The record-union., 1898-03-07
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.

State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.
Iulare Register: Another scare now
Is that Spain and Japan and Chile are
10 JOIN IN a war with the United States
II war comes at all. As for Japan. she
mas about all the trouble she needs very
close to her own shores, and is not
likely to borrow trouble, but Chile does
not like US one bit, and might be fool
lsh enough to help Spain if a war were
to come, which is not very likely.
INDORSED.
San Jose Mercury: There is just
about as much relation. says the Bur-
llngton "Hawkeye," between the Ding
ley bill and the reduction of wages in
the New England cotton mills as there
Is between the spots on the sun ana an
outbreak of measles in country school.
Ihe tariff has no more to do with the
situation than the east wind has with
the price of corned beef.
ONE VIEW OF IT.
Stockton MALL In spite of the hys-
teric shrieks of yellow journals. the
people should calmly wait the result of
the Court of Inquirys investigation.
There is no other course for a great and
honorable Nation to pursue. But that
congress should have waited months
ago when it might boldly and honor
aply nave solved the problem, is an in
stance OF that foolish timidity which
backs from a lesser peril to fall into a
greater one. And no man is SO greatly
responsible for this procrastinating,
1oollsh, lmid, costly piece of inaction
as IS William Mckinley. He and he
alone is to blame for holding back the
republican representatives from the
path OF dignified action in which they
were eager enough to press forward.
NEWS AND FAKES.
San Jose Herald: Times are hard Just
now Tor the news man The Maine mat
ter pretty much engrosses the telegraph
Columns, and it may be said of it
mostly that there is nothing in it. The
metropolitan morning papers overflow
with specials which are almost entirely
based upon the imagination of the cor
respondents. The Associated Press con-
reached, and its dispatches are about
the only ones in which any dependence
can be placed. The worst of it is that
this continual outpouring of alleged
news cuts off almost everything else
OF at least cuts it down to the lowest
proportions. The consequence is that
anna ali this plethora of words there is
dearth OF news. The newsmen as well
as the rest of the community will be
glad when this period of suspense and
speculation is succeeded by action one
way or the other. All are tired of the
present situation.
NEVER FEAR.
San Diegan Sun: Now Speaker Reed
Tears that II number of men are en-
listed in the navy it would be too much
IKE preparing for war, and would in
hame the public mind" That is a most
astonishing conclusion to come from
Mr.. Reed. Then of course we should
pulld no more warships and should not
raise the old flag, or even whistle
Yankee Doodle"
ALL VALUES DO NOT GLITTER
Los Angeles Herald: The future of
Alaska need not necessarily depend
wholly upon the extent or richness of
her gold deposits. BY products of the
precious metals are often significant
facts.
Thus did Leadville, while earning
fame as the greatest silver producing
camp in the world develop into the
greatest lead producer as well, her Sill
yer mines yielding one third of the total
lead consumption of the United States
When silver fell in price her miners
turned to the gold leads, and the sanna
camp is now producing four millions
annually in auriferous values. besides
furnishing the largest steel works IN
the country with all of it's requirements
in the way of manganese, a commodity
which formerly had to be supplied from
foreign countries
Thus TO accident also is credited the
discovery of the only deposit of gilsonite
tasphaltum) ever uncovered in this
country, discovery promising better
returns than usually come from gold
or silver mines.
AS shown in our financial columns the
other day, there are many minerals of
commerce more valuable than either
OF the metals classed as precious, and
any Of these is as likely to be found
In Alaska, or in Southern California.
for that matter, as anywhere else in the
world. Both the glacier covered noun
tains of Alaska and the verdured hills
OF this section invite the prospector for
base as well as precious metal values.
MAN AND MONKEY.
Stockton Independent: 1t is going the
rounds as a piece Of news that President
Jordan Of Stanford University saws man
was not developed from the monkey. 1t
is evidently new to the editors who pub
llsh the paragraph, but not to those
who have atentively heard or read DR..
Jordan's lectures on evolution. No
tevolutfonist has asserted that man was
so evolved That is the distorted view
of the subject presented by those who
ence or philosophy of evolution, which
ever it may be called.
MONEY IN BANKS
| Fresno Expositor: One of the opti-
| mfstic shouters for prosperity speaks
| of the great plethroa of money in the
banks as a sign of better times. Plenty
OF money in the banks is a sign of nom
activity in trade and industry. 1t is
an indication that money cannot be
loaned at bankable rates for use in bus
mess and by manufacturers and there
fore proves the reverse of prosperity
When business is booming and indus
trial works are running full tilt money
| is in demand and nearly always scarce
Plenty of money in banks means that
II is so dull that men cannot trade sc
a ass m L. -