The record-union., 1898-04-24
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
iects of Living News
Interest.

FRESNO EXQOSllOF. 1ne
| displayed by the Democratic Committee
| is the best possible evidence of the faith
| of the members in party success. The
same can be truthfully said of the Pop
ulist Committee. Never was fusion so
easily agreed upon and so enthusiastic
cally ratified by the rank and file of both
| parties. The undiSguised unanimity
| with which fusion was received and ap
| proved by the masses has badly shaken
| up our Republican friends. The Repub-
| lican newspaper is especially sore and
respondent The defeat of the Republ-
| can county ring means loss of pap to
the Republican,
WASHING COMMITTEE.
Tulare Register: A dirty linen COM
mittee was appointed by the State Cen
| tral Committee of the Democratic
party to cleanse the political parapher-
MALTA of the San Francisco Democracy
and report it clean to the next session OF
the State Committee. The suds com
mittee is composed of seven members
| and they will find the work in hand
seven times hotter than the fiery fur
mace through which Shadrack, Mes
| chack and Abednego walked and they
will not come out in the unblemiShed
| condition which characterized the emer-
gence of the children of Israel above
mentioned. Not the Lord, but the devil,
! will be with them to shield them from
! harm.
HEAVING THINGS AT THE PRESI-
DENT.
! Los Angeles Times: This matter of
casting rocks in the direction of the
/ in Of nd
stress, is no new thing in the history of
| the United States. All our Chief Exc
cutives have had to listen to abuse Ct
| themselves from their enemies, and to
! harken to, but otter for the good of the
land without needing, the advice and
criticisms of well-meaning friends
Naturally when affairs are in a normal
condition, the man at the head of the
nation moves along a comparatively
smooth pathway; but when the thunder
heads Of war begin to pile up in the sky,
then all the critics, kickers and malcon-
tents break loose at once and so be-
siege the citadel of state that it's utter
abandonment would seem the only way
out of the hell fire of abuse and criti-
cism fired at it from the Long Toms
of a million mouth-fighters and pen
wielders.
JUST CAUSE FOR WAR.
| Bakersfield Californian: Manhood mas
not changed. The strength and virility
of the American purpose are what they
have always been, Incompatible, and we
are thrice armed in these particular
times of piping war in that our side of
the quarrel is just. Justice, not ven
geance demands that the perpetrators
of the Maine murder go not unWhipped
| A Government acts only through it's
agents land it is without the bounds
/ of probability that the mine in Havana
harbor was not fired by Spanish officers
| The circumstances of the case remove
the probable doubt and American opin-
ion convicts Spain of guilt as charged
Such is the phase of the matter that
| justice distates should be needed. But
there is another and a higher and more
unselfsh reason why this people should
expel Spain from the island of Cuba and
that is the inhuman methods she has
pursued to gain victory over the insur
gents. We are all familiar with modern
| Spanish warfare as carried on in the
West Indies, and we know that for the
love of God it should be ended now.
1t is a brave and noble nation that will
tight for it's own rights, but who shall
f'say What praise shall be not given to
that people who offer lives and labor for
a land and line not theirs?
ANNEXING CUBA.
| Los Angeles Herald: In the much
talk about Cuban affairs very little has
been said favorable to annexation Of
the island to this country. The Presi-
dent regards it as a subject which
should be given no thought and Con-
/ gress has declared emphatically against
acquisition. So far as appears the SEN
timent in that body is unanimous. l.
the acquisition of Hawaii is desirable
that of Cuba is preferable for many
! reasons; among them being it's proX-
unity to our coast, the greater capac-
ity to produce. to sustain a larger pop
ulation. and to contribute to our COM
merce Cuba would more easily and
speedily become Americanized that Ha-
wall The controversy with Spain has
vividly disclosed the extent of our coast
to be defended. Hawaii is all coast;
it is distant and must be defended at
arms length Land forces can be read
lily placed in Cuba to defend it. If
Cuba is undesirable, on what ground is
Hawaii to be coveted?
/ GRATIFYING.
San Diego Union: 1t is gratifying to
note the condition of the United States
Treasury on the eve of the contest with
Spain. During the past week the gold
reserve came very near touching the
the high water mark of $50, 900, 900,
. then it receded little. But yesterday,
the day when President Mckinley sign
| ed the Cuban resolution and sent his
ultimatum to Madrid, the gold reserve
took an upward bound, reaching the
$3.50. OOO0 600 mark and going several
hundred thousand dollars beyond it,
But perhaps the most satisfactory fea-
ture of the financial situation is seen
in the Government bonds. The 7er
cents. were at 90 yesterday, only )
points below the highest mark they
have ever reached. BY way of contrast
it may be noted that Spanish bonds
bearing 4 per cent. interest were sell
ing yesterday at less than 30 cents on
the dollar.
SLOW TO WRATH, BUT NOW
Fresno Expositor: The conservative
element Of the country has been slow
to wrath and everywhere the war spirit
has been kept down. 1t was univef-
sally recognized that we had a national
duty to perform in Cuba, but it was
one of peace and charity and beneve-
lence. if these virtues would be ac-
cepted When they were declined and
our well-meant efforts distorted into
schemes of political intrigue, the condi-
tions changed, but our duty did not
change. 1t was as plain as before,
even if it's discharge had to be ac-