The record-union., 1898-04-23
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Subs
jects of Living News
Interest.

jects of Living News
Interest.
| Marysville Appeal Now that the
| country is face to face with war prop
osition, it must be gratifying to the
average citizen to know that its f1nan-
cial condition is highly satisfactory and
to contrast it with what might have
| BEEN had the free silver proposition
carried in 1896 and the country been
placed upon a silver basis The mon
ey in circulation in the United States
to-day is more than at any time III It's
entire history, the April Treasury state
ment showing the total to be Sl,15o,-
! 058. .645. while the gold in circulation IS
also greater than in any previous re-
port. being S5S2. .129, 742 And all this
in the face of the assertion made by
the Chicago convention twenty-one
months ago that the money of the
country could not materially increase
without free coinage of silver. In these
twentv-one months the increase in
money in circulation has been over
| $246, 100000, while the increase III gold
has been over S125, COO 600.
THEY WILL HEoI UNI
Alameda Encinal: A contemporary
says that a remarkable feature OF the
present excitement is the failure or
the young men to enthuse over the stu
alton to the extent of expressing a Will
! ingness to take a personal part IN the
conflict. We do not know from what
source the paper alluded to draws It's
! information, but it is woefully mlsled
! in our opinion. Young men every
where are ready and willing to go, and
wherever one goes 10 the interior he
will find this state of affairs to prevail.
If volunteers shall be called for there
will undoubtedly be such response as
will astonish the doubters.
RIGHT PROCEDURE.
| San Diego Union: OF course the
| failure to recognize Will be a dlSap-
| nointment to some of the more ardent
| svmpathizers with the Cuban cause.
Rut a little reflection will probably con-
vince these enthusiasts that Congress
has done pretty well for the island rev
olutionists. 1t has not, indeed, recog-
nized their so-called Government, winch
/ ConsuI-General Lee frankly admitted
did not amount TO much" but it does
declare that ''the people of the island
of Cuba are, and of right ought to be-
/ independent" and it orders SPAN 10
relinquish the island.
With such an explicit avowal as this.
There was no occasion to fritter away
any more valuable time in discussing
recognition of the revolutionary Gov
ernment So long as the people of the
island are declared independent, the
first business is to make Spain concede
! that fact, and when this is done the ISL
anders will be free to settle the Gov
ernment question in their own way.
THE. NATION HAS SPOKEN.
Los Angeles Times: War may be re-
garded as q virtual certainty. The re-
! suit of the conflict is not matter OF
doubt The independence of Cuba Is 70
all intents and purposes an accomplished
fact The conduct of the campaign IS
now the matter Of chief concern. the
action of Congress is a distinct IN
dorsement of the Presidents position.
He declared against the recognition or
the insurgent government at the pres
ent time, and asked Congress to clothe
him with the power and authority re-
ouisite for armed intervention to put an
end to the intolerabe conditions existing
in Cuba. Congress has granted all the
President asked. The entire land ana
naval forces of this great nation are
at the Presidents disposal for the ac-
complshment of Cuban independence.
There is no doubt that the President VIII
use the authority conferred upon MIN
with wisdom, vigor and discretion. 1t is
to be regretted that the treatment OF
this momentous question in Congress
has been characterized, to some extent,
by personal dissensions and partisan
acrim0nv. But these were mere surface
manifestations The differences had
reference almost wholly to matters OF
detail. On the main question the Amer
lean Congress and the American people
are practically unanimous. And the
President is in full accord with CON
gress and the people on the great and
paramount issue-Cuban independence
Now that the die is cast and our pol
lev decided upon, the ranks VIII close
Eup and we shall confront the foe with
out a single break in the line OF battle
The nation has spoken. The uncer-
tainty is at an end. The horrors ol
Spanish rule in Cuba must cease. A new
star has been added to the galaxy OF
the nations A long step forward has
been taken in the march of human pro-
gress. May the new republic be in every
way worthy of the sacrifices in blooc
and treasure which have been made anc
which are vet to be made in it's be-
half.
THE REAL WAR ISSUE.
TuIare Register: The real issue be-
tween the United States and Spain i:
not Cuba. 1t is the spirit of '16 war
ring with the spirit of the sixteenth
century as exemplified in the career OF
Duke of Alva and Phillip the second
The object of the United States is to dls
up and cast out the last rootlet of the
} old world civilization planted on this
continent by the hand of despotism
Topics would rather set our soldiers t
grubbing these roots out in the fall thai
in the spring and he prefers diplomacy
to war and money to muskets, bu
those roots must come out. Spain is {
relic of an old and outworn system anc
ought to have been pushed off this con
tinent long years ago. Her regime mas
been an instance of misplaced tissue IL
the western body polite and the growth
has therefore been cancerous and ab'
normal 1t must be taken out. W.
, have entertained the hope that poultlce:
, and salves might serve, but have faV'
} ored the knife if the knife were found
needful as it now seems that it will be
What will become of Spain? She vii
die She ought to die. She has Ions
; outlived her usefulness. A nation tha1
in industry. government and religion
in science literature and art; in edu
cation morals and social life attempt:
to ,arpo+uata system antedating tha