The record-union., 1898-10-04
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.

| San Jose Mercury: The War Investi.
eating Committee is at work, much to
| the regret of the Democratic yellow
journals, who desired anything but an
investigation All of the facts in con-
nectlon with the conduct of the war will
be brought out, without fear or favor
and there is no question that the false
| and malicious character of the sensa-
tional charges made against the Ad-
mlnlstration by unprincipled Demo-
cratic sheets, purely for partisan pur-
| poses, will be clearly established
so HE IS.
| The Mail of Woodland: Henry Gage
must be very popular man down in
Los Angeles judging by the number Of
prominent Democrats who are flock
ing to his standard
EUROPE AND AMERICA.
| Santa Rosa Republican: Evidences
multiply that there is not much friend
illness in Europe for this country in our
controversy with Spain Paris and
France are reported to be against US
and our Commissioners will not have
| much sympathy there in their negotia-
tions for peace. They have been re-
| sideration, but not with frank cordial
| ity. Il is evident that they represent
our nation in the most important dip
lomatic contest in which the nation has
ever participated. A mistake by them
may bring on another war in which
other nations may be involved Spain
will be slow to concede all that the
| Americans demand There are many
f.1an 1e-tt
| Peace Commission over which there is
sure to be controversy, and, being in an
| unfriendly city, the work of our rep
| resentatives is sure to receive unfriend-
! ly criticism
INCOME TAX.
Stockton Independent: 1t is singular
that the Democratic party of California
which affects to believe in an income
tax does not take measures to have it
applied in this State. There is no con-
stitutional objection to its applica ton
for State purposes. 1t would relieve
the farmer and the workingman and
California would get all the benefit
Why have not the far-seeing Democrats
tried the experiment here where they
do not occasionally get in power and
where the Federal Constitution will not
bar execution of the law. 1t would be
interesting to know at this juncture
which the Democrats prefer, the income
tax or the single tax.
THE NEXT GOVERNOR.
Alameda Argus: Discerning and
posted people of both the leading DO
litical parties have little doubt that
Henry T. Gage will be the next Gov
ernor of California. The people of this
State are giving undoubted indications
that they do not want to see the tri-
umph Of the things that j. G. Mcguire
stands for. They are willing to con-
cede all the personal virtues claimed
for that gentleman, and also the pres
ence of some good men in the forces
behind him; but they fear the fads and
isms which he has advocated so strenu-
ously for twenty years, and they note
that his closest friends are not from
the best elements that support him.
They fear not only the things that NAV
actually happen at home, but the pres
tige that may be lost abroad. They
realize how the triumph of Maguireism
will appear at a distance, and they
shrink from its effect.
SECRETARY ALGER.
v.
letter to the President requesting the
investigation of the war scandals is a
good card in his favor for it shows
that he is not desirous of shirking in
any way the charges made regarding
his department. When the whole thing
is sifted down it will doubtless be
found that what blame there is lies on
the actual working staff. Although the
hcsa6 of arty
sponsible, it is pretty hard to make
him personally SO for any wrong doing
on the part of his subordinates.
GOVERNING THE PHILIPPINES.
Oakland Enquirer: If our Govern
ment should undertake to police all of
the islands, many hundreds in number,
to pursue malefactors and pirates
through the maiarous swamps, mac
cessible mountains and tortuous la
goons of the archipelago the cost in
money and human life WOULD be out
of all proportion to the value of the
results. 1t would require an army of
100000 men to do the work efficiently
and the loss of life annually would be
enormous.
The game is not worth the candle if
it is going to be played in this way.
IHS lives oI americans are worth 100
much to be thrown away in such a
manner. But very tolerable govern
ment could be established on a differ
ent basis, the most powerful native
rulers being recognized and required
to govern their respective territories
in accordance with the general plan
laid down by our Government This
scheme should require the preservation
of order, the liberation of all forms of
religious worship, the gradual con-
struction of roads, and the introduc-
ton of some kind of school system.
This would be progress, slow perhaps. ]
but as satisfactory as can be hoped
for toward the civilization of the ma
tives. Civilization is not thing that
can be hurried very much. Above all
this scheme of government would be
economical and not wasteful of human
life.
GAGE AND MAGUIRE.
Los Angeles Express: Mr.. Gage and
Mr.. Mcguire have each made a num-
ber of speeches in the present cam
paign, and the people have had fair
opportunity to compare the men, their
principles and their utterances. The