The record-union., 1898-03-26

| the scenes of those fearful days the
! people will again hear the cry of "OT
| to Richmond" and will remember tbs
| persistent efforts made 10 force tbs
hands of President Lincoln, which, to-
/ gether with the ~information Furnished
to the enemy by these newspapers, cui-
minated in the bloody disaster at Bull
Run. and were responsible for most Of
the reyerses to the Union arms durina
| the early months Of the great conflict
| If the people do not remember these
things there is no doubt that Presideni
Mckinley still retains his memory II
that respect. He is a soldier, states
man, a business man, and, above ALL
patriot He will not yield to the inn
portunities of those newspapers which
/ for the sake of a sensation, would sac
rifice the country.
FAIR PROPOSITION.
! San Jose Herald: The Board of Trade
Manufacturers Associations of San
Francisco have presented a memorial
! to the Bureau of Indian Affairs ask
ing that supplies for Indians on Cali
fornia reservations be purchased on the
Pacific Coast, instead of being import
ed from the East That is a fair prop
OSIlAOll anu SuOQIQ ICCClNC ddC SCI -
from the bureau. OF course we take
it for granted that the Pacific Coast
dealers will offer the Government a.
good terms as their Eastern competl-
tors, transportation included OF course
no set of manufacturers or dealers can
expect the Government to grant them
a monopoly Come to think of it, how
ever, a great many of them do ask just
that, and have obtained it in numerous
| cases by means of our tariff legislation.
A QUESTION.
The Calistogan: Silver bullion, which
in the New York markets on December
4, 1897, was worth 60.3 cents per ounce.
fell to 5S.3 by the 18th of that month,
to 5S.3 by the end of the month, to
51.S on January Sth, to 573 on jan
uary ODD and to % cents by about the
middle of February Here is a fall of
nearly 3 per cent. in value in a little
over eight weeks. We would like to
know what people think Of the financial
ability of a set of men who graveJy
make as a basis of the currency of the
greatest nation of the earth metal
which depreciates in value at the rate
! of l per cent a week?
SUPREME HEROISM.
Fresno Expositor: The awful fire
| in Chicago brought out another heroine.
Miss Kate Carney. who stood at the
elevator until every one of the forty
girls Under her care was packed into
it, to descend in safety. There was no
room for her, and she quietly sacrificed
her life by remaining behind. 1t was
an act of supreme heroism, and the in
cldent shows at once the loftiness and
the selfishness of the human being,
! The forty We're so intent upon self
preservation in the hour of terrible
danger that they could leave the wo-
man who had helped to save them to
certain death. A perfectly natural.
therefore, an entirely selfish thing to
do. The woman rising wholly above
self and through the force of one strong
! soul, actually compelled the forty to
leave ner to the death she chose rather
than that one of them should suffer.
/ This was unselfishness that rose unto
goodness. But, unfortunately, the
world needs its heroines living, not
| dead
| UNFORTUNATE INSINUATIONS.
! San Diego Union: After the splendid
support that Congress and the country
has been giving to the Administration
during the recent emergency, it is de-
plorable that just as matters are COM
| ing to the most critical point, doubts
! should be cast upon the President 5
motives and policy 1t is unfortunate
at this juncture that insinuations
! should be made, both in Congress and
out about Wall street and bondholders
dominating Mr.. Mckinley in his deal
! ings with Spain. The only warrant for
| these aspersions appears to be the fact
! that from the nature of the case the
/ President cannot take the whole coun-
! try into his confidence. The complica-
| tionS with Spain are in the diplomatic
| stage. To make public the several steps
or the plans of the Administration.
might precipitate the war which the
| country would avoid, if it can honor
| ably. The President of the United
States has a tremendous responsibility
resting upon his shoulders at the pres
ent time. He has shown no sign of
| yielding a single point where the ma
tional honor is involved. 1t is only fair
to assume that he will continue to act
as a thoroughly American President
should act 1t would not be surprising
!
gress, and those rampant jingoes
| throughout the country who have no
responsibility whatever, were to hear
| from the President very soon now
GOES MERELY ON
1 Amador Dispatch: The war between
the United States and Spain goes mer-
rily on-in the newspapers. The odor
of the conflict would be less offensive
| to the intelligence if those brave war
riors would use smokeless powder.
GOT IT IN THE NECK.
Calaveras Prospect: The yellow jour
nails that were so anxious for war with
Spain have at last got fright in the
neck-the Spanish Government having
kicked their correspondents off the ISL
and. Now that these journals have at
| last succeeded in getting fight on
! their hands it would be interesting to
know what they are going to do about
| it,