The record-union., 1898-01-07
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.

San Jose Mercury: Gilroy, with the
other sections, begins the new year
hopefully. "The past year, says tne
Advocate" 'has been prosperous one
for our farmers and fruit-groWels- Inc
high price of wheat, grain ana drleo
fruits has brought money to their poch-
cts and paid off long-standing mortsa-
ges and debts, leaving more money IN
circulation"
POSSIBLE EASTERN WAX
Stockton Independent: War seems
more than probable between the gangs
of International robbers that nave set
about plundering China. Whlle the
parceline out of the Celestial Empire
might be good for the world at large,
the increase of power that must result
TO European monarchies will more than
oyerbalance it. A British ship of war
is reported to have fired on Russian
cruiser. and if the rumor proves cor
rect. war seems inevitable. That war
will he good while it lasts for the
American farmer, but on it's result will
depend much of great Importance to
the world. Britain appears to be al
most desperate over the loss Of pres
tige as the most powerful nation of the
world, and if she has thus begun war
with Russia, she stands as much chance
to lose still more prestige as she does
TO regain pre-eminence. AIS her states
men fully appreciate this truth it is
best to regard the rumor with doubt
until it is well authenticated.
WOMEN IN JOURNALISM.
Santa Rosa Republican. Not one of
the great journals of to-day, to the
writer's knowledge, has for it's editor
in-chief a woman, although there
are places taken by her sex
on the editorial staff. The rea-
son is apparent. Man has, by
heredity, and environment, become fit
ted to fill this position, while woman is
but passing through her preparatory
school. Her day of conquest is at hand.
The preparation she is undergoing will
fit her daughters for this field of action.
In the century now at hand there may
be no sex distinction in the sphere Of
Journalism.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
San Jose Herald: The Democrats have
been accused, when in power, of seek
ing to put persons of their own politi-
cal faith in Office regardless Of civil
service regulations. Probably they
have dCne so. 1t is the nature of par
tisanship But the Democrats have
never entertained the deliberate pur-
pose of breaking up the system, dis
missing the Civil Service Commission
and going back to the old spoils sys-
tenn. That was reserved for the present
Republican majority in Congress. The
inal bo ic
week in the House.
HOT AND COLD SUPPERS.
San Jose Herald: If the new German
budget passes Parliament the soldiers
Will have at least one thing to thank
Emperor William for. An item has
been included in the budget appropriat-
ing 11000 900 marks to furnish the
private soldier with hot suppers. At
present the only hot meal in the day
enjoyed by the German who is in the
ranks is the one at midday 1t is con-
ceded that the soldiers would possess
better health in case they had another
hot meal. but one would be disposed to
think that a hot breakfast would be
even more comforting than a hot sup
per.
SATISFACTORY.
PIacerville Nugget: Nothing can be
more satisfactory than the swelling ev-
idence that debts are being paid off all
over the country. The vast numbers
of farm mortgages which have been
lifted during the season indicates a
condition which is satisfactory to every
patriotic American. AT the first oppor-
tunity, an honest people, after a period
of hardship and Indebtedness, pay off
their honest debts, and the people of
the country have been doing this with
the money received from their crops.
paying dollar for dollar each dollar
worth one hundred cents. alike eouit-
able to debtor and creditor
A CHANCE FOR FAME,
San Diego Union: When the appro-
priation for the civil service commits
sion comes up in the House ii is ex-
pected that most members will place
themselves on record either for or
against the present Civil Service Act.
Here is a chance for many Congress-
man to make the political blunder of a
lifetime by yielding to pressure. 1t is
possible that some opponents of the
merit system will have the effrontery
to pretend that they are seeking to
overthrow the law so as to promote the
good Of the public service. Few, how
ever, viii have any such hardihood. and
they viii not convince the public that
all the noise they are making Is not
simply for the purpose of enabling
some of their clamorous constituents to
get a chance to serve the country in an
Office. The Congressman who is in
huenced by this clamor is likely here
after TO have a very unpleasant time
trying to blot out a page in his record
that he will be glad to have people for
get.
AN EXPLICIT DENIAL.
Stockton Mail: We entertain a very
friendly feeling for the esteemed Rec
Union" OF Sacramento, but when
that journal reprints and credits to the
Stockton Mall such an editorial as it
did credit to this paper in its Saturday
issue, that friendly feeling shivers with
an imminent chill. We do not know
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