The record-union., 1898-09-01
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Oakland Tribune: Inc nlSH Sfdue VI
the men who are serving in the rank
and file of our army is illustrated oy
the many excellent letters that are
being received from Manila and Santl-
ago descriptive of the scenes and incl
dents encountered in those places.
Some of the communications show a
standard of education and intelligence
that can hold it's own in every way with
the element wearing the shoulder
straps.
CLIMATE AND RESPONSIBILITY
Stockton independent Those who
would hold General Shafter or the Ad-
ministration responsible for the lives
lost in the American army by fever in
Santiago must also find some one on
whom to thrust the responsibility for
the deaths of the. Spanish prisoners
whose bodies are being heaped up and
burned by scores and hundreds in San
tiago. These men were Spaniards who
had become acclimated, and yet are
taken away by fever in even larger
numbers than have been the Ameri-
cans. After a time it will probably be
recognized that nature is responsible
for the climate of Santiago, and in due
time the American people must assume
responsibility for the prevalence of war
and it's horrifying conditions.
CORRECT.
Los Angeles Times: If Captain Cen
eral Blanco had resigned his job several
months ago, instead of waiting until
the cruel war was over, peace might
have been reached sooner. Blanco' S
grandiloquent accounts of alleged Span
ish victories, by deceiving the officials
and the public at Madrid, created an
impression that there was some nope
for the Spanish cause, and thus delayed
the application of the Spanish Govern
ment for peace.
EMASCULATED DEMOCRACY.
Modesto Herald: Fusion took the
life out Of the Democratic State Con-
vention. All accounts agree that, aside
from the demonstration of internal
strife, it was a spiritless body. The
only genuine interest manifested was
in the downing of the party organ,
the "Eexaminer," and the San Francis
co and Los Angeles delegations ard
bosses, by defeating the concededly
learned and upright Judge Coffey for
Justice Of the Supreme Court, and the
nomination over his head of the
youngest Superior Judge in the State,
COnley of MADEIRA, a gentleman of only
a few years experience on the bench,
and of but little more in legal practice.
We do not write this in dispara cement
Of Judge Conley, but merely state the
facts, at the same time conceding that
Judge Conley has certainly demon
strated legal attainments of no mean
order in his comparatively short ca
reer. Yet no one will contend that his
qualifications approach those of Judge
Coffey. The latter was defeated sole
ly because of his sponsors, the loudly
proclaimed representatives of the pur-
est and best element of the party.
Viewed as such, the action of the con-
vention in resorting to the extreme of
defeating such an eminent and ire
proachable jurfst as Judge Coffey, to
turn them down. affords an inter
esting insight to the internal affairs Of
the Democracy Of California.
GERMANY AND UNITED STATES.
Stockton Record: Andrew D. White,
Embassador to Berlin, may take the
ground that the state of affairs is sat-
isfactory between Germany and the
United States, but he will have some
difficulty in convincing the American
people that Germany has been neutral
in the Philippines. The Record feels
with Robert Ingerson that it could al!
most wish that the Germans had ven
tured hostile shot. Since 1870 Ger
many has had the swelled head Moth
ing viii reduce it but blood letting. 1t
is really too bad that America is not
to have that opportunity. Meanwhile,
Andrew D. White will do We'll to avoid
hypocritical expressions.
THEY READ THE AID.
Woodland Mail: De people read ad-
vertisements? BY misprint in small
advertisement in a Los Angeles paper,
an establishment which had reduced
gloves to 30 cents was made to say that
they had been reduced to 5 cents. The
paper telephoned to the merchant that
it would stand the loss If he would con-
tinue the sale at the mistakenly ad-
vertised rate. The result was that
crowds of women fought all day to
reach the counter where the bargains
were for sale. Yes, people read adver-
tisements, and heed them, too.
SLEDGE-HAMMER BLOWS.
Arg Inc point 10 De Ell
fectively made against the Hon. J. c.
Mcguire is not alone that he had his
political birth on the sandlot not that
he has boxed the campass as to isns
and crank fads; that that he left the
Democratic party in formal commun
ication, declaring that even he could
not indorse it's principles and aims,
and twenty months later appear as
its candidate for Governor; not entire
ly that he favors the single tax theory;
but that he stands for all the discords
in the body polite; that, though he
may have a reputable Democratic fol-
lowing, he combines and stands for all
who would tear down, assault and in
jure organized society and accepted
institutions. How is this State to be
benefited by giving swing to a class
that believes in destroying property
rights in discouraging enterprises and
in menacing courts? That which will
benefit California the most is TO show
to the outside world that the State is
controlled by the sane and sober mind
ed, and that he who ventures here to
invest money or to engage in enter
prise is in no danger of beng preyed
upon by the political highbinder.
A POINT OVERLOOKED.
Berkeley World Gazette: One i'm
portant thing the Democrats omitted
when they made Maguipe candidate:
He should have given the party a bond,
with approved sureties, and in an
ample sum, that in case he is not elect
ed this fall he will still be a Democrat,
and not get mad and swear at the party
or poke his fist through the platform,
or make those ugly sneering faces at
the party managers. 1t is an import