The record-union., 1898-09-27
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.

| Interest.
San Bernardino Times-Index: Is it
not remarkable that the Democratic
! convention at its late session, in MAX
ms a platform, never mentioned the
taf1n question? That omission was
| square, frank confession that as an
issue the question is dead as a door
nail.
AN EXAMPLE.
Fresno Republican: If it We're not
Tor the firm stand of our Government
| ano the tacit support of England the
conditions now obtaining in Crete might
exist in Cuba. When the situation in
crete became intolerable the Powers
refused to permit Greece to right it
ana undertook the task themselves,
out, being unable to agree on anything,
they have done nothing until now
When the revived disturbances forced
them. The concert of the Powers has
always shown itself to be entirely i'm
potent except for the preservation of
the status quo. There is every reason
TO believe that France at least would
ike to have turned the same concert"
against us in Cuba, which would have
meant continuance of the old condi-
tons with the whole world instead of
one degenerate nation responsible for
them. 1t is only our traditional policy
| of independent action which avoided
this fate for Cuba, and the experience
| of Greece for ourselves.
| STRANGE JOURNALISM.
Alameda Argus: The ideas of some
san Francisco editors as to the public
demand for Sunday reading are to the
ordinary mind inexplicable. One of
them We infer takes it for granted that
| the intelligent reader is anxious to see
picture Of and read about the grew
some skeleton of a dead Indian elevated
on platform. Also Of a negro slave,
OF the Soudan, lying dead in his
nanacles and "shebba"; likewise Of a
group of human skulls, grinning
ghastly from the several quarters of a
| Whole page, and of the bones in a bal
let dancers foot as shown by the x
| ray; still further, of a fight among
Arizona desperadoes, illustrating mur-
| der in progress; and SO on The rage
among some big papers for pictures IL
lustrating the abnormal, horrible and
criminal is something that entirely
| eludes our understanding. We cannot
think that any considerable portion Of
the reading public demands or approves
| it. 1t must be error of editorial judg-
| ment.
DEFAMING THEIR COUNTRY.
San Jose Mercury: The reports of
| General Boynton concerning the condi-
ton at Chickamauga and of General
| Wheeler as to Camp Wikoff and the
statements made by President Nc
Kinley and others after an inspection of
the camps, all establish the fact that
the charges of neglect made by the
yellow Democratic journals are not only
| gross exaggerations, but infamous
falsehoods. No one pretends that this
| Government was fully prepared to
handle large army at the beginning
OF the recent war. But the lack of
readiness was not the fault of the
Government, or of the Administration,
or of any one man or set of officials
| We had practically no army, and to
| organize and perfectly supply and army
OF 100000 men in few weeks or even
| a few months was an absolute impos-
| sibility. Mistakes undoubtedly were
made. There was also, as there al
ways has been and always will be
| among a large number of officers, some
| inefficiency. Yet Notwithstanding the
| tremendous difficulties to be overcome
| and the brief time in which to do it,
| the soldiers as rule have been better
| supplied and better cared for than were
| those on either side in the war of the
| rebellion. The history of every war is
to the effect that more soldiers die from
| disease than from the bullets of the
| enemy.
WRONG.
| Stockton Record; Mr.. Magure. In a.
| speech IN San Francisco night before
| last, disputed the Republican assertion
| that single tax would drive capital from
| the State. Mr.. Mcguire is singularly
blind in some respects. If the land
We're owned by the Government it
would be valueless for mortgaging pur-
poses. When private ownership of
land ceases not a dollar can be bor-
rowed on realty, and land is the base
Of all money-lending operations. True,
loans are effected on personal property,
but what do these amount to compared
with the transactions in which land is
involved? 1t goes without saying that
If single tax were in operation three
fourths Of the borrowing capacity of
California would disappear. Men
could borrow only on their improve
ments. Mcguire is wrong when he
says that single tax would not drive
capital out of California. There are
gentlemen who will remark that the
less men borrow the better for them.
We distinctly take issue here. Wise
borrowing is the foundation of devel-
opment. Had Californians been una
BILE to borrow, this State would still be
cow pasture. Must we go into the
history Of the agricultural and horti-
cultural development of this State?
Must we relate how men in the begin
ming borrowed money on their land that
they might fence it, build houses and
barns and supply themselves with the
necessaries of life till the land should
produce?
THRIFTY GENERAL.
Oakland Tribune: 1t didn't take
General Otis long to get everything on
business basis in the Philippines. and
his first monthly report, showing a ball
ance of $4,000 on the right side of
the ledger, indicates that he is as good
fnancier as he is a soldier. Judging
by his report of the commercial activ-
ity that prevails there, it is no wonder
that Spain is making such a desperate
attempt to hold on to what has been
one Of the best of her revenue produc-
ing possessions.
A WORD TO REPUBLICANS.
Stockton independents: The Republi-
cans of California have a duty before
them this year that will contribute to