The record-union., 1898-01-20
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.

| illustration of Spanish republicanism in
/ the experiences Of Brazil. When one
man is made President the others inn
mediately begin to try to do him up
by assassination or otherwise Such is
the history generally of Spanish repub-
| lies and the record augurs i'll for self
government among the Cubans.
HE IS ALL RIGHT.
san Diego Union: President Nc
kinley is coming in for not little un-
/ deserved criticism for his alleged il
logical attitude on financial questions.
1t is claimed that he is seeking to MAIN
tain the gold standard and at the same
time, as one paper puts it, is placing
himself in false position sby his dali
lance with the fallacy and humbug of
/ international agreement" /" President
Mckinley, however. in every utterance,
both before and since his inauguration,
has followed Implicitly the ST. Louis
platform. That declaration of Repub-
lican principles favois honest money
and advocates international bimetal-
! lism. 1t is only recently that the dis
coyery was made that there is any
thing illogical about maintaining the
! two propositions. The President would
| be justly criticised were he to drop the
plank Of the platform that favors bi-
metallism, and adhere only to the one
that declares for honest money. If
the former is to be repudiated, it Will
not be through President Mckinley.
! LONGEVITY AND CIVILIZATION.
Oakland Tribune: Longevity and a
higher civilization seem to go hand In
hand, as witness the number of remark
able old men who are now before the
world-Pope Leo, Gladstone, Bismarck
Sherman and Ii Hung Chang, though
| he scarcely belongs to this classifica
ton. In Whittaker's English Alma
nae for this year appears the names OF
l61 peers and privy councillors, who
have passed their efghtieth year, the
number being increased to over 200 if
Bishops and Judges are taken into ac-
| count. The causes of longevity are
| declared to be good food, cleanness of
person, moderate outdoor exercise
activity of mind, equanimity of tenn
per and clothing suitable to the season.
GOOD SIGNS.
| Chico Enterprise: Another indfca-
tion of the prosperous business condi-
| tion Of the country in 1897 is shown
| by an examination Of the railroad stat
| lSliCS Vi lildI year. Inc SIIiall nuNlDtT
| of railroad bankruptcies of last year
and the very remarkable progress made
in the restoration of companies already
| in that position to a solvent basis.
through reorganization, shows conclu
sively the improved condition of that
| branch of business. The bankruptcy
| of eighteen companies with only 1,537
miles of road and an aggregate capi-
tai of S92. 100000 IN 1897 is in marked
contrast with thrty-four roads in 1896
embracing SAL miles of main track
and capital amounting to 1910 597 900,
and is but an incident as compared to
1898. when seventy-four roads were in
volved, representing 10000 miles and
the immense capital of $1,71S. 100000
MUCH TOO RADICAL
Tacoma Ledger: The address of Dr.
Longstreet, the noted single taxer, be-
fore the Washington Womans Suffrage
| Association, was a notable one. The
views advanced by the speaker were so
radical in their nature as to tend to re-
pei rather than attract adherents to
cause championed by men who delib-
erately make the statements attributed
| to him. DR.. Longstreet's assertion
that he does not believe there is a
business in the United States that can
thrive if conducted on moral lines ;s
one that at once stamps him as dis
honest or misinformed, even though he
'cited instances of commercial misrep-
resentation made necessary by busi-
ness competition" IT is sad to think
that any patriotic citizen, whose diges-
tive organs are working satisfactorily,
should honestly believe such a stale
ment, and give public utterance to IT,
While the Yankees have had a rep
utation for sharp bargains and enter
prise which in some cases has run over
the line Of the moral or statute law,
yet it is equally true that the CONNER
cial honor Of the United States stands
the peer Of that of any country on the
globe. There are rascals and rascals.
but their sin sooner or later finds them
out whether in business, politics or
private life
THE ARGUS" ASTONISHED.
ALAMEDA Argus: The considerable
opposition to the immigration bill is
something we cannot understand. The
bill provides that all immigrants phys
| ically capable and over 16 years Of age
shall be able to read or write the Eng
| lish language or some other language:
but person not able, who is over fifty
years of age and is the parent or grand
parent of a qualified immigrant capable
OF supporting such parent or grand
parent. may accompany the immigrant,
or may be sent for to join the family:
and the wife or minor child of q quail
fed immigrant may similarly be sent
for, even if they fail to meet the re-
quirement OF reading and writing.
This, it seems to us, is a very mild
amendment to present laws, and a very
necessary one; and withal it is very
humane. 1t is with considerable aston
ishment that we note the formal pro-
test against the passage of this law by
512 Catholic societies.
PRESIDENT DOLE'S RECEPTION.
Oakland Enquirer: The lack of
warmth in the social reception extend
ed to President Dole Of Hawaii in San
Francisco yesterday was so marked
that it undoubtedly has significance.
1t means something. and the general
inquiry is what? The most plausible
theory is that the Ad1ninistra ton at
and soul to annexation did not dare to
make much noise over President Dole
for fear of injuring the cause 1t is
stated by Mr. Dole himself that he
came without invitation, and probably
he might have gone further and stated
that he came without advance intima-
ton TO our Government that he intend
ed TO come. President McKinley-if
we may Judge his thought by his course
with respect to the official reception