The record-union., 1898-10-12
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects OF Living News
Interest.

Interest.
Santa Monica Outlook: In the State
Of New York the man who is the very
fountain head Of the greatest railroad
corporation Of that State, and one Of
the greatest of the United States, made
the eloquent address that put Governor
Roosevelt in nomination, viz: Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, and yet not a word
about railroad. What an incessant
howl would go up in California if Hon.
William II. Mills of the Southern Pa
citic Company, who is Mr.. Depew's su-
perior in logic, and almost his equal in
eloquence, should place candidate for
Governor in nomination. What a diff
ference. But it is a habit with US in
California to howl railroad" because
the cry is a great vote getter, and votes
are what they are after.
APPEALING TO HATRED.
Alameda Argus: Mr.. Maguire's first
issue was the railroad, but we observe
that he is not now exploiting it as ex-
tremely as he did at the outset, but
has taken up the other cry so dear to
the heart Of the demagogue-the classes
against the masses. There is not too
much explanation as to what is meant
in this connection by mass and class,
but it is plainly intended that those
who have nothing are to be melted
against those who have something
that prejudice is to be appealed to, pure
and simple. Every good man sympa-
thizes with his unfortunate brother;
but none who is fair minded Will do
anything but condemn this bare at
tempt to encourage class hatred. 1t is
the best possible evidence that the man
who adopts it as electioneering tactics
is unworthy.
SINGLE TAX EXPERIMENT.
Stockton Independent: Every day il
becomes clearer that the one chief is
sue in the campaign, SO far as the
State ticket and platform are con-
cerned, is whether or not the common
wealth of California shall try the ex-
pertinent Of the single tax. The Dem
ocratic press now generally appreciate
the necessity of considering it as the
main question involved, though some
Of the organs waste their space in pro-
testing that it is not an issue. But
willing or unwilling, all of them are
getting in line to espouse the theory
Of taxing land only. To be sure, Ma
guire said last spring that the single
tax would not be an issue in the cam
paign; that he virtually abandoned his
principle of taxation, his life calling,
for the sake of running for Governor of
California. This practical reputation
of his own career and his most fOrceful
public utterances for the purpose of
obtaining the spoils Of office was prop
erly denounced at the time as the act
Of a man whose, doctrines could not be
sincerely held. But time has developed
the cunning of Mr.. Mcguire. His re-
pudiation Of himself was insincere to
deceive the voter. When the Demo
cratic Convention met it inserted a
plank which means the repeal Of those
portions of the organic law of the State
which relate to taxation. This is the
first step. A single-tax Governor and
a Democratic Legislature to do his
bidding viii soon lead the party to
commit itself in favor of single tax.
FORSOOTH!
Alameda Encinal: The public is
asked to believe that this man and that
man has agreed to accept" the NOM
ination for this office and that office.
Pah! Do the newspapers that talk
that way suppose for a moment that
the public is deceived thereby? Do
they suppose that the people do not
know that in order to obtain a nomI
inatiOn for any office, from Governor
to dogcatcher, one must begin pulling
wires and laying pipe months in ad-
vance? Accept q nomination." for
soothl
THE CLAYTON -BULWER TREATY.
Salt Lake Tribune: A correspondent
wants to know the terms of the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty. 1t was entered in
to in 1850 between the United States
and Great Britain, and as condensed
by the New York Evening Post" pro-
vides that neither the United States nor
Great Britain shall ever obtain "ex-
elusive control over ANY means of
communication" between the Atlantic
and Pacific by ship canal by way of
the Nicaragua route, nor fortify it Car
ticle i); that in case of war between
the United States and Great Britain,
vessels of war Of either Power shall
pass freely through it (article i'll;
that everything shall be done to fur
ther the construction Of such a canal
(article ill.,, iv); that the canal, when
constructed. shall be neutralized, l. E.,
kept forever open and free, by both
Governments so long as no unjust
commercial determinations are made
(article W; that the two Powers shall
invite every State I'M the civilized world
to enter into similar stipulations (arti-
Gle viz; that the two Governments, de-
string not only to accomplish "a par
ticular object but also to establish
a, general principle, will extend their
protection TO any other practicable
communications across the isthmus,
whether by canal or railway, includ-
ing especially the Tehuantepec and
Panama projects (article viii.).
The treaty has grown partially OBJ
solete by time; England has not held
very closely to its requirements, and if
the Government Of the United States
determines to assume control of the
building and running of the Nicaragua
Canal it will have to be abrogated or
amended.
THE CONSISTENCY OF FUSION
Merced Sun: If the Democrats and
Populists who are in doubt as to the