The record-union., 1898-07-29
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.

| Marysville Democrat: Since the re-
1 duction of duty by the Dingley tariff
the importation of diamonds has large
/ ly increased. Farmers, editors and
other people who work will appreciate
the thoughtful consideration of Mr..
Dingley, which enables them to wear
diamonds without paying so much tariff
dutes.- Washington Star
But the farmers. editors and other
people who work do appreciate the
fact that this tax does not come out of
them, for the good reason that only
the wealthy people can afford dia-
monds- While the rich pay the tax
what difference does it make to the
| poor If one dollar on each thousand
or valuation is taken off or added?
COURAGE IS COLOR BLIND.
| Portland Oregonian: In the days
| when our boys who have never been
through the fiery baptism Of battle, are
| either at the front or on their way
| thither, common question addressed
| to a veteran of 1S61-65 is, How does
a man behave when under fire for the
| first timer AS a matter of fact, a man
| who feels incapable of behaving with
| becoming courage under fire never gets
| under fire, II he can get out of it. A
| man With will power, moral courage or
| family pride enough to march into the
line of effective fire has won the day
| over his human weakness, by that time,
| ana seldom quails at a later date, but
| the constitutional shirk and poltroon
| never waits to get under fire; long be-
| fore any signs of battle beyond the
| sight of wounded men borne to the rear
| are visible, your natural-born coffee
| cooler scents the battle from afar and
drops out at first opportunity when he
| can escape the observation of his Off
| GERS.
| In veteran regiment evasion of bat
| tie is not easy, for the shirks soon be-
| come known and are watched by the
| noncommissioned officers, who march
| behind the company as file-closerS, but
| in a raw regiment marching into its
| first battle the poltroons are unknown.
Nobody knows who will fight best or
fly first, for it is impossible TO deter
mine this by previous personal knowl-
edge, or by the superficial pugnacity of
the man in the walks of peace, where
any strong fellow of superior muscular
development, agility and pugiistic
skill finds it easy to become the popu-
lar hero of his village. The unexpected
often happens in war; oftener than in
peace, for until man is face to face
with mortal peril and knows it, you
never can tell whether he will bear
himself well or i'll.
THEIR EYES OPENED.
Alameda Argus: Some of the Spanish
officers captured when the fleet was
sunk at Santiago have been heard from,
and the tenor of their observations is
all one way. They are surprised. Re-
membering how they came out of the
fight there is not much wonder at this,
but their observations in connection
with their exclamations show how be-
nighted Spain is. Even the educated
and Travelled Spaniards who officer the
navy had been led to believe that the
American navy was weak and ineffec-
tive, and the American people full Of
brag but no fight. They had fallen
victims to the easy delusions of the
yellow Spanish press, and they are not
yet able to comprehend how the Amer
leans could infiict such a crushing de-
feat and sustain no injury themselves.
The captured Spanish officers have had
their eyes opened as to the Americans
fighting ability, but they express hope
lessness of making their countrymen
understand it. One of them declared
that man would be cut to pieces who
would simply tell the truth about
American capacity and Spanish inn
potency in connection with this war.
Another thing the prisoners are sur
prised at is the kindness with which
they are treated. They had been led
to believe that they would all be mas
sacred if taken prisoners. Truly, the
Spaniards are a benighted people, who
have fallen far astern in the march Of
progress and intelligence.
A RECORD D-BREAKER.
Los Angeles Express: There was
much adverse criticism of the War De-
partment for taking two days to land
10000 troops near Santiago. AS
matter Of fact, the landing was the
most successful one in history. The
Russian landing in the Black Sea in
1897 has been considered the record !
breaker. In this case, too. the number
Of troops was 10000. But it took three
days, although preparations for it had
been in progress many months. Our
officers and men, moreover, undertook
an entirely novel problem; the Russians
had maneuvered for years and trained
experts were in charge Our men were
of the country and were mostly raw |
volunteers. The Russians had seen
transport ships before, and were all |
seasoned regulars. But Skaters army |
landed in one-third less time than the |
Russians. Even had the Americans |
and the Russians been of the same |
training, the disadvantage was decld-
edly against the former, for naval |
operation in time of peace is much
simpler thing than in time of war; the
Santiago landing, remember, was IN
face of a real enemy, and every pos
sible precaution was taken, each add
ing, Of course, to the difficulties. The
recognized military authority of Ger
many, the "Militar Wochenblatt,
said last year that the Russian landing
was theoretically the most success1ui
attempt at landing troopA
HOPELESS CASE.
San Jose Mercury: Spain has been
signally defeated and crushed on the
sea, and the defeat of her land forces
at Santiago must show her the utter
folly and criminality of further at
tempting to resist the United states
in it's war of liberation of Cuba. In
fact, the hopelessness of Spain'S cause
is already keenly felt by the Spanish
leaders, but obstinacy combined with
a fear of a revolution at home fnduces
them to go blindly on sacrificing the
lives of Spanish soldiers.
AN UNPICTURESQUE ASS.