The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-03
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.

EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub-
jects Of Living News
Interest.
| San Jose Mercury: The Dreyfus af-
fair is going to make lot of trouble for
France before it is finally settled. says
one of the ablest correspondents in
Paris. After attendance at all the sit
tings of the trial, have arrived at the
irresistible conviction that Dreyfus is
innocent. Every deposition, whether
positive or negative, leads to this conclu-
sion, and the accumulation of circum-
stantial evidence is so crushing that the
anti-Dreyfus papers have not dared to
present it in full to their readers.
THE FREE MARKET PROJECT.
Santa Rosa Republican: The recent
convention at San Francisco made sub
stantial progress in regard to the free
market project. It's members did not
do a great deal of talking but they
seemed to know what is desired and de-
termined to secure the best results fol-
the producers and consumers-the free
1 market being intended 10 benefit both
these classes
! Such problems of trade as the one I'M
der consideration, cannot be worked out
in day. They require study and inves-
tigation. Necessarily they come in con-
fiict with established enterprises and
hence arouse antagonism.
Many San Francisco commission mer-
chants think the proposed free market a
menace to their business. Quite a mum
Der of them are antagonizlng the pro-
ject for this reason. But fair and legiti-
mate business men have nothing to fear
from a properly conducted free market
which is designed to compel fair dealing
on the part of producers as well as of
consumers. Only the trade gamblers
will be hurt b., it.
/ IF WISE
San Diego Tribune: No doubt the
opinion of the Spanish press that the
United States Will claim an indemnity
for the Maine if it is proven that the
explosion was not accidental, is correct.
And if Spain is wise she will promptly
pay such claim as its resistance would
involve the tottering monarchy in a
struggle from which it would never re-
lcuperate.
A TRIBUTE TO THE JEW.
Stockton Mail: The conviction of
lola is the expected, of course. 1t is
difficult at this distance to form any
opinion as to the guilt or innocence of
Dreyfus, which is really the matter IN
debate But it is easy to see that
whether guilty or innocent, the French
man who champions Dreyfus will &c
down before fierce storm of unreason-
ing prejudice. For Dreyfus is a jew.
And in the eyes of anti-Semites neither
patriotism, nor public service nor any
noble devotion or service weighs any
thing at all, if SO be he who displays
this devotion or does this service has in
his veins the same blood as the Re-
deemer OF the world.
To US, living in the atmosphere of
large religious liberation, this seems To
be, what it is, the hight of bigotry, un
reason and injustice. With us the Jew
appears in every walk Of life, and in
every walk of life is a good citizen. The
patriotism of the American Jew is BE-
yond cavil And we remember with
gratitude that when the fortunes of the
republic were at their worst; when, be-
set with enemies within and without and
well nigh exhausted by the strain of the
greatest war the world ever saw, the
nation felt its credit slipping from it, it
was Jewish bankers who pledged their
millions to the last dollar that the arm
les of the Union might be kept in the
field. The story Of this nation can never
be told without grateful and honorable
mention Of The Seligmans and their jew
ish brethren.
A CHANCE FOR THEM
Stockton Record: The Record" is
happy TO announce that it is authorized
to enlist and organize a regiment OF
bloodthirsty and invincible editors and
other newspapermen for service in the
impending war with Spain. Volunteers
are called for. The regiment, at the
earnest solicitation of the Federal Gov
eminent, will be forwarded to Havana
in advance Of all other troops and it is
presumed by some that no other troops
will be needed to conquer the noisy
SpaniaTds of that island. No volunteers
will be accepted without written guar
antee from the publishers of the papers
they represent that they can distinguish
powder from ink AS the "Call' and
Examiner force will probably respond
in squads and battalions, country edit
ors and ordinary interior reporters
should apply at once in order to secure
a place in the skirmish line.
GOOD OBJECTION.
Mountain Democrat: When the dem
agogues and reformers start out to make
themselves vicarious martyrs for others
they nearly always mistake the saints
for the sinners. They claim to be and to
represent the very people for whom they
offer up their precious lives. Not to
allow such fellows to die for themselves
would be a calamity And one of oui
objections to the primary election Law
is, that it will prevent them from setting
up for themselves and the dear people
who delight in their martyrdom.
IN HUMANITY'S NAME.
Los Angeles Express: The obliga-
tons Of the United States, with refer
ence TO Cuba and Spain, include hui
manity as we'll as the national honor
Fresh stories of atrocities committed by
the SpaHlards, appalling reiterations OF
the statistics of starvation and death
come from the unhappy isle, with tbs
gotten in the excitement over the news
of the Maine disaster.
Our Government should do nothing tc
jeopardize the Maine inquiry, but II