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virtue of their glorious deeds in de-
fense of the Stars and Stripes. Make
it unanimous!
FOREST FIRES.
Petaluma Argus: The mountains be-
yond Guerneville show the ravage or
recent fires, and especially along the
banks of Russian River and the
streams and gulches where the hunters
camp, and through carelessness allow
the fires to spread. For years past the
protection of the forests has been a
question that has been extensively talk
ed but that is as far as it ever got.
What the people need, and what the
forests need, is something that will pro-
tect-a law that will do away with the
reckless spirit Of the campers and
pot hunters, and wherever they are
found guilty of criminal carelessness
let them pay the penelty. The benefits
derived from the forests in producing
and holding moisture is so we'll known
that it would seem to only be necessary
to call attention to the fact.
A MISsTATEMENT.
Humboldt Standard: A correspondent
calls attention to a misstatement made
by Mr.. Mcguire in his speech at Stock
ton in which he declared that ''if the
Republicans should elect three Senators
this time, those three, in addition to
the eleven hold-overs, could prevent the
submission" of an amendment in favor
Of the single tax. In making this state
ment Mr.. Mcguire ignored the fact that
at the coming election, in pursuance of
concurrent resolution Of the last Leg
ic a ha will 6p
to vote for or against a proposition
to hold a convention to revise the Con-
stitution. If the people decide in the
affirmative the Constitution makes 1t
mandatory on the succeeding Legisla-
ture to order an election of delegates to
such convention. Under the circum-
stances Mr.. Maguire's assertion that
the election of a moderate number Of
Republicans to the upper House would
be an insuperable barrier to the single
tax scheme looks like an attempt to di-
vert attention from the fact that the
agitation in favor Of the ism may be
precipitated at once if the people make
the blunder of commencing another
agitation for a new Constitution while
the instrument under which we are
now working has scarcely got down to
its bearings.
HE MADE VOTES.
Amador Republican Oackson): Mr..
Gage made a magnificent impression,
and his presence here has very mater
tally strengthened the Republican
county ticket, for which he has the
sincere thanks of not only every candi-
date on the ticket, but of every Repub-
ican in the county. Mr.. Gage refuted
every aspersion made here or elsewhere
by Mcguire, and so completely answer
ed every argument Of his political an
tagonist that he simply electrified his
audience. The old adage, Truth is
mighty and will prevail" came upper
most in ones thoughts. AS a brilliant
exponent of the truth Henry T. Gage
STANDS without a peer in this State.
Plain, unassuming, powerful, magnetic.
impressive, heroic and eloquent. he car
rled all before him and swept the Ma
guire chaff to the four winds of heaven.
NICARAGUA CANAL.
oakland Enquirer: A canal commits
sion which has been in session in the
town Of Managua, Nicaragua, has de-
cided that the concession to the Mar
itime Canal Company expires October
~ 1879. AS this concession is the
only one basis for action which the
United States Government possesses.
and it has but a year longer to run. it
Is apparent that a canal cannot be
built until a renewal to the company
or direct to the United States-prefer-
ably the latter-has been effected. If
President McKinley,s Administration
is genuinely in favor of the canaliza-
tion of the isthmus, he has a chance
to advance the cause by opening nego-
tiations with Nicaragua at once, in or
der to have the diplomatic part of the
affair settled before Congress meets.
DIFFERENT TONES.
Pasadena News: President McKin-
ley's address to the railroad men In
Chicago the other day is of quite a diff
ferent tone from the words Of Senator
White, who at the Santa Monica con-
vention said:
DO not flatter yourselves that <the
people who are here from the South
ern Pacific shops will vote for your
ticket They will not. They are mis-
creants before you, and perjured viii
lains in the court of honor I demand
that the Southern Pacific shall not send
to our county conventions their paid
servitors and hired Hessians in order
70 subject our party to the railroads
WILL
But Mckinley represents progressive
Republicanism, while Senator White
stands for fusion No wonder the rail-
road employees are voting the Repub-
lican ticket. Self-respect prompts that
course.
WIZ r rrIJI TTEEECvr yUOTrT n pE
Tulare Register: Single tax may or
may not be an issue, depending upon
the standpoint of the viewer, but the
election for Governor of California of
the best known exponent Of the ism in
the United States will warm the hearts
of the single takers everywhere. With
a Governor writing single-tax pam
phlets and making single-tax speeches
whenever he can get a hearing, to say
nothing of using his official influence
on Legislatures, what force will there
be in the explanation that California
cannot swallow the monstrosity be-
cause prosperous proprietors Of small
land holdings are the hope Of the COM
monwealth-which condition can never
come through the fantastic moonshine
of breaking up large holdings by tax
ing them to death or by confiscation.
But small proportion of California
believe at all in single tax; Calfornians
do not believe in "wiping out the last
vestige of protection; they do not be-
lieve in the eternal anti-railroad clam
or of which comes no earthly benefit
to anybody save to those who may
ride into office on their own breath;
Californians do not believe the SLAM
ders against the Administration Of
President Mckinley, nor do they take