The record-union., 1898-11-08
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
gtate and Coast Opinions on Sub
iects of Living News
Interest.

Napa Register: Henry T. Gage is
man of strong character and favorably
impresses the people wherever he goes
He is honest with himself and the pub
lic and as Governor of the State VIII
In time be as great a fayorite with all
CalifornianS as he is now with his
neighbors in Los Angeles County where
any number of Democrats will unite
with Republicans in swelling his ma
jority at the polls.
THE ONLY HOPE.
Stockton Independent: Mcguire is
beaten He knows it himself His
managers half confess it. The fran
tic efforts of the Examiner" to force
attention to the railroad and to collect
a few stray dollars confess it. He is
beaten to-day by at least 10000 votes
in the State. The only hope the DEM
ocratic State Committee has left is that
they may manage to work in one or
two subordinate State officials and get
Conley on the Supreme Bench. Ma
guire is beaten by an uprising of in
dignant people of all parties, who pro-
test against his record, against his
campaign against his doctrines and
against him personally. They denounce
his dema gogery. They will not have
his single tax.
HER OPPORTUNITY.
San Jose Mercury: California now
has an opportunity to send to Congress
Representatives and a Senator who
favor protection to its industries. 1t
would be serious mistake to elect men
who would increase the free trade
strength in Congress and, if in the ma
jority, undo the good work that has
been done by a Republican House and
Senate.
THIRD CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENT.
Redding Free Press: The third
amendment provides for the creation of
a Court of Claims to determine claims
against the State AS just claims have
little trouble in passing the Legisla-
fure, it is better that such things have
all the publicity which legislative action
engenders The people could have
very little knowledge os tie business
passing through a Court of Claims. Too
much light on these matters is out of
the question Amendment number
three is unnecessary.
THE MISTAKE MADE.
Humboldt Times: Mr.. Mcguire makes
q mistake when he builds his hopes
upon prejudice The people are too
intelligent to be swayed by an appeal
to their passions and prejudices All
have passions and prejudices it is true,
but in an intelligent person they are
guided and controlled by reason. So
when q man appeals to the prejudices
and passions of such a person he in
suits his intelligence and deserves con-
demnation for it.
1t may be true that as Governor Of
the State he will have but little to do
with the national immigration law. But
do those who are opposed to any furth-
er immigration to this country, wish
to indorse Mr.. Maguire's non-opposition
principles and vote. by voting for him
for Governor? He even opposed the
bill restricting the immigration to this
country of the pauper, vicious and
criminal elements Of foreign countries.
The people of this State generally are
in favor of not only prohibiting the
pauper and vicious classes from COM
ing to this country. but in making the
prohibition general against all classes
Will these people indorse Mr.. Maguire's
position on this question by voting for
him? IF they be consistent they cer-
tainly will not.
LET THE TRUTH APPEAR.
Tulare Register: If the War Depart
ment has been inefficient the country
wants to know of it, and if pulls at
work upon the Budds of the various
States have stuffed the service with in
competents, then that should be
known. Furthermore if nine-tenths of
the trouble has an existence only in
the columns of the blatherskite press
let that come out also. At this time
we must count it as most unfortunate
that after waging a war which has
excited the admiration of the civilized
world the brilliancy of the achieve
ment should be dimmed by the charges
that have been revamped day after day
here at home where those who talk
may be supposed to know what they
are talking about and have the de-
cency to tell the truth. The commit
tee will doubtless have the discrimina-
tion to judge of the credibility of wit
nesses. and before it there may not
be as much Importance attached to the
rawlings of reporters who have been
kicked out of camp for cause as in the
columns of newspapers
THE LINES CLOSELY DRAWN.
Marysville Democrat: During a re-
cent visit in San Francisco this writer
spent considerable time among the
business houses, some of them the
largest in the city. In each of the
places visited the question of political
preference was mentioned and an ex-
change of opinion indulged in. 1t was
admitted by the owners and managers
that the conditions arising out of the
nomination of Mcguire for the office
of Governor had caused them to take
greater interest than usual in the cam
paign. Men we have known as Dem
ocrats in a campaign for the election
of President readily pronounced in IA
@%%%%1%@%% %%%%%%%~
q