The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-10


that it will be precedent that will soon
be the rule for the Western continent,
| and viii also be soon accepted for the
civilized world at large. 1t is certainly
no credit to our presumed Christianity.
our professed humanity. our fancied en-
lightenment that we should suffer lot
of degenerate heirs of Spanish chivalry
| to rob and butcher and starve hundreds
of thousands OF people within hundred
miles Of our mainland.
PIOUS LOAFERS.
Stockton Mail: Another one of those
sargs OF lazy loafers who organize them
selves into limitations of the Salvation
Army and live on the charity of credu-
lous people is in trouble This time il IS
Gods Regular Army" an organization
of religious hoboes with headquarters in
San Francisco. A woman and a male
loafer who style themselves command
ers of this delectable gang have been
concerned in the foul abuse of a little
girl of { years-abuse that cannot be
printed in a decent newspaper. We trust
that the law will punish the principals
I in this dastardly crime, and if they alone
| We're matter of comment We should not
refer to them. But we wish to state
plainly our opinion of the whole lot or
gcodf for nothing ragtags and bobtalls
of creation who form these so-calied ar
mics. We look upon them as unmitigated
nuisances and We are quite certain that
| they and their drums and tambourines
and other instruments whereby they
make night hideous ought to be COM
PEELED to keep off the streets.
SHORT ON WATER.
/ Bakersfield Echo: There is no denying
/ the fact that present indications point
to a year of great scarcity of water. NOT
since this county's great system of ca
nails was constructed has there been as
little water for irrigation at the lst OF
! March as at the present time. Consid-
erably less than one-fifth the usual flow
is now in the river, While the area de-
pending upon irrigation has been con-
stantly increasing. OF course much ram
ard snow may fall during this month
and next, but it win be best for the
farmers to make the best use possible Of
what little water they can get now
| BATTLESHIPS OR TORPEDO BOATS
| San Jose Herald: In RESPONSE to an
Inquiry by Senator Hale, Secretary Long
! says that we can build a battleship
/ within year to equal, at least, any in
the world, but that it would cost some
what more than to take two years Tor
| the building.
| In half that time, using the same eX-
| petition, we could build a whole squad
ron of torpedo boats for the same money,
and it is probable that they would be Of
more service. The battleships are no
doubt indispensable. and we have very
respectable lot of them on the stocks and
ahoat, but we are behind all the mari
| time nations in our torpedo boat do
! tilla Yet our Atlantic coast is pecU-
lIarly adapted to the operation of tor
| pedo boats, and they are essential to the
defensive policy to which the United
States is committed.
FAKE JOURNALISM.
San Diego Union: Now comes Wild
eyed, rumple- haired roorback inform
| ing a gullible public that the name of
1.-THE man who blew up the Maine has been
| learned: that he was paid $4,000 and
was put to death Immediately after he
bad done the deed, and that his widow
was promptly sent to a lunatic asylum
| for fear she might talk. Just what was
done with his sisters, cousins and aunts
! Is not revealed. Next it will be in order
!
creant who sent the Maine to destruc-
ton was none other than the boy King
of Spain himself, and that he did it with
his little toy cannon.
ALBERT COMING.
Fresno Expcsitor: Albert of Belgium
is coming to visit US and he has made
| serious mistake. He has concluded to
come incognito. borrowing the name OF
Count de Rethy. In consequence ne
will not be the guest of the Nation and
will have to pay his own hotel and res
/ taurant bills. He would have saved
power of money the other way, for hotel
/ bills come high, but he wouldn't have
had as fair a chance to pursue his IA
vorite fad Of political economy. The
lnunkeys about the State Department are
no doubt very sad about all this, but
the people will rejoice that they will not
be able to parade themselves as earica-
lures of American manhood.
CUBA AND OUR DUTY.
Los Angeles Times: Now that the
awful facts of this colossal crime are
known. the duty of the Government. Of
the United States is becoming clearer
The clearing away of the mists of false
hood brings us face to face with some
stern responsibilities from which we
must not and cannot shrink First and
paramount among the duties which we
owe to ourselves, to humanity, to civil
ization, to the victims of oppression, and
to Almighty God, is the duty of reliev-
ing. in a most liberal handed manner
the terrible suffering which exists in
Cuba. This great, generous, magnifi-
cent Nation of free men and women
should heap it's largess upon stricken
Cuba. nor cease its benefactions until
the last case of suffering and destitu-
ton has been relieved. If any opposition
be offered by Spain to the distribution
Of relief, such opposition should be over
come by force. if necessary.
HOW NEWS is MADE UP.
san Jose Herald: An anecdote from
Washington illustrates the methods of
the sensational press in connection with
| the Maine disaster The publisher OF a
New York paper telegraphed his repre-
sentative at Washington TO send details
of a sensational rumor then in circula-
ton. The reporter wired back: There
is no truth in the story" In reply he
received the following Instructions
On the truth; give us something that
will sell the paper"
That is strictly in accordance with
modern newspaper enterprise. II
cares only 10 sell the paper. Needless
10 say that no newspaper worthy of the
name can be built on such basis.
HOW THE DINGLEY ACT WORKS.
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