The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-01-12
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EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions ON Sub
jects OF Living News
Interest.

| Fresno Republican: The Los Angeles
| Times advises the citrus fruit grow
ers to cart their frost-btten oranges 10
| the dump. 1t is good advice, whether
| applied to frozen yoranges or damaged
raisins, though in the latter case it may
| be somewhat modified. The distillers
| pay something for damaged raisins, and
| make the loss easier to the grower. The
worst enemy to his own industry is the
man who ships poor and damaged fruit
/ TO market.
WEYLER'S BUREAU.
| Oakland Tribune: Weyler's speciality
seems to be the organizing of press bu-
reaus. He has got one working for him
at Madrid as assiduously as did the one
he had under his thumb in Cuba. His
principal object now seems to be to get
Spain into war with the United States,
so thct he might get the opportunity of
obtaining a little personal revenge for
| the stings we have been administering
to him for the past couple of years.
NO ENHANCING ALLIANCES.
| Los Angeles Express: England, in her
| splendid isolation that is not without
| its serious draw baclxs, is making siren
| uous efforts to secure an alliance with
/ the United States, or, falling in that,
| the promise of moral support in the
| Chinese situation to offset the combi-
nation of Germany, Russia and France.
| The effort is said to based on the fol-
| lowing plan: First an actual alliance
/ with the United States; second, PROM
| Use of moral support; failing in those.
or either, guarantees of neutrality with
a definite promise not to make Rus
sian combination
/ 1t is said that in England genuine
| belief exists that an alliance with the
| United States is possible. Under the ex-
| listing conditions the plan cannot be Sc
| riously entertained by the American
| people. There is nothing whatever in
| the Asiatic situation to demand or to
| warrant our interference in any man
ner. George Washington, in his immor-
| tai farewell address, said: TITS our
| true policy to steer clear of permanent
| alliances with any portion of the
world" Thomas Jefferson echoed the
sentiment in his first inaugural address;
| Peace. commerce, and honest friend
| ship with all nations-entanglin alli-
ances with none"
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR HIM.
| Los Angeles Times: And now there
| is a strong and a growing sentiment in
| India in favor of the adoption of the
| gold standard. IF Mr.. Bryan should
make a tour of India and China, as it
| is reported he contemplates doing, both
Of those countries may be counted on
as safe converts to the gold standard.
A MATTER OF DATE.
Los Angeles Express: Now the Demo-
cratic papers are all declaring that if
| the Presidential election could be held
right now they could carry their man
| through in triumph. If it will save
| ink and breath we will cheerfully admit
it. The ease with which the Democratic
party can carry elections when there
are none down on the calendar to be
carried has long been the subject Of
wonder and admiration.
GOOD ADVICE.
San Jose Mercury: Another train
robbery has given further evidence Of
the fact that armed express messengers
with very rare exceptions are purely an
| ornamental adjunct to theuexpress cars
and are of no earthly value at the only
times when they are needed. AS a rule,
| a dummy stood up in the corner of an
messenger, and it would have the merit
| of not drawing down a salary under
| false pretenses.
THE REASON WHY.
Fresno Republican: 1t is claimed by
| the New England cotton mill owners
who have recently reduced wages, and
the claim seems to have foundation
| that the reductions are not made nee
| essary by foreign competition, from
which the duty affords fair amount
| of protection, but by the competition
of the mills Of the Southern States. The
/ cotton manufacturing industry in the
| South has been growing steadily and
has reached proportions which make it
Ia formidable factor in the market. It
mot only has the advantage of an mex
haustible supply of raw material at
| hand, but 1t is claimed that wages there
average over 80 per cent. less than in
the New England factories. These be-
| ing facts. the inability of the New Eng
| land factories to maintain the higher
wages is made plain. 1t would be bet
| ter, though. If it were possible for the
| Southern factories to raise wages, If
| they can do so and still compete with
the foreign mills and thus make it pos
sible for the Northern mills to main
| tain their rates.
ROOM. MY MASTERS, ROOM.
Colusa Sun: Room is coming to be in
demand on this little globe. When
Columbus started out on his voyage of
discovery the inhabitants thought it
| quite large world, and when only a
few years ago Captain Cook started out
in one direction and came home in the
other direction-by the back door, as it
were-there was much wonderment
that mortal man could perform such
a feat as to get around such a world.
But now China is in Europe's back-door
yard. Europe has been seeking room
| for her overlooking population. The
| United States furnished room-we had
| nearly said a dump-for this surplus
| for number of years. but now we are
beginning to look for room in cur own
| behalf So the powers" are trying to
agree on some sort of partition Of Chi
na IT would seem that the people were
thick enough in that Empire, but they
are not of the Caucasian race and the
other race win have to make room.
Years ago the sun" maintained that
the conflict of the races must come on,
but it was hard to tell when it would
be inaugurated. The signs point to the
coming generation as the one that must
stand the brunt of the conflict.
RESTRICTING IMMIGRATION.
Oakland Tribune: The announcement
that Senator Lodges immigration bill
viii be taken up by Congress within
the rext few days means the COM