The record-union., 1898-03-07

ILLEGAL MARRIAGES.
Fresno Expositor: Since the Califor-
MIA law forbidding marriages WITHIN
year OF the divorce Of either party
went into effect the marriage business
has been booming in Reno, Nevada
Ninety-four Californian marriages are
reported there, two of them being cred
tied to Fresno. These are Joseph Spin
ney to Mrs Della G. Arbuckle and b.
NJ Baird to Mrs. NJ. Giyens. If our
law can stand the test of constitution
ality there is no doubt that all these
marriages are illegal and void within
this State. The Reno and tugboat
marriages show that these sufrepti-
tious contracts about keep pace with
the divorces. and would indicate that
the controlling desire in most divorce
proceedings is to shed the old to put
on a new matrimonial yoke. That is,
that lust and passion are the moving
cause. making divorce q crime against
society. These facts show the neces-
sity of a law limiting remarriage OF di-
vorces to a year, at least.
THE UNEMPLOYED.
Alameda Argus: one sign or I'M
proved conditions that is more signifi-
cant than any other is the absence OF
relief measures for the unemployed OF
San Francisco. There has been no
other year for good many when soup
schemes and other such philanthropic
measures were not resorted to in the
winter time. Last year the newspa-
pers largely managed this business. One
paper started it, and after the manner
of the press of that city, the others
hystericaly followed, until there was
some danger of there being a general
deluge of soup. Measures for the relief
of hungry people are right enough.
No person is deserving of starvation
even if he is not an ornamental MEM
ber of society, but it was held by many
that these hysteric methods, widely ad-
vertsed as they were, did no real and
worthy good, but served to attract
from all the country round the tramps
and ne'er- do wells, who thus accepted
the proffer of free grub. The absence
of any relief measures this year would
seem to bear this out. The fact is,
with anything like normal times, the
man who can't earn enough to eat IS
seldom to be met, and the man who will
not earn it. but prefers TO beg and
THEY HAVE FAITH IN HIM.
Shasta Courier: The anti-administra-
ton outfit, with the Cali and Ex-
aminer'' as chief bowling dervishes,
are all combined to cast discredit on
Mckinley's policy on the Spanish sit
uation. The patriotic elment, the true
Americanism of the country, believe in
the President They believe he will
proceed calmly and firmly, and do the
right thing at the right time. He is
at the head of affairs, and on his shoul-
ders rests the RESPONSE bility of nation
al destiny From his position he may
see clearly, and the people are satisfied
that his cool head, brave heart and
strong hand viii guide the ship of
State safely and in the course of ma
tional dignity and honor.
BIMET CONTRADICTION
Ukiah Press: Secretary Gage has evi-
IDENTIFY grown tired of the attempt of
certain meddlesome politicians to make
it appear that he is not in accord
with President McKinley's views on in
ternational bimetallism. He took the
occasion in his Philadelphia speech the
other Cay to put the matter at rest by
saying: The Republicans are not, as
Mr.. Bryan asserts, boasting that they
have buried bimetalism They pro-
claim themselves its friend they ap-
prove it in their platform. The politi-
cal head of that party has been active
to secure 1t under the only conditions
by which 1t can be maintained, namely,
international agreement, with open
nlints TO both gold and silver.
DO WE LIKE FAKES?
Colusa Sun: Do the people require
fakes in newspapers? Last Sunday af-
ternoon we landed in San Francisco
and the big crowd was met by boys
trying to sell extra papers and they
were crying out "All about the war
war declared against Spain" etc, etc.
The street-car was crowded AS the
boys insisted that war had been de-
clared a smile passed over the face OF
every passenger, but not person bought
a paper. When we had reached Mont =
gomery street the boys again boarded
the cars crying about the war, and,
with an apology to the crowd in the
way Of assuring them that we were
expecting a blk we bought a "Bulle-
TIM and sure enough there were the
same old speculations that we have
had Iages Of ever since the Maine blew
upi Not a single extra factl The peo-
pie denounce this style all the time, but
the papers that have the greatest num-
ber of fakes seem to have the most
readers. Barnum assured the veople
that they loved to be humbugged, and
the headlines over the war news
seem to indicate the newspapers at
| least believed Barnum, but the smile
Of the crowd of gentlemen on the SUIT
ter-street car indicated that there are
| many people at least who have learned
to pay no attention to the headlines.
| Now if war had actually been declared
and the source of information had been
reliable, there would have been a gen.
eral grabbing for the papers, but each
one hated to show that he could be
bilked and was ashamed to reach out
| for a paper.
! A SAMPLE OF BAIT
/ Fresno Republican: Money is a crea-
ton of law, says Senator Stewart. The
stamp of the Government and not met
al makes the money. Who would take
a piece Of uncoined silver or a piece
of uncoined gold in payment of debt
or as the price of any commodity in
/ CuIItH We lSpcdl, lUG idN
| makes money.
This sounds like an excerpt from one
| of Orator Rork's speeches, but it isn't
/ that; 1t is fiat money argument by an
| alleged silver paper, a bid for Populistic
support regardless of reason or fact
a fair sample, in brief, of the any-old-
| thing sort of bait which Democratic
papers hold out for fusion. The infer
| ence which it attempts to draw that un-
| coined gold and silver have no recog-
nized value will be news to the thou