The record-union., 1898-03-19
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Subs
jects Of Living News
Interest.

Interest.
Santa Rosa Republicans: There is not
likely TO be any war with Spain. The
prompt action of Congress in unani-
mously providing $50.0o0,GO0 for the ma
t.onal defense made war improbable.
Until then the Dons We're insolent and
offensive. Until then they talked war.
1t seemed probable that they would be
able to secure money needed to purchase
! battleships and maintain armies. The
instant American purpose was SO en-
phatically d clared, all this was changed.
At once Spain lost her credit in the
worlds money markets. Bankrupt at
home and without financial standing
abroad, that country is in no condition
to engage in conflict with the United
! States. When a nations credit is de-
stroyed national strength is gone and
there are no financiers SO foolish as to
| be willing to furnish money to Spain to
! wage war With an unanimous America.
! Hence the action of Congress in this
matter is really guaranty of peace.
Also, it is likely to result in the inde-
pendence of Cuba in the very near fu-
ture, the expense to this country of the
demonstration being trifing.
PUGILISM.
Grass Valley Tidings: Pugilists from
now on should ignore Tom Sharkey. In
! his fight with Joe Choynski, before the
National Club at San Francisco Friday
night, he repeatedly fouled his oppon-
ent but the refereee was SO under the
dominion of the sailor slugger that he
dared not render decision in favor OF
Choynski. Sharkey is possessed of re-
markable brute strength but with ii
has the instincts of a brute. If pugillsm
is to be run as science, the ranks
should be cleared of such chumps as
Sailor Sharkey, who would be in his ele-
ment in a rough and tumble row, where
he could bite off the ear or nose Of an
opponent.
4 OUR EXHIBIT AT PARIS.
San Jose Herald: 1t is gratifying to
note that the press of San Francisco and
( OF the State at l<rge is taking hold in
earnest of the proposition to have the
industries of this State fully represented
at the Paris Exposition. Our great need
is market for our products. Cali
/ fcrnia has long been a wheat exporter,
| but wheat is one of those products that
porters and something more. Our orch
ards are growing and new ones coming
/ into bearing every year. We are even
new expressing our general astonish-
ment at the volume of the shipments
/ from this valley in comparison with pre-
vious years. The fact is that from year
TO year, with some allowance for the
variations of seasons. we must be seek
i1Cr 1oyslyl lfc 70 i11pr of Tarn
4 ducts. There is nothing unusual or
ephemeral about our big shipments.
I They simply represent the growth of our
orchards.
But people are not fruit eaters as they
are bread eaters. Most of them look
upon fruit as a luxury: good thing if
high prices for it, but the many must
have it at cheap rates or not at all. We
have advantages for producing a great
variety of fruit and Of drying it at prices
which enable us to compete with Euro
pean growers in their own markets.
There can be nowhere a better chance
of advertising that fact than at the Paris
Exposition. 1t will be money in the
pockets of our people to have first
class exhibit there.
SHARk Ely > USEFULNESS.
Stockton Record: So Sharkey has been
of real service to the world. He is rapidly
demonstrating the inherent wickedness
and cruelty of slugging. Others may go
into the ring with the false impression
that their motive is to gain standing.
Not SO Sharkey. He enters to inflict
bodily pain on fellow creature, and the
records Of his fights show that he has al
ways succeeded. The secondary object
of prize fight is TO win the purse.
Sharkey has never lost one. He, there
, fore, lives up to the highest ideal of the
ring. He hurts the other fellow and
gets away With the swag.
The Record" trusts that another
match may be soon arranged Il with him
as one of the principles. There is no
hope of curing the American public OF
this craze Of cruelty by sugar-coatnS 1t.
The law is violated every day and de-
cency and humanity outraged. 1t is only
by excess of brutality that the con-
science of the country can be awakened.
II is men of the Sharkey type that dis
close pugilism as it really IS. Let US
have more of it. Let the admirers of the
sport arrange a series Of tournaments
and carnivals OF pugilism with grand
medals and high prizes for brutality.
Give every participant credit for every
twinge of pain inflicted every drop of
blood shed. every vital sensibil!ty dead
ened. Let the Sharkeys be honestly
measured; properly rewarded.
HOW WAR BEGINS.
Los Angeles Express: The actual
beginning Of nearly all wars has been
by declarations of intended hostilities.
In a few historical instances hostilities
have preceded the declaration, which
has soon followed. The first move
in the conflict of this country with
Mexico was before the world had been
notified that the conflict existed. The
declaration has two objects; one is 20
chivalrously notify the Power against
which war is to be waged. Of the sam
culinary facts, and the other is to warn
the various nations that belligercncy
exists. The former of these objects
is never nowadays put forward by
distinct avowal. but it nevertheless is
real, though it may be regarded as 4
survival from the times when private
wars and single combat We're puncti!-
iously arranged for on occasion.
There is no established formaiity foI
the declaration of war. As to the time,
so also as to the style of it, each nation
ic he ind in t1iy0 To, ,opc