The record-union., 1898-02-18

ons are likely to be nearly, if not quite,
UP to the average.
Why this difference? Simply the eff
feet of the new tariff Act. which gives
| proper protection to an interest SO i'm
portant in Southern California And
what is true of this one industry is true
of many others.
IS THAT SO?
| Castroville Enterprise: 1t keeps OUT
gold friends busy nowadays explaining
| Why the Dingley tariff has thus far
| failed to pay the running expenses OF
| the Government. The Sacramento I'm
| ion says it would have done this If the
times were normal. Why, this is the
very thing it promised to do-make
/ things normal
! DEMOCRATIC VIEW OF 1T.
| Los Angeles Herald: The fact that
thirteen Republican Senator'S have gone
on record in support of the Matthews
Teller doctrine is pretty conclusive that
| large element of the party can no
longer be depended upon to follow the
cross Of gold. either openly and boldly
or under cover of the international BIZ
J
Republican Senator to thus break away
from the obvious tendency Of the party
! toward the camp of the extremists
| there will be found hundred thous-
and Republican voters throughout the
country who can never again be de-
ceived by platform declarations. The
next division will be upon the question
direct unclouded by distracting side
| issues.
| ABOUT ARSENIC.
| Fresno Expositor: Arsenical poison
ing from wall paper has been explained
/ by Cassie and Emmering as que 20
the volatile arsenic compounds thrown
| off by certain molds having the power
of living on arsenical paper. Thomas
Bo1as, an English chemist. now points
out that arsenic even in small quanti-
| ties is poisonous to these molds, when
are able to live by freeing themselves
| of a little arsenic in volatile form, but
would be destroyed if the poison Were
| present in any considerable amount
The most dangerous paper is, therefore
| likely to be that containing a mere
| trace of arsenic. Dyed and printed fab
fics very frequently contain traces of
| arsenic, and it is urged that precipi-
tate borate of copper be substituted as
a green pigment for all arsenical green's
THOSE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS.
Los Angeles Times: These resolu-
tions are rash and foolish If we are
TO have war with Spain we should
anchor our cause in the bedrock of
| right and justice. We should assume
and steadily maintain a position which
/ ye.,
nable, and which the whole civilized
world will recognize as such.
Affairs in Cuba are rapidly approach
ing crisis. The scheme of autonomy
is practically a failure. When it's fail
ure is fully and finally acknowledged
by Spain, the time will be opportune
/ for the United States to accord bellig-
erent rights TO the insurgents But
when this step is taken it should be-
| taken with dignity as becomes the
gravity of the issue. 1t should not be
! preceded by blare of trumpets.
| PREACHING AND PRACTICE.
| San. Diego Union: Chairman Baker
of the Michigan Democratic State Com
mittee is another free-slver advocate
who does not practice what he breaches
Mr.. Baker was rendered 1854 silver dol
4 lars in satisfaction of q mortgage which
! he neld, but demanded gold, and
brought suit for payment in that metal.
! Chairman Bakers party supports the
| Teller resolution to pay Government
| bonds in silver but Mr.. Bakers action
| seems to imply that the principle is 10
| be applied only in the abstract, not in
| the concrete
GOOD IDEA.
| Santa Rosa Republican,: Announce
! ment is made that a league has been
formed by the Native Daughters Of
California for the purpose of beautify-
ing every section of the commonwealth
| This is indeed a very commendable
project, and we shall expect the lovely
members of this lovely order in our
midst to be leaders in this good work
| Tree planting and flower cultivation are
among the agencies to be employed IN
making all portions of California more
beautiful Especially should the cult
/ walton of flowers receive the encourage
ment of the Native Daughters of this
| city
| WE'RE THE GERMANS RIGHT?
| Petaluma Courier: American fruit
is being barred out of Germany as
| sanitary measure. This will, no doubt,
raise howl all over California, but it
] has a probable ground. Hardly a box
| of fruit is marketed to our own con-
sumers that does not show a strong ev-
| idence of pests. Pests of the scale and
moth variety, and grubs and worms are
| everywhere, and although the etomolo-
gists and fruit scientists have for years
advocated some adequate supervision
| the farmers have not generally re-
| sponded by sufficient precautions, and
/ they may lay to themselves the blame
of the condition of things. All through
1 California are orchards that are rem
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