The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-02-03

of the picturesquesness from actual ex-
nerience. they are greatly surprised, and
fancy that they have made some great
discovery.
SENATOR WHITES VOTE.
Martinez County Paper: We are both
surprised and disappointed TO note that
Senator White voted the other day
against the bill restricting immigration
to this country. As we understand it
the bill was desionad to keep ous the ig
norant and vicious foreign classes-iust
What the American people want. There
may have been consistent features tack
ed on to the bill, and Senator White may
have been consistent in voting against
IT. We have not had an opportunity TO
examine the bill, and as to this cannot
say. We assume however. that there
must be some valid objection to the bill
or else Senator White would have sup
ported ii. He is certainly in accord wiz h
his party-and the party believes that
the primary thing to do to protect Amer
lean labor. and indeed. American insti
tutions. is to keep out the foreign pau
per immigrant
| FORBIDDEN AND UNFORBIDDEN.
Oakland Enquirer: Some enterprising
Americans who were construc ing dredg-
ers With which they proposed to dredge
for gold in the Yukon, klondike and
other streams have been surprised to
be Informed upon official authority that
they cannot do this within British ter
/ fitor. The point of the matter seems to
| be that this sort of mining has never
! been done in Canada up to this time
and that therefore, the laws do not rec
ogriize it. Being unrecognized by the
laws. it cannot be carried on 1t is no
wonder that decision like this is sur
prise to free-born American since in
that anyone may do anything which the
laws do not forbid. In Europe, and APP
parently in Canada, the converse propo-
sition is recognized and no one is sup
posed to do anything which the laws do
not recognize and authorize. We must
i say we think the American principle is
| best--at least for Americans.
CLOSE AT HAND.
| Petaluma Argus: Blanco is the third
commander whom the Spaniards have
bad in Cuba since the rebellion started
Each has had a different plan of cam
! palgn, and each has been a failure. No
| other man whom Spain has could do
any better. Almost three years have
| passed since the rebellion began, and
! the rebels are stronger now than they
evr were. If Spain withdraws Blanco
she will confess that the rebellion can
not be put down, yet the Cubans who
are loyal TO Spain demand his with
draWal. The riots in Havana mean hos
tility to BIanco and desperation at the
failure to suppress the insurgents, and
the riots at any time may precipitate
| Intervention by the United States The
| day of Cuba's deliverance is close at
hand.
TO RESTRICT IMMIGRATION
| Humboldt Standard: The Senate
of the United States has passed the i'm
migration restriction bill after amend
ing it to read that " all persons over
sixteen years of age who cannot read
or write in the English or some other
language shall be excluded. 1t orig
inally required the person to be able
to read and write sections Of the Con-
stitution. 1t is to be regretted that the
original language was not left in the
bill. The time is now ripe for the pass.
age of a much more stringent law than
this. The Senators and Representatives
i have been afraid Of public sentiment
They have feared the foreign VOTE IN
case they should dare to express their
sentiments in bin to exclude foreign
immigrants. But they have been and
are still mistaken in regard to the SEN
| tlment of the foreign born American
citizens row here. There is not one
| out of five of our citizens, born in for
| eign countries, who does not favor such
| exclusion laws. The test of intelii-
| gence as now required by the bill is that
| all immigrants from foreign countries
must be able to read or write sections
| of our Constitution in their own Ian
| guage, for they are allowed the choice
| of languages in which to read or writ.
| This viii exclude all the very ignorant
or illiterate unless they are over fifty
| years of age.
| RID OF THE TRAITORS.
| Ukiah Republican Press: Murat Hal
stead. the veteran newspaper man who
| reported the Ohio Senatorial contest Tor
| the New York Herald writes: Some
| apprehensions have been expressed as
| to the discipline and harmony hereaf-
| ter of the Republican party of Ohio.
Ills - IiO llIlIc IL bUtIOW lTOuDlt. w e
| shall have harmony now. Mr.. Bryan
will gain a few recruits. The Repubii-
! cans will move compactly. There VIII
not be geographical lines marked with
red INK; and the occupation of several
| gifted young gentlemen in Cincinnati,
| Cleveland. Columbus and Toledo in
| writing powerful letters to New York
| newspapers about the terrible state of
| affairs in the Republican party, and
| how Hanna is hated and Mckinley re-
| viled, ard while wealth accumulates
men decay will be gone glimmering
| through the mist of things that were.
| There will be no further demand for
| red and yellow paint and literature of
| that description. The Republican ma
| jorities in Ohio will go up by leaps and
! bounds"
SPECIAL COUNSEL
| Contra Costa Gazette: The plan of
| employing special counsel in criminal
cases and cases where the county is
plaintiff has got to be such an abuse
| that it is almost intolerable. 1t has
| been going on for years, but no stand
| has ever been taken on the subject until
| this week when Prosecuting Attorney
| Spinnetti a member of the District
! Attorneys office of San Francisco rose
| in his might and declared that in the
| future he would never allow prosecute
| ing witnesses TO bring attorneys to help
| conduct the case. Attorney Spinnatti
| is to be commended on the stand he
| has taken The plan of special counsel
| is farce and people have used this
means to prosecute some one whom he
| disliked and often on a trumped up