The record-union., 1898-12-05
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EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on SUBJ
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Interest.


favors the Nicaragua Canal, and while
the Republican Administration may be
depended on when 1t comes to passing
the right kind of a bill through Con-
gress, there will be enough opposition
to the enterprise to make the fight in
teresting and put our best men on their
mettle.
IT WORKS WELL.
Oakland Tribune: There can be moth
ing more satisfactory to the Admins
tration than the statement just issued
by the Treasury Department showing
that the Dingley tariff law has proved
the success that was predicted for 1t
when it was being urged before Con-
gress. The Democrats have of late
been endeavoring to establish the point
that were it not for the fact that the
war revenue law had wrought COM
plete metamorphosis in our finances,
the Dingley tariff would be shown UP
as an utter failure. Instead Of that,
the statistics just issued by Secretary
Gage proved that it has met every ex-
pectation and has yielded more than
enough to defray all ordinary expenses.
According to his calculations, our Gus
toms and internal revenue departments
are each supplying the country with
an average Of $50O,O0O a day.
SUCH STUFF.
Kern Echo: All the press south Of
Tehachapi favor United States Sena-
tor from Southern California. Why not
have a constitutional amendment CIV
ing each section of the State a Senator?
Or still better, why not divide the
Qrd xun CanatnY~C Sn71th
California will never get her political
and commercial rights until it has
State government-San Diego Vidette.
Why don't you favor getting out of
the Union altogether. 1t would be
about as sensible as such rot.
HOBSON IS TOO SQUEAMISH.
Marysville Appeal: The process of
reasoning by which Lieutenant Hob
son arrived at the conclusion that it
would be improper to accept $4,000
for short series of lectures must have
been peculiar, to say the least. His
argument that his prominence has been
the result of the simple discharge OF
his duty and that 1t would be wrong
to take advantage of the opportunity
| to make money is foolish There is
such thing as honor and there is also
such a thing as carrying it so far as to
become ridiculous. Other men who
have rendered their country even
greater service than did Hobson have
| not scrupled to go in with the tide
and lay up the dollars for rainy day.
And they We're never thought the less
of for 1t.
A NEW DEPARTMENT.
Stockton Independent: Efforts have
been made for some time by CONNER
cial bodies in the country to have a
new department created and a new
Ca binet officer, to be known as the Sec
retary of the Department of Commerce.
| The mining interests have been work.
| ing to have a department of mining.
| The manufacturers have asked for a
| department. of manufactures. But the
results of the war with Spain are like
| ly to supersede the various wants by
a. general demand for department of
| colonies. 1t will certainly require the
| constant work Of a department to look
! after the interests of distant islands
and territories and the sooner Con-
| gress establishes a separate department
for this purpose with provision for a
corps of men who have the ambition to
become trained experts and remain in
the service devoting themselves to a
study of the new possessions, the
sooner will the United States learn to
govern colonies satisfactorily.
CORRECT.
/ Los Angeles Times: The San Fran
cisco Chronicle suggests that one OF
the serious needs of the army is a
business corps The point is we'll
l al L !
Tampa who knew the difference be-
tween a railroad way-bill and a can
vas-back ham, our soldiers would have
gone through less suffering and the ma
tion would have been spared the hu-
initiation of the scandals that resulted
from our Cuban invasion. BY all
means let the army have a business
corps" and let it be large-say one
corpsman to each soldier.
JUST SO.
San Jose Mercury: The San Fran
cisco Examiner not content with
the yellow lies it daily published during
the campaign against Republican can
d.dates, is keeping up its shouting that
the Republican legislators are all rail-
road hirelings" and that the railroad
will name the United States Senator.
AS the Fresno Republican" says, the
Examiner doesn't seem to be happy
unless it can make itself so odious that
people swear at it, spit on it and kick
1t out of their front yards.
A. TOUCHY RULER
Alameda Argus: Emperor William is
a very touchy person and his actions
are gradually working up a condition
that in time may undo him. He can
brook no joshing Of any kind. The
editor who takes liberties with his
sacred nibs, or the artist who gives play
to his humorous fancy with the Kaiser
AS a subject, gets in very deep trouble
ure Of a comic journal In Paris, for
lpoking fun at the German potentate,
at the instance of the German Embas-
sador.A If the Emperor would devote
his attention more earnestly to courses
of action that would command the re-
Ispect of his subjects and the world al
large, there would be no offensive fun
poking, such as he now feels justified
in Furnishing. But the Emperor is very
absurd person, and his folly is fruit
full theme for the satirist and keen
Iwitted man with an artists knack.
/ SAN FRANCISCO'S GROWTH
Oakland Enquirer: The reasons given
for the slow growth of San Francisco
which were referred to briefly in a re-
lcent article which pointed out the facts
lare certain to vary with the bias of the
lperson who reads or speaks, and before
La Judgment can be given which viii
lcarry weight, there should be larger
accumulation Of data than has yet beer
made and that will hardly be possible