The record-union., 1898-05-25

The higher impulses of manhood are
not born with the savage. He IS quick
ened from without Self-mastery is
not the product of barbarism btt of
the noblest civilization, from which also
gentleness and mercy spring, and that
consideration for the veal of the race
which inspires men to deeds of self-sac-
rifce The civilized man considers the
needs of humanity. the savage the ne
cessities Of self.
1t is America. of all the world, that
has fully declared the right of man to
be a man. and that has recognized his
first and righteous demand for gov
ernment of the people, for the people
and by the people" After a hundred
and twenty years Of freedom the Amer
ican heart cannot be dead to the wrongs
of the oppressed, nor to the needs of
those suffering from the burdens and
outrages of cruel and merciless tyr
amy.
A LONG-FELT WANT.
Los Angeles Herald: An American
national hymn and air is a long-felt
want, but the need is more strongly
emphasized at the present time, when
our reunited nation is at war with a
lOIeiSu country OOillCIllILS Iie't -
original, American and distinctive is
needed We have patriotic songs and
airs in plenty. but none of them exact
Iy meets the requirements. In some
the words are right and the music
wrong; in others the reverse holds
good. America" and Hail Colum
bfa' are ENGLISH THE Star-Spangled
Banner isn't popular; that is. not one
L. l,o sSlc
of the song and not more than fifty can
hum or whistle the air through.
"Marching Through Georgia" and
Dixie" are sectional, though popular.
Yankee Doodle" will do to shout over.
but it would be impossible to make a
national hymn of it. 1.-THE Battle Hymn
of the Republic" is too ponderous; and
so it goes.
There is no demand that any of these
songs and airs shall be abandoned, by
any means; like the newspaper, they
have come to stay; but the original, dis
tinctive national song and air come not
at all; the want remains untitled though
it has been voiced many a time. We
have war poets galore, and new air is
turned out every hour. almost; still we
have no really and truly American ma
tional song. What is the reason?
EUROPEAN PRESS OPINION.
Fresno Republican: 1t is difficult to
account for the opinion the European
press. held prior to that affair at Ma
Mia that American man-of-War's men
were incompetent and would fall easy
victims to the Spanish. There is moth
! ing in the history of our navy to war
rant such an opinion-indeed every
! page in that history is a glorious one.
but perhaps European editors don't
care for American history and had
never read of the achievements of our
navy. Again. they may be very we'll
acquainted with our sea record but,
inspired by envy, determined to disre-
gard it and malign our sailors. But
whatever the cause, their attitude is
discreditable. Some of them still with
hold praise from Dewey and try to dis
parage his great feat.
"OH, WE DON'T KNOW"
San Bernardno Times Index: The
| merchants of San Francisco deserve
and have the sympathy of the people
San Francisco Examiner.
oh, we don't know When the San
Francisco merchant had everything his
own way-when freight rates were jug
gled to give him the whip hand of the
interior and Nevada merchants-when
it cost more for freight from the East
to Reno than it did from the East to
San Francisco and back to Reno; when,
in fact westbound freight for Reno
would not even be taken off at Reno,
but had to go on to San Francisco, and
then be shipped back to Reno-the bay
merchant lorded it over the coast and
made the interior pay tribute.
Those were the halcyon days of his
czardom, and the serfdom of the in
terror merchants. In those times the
railroad magnates were all that is hon
orable. and good and fair minded and
impartial-in his eyes they were public
benefaCtOrs.