The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-28

OUR DESTINY
Santa Barbara Press: To a student
OF history, it begins to look as if the
destiny Of the human race was about
10 be Entrusted to the English-speaking
people of the world
tends the passage of bills that deal
with taxation and finance 1t is clearly
recognized that the war with Spain
must be prosecuted vigorously, and that
TO do this there must be ample available
funds. Under these circumstances there
is pleasing tendency to lay aside par
| " politics when questions of ways and
means arise
/ STICKS TO POLITICS.
/ San Jose Mercury: AS an Eastern ex
change says, Mr.. Bryan is about the
only man of any Importance who per-
sists in the work of political agitation
in spite of the grave perils which
threaten the country. His so-called
/ lectures, to which recently he treated
! the public along a route extending from
Ohio to Massachusetts. were simply re-
iteratiOns of his old stump speeches on
the beauties of free silver, and his
whole purpose in thus touring the coun-
try is to keep alive the spirit of the
! Chicago platform.
FOR VOLUNTEERS.
Los Angeles Herald: The call for vol
unteers will give employment to 10
600 men, but many times that number
will find employment in the various
branches of the public service and In
supplying those in the army and navy
with clothing food and war require
ments. There will be no Coxey armies
tramping the grass of the Capital this
summer. There will be real work for
willing hands to do, both in the held
and at home, and only those who shun
labor from habit and principle need re-
main idle.
| COYOTE PRESS AND HYSTERlA.
Tulare Register: The hysteria of the
coyote press still continues, but IL is
on a different key. A week ago there
was no name too mean to call the Pres
tident no distorted facial expression too
bad to make at him, but now that
same press is trying to do the pussy
act and purr, and cOddle around his
heels but the great, calm, selt-centered
Executive goes straight ahead with his
duties alike unmindful of their hoWls
and their caresses, too busy to say
git"
ENTERPRISE %
Riverside Press: AS the war gets
nearer. the wood type used by the yell
low papers for display heads grows
bigger. It has gotten up to two inches
in length now. and by the time the first
battle is fought we may expect to see
the front page of the more sensational
sheets adorned with type every letter
of which is twelve or fifteen inches
high. And this is called newspaper en-
terprise.
A QUESTION ASKED.
Chino Champion: The Queen of Spain
says that dark and gloomy future
is before us What kind of a future
has Spain been placing before her de-
pendent colonists in Cuba but dark
land gloomy? Just retribution some
times reaches it's mark.
SHORT SUPPLY.
San Jose Herald: Eastern advices in
dictate that dealers there are awaken
ing to the fact that the California fruit
supply will be short in some respects;
consequently there is a tendency toward
a stiffening of prices. This goes toward
proving what we have heretofore
claimed that a year of short crops is
not necessarily one of hard times. In
fact, we consider it rather absurd to
talk about hard times in this valley,
anyway. Our people do not really know
what hard times are. If they were liv-
ing in some parts of the San Joaquin
Valley for instance, they might have
some reason for complaint.
POPULARITY OF LEE.
Eureka Californian: 1t looks as if
! q hQ
midable candidate for the Democratic
Presidential nomination-if consider
ate heaven shall be pleased to preserve
him during the impending war from
the ravages of Cuban fevers and Cas-
lillian bullets. A pleasant circumstance
in connection with his course in Ha-
vana is that his personality was evil
IDENTIFY lost sight of in entire devotion
to his conception of duty. In undoubt-
ed peril of life, he has as COnsul-Gen-
eral nObly performed his duty to his
country, and upon his return to the
United States, much to his own aston
ishment finds himself one of the most
popular men in it.
ANOTHER SILENT MAN.
Santa Rosa Republican: We heard a
young man complaining the other day
because President Mckinley does not
do more talking. He seemed to think
that the President should issue a bull
letin about every halfhour in order
that the people might be informed as
to what he is doing. There are a good
many people who think about as this
young man talked. They do not realize
that in diplomacy and war there should
be but little talking, for if all the
friends are to be informed the enemy
will also keep posted. 1t is to the cred
it of President Mckinley that he has
talked but little. He has been wisely
silent while others were foOlishly loud.
All the ultimatums to Spain except the
one transmitted in obedience to the dec
laration of Congress were sent by SEN
Sational newspapers. The President
has said nothing that required amend
ment or explanation. He has fully
realized the difficulties of his task and
has played to win every time. Doubt
less he will conduct the war on this ba-
sis. It will be his business to act while
the people who are least informed will
do the most talking about what he is
! planning.
GENERAL LEE.
Fresno EXpositor: Says the Napa
Journal" with entire truthfulness and
some amusement: 1T is somewhat
amusing to see how much interest our
Republican newspaper friends are just
now taking in General Fitzhugh Lee.
If they had their way, they would
nominate Lee for President in 1900
and w. ]. Bryan wouldn't be in it. But