The record-union., 1898-10-21
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EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.


ument this morning, franked by the
Hon. ]. G.. Mcguire, entitled 'P1otec-
tion or Free Trade" 1t is by the late
Henry George, and deals with protec-
tion to show that what it is Intended
to do can only be done by the single
tax. Mr. Mcguire is burdening the
mails of late with Henry George S
writings, which goes to show that the
real point Of his candidacy, and what
is most in his mind, is the single tax.
But he is adroit enough to make 1t
seem that single tax doesn't count IN
this campaign-that it isn't an issue.
The Republican newspapers and forces
will have far less acumen than their
antagonists if they permit Mr.. VIA
guire to envelop in dust the real feat
ure of his fight.
NEVER, NO NEVER.
San Jose Mercury: The Democratic
yellow press is doing a great deal of
bowling about the incompetency Of Of
ficers during the war with Spain, but
it will strike the average citizen Of
sense that a war which was conducted
SO brilliantly by the Administration,
the several departments and the OIL
GERS in the field, and with such glorious
results for the United States. must
have had a. vast deal of competency
behind it. Never did incompetency SO
quickly conquer a hostile nation or
with so small al loss Of life.
THEY FORGOT.
Sacramento Signal: Those Stanford
students who "orated" at Mcguire
San Francisco meeting and denounced
"the railroad seem to have forgotten
that the money that builded the inst1-
tuition where they are getting an edu-
cation otherwise impossible was made
out of "the railroad" The action OF
these students in denouncing "the rail-
road" savors much of the employe who
betrays his employer, and is despicabIe.
They have right to support whom
they please for Governor; but they of
all others should let "the railroad
alone.
GIVEN IT COUNTENANCE.
Fresno Republican: 1t is conceded
that neither of the fusion parties has
directly indorsed the single-taX doc
trine, and that the system could not
be put into immediate operation as the
direct result of this election. But all
three of the parties have given counte-
nance to the doctrine by the nomlna-
ton of Mcguire and Endorsement Oh ms
course, and his election would add
enormously to the prestige of the con-
fiscation cause. The question is not
yet, therefore, so much on the merits
of the single tax as such as on me
present advisability of California add
ing prestige to the single-tax crusade.
In this form the question is simple anu
clear, and it is an advantage to nave
it reduced to this form.
HOW HE STANDS
Oakland Enquirer: Reports received
at the Southern California headquar-
ters in Los Angeles of the Republican
State Central Committee are said to
indicate that Gage is certain Of the
seven counties south Of Tehachapi, ex-
cept Orange,and Ventura, land that by
proper effort he will win in those coun-
ties" If he carries the others he will
have no trouble in the two counties
named, for both are reliably Republi-
can. Orange gave Mckinley 200 ma
jority over Bryan and Ventura gave
him a hundred, and going back to 1894
We find Orange gave Estee 800 over
Budd and Ventura 800. The only coun-
ties south of Tehachapi which were car
ried by Bryan were Santa Barbara
and San Diego, and in State elections
these are Republican by several hun
dred majority.
REFERENDUM IN CANADA.
Los Angeles Herald: The recent trial
of the referendum in Canada, on the
prohibition question, was the widest
application ever made to that plan of
expressing public opinion. 1t had fire.
quently been tried in provinces of Can
ada, as it has been in several of our
States On the same question of pro-
hibition the people had similarly voted
in Ontario, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and
Prince Edward Island. Quebec would
never willingly have anything to do
with prohibition, and it was only be-
cause of a referendum involving the
whole dominion that Quebec voted in
the late election.
SOUND ADVICE.
Alameda Argus: The Argus" again
desires to earnestly advise all Repub-
licans to vote for Republicans this year
down to the last name on their ticket.
This is a Republican year, and should
be emphasized as such. Some effort is
being made to get up a stampede on
some of the county officers. The rank
and file of Alameda County Republi-
cans have no real and worthy interest
in defeating any nominee of the Repub-
lican party. There may be those who
from disappointment at not getting on
the ticket themselves feel as though ev-
erything is going and should go to
smash, but these should not be permit
ted to create a schism. There is moth
ing but envy and resentment in all the
several efforts to undo candidates. Good
Republicans have every reason to keep
their party organization up, and none
to chase off in the wake Of sore head
ed fellows, or others who have grudge
to even up by defeating a regular NOM
inee.
1T is AN ISSUE.
Stockton Independent: Mr.. Mcguire
says the single tax is not an issue. The
Republicans claim that 1t is an issue
didate for Governor, and he is the fore
most champion of single tax in Amer
lea. They claim that Mr. Mcguire con-
fesses it to be an issue by the whole
sale distribution of single tax litera-
ture in this State. They claim that 1t
is an issue because the Democratic
platform calls for an amendment to
the Constitution eliminating from that
instrument all the provisions relating
to taxation and uniformity of reve-
nue. laws and proposing to entrust the
separate counties with the task of for
mulating schemes of taxation and as
sessment
Finally the Republicans of this State
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