The record-union., 1898-05-16
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSION.
State and Coast Opinions ON SUBJ
jects of Living News
Interest.

Stockton Record: A sudden silence
has fallen upon those papers that but
recently cried out against the enor-
nous appropriations for pensions.
When the country wants soldiers these
parsimonious patriots are liberal of
promises, but when soldiers become de-
crepit they grudge them the pittance
| they receive as pensions. The people,
however, are willing to pay.
UNSEEN HEROES.
Alameda Argus: Some heroes beside
those who trod the bridges of our war
ships at Manila and those who manned
the guns are deserving of very promi-
nent recognition. The men, for in
stance, down in the hot bowels of the
ship; the engineers, cooped in trap if
disaster befell; who had none of the
! inspiration that comes from PERSONAL
! ly facing the foe to nerve them at their
work, yet upon whose coolness and
steadfastness so much depended; and
/ the grimy men who fed the furnaces,
and all whose dtuy it was to work the
driving and internal mechanism of the
ships, were heroes by all means to be
remembered when the paeans of vic
tory are sung. There do not seem to be
any grades of heroism in this splendid
achievement. Every man did his duty,
| and there could have been no duty re-
quiring better nerve than that of those
at the throttles and in the dark depths
/ of the throbbing and belching ships.
The particulars of this battle show
what splendid men compose the Amer
/ lean navy and what a high state of
discipline they are under.
| TRUE PATRIOTS.
Humboldt Standard: The names of
the patriots who give themselves or
their means to the Government in its
| time of need may rightly be made pub
| lie as they are public benefactors. So,
also, ought the names of the rascals
who seek to take advantage of the Gov
ernment's needs and make exorbitant
profits on what the Government has to
| buy, be made public, that the people
may hate them with a cordial hatred
which such conduct richly merits. The
most despicable wretch in the world
! is he who fattens from the profits
wrung from the Government in the
midst of war The hatred of bond
holders is owing to the fact that the
original buyers speculated on the needs
of the Government while brave men
were at the front fighting for their
board and clothes and $13 month.
STRAIGHT OUT.
i Visalia News: We have more. respect
for a straight Democrat or straight Re-
publican than a fusion Populist who
| is willing to sacrifice the principles of
Populism in order that few pie-hunt-
ers may secure office
THE RIGHT MAN.
! Pasadena News: Those who were
wont to criticise President Mckinley a
few weeks ago should now stop and
consider what wonderful progress he
has made since war was declared two
weeks ago. 1t is a marvellous record
for SO short a time. A great kingdom
has been taken on the opposite side
of the earth. Cuba is blockaded. Our
navy has been brought to the front in
all it's branches The coast line is de-
| Tended. Our soldiers have been re-
cruited and sent to the front. Let us
all be thankful that we have the right
men at the head of the nation in this
time of need.
WHERE BLAME ATTACHES.
lone Valley Echo: At the biennial
session of the County School Superin-
tendents at Sacramento last week the
agents of the school book ring were
| much in evidence. That the present
State series of school books are not sue
| cessful there is no doubt. But the
| fault does not lie with the system of
printing state school books, but with
| the men selected as editors of the sew
eral books. Specialists in each de-
partment should be selected as editors
| instead of mediocre generalities as
| heretofore.
SUPPOSE.
Tulare Register: Suppose that the
popular loan goes nicely and is taken
up and paid for in greenbacks, treasury
notes etc. what a fine opportunity that
/ will afford for retiring those notes ana
uniting ont silver and silver certificates
| in having the Governments bills? Will
| the silver men be able to forget their
| passion for office long enough to see
| their opportunity and make the most
| of it? So long as fiat paper is in cir
| c,,lation there is no room for silver,
| but there is now a chance to get the
fiat out and the silver in, but that Will
| kill fusion. Which would the silver
| people prefer. fusion and the offices, or
| the withdrawal of 200 or 300 millions
| of paper to be substituted with SILVER
WORTH IT.
| San Bernandino. Sun: Perhaps this
war will be worth it's cost, in so COM
pletely obliterating what was once
North and South AS Our Boys
marched through the streets yesterday
morning, the most impressive scene
along the route to the station was when
! the veterans of the blue and the gray
standing side by side, opened tiles ana
presented arms, as their sons marcheu
through. armed for the field And the
tears which glistened in the verterans
eyes were not all tears of sorrow
AN ISTHMIAN CANAL.
San Diego Union: Senator Morgan
chose a singularly opportune time 10
again bring the Nicaragua Canal ques-
ton before Congress. That body, under
the exigencies of actual war, has shown
that it can act promptly on great ma
tienal questions. There appears reason
to believe that both Senate and House
may now realize the Importance OF tne
canal. and may deal with the matter
accordingly The battlesnip oregon
has already afforded one very impress
i've object lesson of the need OF that
waterway in time of war; another may
be furnished should the necessity arise
for. sending warships from the Atlantic
to the Pacific Besides. Congress VIII
doubtless be kept in session for some
weeks vet by the war, ana as the ap-
propriation bills are nearly finished,
there NAV be time to pass the canal bill.
| boc m adp a good choice