The record-union., 1897-11-25
VOICE OF THE PRESS
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on SUBJ
jects Of Living News
Interest.

| San Bernardino Sun: The attempt
to saddle responsibility for the failure
of justice in SO many criminal cases
upon the Judges of courts is manifeStly
unfair In nine cases out of ten the
! blame is with the juries, and that
means the body of the people from
whom they are drawn. 1t is much more
difficult TO make the average juror un-
derstand the full import of his oath
and recognizes his duty to society than
it is to secure rulings from the bench
in favor of sustaining the majesty OF
the law. Every citizen qualified to
serve as a juror should determine to
do his full duty when called upon, and
the ends of justice will be better
served.
THEY FORGET.
Stockton Independent: The Demo-
cratic newspapers are bewailing the
fact that the deficit of the second
month of the Dingley law was over
S3,000000 They probably forget that
the deficit of the second month of the
Wilson law was over $13,000,OO0.
GUBERNATORIAL.
Oakland Times: The Antioch 'Ledg-
err" which is of the Democratic per-
suasion, is convinced that its party
cannot get along without a farmer cam
didate. The Colusa Sun remarks
that it is somewhat singular that there
has never been a farmer Governor of
this State or a farmer to represent it
in the United States Senate. Farmers
have run for the office - Hugh Glenn,
the great wheat farmer, for example,
who was beaten by Perkins in 1879,
and J. V. Webster, the Populist nom
inee of 1896 - but the voters have
chosen the business man, the lawyer
or the politician instead
RIVER IMPROVEMENT WORK.
Woodland Democrat: Action taken by
the Auditing Board of the Commission
of Public Works at meeting in Sac
ramento on Monday is conclusive evil
dence of an earnest intention to have
the work of river Improvement begin
as soon as possible and carried on with
strict economy Bids for some of the
work on both rivers We're accepted and
contracts awarded, subject to the ap-
proval of the Secretary of War while
all bids for other portions of the pro-
posed work were rejected on the ground
Of excessive charges.
There can be no question of the inn
portance of the proposed improvements
of the rivers. The Sacramento and the
San Joaquin as highways of commerce
ought to be worth more to the State
than many railroads. They offer a
cheap means of transportation to the
people of the great interior valleys, and
lra vi no TO in of
of commerce will more than repay ten
times over the cost of keeping the
channels open for boats of considerable
tonnage.
RAIN AND CROPS.
Tulare Register: 1t is not worth
while to borrow trouble over the COM
ing year. Let US save our worrying
until March and April. Those are the
months that determine the nature of
the wheat crop, but there is no hurry
for rain now. All the rain that falls
before December usually counts for
nothing in the crop. Subsequent dry
spells sap the moisture all out of the
ground, but rains which come about
the holidays do count and are pretty
sure to come.
TRUE BROTHERHOOD.
San Jose Mercury: A 250-acre farm
has been purchased in Illinois by the
| brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
| upon which to establish a home for
disabled engineers and their widows
and orphans. This movement is but in
| accord with the past history Of this
! great organization. Since its forma-
| ton, many years ago, it has used its
| concerted effort to keep upon friendly
| terms with the owners of railroad prop
erty and by fidelity TO duty secure fair
compensation. Its experience has un-
| doubtecly shown that this means is
| more productive of benefit to its mem
| bers than the futile tactics of some hot
| headed leaders of other organizations
| to coerce and bulldoze capitalists into
complying with their demands. The
Brotherhood of Engineers has prosper
| ed and had harmonious existence. 1t
has always discouraged strikes, which
| but engendeTed bitter feeling. and has
| looked after it's injured and sick with
true brotherhood spirit Such an or
ganization is to be commended. 1t
| stands as a model for others of a sim
liar nature which must in time be irni-
| tated.
| VI
| San Diego Union: The Republican
party does not claim credit for all the
| prosperity that has come to the coun-
| try during the past few months. But
| it does profess to be responsible for the
fact that every blast furnace in Allie
| gheny County, Pennsylvania, is in full
| operation, and the activity in the
| Pennsylvania iron regions is greater
| than has been experienced in three
years. And this is only one of MANY
| like incidents.
| HORTICULTURAL COMMISSION
ERS.
Kern Echo: A Los Angeles court
| has decided that Horticultural Commits
| sioners have not the right to fumigate
orchards where the owners refuse tn
| do SO, and charge up the same as a. lien
against the property. Whether or not
this decision is sound law, the fact
| nevertheless remains that the refusal
OF an owner to keep his orchard free
from pests would work a serious in
jury to the horticultural industry. The
success OF the fruit growing interests
| demands that the orchards be kept in
heaithy condition, and if there is not
| a law to protect the careful growers
there should be one enacted at the
earliest possible date.
WHO Is HURT?
Sutter County Farmt :: A free trade
journal says:
When you step into a store to iay in
your winter supply of underwear and
ask for a duplicate of last years order
you will be told that all wooden wear
been