The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-01-15
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on SUBJ
jects Of Living News
Interest.


Kern Echo: The fates never tire OF
confounding the Democratic articles or
faith. For years it has been cardinal
principle with that party that there was
no such thing as competition among
home institutions but that we must let
in foreign goods to regulate prices at
home
OF course this false doctrine was
not really believed by many. but that
did not stop the apostles of Democracy
from preaching it just the same. but
now comes circumstances which fully
disprove it.
The cotton industry has long been
typical of New England manufacturing
life and was said to be typical trust.
But now comes the intelligence that the
cotton manufacturers of the Southern
States-an industry that has sprung up
of recent years-are pressing their New
England brethren to the wall Tor the
trade of the country. So keen has this
competition become that the Yankees
find it necessary to make cut in eX-
penses (wages) in order to meet their
competitors who use cheaper Southern
labor
That this is correct statement of the
case is admitted by very good Demo-
cratic authority. From an Eastern
Democratic journal it is learned that
the dividends declared by the mill-own-
ers for the year just closed averaged but
33S per cent. AS compensation for cap
ital that certainly seems small enough.
Had these dividends been divided among
the factory ahnds it would have equaied
but $50 per hand, so it is plain that the
owners are poWerless to do otherwise
than meet home (Southern) competi-
ton. It Is bad enough that this necessi-
tates a reduction of wages. But what
would be the condition of the operatives
it. to this, there was added enforced
idleness occasioned by heavy importa-
ton Of foreign goods under a low tariff.
GOLD PRODUCED.
Chico Enterprise: The friends of the
silver cause will probably be quite dis
tyessed to observe that the gold mined,
the world over, during the year just
ended is estimted by Director Preston
of the United States Mint at fully S24o,
100000, being an increase of nearly ~
per cent over last year. The world
population increases on an average
about l per cent. per annum, and with
gold increasing at the rate of ~ per
cent. per annum it would seem that no.
body need be lying awake at nights
troubling himself about a lack of circu-
lating medium, or struggling to find a
way Of increasing is with a deprecated
and discarded metal.
LAYMAN AND LAWYER.
Alameda Argus: Attorney Board
man, who certainly exhibited energy and
persistence in behalf of the late W. IL.
T. Durrant is reported to have said
that he will not stop" though failing
to save the neck of the accused, but Will
endeavor to prove his innocence. The
public was very patient Of all the efforts
made while Durrant was alive to thwart
what they believed to be the ends OF
Justice. but they will be apt to regard
the continuance of the agitation now a
nuisance The layman and the lawyer
do not have the same conception of legal
ethics. The former still thinks that
something near to justice is desirable,
while the latter has an eye single 10
carrying out his points, regardless OF
everything.
hAlSlN dftALA4>1.
San Jose Mercury: The Farmers Club
of Fresno will endeavor to secure iegis-
lation by the next Legislature providing
for a uniform grading of raisins. The
practice of putting inferior raisins on
the market labeled as first class is GER
tainly detrimental to the industry, as Il
is also in the case of some fruit-growers
and packers. This is only one of the
o.. Il
raisin- growers will be enabled to effect
If they will organize and work together.
GOING TO CHURCH.
Oakland Enquirer: The Tulare Reg
ister'' says the Enquirer has stated
that people in. our day go TO church ito
worship the minister rather than wor-
ship God" Then the Register" editor
proceeds to vindicate the progress Of
the age by saying that the lack Of
church attendance does not prove the
prevalence of irTeligfon, because there
are multitudes who carry their churches
under their hats, and who read sermons
rather than listen TO them because they
are better sermons and more inspiring
than they can get in church" This
shows that the editor of the Register
has read the Enquirer" in the same
way IN which many people listen 10
sermons, namely, without understand
ing. What we said was not that people
go TO church to worship the minister,
but that they go without intention or
desire TO worship anything-merely to
be entertained by the sermon. Also, it
was remarked that In olden times, when
the spirit of worship was more preva-
lent, the sermon was relatively small
matter, and people would go to church
whether it was bad or good, because II
was not the principal incentive they
had in going.
SOUND CURRENCY.
Santa Ana Blade: The President and
the Republican party have taken de-
cided stand before the country of keep
ing every dollar Of its currency equiva
lent TO gold The Democratic party
naturally opposes this policy, as 1t does
all Republican policies. upholds the
semi-fiat theory of free coinage of sill
YER and appears to be preparing to
adopt the theory of pure fiatism in the