The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-01-15
issuance by the Government of unlimit-
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issuance by the Government of unlimit-
ed and irredeemable paper currency.
THE REDOUBTABLE.
Redland Facts: Just preceding the
last Presidential election all the Pop
ulists and silver shouters derided, the
great majority Of Democrats impugned
and many Republicans doubted Mark
Hanna's prediction of Major McKin-
ley's triumphant success Assaults of
the same character are now being made
upon Hanna himself We doubt if the
redoubtable is so soon in his career to
meet Waterloo.
A BIG BID.
Fresno Republican: If the male Fitz-
simmons refuses the Corbett's offer of
SIu,oOO for fight, the conclusion is in
eVltaDle that Lanky Bob is not spelling
for another go with the Californian A
purse OF that size, win or lose, will not
De overlooked by prize fighter who
is not afraid Of his opponent.
RIVER EASEMENTS.
Coiusa Sun: Now, while being as
much an advocate of the dredger as
anybody else, and while being ihor-
oushly opposed to frittering away the
money on outside projects, we hold to
the vast Importance of the work pro-
posed (the easements on the river above
SacramentO). Neither do we believe
the bad results to others depicted by our
contemporary would ensue 1t is pro-
posed to build the easements up to the
top OF the natural bank, which is sew
eral feet now below high water, so that
at hood time there would be a vast
amount of water escaping over the
Welrs. The filling at that point is so
very rapid that there is danger of per-
manent injury even from one more long
wet winter. And besides these very
easements We're in the discussion on the
appropriation of the 100000 and the
Commissioner of Public Works urged
the Importance Of it on the Legislature
WHAT IS THE TRUTH?
san Jose Mercury: If there We're no
enterprising newspaper correspondents
at hIondike the world might be able
10 learn exactly what the condition is
up there concerning !, the food supply.
The chief aim Of these bright newspa-
per men seems to be to befog the public
and TO give the readers of the journals
winch they represent anything and
everything except informa tion
GOOD ROADS SCHEME.
Nevada City Transcript: Congress-
man c. w. Stone of Pennsylvania be-
lieves that he has a solution of the
problem as to the proper investment to
be made with the deposits of the postal
banks. His proposition is that the
Postoffice Department shall invest the
deposits in county bonds, the proceeds
or which shall be used in the building
and impr1 ement of country roads, the
Government seeing TO it that the money
is used for this purpose. He embodies
this in proposed amendment to the
postal savings bill. which is as follows:
Preference shall at all times be
given to such investment of the postal
savings as will put them into active
circulation in the rural districts and
for that purpose the department may
purchase bonds issued exclusively for
the building or improvement of county
roads, subject only to such limitations
and restrictions and such provisions
for the security of the United States as
may be agreed upon and prescribed.
from time to time, by the Secretary of
the Treasury, the Attorney General,
the Postmaster-General and the Secre-
tary of Agriculture
The simple proposition is that the
counties shall issue bonds and pay the
same interest on them that the Gov
eminent must pay to the depositors in
the postal banks. The interest would
be more than met by the money which
is annually expended throughout the
country in the improvement Of roads,
or rather in keeping roads from dete-
rorating into an impossible condition
THE LAW OF THE ROAD.
Los Angeles Times: What we appear
to need in Los Angeles, far more than
bells and lamps on wheels, is a strict
enforcement Of the law against fast
riding and fast driving; against the
throwing of glass and other rubbish
on the streets, and the fully carrying
out Of the law of the road as set down
in the statutes of the State If all
riders and drivers would keep to the
right hand side of the streets, and if the
men who drive milk wagons and
other dangerous vehicles of that class
were promptly arrested whenever they
go speeding through the thoroughfares
in darkness or daylight at a rate of
twenty miles an hour, there would be
far fewer accidents than there are at
present, and life in Los Angeles would
not be a constant peril.