The record-union., 1898-02-07

| now have giveru the only possible BIZ
| metallism, unless the nations of the
| world will agree to cooperate, and 1T
| is evident they fear to undertake it. We
are left, then, to choose the Mexican
basis, or retain the one we now have.
| Which do We prefer?
SUGAR AND COFFEE.
Los Angeles Express: Owing to the
Arbuckle- Havemeyer war in New York
two prime articles of domestic con-
sumption are materially reduced in
| price. Sugar is cheapened still fur
| Their, and coffee was never so low by
| several points as now. The best roasted
coffee sells wholesale in New York at
80 cents a pound, and the market re-
ports say that in almost every part Of
| the United States consumers can buy
| ten pounds of roasted coffee for 81.
Here, in Los Angeles, is one part of the
country where this cannot be done. But
then, this city is in Spreckels' lorded
domain, from which, by compact exist
ing between him and Havemeyer, COM
J petition is barred.
! DRAWING NEAR.
Tulare Register: An Oakland clergy
man has attained that high position of
liberality in which he advises his par
ishioners to pay occasional visits to
other churches and hear what other
preachers have to say. Why, if the
world goes on in this liberalizing and
| humanizing way it may ultimately
come to be that a publisher of a news
paper will be able to discover good
qualities in the publisher of an oppo-
| sition paper in the same town, and
when that glad time does come the
| millennium will be drawing mighty
near.
| EXPERIENCE.
San Jose Mercury: Randsburg has
passed through the experience which
| every new town undergoes once or twice
until it learns the necessity of provid-
ing well-equipped fire department. 1t
is strange that property wait
| until their town had been burned to the
ground before they realize that there is
| economy in money spent for water,
pipes, hose and engines
A GOOD RECORD.
! Los Angeles Record: The Los An
geles building record for 1897 is very
favorable, all things considered. The
number of permits issued was 2,O35;
new buildings erected, 1,426, having a
value of S2,614, $50. Compared with the
| figures of 1896 this shows a falling off
in new buildings of 31S, a loss of 215
permits issued and a loss in value of
buildings of $7.716.
| GHOULISH.
| Alameda Argus: A peculiarly ghoul-
ish species of journalism is that which
| gleefuily seizes upon every railway ac-
cident to make point against the com
pany operating the railway or some
person prominently concerned in it. HUI
man foresight is not equal anywhere or
! under any conditions TO the absolute
prevention of accidents, and none, now
| adays, are due to willful neglect on the
part Of a great carrying corporation be-
| cause the corporation itself is always
by TAR the greatest sufferer Yet we
see malicious attempts made every time
| anything goes amiss on a railroad 20
| make out that it is due to fiendish de-
| sire to smash engines and kill people.
| This sort Of journalism is what is de-
stroying public faith in all journalistic
| integrity.
KLONDIKE AND THE PRESS.
Santa Barbara Press: The position of
the San Francisco press with relation
TO the klondike is much like that of
| the fisherman, who, in the eastern tale,
| released the genii from the leaden vase.
1t is little scared at the smoke it has
raised. and the ugly devil looking
through it. The rush to Alaska will
undoubtedly be, and is a stimulating
| factor in the trade Of San Francisco,
Seattle and Victoria. The shipping in
| terests have not had such a tonic in
years, and their moribund condition is
already thing of the past. There are
| numerous other benefits as we'll But
the other side of the shield Is also to
| be considered. A recently returned
| close observer Of events in Alaska says
| that the congestion of travel will be
| frghtful, and that the multitude who
| do get in will surely not be able to
| get food enough when they have ac-
| eomplished the first part of their ambi-
! tons, and are actually on the ground.
Hardships unspeakable are in store for
| thousands of the badly provided emil
grants, and starvation will not be the
| only Ill to be met and overcome.
| BOYCE AND BRIBERY.
Alameda Argus: The investigation by
the Ohio Legislature of charges of brib-
I
the opposition press. The alleged bril-
berry was committed by one Boyce, who
was no particular friend of Hanna, but
is a Republican. Boyce was once Cal
ifornia newspaper man, not at all like
| Caesars wife, and the facts seems to
be that he became the emissary of a
New York newspaper to carry out an
other piece of Cuban journalism by Of
| fering money to legislator to vote for
Hanna, the legislator then to dramatic
ally inform the Legislature of the fact
and pay the money into the custody of
the presiding officer, which it was sup
posed would settle Hanna's chances. The
| scheme was worked partly out, but not
| consummated. 1t is readily seen how
those concerned in it might not like to
have the particulars come out and how,
in consequence, there is a general re-
fusal to testify. But the turn in the af-
fair is singularly enough made by the
anti Hanna journals to confirm the story
of Hanna being actually responsible for
this alleged bribery.
| FENCED IN OPPORTUNITIES.
Calaveras Prospect: What a great
place Calaveras would be for the pros
pector if all the land and rockpiles, now
surrounded by wire fences and held by
people who in most cases are as unpro-
| gressive, indolent and ecunious as
goat ranchers, were thrown open to ex-
ploration. Thousands of acres Of good
mining land are thus tied up to the det-
rinent of the miner. Lands upon which
goat, if left the year round would
| starye to death are held for grazing