The record-union., 1898-12-30
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likely to come before it. The question
of protectorates and dependencies and
of colonizations are, however, in order
SPLENDID SPIRIT.
Redding Free Press: Not more en-
thusiasm nor larger outpourings of the
people characterized President McKin-
ley's trip to the West than to the
South. 1t is Democracy, from the poll
itician's standpoint, to be against the
Presidents foreign policy, yet the
great common Democracy of the
Southern States turned out almost to
man and cheered the President to
the echo Who represents the senti-
ments of the nation, the voters or the
politicians?
BLACKING THE STATE EYE.
Alameda Argus: We do not know
whether there is any suffering in Mon
terey County or not, but If there IS
even a little we know the sensational
papers of San Francisco will make it
out a famine. If there is one person
| who has not had square meals regu-
larly, there will be pictured platoons of
gaunt men and women, bony and
Sunken of cheek, with skeleton fingers
clutching at space in the deliriouS be-
| lief that it is bread There will be
horror piled upon horror in picture and
| type, until the world will be taught
| that if 1t doesn't want to Starye it had
| better keep away from California. This
uproarious eXaggeration will not be due
| to generous heart -promptings, either.
| It will not be owing to a humane feel
ing ever on tap in the head offices OF
| the big papers. 1t will be because OPP
portunity is recognized to boom the
circulation. In all the accounts the
important feature of the hunger and
destitution will be that the sensational
papers sent down the canned beef and
cast-off clothing to relieve it. 1t is all
very disgusting to people who under
stand, but it is very characteristic. II
illustrates over again the way in which
the California nest is constantly be-
fouled by it's leading papers.
INJURY TO STATE TRADE.
San Diego Union: A considerable
consignment of California wine was
recently seized at the City of Mexico
and condemned by the authorities as
adulterated, an examination showing
that salicyclic acid had been used to
age the wine, and thus to enable it to
rate at higher grade. According to
the incident, there was no question
about the wine having been "doctored, -
and that paper charges that this is not
the first time California dealers have
sent adulterated wines to the Mexican
Capital. The paper even declares that
it is the practice to doctor the wines
of this State That this latter ac-
cusation is true, may be doubted. The
fact probably is that honest dealers are
being made to lose money because OF
the tricks of, the unscrupuIous. Unfor-
tunately this is the case with those
who raise or handle other California
products. Each industry has it's black
sheep. Pure-food legislation rigidly
enforced is the only remedy.
AGONCILLO.
Los Angeles Times: Agoncillo, as well
as the Spanish Commissioners, filed a
protest against the conduct of the
American Commissioners Perhaps in
the future some profound student of
history, in searching the archives at
Washington, will find both these pro-
tests. No one else, half a generation
hence, is likely to know that they ever
existed. t
AN ABUSE ABRIDGED.
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Record Union recently published a
very interesting compilation showing
the difference between the legislative
''pickings" under the new law and
under the old law. Under the old law
the total expenses for salaries of State
house employees were 81 ,S26 per day;
| under the new law they will be only
1896 per day, a saving of 81, $50 per
e.,
besides a large amount in mileage and
extras. In former years there were
| SO So per day jobs; now there are only
two, with IA $6 day places as a par
| tial compromise. The rest are at So
$4, So and $3.50 a day. There will
also be such temporary jobs as the
work justiffes under the custodian of
the Capitol in caring for the building,
| but they will not be under political
control. The Secretary Of the Senate
and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly
may employ extra help when needed If
authorized by a vote Of four-fifths of
their respective houses. A small mi
nority can thus effectually block any
patronage jobbery.
Another abuse that will be reformed
is the flooding of the Capitol with old
employees and new appointees to aid in
the temporary organization Of the Leg
islature. Under the new law few
specified hold-over officers are required
| to attend at the opening of the Legls-
lature and are permitted to draw mile
age, but no other officers are permitted
| until after permanent organization Is
| effected.
These facts ought to be given wide
circulation in order to keep the swarm
of office seekers at home, where they
belong, and also as an indication of
the coming of better politics. Political
work will never be what it ought to be
until it is absolutely understood that
there is to be no such thing as re
ward" for party services except to those
| who can get themselves elected to Of
flee by the people.
McKINLEY'S SOUTHERN TOUR.
Los Angeles Express: Nothing since
the outbreak of the Spanish war has
so inspired and strengthened the spirit
of national unity as the visit of Presi-
dent Mckinley to tho South and his ad-
dresses to the Southern people. All
trace of partisanship and sectionalism
vanished before Mr.. McKinley's i'm
passioned, yet wise, utterances. His
marching through Georgia" has been
triumphal tour in the highest and
best sense of the term, and he has in
variably said the right thing at the
right time and in the right place.
1t is very gratifying to be able to turn
from the dark pictures of race-rioting
and bloodshed to the peaceful and en-
couraging scene presented at the Tus-
kegee Colored Institute. There is where
the colored race is working out its own
salvation: and the President, While CIV