The record-union., 1898-04-13

tervention attempts justification. IT
the case of Cuba and the treatment Of
the Cuban people by Spain, it is clear
however, that there never has beer
offered surer right of intervention II
behalf of the claims of humanity Upon
the United States, as the nearest neigh
Dor of this suffering people, the duty
of intervention more clearly devolves
than upon any other nation, and it is
not possible to see how it can much
longer be postponed.
BENEFITS OF PROTECTIVE TAR
IFF.
Tacoma Ledger: Taking out of the
account the expenditures from the
emergency fund of fifty millions, the
first twenty days of the present month
showed an excess of treasury receipts
over expenditures of two million dol
lars. This is a constant increase il
customs revenues and it shows thar
the new tariff is working satisfactorily
both as a revenue producer and il
building up American Industries.
This was but a continuation of the
good results in February, when the
surplus was within a few dollars of two
millions. In spite of the assertions OF
free traders that if we did not buy We
could not. sell abroad, and later Wher
the contrary was shown, that such con
ditions could not continue, we are sell
ing more to foreign countries than ever
before and buying less in proportion.
In the eight months of the presen
tariff law the balance of trade in oul
favor is in round numbers four hun
dred and twenty million dollars, a gair
of one hundred and seven millions ovel
the same. period under the Wilson bill
and What is best of all, our exports
are continually increasing in spite Ol
the fact that we are spending million:
for home products which formerly were
purchased abroad.
STATE POLITICS.
Stockton Record: The political at
mosphere is cleared by the multiplying
of the Stratton primary law, and We
may soon expect to see the variou:
candidates of the several parties get
ting their wires laid for the mine which
they expect to explode in convention
There have been some vague sugges
tions Of fusion on the county ticket
especially for certain offices, but wh(
the Democrats and Republicans could
fuse" against is not SO clear, unless i
is the people. The Populists are already
absorbed by the Democrats and ther,
does not seem to be any branch of tht
ProhibitionistSi left in Sufficien
strength to threaten the peace of the
country So, when fusion is talked o
it may be assumed that it means {
n a of tai ir1tr
litical interests to defeat the people
who are not intrenched in office TIL,
county officers will all be elected for {
four years term this year and it il
so inviting a prospect for new candi
dates that the fusion on three offices
proposition may be necessary to dis
courage aspirants.
A GOOD TEST.
Santa Barbara Press: There is NJ
better test of business activity and pros
perity than that shown by the traffic O
the railroads. Reports from sixty-seve1
railroads show that the receipts re
ceived for the first week of March wer,
1G.7 per cent greater than in the CORE
spending week of last year, while TWEEN
ty-seven roads, whose reports have beer
received for the second week in March
show an increase of 21.7 per cent owe
the corresponding week of 1897
ONLY SPANISH CUNNING.
Los Angeles Herald: The members O
the Cuban junta in New York, more IA
miliar with the drift of public sent
ment in the United States than tn
patriots in the field, are unalterably op
posed to- the purchase of freedom, t.
autonomy in any form in which it ma,
be presented, and to an armistice of an.
duration. They have no difficulty in re
cognizing tbe.eunning OF. Sagasta in tn
proposition to suspend hostilities unit
October, covering the rainy period ant
wholly in the interest sof the Spanish
army.
ONE GOOD ANYHOW.
San Bernardino Sun: The rumors o
war will be of benefit to the Nationa
Guard for the drills are more like worl
and less like play than formerly TIL
articles of war are to be read to eacl
company once a month to make tn
members acquainted with their rea
duties. 1t has been discovered the pres
ent guns are only good to drill with ant
of little use in real war, and they are t.
be replaced by a better article whel
it comes to real work. Another goo(
thing is the filling of the ranks to th
full number.
NO POLITICS.
Ventura Independent: Those who as
ssert that there is partisan politics il
the situation may be right, but tn
American people can be depended upol
to punish the party that dares to at
tempt to make use of the situation 70
partisan advantage.
OPENING THE OBSERVATIONS.
Fresno Exposftor: The throwing opel
of the reservations for grazing does no
give universal satisfaction and the rea
sons therefor are probably partially ex
planned by the Visalia Times in tn
following editorials $50 far Congress
man Castles record is as straight as
string, unless he has made a mistak
in having the reservation thrown opel
to the sheep men without placing sucl
restrictions on them as to protect tn
interest of the cattle and horse owners
1t is said that fifty thousand sheep hav
already been driven up the Minera
King road, and if this is true cattle ar
shut out from all the territory through
which they travel. A late dispatch from
Washington states that the reservation
issto be .districted and SO much a heat
charged for stock going there, and
may be that when the Superintendent
of the reservation receives his instruc
ticns twill be found that everything i
satisfactory for owners of all kinds o
stock. One thing should be done, how
every and that is to have Sequoia Par
thrown open this season to cattle an,
horses exclusively. The cattle an
horse business in this country is of ia
more Importance than the sheep in
dustry and will suffer just as much fror
the drouth''