
THAT JETTY PROVISION.
| Sutter Farmer: The .jetty system
cd rAd ts.