The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-26
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once having tried it. With a few
amendments the Australian ballot is as
near perfect as any ever tried, and it
may be that Delaware don't like to
vote straight anyway.
BOTTLED UP.
Los Angeles Times. The phrase,
bottled up was first used by General
Barnard, Grants Chief Of Engineers,
when he mentioned about part of the
Federal army under Ben Butler, in
1864, being hemmed in within the lines
by the enemy at Bermuda Hundred
locality on the James River in Vir-
ginia, near City Point After this the
phrase will go down in history as ex-
pressive Of the approved method Of
handling hostile fleets.
WON'T BE GOVERNOR.
Redwood City Times Gazette: The
Populists have succeeded in nominal
ing two candidates for Governor, James
G. Mcguire and T. W. H. Shanahan.
Mcguire viii most likely be Endorsed
by the Democrats The question will
then be asked: What is he, Pop
ulist or a Democrat" One thing is
certain, however, and that is that he
will never be Governor.
THEY AXE STUBBORN.
Alameda Argus: The great trouble
with the Spanish people is that they
consider stubbornness virtue. They
are ignorant beyond relief, and refuse
to learn They will not quit fighting it
may be, till they get an object lesson
from a party named Watson, who is
about to call upon them with some
ships. Another thing is they are per-
fectly destitute of any of the feelings
OF humanity. How many people are
killed and how many suffer through
their persistence in keeping up a fight
that is worse than hopeless seems to
affect them not in the least. They
are a bloodthirsty, ungodly lot and it
will be an infinitely good radiance when
they are driven off this continent as a
governing power.
THE VICTORY AT SANTIAGO.
Stockton independent: Now that
Santiago has fallen, carrying with lit
the whole eastern end of Cuba and
the surrender of 10000 Spanish troops,
there may be a cessation of that spe-
cies of prevalent home outlining of
plans that assumes the planner to know
more about war than all the Generals
IN the American army. By accomplish
ing the surrender of Santiago General
Smarter has not anly answered the
criticisms of Davis but has silenced
thousands of other critics who have
been managing the war against Spain
from a dry goods box or a street cor
Eer.
The truth is that the campaign
against Santiago has been the most
astonishing victory on record, when
considered in relation to it's fruits A
natural fortification, garrisoned by a.
large army of acclimated troops was
invested by an inferior invading force
that has every difficulty to surmount
and with the loss of less than 400
men killed on the American side the
whole province has been conquered and
oO,OOO prisoners of war secured 1t is
one of the grandest land victories of
the century. Full praise is due to all
who participated in this triumph of
American arms.
OUR NEW NAVY.
Los Angeles Times: Now that we
have made a beginning in the way of
territorial expansion, by the annexa-
ton of the Hawaiian Islands, it should
not be forgotten that this enlargement
OF the domain over which the Stars
and Stripes wave brings with it, when
the territory annexed is several thou
sand miles away from the mainland
increased responsibilities which we must
be prepared to face. For one thing, in
order to hold the Hawaiian Islands
and other island possessions, more or
less remote from the United States
we must have a large and powerful
navy. Supposing that at the present
time Spain had a few warshps cruis-
ing around in the Pacific-even for in
stance, the small fleet of Camara, which
has passed through the Suez Canal
Or supposing that, instead of being at
war with fifth-class naval Power, like
Spain, we were now in conflict with a
second or third-class Power, which
maintains a considerable fleet in Ash
attic waters. How vastly would the
difficulty of moving troops from San
Francisco to Manila have been in
creased! In fact, it would have been
practicable impossible to move them
without a powerful American fleet of
warships to act as conveys.
THE USUAL RESULT.
San Jose Mercury: The work done by
the State Popocratic Convention lately
in session in Sacramento, is identical
with that accomplished by similar
gatherings in other States. They set
out to do two things-to adopt plat
form and nominate candidates At first
glance this would seem to be fair
division of the assets. The Democrats
have a set Of candidates that they
never can elect, and the Populists have
a platform that the people will never
indorse. Still they are not satisfied.
While the Democrats, in giving up the
platform, relinquished thing for which
they never had any use, the Populists
share of the swag 1t has transpired
that they wanted both the platform
and the candidates. Their dissatisfac-
ton at the result was manifested by
vigorous bolt, headed by the willy and
aggressive Gator, and the nomination
of Shanahan for Governor. In this they
have done themselves no good nor the
regulars" any harm. While it is plain
that they cannot elect Shanahan and
that the regulars cannot elect Ma
guire, it is equally evident that both
combined could not elect any candidate
on their ticket. This is a Republican
year and no combination that practical
politicians can make will avail as
against the patriotic sentiment that is
abroad in the land.
A FINANCIAL THOUGHT.
Portland Oregonian: Humbug is very
much alive; and because we detest it is
no reason for casting out one of the
back to the bond sale, we know, if
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