The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-03-14

fights it always fights to win.
WHEELMEN SOLDIERS.
Fresno Republican,: President Isaac
b. Potter of the League of Americas
Wheelmen, having announced the Will
ingness of that body to scorch the bo-
som of the earth in warlike array, con-
cludes his patriotic proclamation as fol-
lows:
4 think an enemy would be more
careful of company of unarmed cy-
clists than they would OF a whole resi-
ment Of armed troops for q wheelman
on fair road with the means at hani
for appearing and disappearing rap
idly would be able to puzzle any Cen
eral"
That the enemy would be careful in
meeting a battalion of monkey stoop
scorchers any citizen viii testify who
has ever met one of them single handed.
The surprising advantage of warfare
on the wheel is, however. summed up IN
the suggested ability of the wheelmer
to disappear rapidly Had the 800 who
charged at Balaklava been mounted
upon bicycles instead of horses there
might have been 1i.090 or 1900 sur
vivors at the present time instead OF
an immortal few hundred
DON'T DO IT.
Los Angeles Times: The Chicago
Tribune proposes, in case any for
eign warships should approach that
city to turn the Chicago River back
ward into the lake. Great idea; 1t
would hit EN- harder than shot and
shell.
REPLY TO A SHEER.
Oakland Tribune: AS a reply to the
somewhat sneering comment that has
been going the rounds to the effect that
there need be but little lamentation in
the United States over the loss Of the
blue jackets on the Maine. because
most of them We're of foreign birth
an examination of the list of the 21S
dead shows that 1871 of them were born
in America Only 80 per cent of the
lost were therefore Of foreign birth,
which is a remarkably low average in
view of the fact that out of any hum
dred men picked haphazard on the
streets the probabilities are that the
rate would be higher
TO WRITE A BOOK
Santa Ana Blade: 1t is reported that
Senior Dupuy de Lone is about to write
a book in which Will be detailed the
circumstances leading to the writing OF
the notorious letter which compelled
his resignation. An appropriate title
for the production might be, What l
Don't Know About Diplomacy"
THE "JINGO."
Tulare Register: The jingo is man
whose voice is always for war. but q
voice is the only warlike asset he pos
and the smell of burnt powder causes
great indignation to his nose. In peace
he is invincible, but in war time he
finds business in the contract depart
ment or in criticising the soldiers and
chieftains who are in the field. He
could do so much better than they.
you know. The lingo is the product
of seed scattered in shallow ground
which does not admit Of the tender
plant taking root. and it soon perishes.
BY his noise his voice is sometimes
mistaken for the voice of the people,
and when such a mistake. is made il i;
apt to prove very serious. 1t has Some-
times resulted in war for which peo-
pie have had no heart and when 3
people go to war without their heart
in it they do not bear themselves
bravely. and are likely 10 be discom-
flied.
FURNISHING AID TO THE ENEMY.
Tacoma Ledger: THE present rate
war" says the Montreal Herald" is
mere than a mere railway war. 1t is
contest of national Importance keen
struggle between the commercial inter
ests Of Canada and the United States.
The Canadian road is striving to build
up Canadian ocean ports on the At
.lantic and Pacific 1t is endeavoring to
prevent the enrichment of New York
and San Francisco Seattle and Tacoma
at the expense Of Halifax, ST. John.
Montreal. Vancouver and Victoria.
This is all very true and likewise COM
mendable No one on this side of the
line finds fault with the Canadian Rail-
way or Government for doing their very
best in the direction outlined. The OBJ
iections are against the United states
authorities, who are allowing the Cana
dian Pacific unusual privileges; giving 1t
ala in its efforts to build up Canadian
cities, ard to prevent the enrichment
of New York san Francisco, Tacoma
and Seattle" while working for its own
cities. Let the United States withdraw
the bonding privileges which are aiding
in this work, and allow the Canadian
company to continue unaided by us the
work of preventing this enrichment OF
American cities
NOT A COMMON CARRIER.
Los Angeles Herald The Chicago
| ..Inter-Ocean" has just had legal
tilt with the Associated Press, ending
Yesterday in its discontinue. The
e -a,IS S,,tf Y4s.ta nd
concern in so far as it confirms the
status of the great gathering as
sociation as a cooperative enterprise,
and not a combine or trust in restraint
of trade. by monopolZing supply and
controlling prices.
In its petition for a writ restraining
defendant from Withdrawing it's news
report from the "Inter-O Ocean, the plea
was made that the Associated Press IS
common carrier. and that it must sell
its news to anybody and everybody ten
derng payment therefor. This conten-
ton was denied by the court and the
| injunction refused
The Associated Press is now the
greatest news-g gathering concern in the
world having won its pre-erninence by
| strict adherence to the principle of CO.
operation. the antithesis of the trust
/ or combine as now understood. 1t
/ is the successor of the Western Asso-
ciated Press and of the New York AS
sociated Press. two corporations that
possessed all of the odious features of
/ allied interests. and which owe their
downfall to the arrogance with which
/ they dictated terms to customers and
the impudence with which they en-