The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-11-07
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on Subj
jects Of Living News
Interest.

San Jose Mercury: The wall Of the
| fusion papers, like the yellow Elk
aminer,' that the fusion party is so
| poor that it cannot make winning
| campaign is really distressing These
| hypocriticaI sheets know that Mcguire
| is defeated, and their attempt to Gre
| ate the impression that he has been
overridden and sluiced out of sight by
Republican coin is meeting everywhere
| with the derisive ha, ha. If there ever
was a fool campaign it is that now
| being made by the conglomerates and
| their organs.
WOULD BRING ON A FIGHT.
| Marysville Appeal The fact is that
the election of Mcguire would precipi-
tate a single-tax fight in the Legis-
| lature There are a number of de-
| clared single takers running for the
Legislature on the Democratic ticket.
| One of these is j. E. Bennett Of Ala
media County, we'll known as an able and
enthusiastic advocate Of the single tax,
| both as lecturer and writer. The
single takers have for years been con-
Quoting what they call an educational
campaign. They have for a long time
enjoyed the privilege of filling several
| columns of the Examiner each week
with articles in advocacy Of their pet
| theory They have also caused to be
distributed through the State a great
| quantity of the Single Tax They
claim many thousands of the people of
California are in favor of the single
tax, and say that Mcguire will win
many votes on account of it. There is
some truth in this, for no one can deny
that every single taxer will vote for
him. And a host of disconnected voters,
of the sandlot type, will cast their
ballots for Mcguire. The sandlotters
are still numerous in San Francisco,
though without organization. These
are the people who are constitutionally
opposed to property rights in any
form. They welcome such revolution
airy ideas as that of taxing land for
the purpose of destroying private own
ership. Having nothing to lose, they
may gain something by the misfortune
Of others.
PIE HUNTERS.
San Bernardino Sun: Betrayed by
pie hunters is the condition in which
Populists from principle find them
selves, and they do not even share in
the shadowy mess of pottage for which
political birthright.
CLOSE UP THE RANKS.
Los Angeles Times: 1t seems hardly
necessary to point out to Republican
voters the Importance of the Congress
sional and State elections now so near
at hand. The elections for State Off
GERS are always important-principa
so as directly affecting the affairs of
the commonwealth But the elections
for members of Congress and for. mem
bers of the State Legislature to whom
will be committed the duty Of choosing
United States Senators, is this year
of more than ordinary Importance to
the Republican party. Upon the re-
suits of these elections will depend, in
a very large measure, the course of the
national Government during the next
two years as regards the management
Of our newly acquired territory. The
momentouso Questions pertaining to
Cuba and the Philippines, and our re-
lations thereto must be determined
chiefly by the next Congress.
In view of these difficult problems,
which will press upon us for solution,
it is of the utmost Importance that the
strongest and best candidates before
the people shall be elected to Congress-
in both branches. From a Republican
point of view, 1t is especially necessary
that the President shall have behind
him a good working majority of Re-
publicans insboth the Senate and House
of Representatives This is essential
in case that the plans and policies of
the Administration and of the Republi-
can party may be carried out harmon
iously, practically and effectively.
NATIONAL ISSUES PARAMOUNT.
Alameda Encinal: All over the nation
the cohorts of fusion and confusion are
trying to avoid national issues, and in
sisting that local issues are of para
mount Importance, but there is not an
intelligent citizen in America who, If
he will stop to think, does not know
that a triumph of the forces In oppo-
sition to the Republican party and the
Administration would be claimed by
these discordant factions as a public
| condemnation of President Mckinley,
| his Administration and his party.
WHAT HE DID.
Fresno Republican,: Mr.. Maguire's
| career in the Legislature appears to
have been as brilliant as his career in
Congress. The only bin he managed
to get through at Washington was one
| for the relief of a friend. At Sacra-
mento all he succeeded in accomplish
| ing was to- put few political parasites
| on the payroll Of the Assembly. If
/ he were elected Governor he would fol-
low the glorious example of Jim Budd
| in pothousing the State institutions,
putting in his spare time booming the
| single tax.
| THE TARIFF AN ISSUE.
| Los Angeles Times: While it is true
| that the tariff question has not been
prominently put forward as an issue in
the pending campaign, it is none the
| less an issue of the hour, and a very
! important issue. The Congressional
elections in California and other States
will determine the political complexion
of the next House of Representatives.
If by any mischance a strong anti-Re-
publican majority of Representatives
should be elected, the relative strength
of the opposing parties remaining
practically unchanged in the Senate,
an attempt would probably be made
to revise the tariff along free-trade
| lines before the election of another
| House. And if in that contingency
/ the anti Republican strength in the
/ Senate should be increased to working
proportions the enemies of protection
would certainly proceed to tinker the
tariff at the first opportunity, though
of course they could not pass a free
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