The record-union., 1898-07-31
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions ON SUBJ
jects Of Living News
Interest.


fall, but there is some danger that he
will be. This danger lies in nom
mating a weak man on the Republican
ticket to oppose him, and in not bring
ing out clearly and pressing home ef-
fectually the real issues of the cam
paign. The chief issue that he will
employ will be the railroad. There is
no particular railroad question before
the public, but he will run amuck on
the subject and make it general, ex-
planning how he has always fought,
bled and died to confuse the octopus
There may be misery enough in the
drought-Smtten sections to make such
antics effective, but there ought at the
same time to be sense enough to per-
nit reason to have a show. The Re-
publican argument shouldn't follow
away into that oft-explored morass,
but should point with pride to what
the party has done and is doing in it's
present lease of power and what it
proposes to do. There ought to be
something to think of in this State
besides the miserable antagonisms that
have always divided its people and that
make it appear to be a turbulent
commonwealth, where industry is not
protected and property is unsafe.
GRAIN RAISING
Bakersfield Echo: There is beginning
to be some traffic in grain land in this
county, and there is abundant reason
therefor. There has been a very strong
prejudice against grain farming by the
aid of irrigation, but this is gradually
being overcome The same prejudice
existed a few years ago against fruit
raising on irrigated lands, and signs
reading raised without irrigation"
were common in fruit markets. But
this is all changed now, and we predict
the same results for grain raising by
the aid of artificial moistening. Cali
fornia sunshine and soil seem to be
we'll suited to producing heavy crops
of grain, the third ingredient being a
proper supply Of moisture. This can
be secured with certainty by the aid of
irrigation, and only in that way. It
is the rule here, and a well nigh uni
versal one, that grain well planted and
irrigated makes a heavy crop, and this
item of certainty of returns is begin
ming to attract attention to this sec
tion of the State and to make some in
Quiry for land.
A PESTILENCE.
Tulare Register: When it was first
reported that a New York World cor
of the name of Scovel actu-
ally tried to assault General Shafter
because he would not suffer the cor
to hoist the American flag
over Santiago the report was received
with incredulity, and now that the fact
has been substantiated the people are
incredulous of the statement that
Shafter merely dismissed Scovel from
the island, and did not have him shot.
That other yellow sheet, the journal
Examiner" combination Of fakes, also
comes in for unpleasant notoriety, and
three Of it's representatives have been
dismissed from the islands. 1t is pity
that Hearst was not one of them, but
he was not Yellow journalism is a
pestilence more to be dreaded than yell
low fever. One destroys the souls Of
men, while the other merely destroys
the body.
THE PRESIDENT RIGHT.
Colusa Sun: The war itself seems to
be the fulfillment Of Destiny" and the
outcome will be the same whatever err
rors may have been made at the start,
or the march of events. We will have
to go on and ignore the ugly wording Of
the resolutions declaring war. The
President seems to have the right idea,
and is taking the only course possible,
and this whole country must stand by
that course, inconsistent as it may
seem.
POLITICAL. SUICIDE.
Portland Oregonian: 1t is perhaps
superfluous to restate here any Of the
considerations that make American
control of the Philippines or at any
rate retention Of the port Of Manila a
duty to the inhabitants there, to the
cause of humanity, and to our own
standing in the eyes of the world. But
it may be useful to point out one fact,
Of the kind to which the Administra-
ton is peculiarly susceptible. That is
that for any political circle, however
large or small, to- propose to yield back
to Spain the fruits Of this war will be
only another name for political sui
eide Savings have not been sub
scribed, taxes paid, sons given to die by
Spanish shells and tropical fevars, in
order that Spanish possessions may re-
lapse into cruel oppression, or simply
in order that department officials and
field commanders may throw bouquets
at each other and acquire the prestige
of a valiant war and a triumphant
peace. The Administration can choose
between expansion and stagnation for
its policy. But it cannot carry water
on both shoulders When it grabs for
the "anti-imperialism' bone mirrored in
the stream, it will, like the greedy dog
in the fable, lose the prize it now en-
joys All that is soundest and most
viriIe in American life will cry out
against such betrayal Of manifest des-
tiny and wise policy.
MAGUIRE'S RECORD.
Fresno Republican: 1t is evident that
the Mcguire papers are going to do
their utmost to pull the little giant"
out of the scrape his disparaging utter
ances concerning our navy have got
him into. They will not succeed. When
the navy made the first seizures Of
Spanish ships upon the outbreak of war
Mcguire declared that it's acts were
neither more nor less than piracy. 1t
did not occur to the little giant" that
the legality of the seizures would be
passed upon by a prize court, and he
would not even concede that the COM
manders of the war vessels might
merely have made a mistake in their
zeal. Nothing would do but to stigma
tie our brave sailors as pirates. It
was an outrageous thing to do and the
Indignation caused by the Congress
mans utterances was intense at the
time. They will not soon be forgotten.
ANNEyTNG MAIAYS