The record-union., 1898-05-05
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
state and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects o2 Living News
Interest.


Interest.
day printed one Of the most amazing
articles, all things considered, that we
nave seen il a newspaper for a long
time. 1t showed exactly how hostile
ships could lay in the ocean Off the
Cli1t House and lombard and destroy
San Francisco. It was fully illustrat-
ed, there being a picture OF the ships
in action, the parabola Of their projec-
tiles being traced by dotted lines, and
the city being shown in flames. Ac-
companying was a table OF statistics,
showing what rich ransom the city
could pay a hostile fleet to escape bonn
bardment. Altogether the wealth Of
San Francisco which Spain might levy
on amounts to $4S6, $50, ,126! 1t is
minutely explained how a hostile fleet
could exact this tribute, failing of
which it could destroy San Francisco
and sail away to other cities What
earthly purpose is served by such q
publication no sane and sensible man
can explain. 1t almost amounts to
treason. A press censorship is badly
needed, and nothing that has of late
appeared in print establishes this fact
as forcibly as this malicious article.
GREETINGS.
Fresno Republican: To Commodore
Dewey: Bill Mckinley and the Congress
of the United States and the rest of the
American people send you greeting.
You're all right and so are the brave
boys in blue who executed your orders.
HOW'S THIS?
Alameda Encinal: 1t is impossible to
find white men enough to work in the
beet fields in San Joaquin County, and
as a result Chinese and Japanese will
have to be employed. On the other
hand, a movement is on foot to aid the
unemployed in Stockton, and the Mall
very rightly protests against contribut-
ing a cent toward any such object. SO
long as there is work in abundance so
long should lazy white men be made to
work or starve.
THE BOOK RINGS.
Marysville Democrat: The present
system of providing school books is
that of the people of the State making
them in their own printing house, the
labor being performed by the printers,
binders and other employees of Califor-
MIA This system gives employment to
our people instead of those of New
York, Massachusetts and other States,
where the books of the old school-book
combine are made. AT the same time
this system keeps hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars at home and in clrcu-
lation, gives the people the benefit Of
buying them at actual cost, saving
to them of thousands of dollars each
year. There is well-grounded belief in
the minds of many people that the
votes of the twenty-seven Superlntend-
ents who openly condemn t., Callfor-
MIA books were Influenced by the agents
of an Eastern school book combine.
CORN FROM KANSAS.
Red Bluff Peoples Cause: The inter-
state transportation of America has
made marvellous changes in the COM
mercial relations of the States. The
pioneer who came across the plains,
driving an OK team, who have deemed
that man of unsound mind who would
have rpedicted that corn raised in Kan
sas could be economically consumed in
California. But such is the case. Along
the south coast of California; that is,
the people are importing corn for feed
from Kansas, the cost Of the common
ity laid down at such points as Paso
Robes and San Luis Obispo pelng o!
cetns per bushel. By the nearest ran
route this corn travels ABOUT LOW
miles. Before the era of railroads II
could not have been hauled distance
of twenty miles as cheaply as IL is car
ried over this entire distance OF Z,oVO
miles. The intimacy of communication
produced by rail connection finds strlk-
I ing Illustration in this instance.
CALIFORNIA VOLUNTEERS.
Los Angeles Times: If the Govern
ment wants one. two or ten regiments
of volunteers from California for SER
vice in Cuba or anywhere else' tne
State stands ready to answer to the
Presidents call; but the people OF the
State insist that, being in an exposed
position and in possession Of a goooly
! force of troops that have been maze
soldiers at their expense, these men
should be maintained on post, IN the
service of the United States as well as
| of California, to meet the shock OF
arms on the battlefelds at nome, III
lcase the shock comes. Besides, tnere
| is a certain obvious appropriateness II
nerrnitting the earnest and eager vol
unteers to have a chance at the 'front.'
the more so as they owe no SWORN
obligations to the State as soldiers.
THE MEN TO ENLIST.
! San Diego Union: Some men VINO are
| especially eager to go to war "ouio
do well to remember that prudence as
well as patriotism is the part OF geoo
citizenship It is not patriotism unoet
existing circumstances for man TO go
to war and leave his family unproFlo-
ed. The country is big enough to take
care of Spain without sacrifices OF that
kind and National Guardsmen whose
families cannot get along without thein
are justified in remaining at home and
Letting men go to the front who nave
not others dependent on them.
CALLATE LA VOCA.
| Bakersfield Californian: There seems
to be a disposition in some quarters u
encourage the idea that Spanish resi-
dents of the United States should De
made to keep civil tongues IN thelr
| heads" Nothing is farther from the
| American spirit than this. Here, 1t mas
been our boast, absolute liberty is
guaranteed every individual in the hold
+ ing of any opinion he may chance 70
have. If he does not like this country
he has a right to stay here and curse
il If he likes some other country ne
has a right to stay here and praise IT.
If he prefers tyranny to freedom, the
civilization of the dark ages to that OF
the nineteenth century, he may IN the
enjoyment of the pursuit Of happiness
reside here and escape the effects OF
that which he extols. These being