The record-union., 1898-12-12
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jects Of Living News
Interest.

lean exhibit at the Paris Exposition
in lJOO is a good one and should meet
with the encouragement it deserves. 1t
used to be King Corn" and corn may
be- king again if vigorous and intelli-
gent effort is made to teach foreigners
the value of this fine cereal. The in
| tention is to build corn palace at
the exposition and establish a kitchen
in which will be prepared corn pone,
| johnny cake, corn on the cob, pasched
and popped corn, etc. All these articles
are to be distributed free of charge to
visitors. This will of course be an ex-
pensive undertaking, but if the cook
is an expert and the European taste
has not become entirely vitiated the
results will more than justify the out
lay We wish the American Maize
Propaganda success.
AMERICAN GENEROSITY.
Mail Of Woodland: Had Spain been
conquered by Germany, France or any
other European nation she not only
would have lost her colonies, but would
have been compelled in addition to pay
a large indemnity The European vic
! tor invariably makes the most of its
| power. When a nation of the Old
World acquires territory it does so by
force Of arms and never pays dollar
| for what it takes. The principle OF
| giving some remuneration to the de-
spoiled enemy has never obtained
there. That is purely an American
principle. The United States is gener-
| Gus even in war. 1t has never failed
| to show chivalrous consideration for
the DEBATED however much of SELFISH
ness may have been commingled with
its better motives for war.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Kern Echo: 1t appears inconceivable
to many people and the certain work.
ing out of the eternal principles of
right to others that the woman suf-
frage movement where an issue in the
recent campaign, failed to prosper as
1T has in previous campaigns. In
Washington and South Dakota 1t came
| before the voters as a sQuare-cut issue
and was defeated by an unusually
| large majority in both States. The
result looks like a genuine setback.
But it is not, for the promoters of the
| cause are true reformers, and being
this realize that such defeats are step
ping-stones to victory. The men of
America have never yet been downed.
Then, what are we to say of the Amer
lean women, they who nerve the strong
arm to strike for all righteous reforms
| Watch the future.
POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE.
Santa Rosa Republican,: A noticeable
feature of the politics of our time is
the independence of many party lead
ers in thought and action. Generals
Morgan and Wheeler and other pro-
nounced Democrats do not hesitate to
support President Mckinley in policies
that have their approval, regardless of
the majority sentiment of their party,
while such great Republicans as SEN
ator Hoar and Speaker Reed are just
as ready to antagonize him If they
think his plans not the best. These
men decline to. be- slaves to party. They
have their own ideas in regard to what
is wisest and best in government, and
conscientiously pursue the course
deemed best by them, whatever may be
thought or said by others While this
is a noticeable feature Of current po-
litical events it is certainly an encour-
aging feature of such events. 1t shows
high order of manhood in important
public positions. Such independence Of
thought and action BODIES we'll for our
country. 1t is the harbinger Of a bat
tie of ideas In regard to the country s
future policies which shall be patriotic
rather than partisan-a most desirable
| state Of affairs.
A LOSING SPECULATION.
Los Angeles Times: The big syndi-
cate which recently, by methods best
known to it's promoters, secured from
the Nicaraguan Congress an option for
q canal concession, covering substanti-
| hot of ha
posed Nicaragua Canal, is not likely to
find it's investment very profitable. That
the syndicate was organized for the
purpose of building canal between
| the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans is
not believed by any person conversant
| with the circumstances OF its organiza-
ton. It was organized, rather, for the
purpose Of obstructing the building of
| the canal than for the purpose of aid
| ing that enterprise. The projectors of
the scheme evidently propose to place
all possible obstacles in the way of the
construction of the canal, with view
to the ultimate sale of their so-called
concession, to the Government Of the
United States for large sum; or, fail
ing in that, they will delay the enter
prise as long as possible, and will de-
feat it in the end if they can do So.
The President, however, has taken a
step which will be likely to interfere
with the plans of this misunderstanding
syndicate, if it does not put stop to
its operations entirely.
REFORM THAT LAW.
Tulare Register: The Register" is
glad to note that the discussion Of the
Australian ballot system is going on.
The proposition to segregate the par
ties into columns and permit a single
stamp at the head to serve for the vot-
ing of straight ticket, leaving inde-
pendent voting for those who have in
dependent minds, seems to be making
headway, though able disputants are
on both sides. The Registers" posi-
ton is that 1t would rather have the
result of an election the collective intent
than the collective accident of the vot-
ers, as under the present system; be-
lieves that the safest thing lunk head
| can do is to vote his party ticket
straight and that the Independent vot-
ing should be done by men who have
wit enough to stamp ballot the way
| they want it stamped.
OF ACQUISITION.
Colusa Sun: If there were to be no
isthmus canal it would be tolerably
clear that the annexation, or rather the
acquisition, of the Philippines would be
to the interest of California, but # one
will get map and see how much out
of the way it would be to come by San
Francisco en- route from Manila to The