The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-07-27
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.

Sdu Jose Mercury: A member OF the
Spanish Ministry arises in his place to
inform this country that to demand
more than the REIMBURSEMENT of Cuba
would be to say that Spain must COM
NIT suicide. Well, if that is the way he
looks at it, Spain may as we'll prepare
at once to perform the go-hence act.
She will find her navy awaiting her.
INDORSING MAGUIRE.
Los Angeles Herald: Enthusiastic
Endorsement of the nomination of Judge
Macy ire is the first duty of California
Democrats. That it will be esteemed
as a privilege by the masses of the
party throughout the State-regardless
of the attitude of the bosses is scarce
ly debatable. There could be no escape
from the obvious obligation were there
disposition to Shirk it. No loyal mem
Der of the party will scorn any honor
able instrumentality for bringing about
SO desirable a contamination as the
election of Judge Mcguire.
THE TORPEDO BOAT.
Los Angeles Express: If the blotting
out OF two-thirds of SPANS navy
counts tor anything as criterion, the
usefulness of the torpedo boat has been
greatly overrated. There was certain
ly a. fair field for the two torpedo boats
that came out of Santiago harbor as
part of Cervera's fleet. These boats not
only failed to do any damage to the
American fleet, but they were actually
beaten and sunk by Pierpont Morgan's
pleasure yacht Corsair, transformed
into war craft and named Gloucester
IMPERIAL POLICY.
Stockton Record: The imperial pol
icy" that we hear SO much about is
much more the speculation of the press
than an expression of sentiment of the
people. Our commercial bodies do un
queStiOnably favor the absorption of
every foot of earth possible, reasoning
that trade follows the flag. But COM
mercial bodies are not wholly dominant
in our affairs. There are a lot of other
people who will not consent to a du-
bious colonizing policy before this coun-
try reaches the hundred million mark
The acquisition Of Hawaii is not, how
ever, bad policy. If, with honor, we
can absorb the West Indies we should
do so, but so long as we are only par
TALLY developed ourselves the acquisi
ton of outside territory should be a
secondary consideration. The develop
ment of California Is far more import
ant to San Francisco than the acquisi-
ton of the Philippines. The San Joa-
quin Valley, blooming as the rose, is
worth more to San Francisco than all
Oceanica, aside from the British de-
tendencies =
THE ARMY COOK.
Alameda Argus: No provision is made
in the army regulations for a cook He
and his trade are unknown to the stern
and formal laws that regulate soldier
ing. Minute rules are laid down as 20
rations and socks, shoes and under
drawers, but none as to the preparation
Of food, which is the essence Of the
soldiers we'll being. If he is not we'll
nourished he soon becomes ineffective.
Not the least provision is made even
for the preparation of food in barracks
or formal camp, where the soldier
spends such large share of his time.
This would seem to be unwise. The en-
gagement of skilled cooks for such
places as it is possible for them to OPP
crate in, might be authorized by some
sort of law, one would think. We have
seen at Camp Barrett how a skilled
cook was thrown out because of his
color. The law could not contemplate
him except as regular soldier, and
usage would not admit a colored man
to a white regiment. The law and
usage might be revised to be little
more elastic with distinct advantage
to the service.
ROLL BACKWARD, TIME.
Tulare Register: A correspondent Of
the Bulletin" has struck new form
of single tax, new device for repeal
ing the law of competition, and it is to
tax machinery the difference between
the cost Of production by it's use and
the cost of doing the work by hand.
Like many another, this reformer sings
the old refrain: Roll backward, roll
backward, oh, time in your flight"
The gentleman's ideas are more to the
credit of his sympathies than to his
sense, but there is no good reason why
single tax on machinery would not
serve as we'll as a single tax on land
to discourage enterprise, retard prog
ress and ruin the world. OF course it
is not worth while to discuss this new
form of single tax, as it scarcely is to
discuss the form more commonly talked
of. There is no possible way Of repeal
ing competition, supply and demand,
gravitation, or the fact that two and
two make four. These facts are facts
Vi NATURE, OIddlHtu ny bOu, dilu the
result of their attempted repeal would
be national and individual death.
GERMAN INTENTIONS.
Fresno Expositor: A prominent Phil
ippine -insurgent interviewed at Lon
don sneers at German pretensions with
regard to those islands. He says the
Germans there are practically little
more than peddlers, and that all the
large mercantile houses belong to the
English who have in their hands quite
three -fourths of the bulk and value of
the commerce. This may be very true,
yet the gentleman interviewed shows
that by maintaining it in order to prove
that Germany's pretensions are pre-
posterous he is not acquainted with
the international textbook on Pre-
texts for Territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT"
On page IL of that invaluable work
1t is stated that no matter If one Of
the predatory Powers is represented in
an annexable district by only a peanut
stand the Power so represented has a
right to assert its claim should occa-
sion arise. Germany did not even have
peanut stand at Kiaouchow. merely
a few priests whom it had expelled
from its own domain, yet when some
misguided Monaghan laid violent hands
upon these priests Germany stepped in
and asserted it's claim and China is
now a province the poorer.