The record-union., 1898-07-04
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.

Marysville Appeal: People toil-what
man born of woman does ot?-but,
and here is the point they do not treat
the high temperature as something
which can be modified, offset, banishej
and annulled by high temper. These
are not mystic words; they are words
of sense and soberness which pondered
we'll, will teach a lesson of much profit.
In hot weather keep cool.
THE ASTOR BATTERY.
Stockton Mail: Nothing could he
more childish, petty and contemplate
than the attacks of San Francisco pa
pers on the Astor battery The crime
Cf these men seems to consist in their
coming to town Well equipped and
properly rationed and in maintaining
a strict soldiery discipline. This rep
rehensible behavior is made more glar-
ing by the permcious habits of some Of
the artillerymen, who take bath and
shave regularly.
The rich men who equipped and are
part of the Astor battery are a credit
to themselves and gratifying contrast
to the majority of their class. Greater
love hath no man for his country than
this, that he is willing to lay down his
life for 1t. These young men, born to
every luxury and delight that vast
wealth can command, have cheerfully
laid aside their pleasant surroundings
to endure hardship as good soldiers.
They are entitled to respect and admir-
alton.
THE OREGON ISSUE.
Stockton independents: The issue in
Oregon was not the support of .he
Government in carrying on the war,
for the campaign had been in progress
some time before the Democrats had
manifested their disposition to ham,
per the Government in conducting the
war. The issue was plainly whether
the soldier who fights in the war, the
farmer who produces the food that sus-
tains the soldier at the front and the
workingman whose labor supplies the
clothing, food, coal, ammunition, arma-
menf and other war material to enable
the soldier and seaman to win their
victories at the least cost of life
whether each and all of these shall be
paid in the best dollar that the country
can secure. That was the issue and
the best dollar Won
INTERNATIONAL CANDIDATES..
San Jose Herald: The Sacramento
Record Union wants both parties to
put up a man for Governor of Califor-
MIA who will be broad and strong
enough to make this State felt in con-
nection with the new opportunities op-
ening before us in the Pacific and Ori :
emit with the annexation of Hawaii and
the probable acquisition of the Philip
pines. 1t believes that the right kind
of a Governor can do much to push
California interests in that direction.
Our neighbor, the Mercury" indorses
the proposition.
So does the Herald from the other
side of the political field. 1t is pos
sible that our contemporaries exagger-
ate the influence which the Governor
could WELD in forwarding our CONNER
cial interests, but he can do something,
and at least he could be a sympathetic,
encouraging and intelligent factor IN
the efforts of California to grasp the
headship which will properly belong TO
her in this expansion of American COM
mercial interests. The Herald" favoTs
the choice of such a man as the Demo-
cratic candidate on general principles.
1t recognizes that the duties of the
Gubernatorial office are mainly eXecu-
tive, and that a competent business
man is required there rather than a
lawyer or politician.
HOLDING THE PHILIPPINES.
Modesto News: Whatever may be
done in regard to the Philippines will
be determined solely by a due regard
for our own national interests. There
are powerful reasons for and against
which will needs be carefully weighed.
This archipelago is one of the most
fruitful and lavishly gifted of nature to
be found in the world Its products,
mineral and vegetable, are of the most
varied kind. 1t could be made easily
capable of supporting thriving popu-
lation of 20,O00,O0O as we'll as a source
of export wealth not easy now TO call
culate. Its geographical relation to
Eastern Asia is of commanding impor-
tance as an entrepot of commerce. Its
possession could easily transform own
ership into a gigantic agency for con-
trolling great share of eastern trade
The countries within easy reach con-
tain SjO.C0O.OO0 people, who export and
import S2,O00,000,000 worth. The Unit
ed States in its search for the rich
prize would find the Philippines Of great
value from this standpoint alone That
would be the predominating factor in
the reasons to be adduced for their re-
tention.
GO ABROAD FOR HOME NEWS
San Jose Mercury: Americans must
go to Madrid for news. One of the bril-
liant papers published in that city in
forms its readers that 1.-The Commander
in-Chief of the American army is one
Ted Roosevelt, formerly a New York
policeman" who was born near Haar-
lem, "emigrated to America when
young" was educated at Harvard
Academy, q commercial school, Uhere
being mo universities or colleges in
America') and that his "bodyguard" is
"fttingly termed rough rioters"
POOR, SPINELESS DEVILS.
Tulare Register: There isn't a Repdb-
lican paper in California which has the
courage to defend the party's action in
rescuing the corporations from taxa
ton. The trouble with these organs is
simply that they are organs-mesa par.
rots to repeat what they are told to
say.-StocktOn Mail.
Corporations are taxed under the rev.
enue law. All banks are taxed whether
corporate or not, and nearly all Of them