The record-union., 1898-06-08

opOck, onQ tnoI 1t Will 0eco0IVSr pe
raised In large quantities. The RE-
publican" hopes that every faymer in
the county will plant at least q few
acres to some crop that will produce
feed. and give 1t the attention neceesary
to produce . good crop.
STATE PoLITIcS.
Humboldt Standard: It IL the opin-
ion OF most shrewd observers that this
Is Republican year In California The
congiomeration which win oppose the
Republicans lacks cohesive power. The
POpulists who, up to 1896. arraigned
both Of the old parties as corrupt and
inimical to the public good, have been
swallowed up by the Democratic party
and all that is left for them IL to make
dicker for a few places on the Dem
Ocratic ticket. No such alliance OF
parties to get the spoils Of ONCE was
ever known to succeed Honest Popu-
lists as well as self-respecting Demo-
Gratis rebel at the fusion idea. If q
party has principles Of its own why
should it fuse with any other party
whose principles are so radically dif-
ferent?
OF ACQUISITION.
Marysville Democrat: The American
who hereafter opposes the acquiring by
the United States through perfectly
equitable and peaceable means OF naval
stations in all parts Of the world, whe-
ther such requirement involves an
nexation Of islands or whatever 1t in
wolves will run up against q hornets
nest.
OUR STRENGTH.
Stockton Independent: 1t Is remark
able how business keeps up. Should
any European nation declare war, even
against third-rate Power, every port
on the Continent would feel the pinch
of trade embargo, and the money
markets Of their great cities would be
driven into wild panic. We never sus-
pected our own strength and greatness
until the test of war came.
THE FRUIT SCALE IN GERMANY.
San Diego Union: The German Gov
ernment has apparently come to the
conclusion that it's recent scare over
the San Jose scale was unwarranted.
It is not probable that American fruit
that has been properly inspected and
found free from insect pests will be
excluded from the German markets.
But these concessions should not blind
American fruit growers to the fact
that the San Jose scale Is serious
menace to their industry, and this is
the case in many portions of the coun-
try besides California A recent bull
letin issued by the Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington shows that the
distribution of the scale In the East In
the fall Of 1895 was comparatively
light. It was then reported to exist
in twenty States, but in comparatively
few localities in EACH with the excep-
ton Of New Jersey, where the insect
was widespread in its ravages. In
1S96-97 it was found that the scale was
as. widespread in Virginia, Maryland.
Illinois, Ohio, Georgia and several
other States as in New Jersey. In the
years mentioned, twelve States and the
District Of Columbia were added to
the number containing infested points.
At present the scale has q firmer hold
in the East than it ever had in Cali
fornia. It is the great menace Of the
fruit industry,
NO TIME TO QUIBBLE
Alameda Argus: This trouble with
Spain hasn't got far enough along as
yet to justify halt while we bubble
and squabble over financial theories.
It may be that the alchemist has got
here who can make the printing press
turn out money Of itself as valuable
'as that turned out by the mint, but
those American people who do things
have got to whip Spain before they
can stop to argue the case with people
who never seem to do anything else
Besides, it has already been settled,
several times over, that greenbacks
and gold are not the same as to their
intrinsic value.
/ BUTTE IS ALL RIGHT.
Chico Record: While Butte County
has suffered severely from the late
frosts, as did every fruit-growing Sec
tion in this State, she has not been
ruined by the long season of dry
weather. The soil in this county has
again, as on many previous occasions,
proven to be such as will stand drought
and yet produce crop Of grain. This
year Butte County, with one or two
other counties in this section OF the
State. will produce more wheat and
barley than all Of the other parts Of
the State.
THE CAN'T WAIT WARRIORS.
Ukiah Republican-Press: The Con-
gressmen and editors are nothing IL
they are not opinionated, impetuous and
loud-mouthed They began six months
ago to shout for instantaneous war,
and they kept shouting until war was
declared. Since then they have
bawled "On to Havana" and have
loaded the air with their complaints
because the blockade Of Cuba was not
followed by the immediate landing Of
an army upon the island and the utter
extinction Of Spain on sea and land,
in ten days, which they are certain
could be and would be accomplished
IL they were in President McKinley's
place. The news Of Commodore Dew
ey's victory has added fury to their
mouthings, and they are growing more
ferocious every day. A sonorous chorus
Of Il told you so's'' bursts from them
every hour, and their fault-iinding
gathers intensity every day.
PROCEEDED WRONG.
Los Angeles Times: The United
States has. so far, proceeded on the
theory that a defensive navy Is all
that we need. There is little doubt
that henceforth more prominence will
be given to the construction Of arm
ored cruisers, which cannot only put
up good fight, but also make speed.
Curing the Mule.
! was riding along q mountain road
in East Kentucky when I saw a mule
running toward me with q swingletree
dangling at his heels. With great
difficulty I Succno<7ed IN Ootfin0 nut ~