The record-union., 1898-04-16
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects OF Living News
Interest.


Dixon Tribune: Political forecasts
this year will, in all probability, prove
as unreliable as do many of the pre-
dictions of our weather forecast Off
Gals. One thing is assured, however,
there will be several heavy frosts on
the dates of the several primaries, fol-
lowed by the dropping of many bud
ding aspirants for political honor and
influence.
A SUGGESTION.
San Jose Mercury: A popular sub
scription has been started in Spain to
purchase a warship for the use Of that
Government against this country. If
those people would build and equip a
battleship of the same class as the
Maine and present it to the United
States it would give the world some
confidence in the honor of which that
nation SO vociferously boasts.
A WISE ACT.
Santa Rosa Republican: 1t is now
evident that if President Mckinley had
sent a Warlike message to Congress
when the same was desired by the
saffron newspapers and jingoes a couple
of weeks ago his utterance would
probably have been followed by the
massacre of thousands of Americans
residing in Cuba. Only recently have
these people realized their danger and
made effort to leave the island If he
had acted so hastily as to cause the
death of these people he would now be
universally condemned therefor. He
seems to understand the job he has in
hand
CONCERT OF EUROPE.
Fresno Republican,: The movement
on the part of certain Powers on the
other side of the Atlantic to give the
United States a dose of the concert
of Europe" will strike the average
American citizen as a piece Of unpar-
alleled impudence. We have little doubt
that if these Powers had sent a col
lective note to this Government point
ing out the course that it would please
them to have the United States adopt
they would have received such a freez-
ing reply as would have chilled them
to the marrow Perhaps it is to be re-
GREETED that the Powers did not carry
out their design, for the lesson they
would have received might have done
them some good 1t is pleasing in this
relation to note that the British Gov
eminent absolutely refused to consid-
er the proposition for a Joint offer Of
mediation between the United States
and Spain, and that it plainly indicated
its approval of the course of this Gov
eminent Great Britain has been act
ing very handsomely throughout this
matter, and Americans will not soon
forget it, AS for the Concert of Eu
rope" It may force compliance with its
and Turkey but it will do well not to
attempt anything Of the kind with
Uncle Sam. He is full grown and Of age
and can take care Of himself
THE YAWP FOR WAR.
Los Angeles Times: The people who
are bowling the loudest for war know
absolutely nothing about war and are
likely to be found as far from the scene
of hostilities when war begins as dis
tance will permit. During all the tur
MOL and talk Of war it is to be observed
that the men and women who have felt
the touch of it's flames and still carry
the smoke of it in their garments are
not eager for the fighting to begin, but
it is to the credit of these Americans
that If war comes they are far more
likely to be found going themselves, or
sending their sons to maintain the honor
of the flag, than are the yawpers who
are swapping and snarling at the Admin
istration fernot fastening the nation in
to a contest, the end of which no man
can foresee.
WAR AND BUSINESS.
Los Angeles Express: The probable
effect of war on business is largely dis
cussed at present, and more or less
anxiety is manifested. The experiences
of the past six years have made some
people timid and fearful of the effect of
any unusual excitement, and this feeling
is being warmly encouraged by the adj
VocateS of peace at any price.
There is no real cause for alarm at
the present time. There is no proba-
bility that war with Spain would last
SO long or cause such loss and expense
as to produce well-founded panic con
ditions. There will be speculative fur
ries possibly a speculative panic, be-
cause speculation from day to day has
no solid basis. There have been many
occasions in the last twenty years when
sensational "panics' have occurred in
speculative circles in New York and
Chicago that did not disturb the solid
business interests Of the country in the
slightest degree. A panic" in Wall
street need not create alarm on the
part of the country at large.