The record-union., 1898-08-13


army will go home in Spanish ships,
manned by Spanish crews, and Uncle
Sam will pay the expenses of the trip.
Was there ever a war like this? we
give Spain's captured soldiers their
freedom, and we send provisions Tor
the starving Spaniards in Santiago. Ii
is difficult to decide which is more
worthy of admiration, the courage, dash
and skill of our army and navy or their
generous treatment of the vanqu1shed
Zoe.
ROOSEVELTS LETTER.
Los Angeles Times: The letter OF
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt to the Sec
retary of War in which he assumes
that the Rough Riders and the regulars
are the whole thing, is bit of indiscre-
ton. to call it by no harsher term, that
we thought Colonel Teddy incapable Of
Secretary Ayers rebuke was we'll pre-
sented, and the chief of the cowboys
deserved all he got. There is glory
enough going around to give al our
men who merit it their full share, ana
st grieves one to the heart to see an
officer who has gained such strong
position in popular affection as has
Colonel Roosevelt, diminish the glory
he has gained by making a comparison
regarding our troops that is unsoldlerly
to a degree and ungenerOus almost be-
yond the point Of forgiveness. Secre-
tary Alger's prompt calling down" Of
the vain-glorious Theodore is to be ap-
plauded.
PRIMARY LAW.
Los Angeles Herald: Each recurring
political campaign accentuates the inn
portance of an adequate primary law.
1t is of vastly more significance than
many other problems dignified into ma
tional issues.
TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD.
Tulare Register: The Republican
blunders during the last three months
notably the criminal blunder of re-
fusing to tax the corporations to raise
war revenue-have put them on the
defensive already. Their campaign will
be one long apology.-Stockton Mail
And this in the face Of the fact that
the revenue measures imposed taxes
upon palace car companies, the Stand
ard Oil and sugar trust, the Western
Union and Postal telegraph systems,
all the railroads, banks, insurance COM
panies, breWeries and inheritances Of
all except the poor. But the Mall
will not tell the truth when it can
think up lie that will serve, and. de-
spite oft-repeated refutatiOn, it Will
iterate and reiterate that lie until the
campaign is over or the devil gets IT,
The attempt was made to tax corpora
tions. and honestly made, but the cor
pOrations have, as the Register" pre-
dicted. passed the tax along to the con-
sumng public, and the consuming pub
lie should make a note Of the fact and
= @,,r s1~r.1 50 ~
offers.
MAGUIRE ON THE DEMOCRACY.
Ukiah Republican, Press: Following
was James G.. Maguire's opinion of the
Democratic party a few years ago:
The entire solid area Of our great
country including the natural oppor-
tunities of all our people-the natural
resources without which none Of our
people can live-has been made the eX-
elusive property of a few thousand alien
and domestic landlords. who by virtue
of the absolute control which they DO
thus, as owners, exercise over the only
means Of living Of our landless millions,
are robbing the latter continuously of
from one-half to four-fffths Of the fruits
Of their labor. and are daily driving
them to lower and lower depths of slay-
cry and hapless misery. This is sys-
tenn Of servitude pust as complete as
chattel slavery, and in many respects
more atrocious; yet the so-called Demo-
cratic party, while claiming to be the
friend Of the laborer. expressly defends
this system and bids for the support Of
those who profit by it. AS a self-re-
specting man l fell justified and bound
in honor TO withdraw from a party
which has fallen to such levels" Mr.
Mcguire is now seeking to have the
Democratic party indorse his nomina-
tion by the Populists. Do the Demo
Gratis like the picture Mr. Mcguire
paints?
INCORRECT JUDGMENT.
San Jose Herald: Chiefs of the Span
ish party in Cuba who have recently
returned to Spain say that the United
States win have to keep an army OF
100000 men there for years to come t.
maintain order. They judge Of Ameri-
can methods by their own. But if we
should find it necessary to do that, We
should probably conclude that in going
to that expense we should have to keeI
the island for ourselves to get even.
OF DEWEY.
Colusa Sun: The sun" is exceed
ingly slow to fall into hero worship
and while willing to accord to Commo-