The record-union., 1898-06-20

der the Fourteenth Amendment of the
Constitution, We should take the next
step and surrender into the hands OF
the men who carried them into battle
the banners that We're once trophies,
but are now merely reminders of the
awful misfortune that made brother set
his hand against brother, father against
son. and ruptured the relations of low
ers Therefore, let us give back the
flags,
THE SEASON.
Modesto Herald: This season in
California has been perfect one for
| maturing growing grain, and had we
| been given timely rains the crop this
year would certainly have been stu
| pendous one. California is the only
State in the Union reporting a short
age, all the other wheat-groWing
! States having big crops. Canada, too,
| has a good crop, and Australia will
have a surplus. But the worlds re-
serve stocks are virtually exhausted
| and the farmers will realize good
prices.
THE POPULAR LOAN.
| Shasta Courier: "The people are
dead against war or any kind of Gov
| ernment bonds,' proclaim the Demo-
pops The fact is the plain people,
who have good common sense, are
ready to take Uncle Sarl's promise to
pay, and without doubt or question.
! The Democratic Administration of
| Cleveland found takers for his bond is
sues in times of peace. The people,
not the syndicates, will stay with Nc
| Kinley and bonds in time Of war. Lin
coin and his greenbacks found friends
| among the masses of common people.
| So Mckinley can also look to the great
popular fountain for encouragement
and support if he asks for It.
WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THEM
Stockton Independent: When the
war ends the Philippines can only be
restored to Spain or ceded to another
foreign Government by affirmative leg
| islation. Any proposition for parting
with them would have 20 meet the ap-
| probation of one or both Houses OF
Congress as well as the President. 1t
would not be expedient to restore them
to Spain for two reasons. She is now
| incapable of governing them and would
soon have to surrender them to Ger
many, France or Austria. 1t would
be unjust to- the insurgents OF the Phil
| ippines after consenting to their CO.
operation, perhaps inviting it, to re-
| linQuish in favor of Spain. Neither
would 1t be expedient or just to give The
islands over to the insurgents without
scme kind of protectorate. They
would be helpless to defend their in
dependence against the contending ma
tions of Europe that are now raiding
| the East.
To parcel the islands out among the
Powers of Europe or to suffer interfsr-
ence would not only be unjust to the
natives of the Philippines but would
be a recognition of European authority
| in Oriental affairs that no American
Congress or administration could make
and survive the popular Indignation
To sell them to japan would offend
Russia and to sell them to England
would offend continental Europe. TT
| do any of these things must require 6
| treaty approved by the Senate or 8
bill approved by both Houses OF Con.
gress. 1t is affirmative action that
could not be taken in the present tenn
per of Congress.
OREGON'S LESSON.
Humboldt Standard: The news from
Oregon is cheering to the advocates oi
sound money. The Republicans of .hai
adopted a platform declaring squarcls
and unequivoeally for the present goid
standard They went into the fgh,
with aggressive courage, and proved tc
the satisfaction of majority of ths