The record-union., 1898-06-01
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EXPRESSION.
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and the wear and tear on our nerves
would have been less by many Sleep
less hours. Let's build that ditch!
STUPID ECONOMY.
Fresno Republican: One Of the TeS-
sons learned in preparing for this war
with Spain is that stupid economy is
the worst kind of extravaganza. Had
the siren song of demagogues and al
legged economists not prevailed In the
| past we could have met this issue
promptly and with perfect confidence
at one-half the cost that conditions
| have forced upon us.
DUTY OF THE HOUR.
Stockton Record: Activity in politics
is Indicative of a normally healthful
| public spirit The man who attends
ward meetings and primaries, and con-
| Germs himself in the selection of good
men to office, is vastly more of prac-
tical patriot than he who prays for
the purity of the ballot and talks of
the corruption of politics, and then SIM
| ply goes to the polls and votes for
somebody he had no voice in NOM
mating. The Record does not look
upon political franchise as merely a
matter of privilege, but as a sacred
duty the citizen owes to the Govern
ment Every citizen should take an
interest in the selection of competent,
honest men for office, which insures
| faithful administration of the laws and
wise and economical government.
THE WAR REVENUE BILL.
| Stockton Mall There is no conspiracy
in the United States Senate to hold up
the Government. There is a difference
zoe ;,;n 10 "a "a
raising revenue, which all admit must
be raised The Republican minority,
with two or three Democratic allies,
think that S5OO,OO0,0O0 should be bor-
rowed on long time at per cent in
terest The Democratic and Populist
majority, with few Republican allies,
! think it is better to coin about 500
600 900 worth of bullion which the Gov
ernment has on hand, to issue S15O,-
600 600 of non-interest bearing treas
ury notes redeemable in coin and a
| legal tender; and, finally, to lay light
tax on the wealthy corporations. AS
| the case now stands, the Senate favors
one method, the House the other There
| is as much sense in accusing the House
| of being in conspiracy to hold up the
Government because it favors interest
| bearing bonds as there is sense in ac-
| cusing the Senate of like crime be-
cause it favors non-interest bearing lie.
gal tender notes.
| HOLDING THE PHILIPPINES.
San Jose Herald: 1t is astonishing
how kindly so many papers and public
men in the United States have taken
| to the idea of holding the Philippines
permanently 1t indicates that the in
stinct for expansion is strong with us,
even though we have great country
of our own that is not yet all won from
nature. 1t. is the instinct Of growing,
progressive and conquering race. we
see new opportunities opening before
us and realize that now or never is
the time to grasp them We are be-
| ginning to look for foreign markets
after the conquest Of our own, and
that goes kindly with the idea Of ter
ritorial expansion and the possession
| of foreign strategic and commercial
bases. Whether it will prove for bet
| ter or worse, the situation is likely to
! be forced upon US, and 1t is to be ex-
pected that American brains and en-
ergy will find way to work out our
new problems.
| GREENBACKS, OR WHAT?
| San Jose Mercury: Popocratic Sena-
tors who are trying to stand up the
| Government and to compel it to flood
the country with greenbacks, silver GER
tificates, or any old thing in the shape
| of currency, are making blunder even
| from their own standpoint OF partisan
politics. They have deliberately placed
themselves in the position Of obstruc-
tionists at a time when the country re-
ouires prompt and sensible action for
re iCir funds with which
to carry on the war, and their attitude
has aroused the indignation of the en-
tire country. with the exception of a few
Popocratic politicians and papers, who,
like themselves, would be willing to
sacrifice the interests Of the nation in
behalf Of their cheap-money fad.
KEEP COOL
San Diego Tribune: It is a good time
just now for patriotic, well-meaning cit
liens who are sure that they know what
ought to be the best foreign policy for
the United States. to pursue, to keep
COOL And in formulating plan Of
strategy for the army and navy to fol-
low, it will be just as well for all anna
teur strategists-and they are to be
found on almost every street corner-to
endeavor to preserve their equilibrium
and not get hot in the collar through
the medium of useless strategical argu-
ments.
At this moment the Government at
Washington has all it can attend to
prosecuting the war with Spain. 1t
seeks to end that war as quickly as
possible In so doing it will capture
much foreign territory. The perma-
nent disposition Of this territory is
question to be settled in the future,
and for the nation to bother its head
about problems to be solved hereafter
is a waste of energy. Let the future
take care of itself.
ANOTHER PANIC THREATENED.
Los Angeles Herald: Congressman
Joe Wilson declares that the adoption
of the revenue measure reported by the
Senate Finance Committee will produce
panic in this country similar to that
inaugurated by the banking interest in
1898. and the effects of which are still
widely felt. Senator Lindsay declares
that its passage will be followed by a
raid upon the Treasury gold. and that
the reserve will be drawn out by the
gold syndicate, compelling g. suspension
of specie payments. forcing gold to a
premium and throwing the finances Of
the country into confusion.
This. menace was to be expected.
Unfortunately it is bluff that cannot
with safety be called. The conditions
are not fundamentally different now
from what they were when the last is
sues Of interest bearing bonds were
forced from the Cleveland administra-