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on it's account without taking up the
quarrel. There is ground for the opin
ion, therefore, that in this case the
Sugar Trust will not be able to dictate
the policy of the Government The
trust of course, is interested in keep
ing the Hawaiian Islands in a position
politically which will not, from a busi-
ness point of view command capital
for the construction of large sugar re-
fineries on the islands, but in war times
private interests should yield to the
public good The examples of heroism
the plain people are giving should in
spire the trust with the spirit of pa
triotism.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FOR COUN-
TIES.
Marysville Appeal: Probably but few
are aware that an amendment to the
Constitution is to be voted upon at the
coming general election, by the terms
of which, if adopted, as it most likely
will be. the people of any county can.
If they so choose, determine for them
selves what county officers they will
have, what their compensation shall be,
and what the government of the county
shall be. But such is the fact. The
amendment is known as Senate Consti-
tutional Amendment No. 10, and was
introduced by Senator Stratton, the au
thor of the Primary Election Law.
AS TO CUBAN ACQUISITION.
San Diego Union: 1t does not appear
possible that this country will deliber-
ately repudiate a resolution of Con-
gress, which was nothing more or less
than direct promise to the world that
the United States would not adopt a
certain policy Why was that resolu-
tion added to the others that were pass
ed at that memorable sitting of Con-
gress? For the express purpose of set
ting this country right in the eyes of
the world, by disavowing selfish de-
signs on Cuba. However the Amer
lean people may in future regard that
resolution, they can rest assured that
Europe will not consider it Obsolete
a year hence. Were this country TO
break the promise thus made, the
United States would become a by-word
among the nations of the earth for bad
faith.
THE SCHOOL-BOOK RING.
Nevada City Herald: The school book
trust has finally been forced to admit
the economy to the people of the State
series of school-books but now seeks to
uprOot the system by attacking the
literary quality of the books. 1t has
been shown beyond dispute that the
State system has already resulted in a
saving to the people of hundreds of
thousands of dollars, and it would seem
preposterous to condemn it.now merely
because some of the books may need
correction or revision. Yet this is ex-
actly what the book ring and its
agents are trying to accomplish, and
this is the attitude in which they have
succeeded in placing one-half of the
County and City superintendent Of
the State
WON'T HOLD WATER.
Stockton Independent: 1t is not prob
able that the new Constitution of Loui-
siana will stand the test of the United
States Court. It's object is to disfran-
chise the negro. 1t tries to steal
around the XIV. amendment by declar-
ing that every voter of 1867 and his
descendants shall have the right to
vote. whether he possesses property and
educational qualifications or not The
new Constitution was never submitted
to the people, but was declared to be
the organic law after the convention
framed it.
THE "REGISTER" AND THE RUBI-
CON-
Tulare Register: The Sacramento
Bee" demands to know if this nation
is going to cross the Rubicon Well,
if the Rubicon gets in the way of this
nation it will be crossed. The chicken
livered gentlemen who are now suffer
ing the Rubicon to worry them should
possess their souls in peace In the
first place, we have not yet captured
the Philippines, but only Cavite and
Manila harbor. If, when the war ends,
the Philippines are under our flag, the
nation will do what the good of the
millions of lowly people who inhabit
the Philippines require that our nation
shall do on their behalf To give them
back to Spain would be an atrocity
such as this country can never be gull
ty of, and may be that we will have 20
forcefully give them peace. that they
may work out their own destiny, as the
cOlored man in our own country is now
working out his destiny. The task will
not be light, but this country will not
shirk any duty it may owe to human
ity, be that humanity black-skinned or
only brown. Let us cross that river
when we come to it.