The record-union., 1898-03-29
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.

Peter Jackson by Jim Jeffries in three
short rounds is simply another illustra-
tion of the fact that manly strength AMI
vigor invariably go down beneath the
assaults Of dissipation. Prize-hgntinS
| is not moral subject in itself, but, as IN
this instance, it often presents a foroible
| lesson in morality and in temperance.
A few years ago John L. Sullivan was
one of the most perfect specimens OF
physical manhood in the United States.
One need not be a pugilist nor a boxer
to establish the fact that he possesses a
perfectly healthy body, every organ and
| function of which is in perfect working
| order. Extraordinary strength is not
necessarily allied with robustness and
/ splendid natural physique. But With
out the latter, strength, nervous force
and physical energy are impossible, and
as a rule prize-fighters represent the
ideal man physically.
BUT ONE ANSWER.
! Stockton Mail: A middle-of-the-
Road Populist contemporary says that
| it is opposed to fusion while the Demo-
Gratis make free coinage the supreme is
sue Even if free coinage wins by fu-
! sion," it asks, what becomes of Gov
ernment ownership of railroads and tele-
graphs the initiative and referendum,
and like important measures"
! We will answer this PoDulist friend
with another question: If the godbugs
win again in 1900 through the refusal
| of the Populsts to fuse, what Will De-
come of all these Populist measures, III
Guiding free coinage? Surely this IS
worth thinking about.
| 1t is the experience of all times that
a political campaign can be fought up
on but a single issue. Platforms may
embody all the issues the makers
please, but the people will always seize
upon one contention as the salient one.
THE CATTLE CRISIS.
Stockton Record: The winter droutn
| Ca rather queer expression in 4 land
where there are only two seasons, wet
and dry) has produced most deplorable
state of affairs in respect to the condl-
tions of stock. The pastures Of the
State are literally ruined. The cattle are
starving Vast herds are actually
| suffering for lack of feed. The cattle
! quarantine laws prevent the owners
sending their droves to northern past
ures. Laws have been passed without
| taking into account all the facts and oil
the conditions. Diseases common at the
South are unknown on this coast, and
! yet an arbitrary line has been eStaD-
iished, and now the law must be vio-
| lated, legislative relief be Immediately
extended or the stock will perish. Such
an exigency is perhaps needed to bring
/ legislators to their senses. In the
presence of threatened loss even a body
! of lawmakers will occasionally receive
an honest and sensible impression that
will stimulate to prompt action.
REPRISALS.
San Jose Herald: France has in
creased her duties on pork and hog pro-
ducts. The act is of course aimed at this
country, and Premier Meline suggested
that the United States would make a
mistake in resorting to reprisals as it
had set the example of high protective
duties. The worst Of it is that we must
confess the Premier's position to be well
taken. We have undertaken to say that
we propose, so far as possible to make
it impossible to sell European goods in
this country, and we cannot complain
with good face if Europe pays US back
| with our own coin.
WOULDN'T STAND IT.
San Jose Herald: The talk now is
! that American Intervention in Cuba
may take the shape of sending sup
plies for the relief of the concentra-
does in Government vessels. That
would be peaceful Intervention, and
would become forcible intervention if
Spain should block relief measures. But
suppose that she should simply allow
US to keep on spending our money in
feeding the victims of her cruelty and
mismanagement indefinitely while she
devoted her whole attention to the in
surgents? How long would our people
stand that kind of nonsense? What
would be the end of the matter? 1t is
a good thing to be right, but it is also
good sometimes not to be too much
afraid of what people may think or say.
OUGHT TO COME
Petaluma Courier: Senator Proctor's
report of what he saw in Cuba is
enough to raise the ire of the most
timid. If Spanish misrule goes much
further in Cuba there won't be any
Cubans to conquer. The recognition
of belligerency by this country ought
to come soon, or we should see that
American merchants are given their
full treaty rights on the island.
BAD FOR BRYANIsM.
Tulare Register: We have no great
faith in index numbers and average
prices as figured out by political Stats
ticians. They are too much like aver
ages in temperature, which seem very
equable and fine, but are generally
made up of confoundedly cold nights
| and deucedly hot days, so that the
meanest weather may give the best
mean temperature when reduced to
statistics However, the latest index
table gotten up by A. Sauerbeck. the
German statistician, shows that while
general products advanced one point in
the scale of prices during 1897 silver
fell three points. All of which makes
one less prop for Organism to stand on.
ROADS AND BONDS.
Oakland Enquirer: There was
meeting in Sonoma County the other
day, called by the County Good Roads
League, to discuss the issuing of bonds
for the building of better highways.
Just one man advocated the bonds. and
when the old farmers came to be heard
from there was not much left of the
bonder, One after another, the agri-
culturists arose and declared them
selves against bonds. Some of them
were anxious for better roads, and they
passed a resolution to the effect that
property within the municipalities
should be required TO help in the con-
struction of country roads, but 1t was
made clearly apparent that If the
farmers of Sonoma County have any
thing to saw there will be no bonding
Of that county for road purposes. We