The record-union., 1899-05-05

lney are picked meI. 1iiSy a. any,
loafers, or ward politicians, because
the latter class do not fight Tor their
country, do not take active interest," ia
it's welfare, do not care Tor It's hohor
or prestige, and will make no personal
sacrifices for either. The soldiers VINO
have gone to the front in response 70
their country's call form a portion OF
the bone and sinew of this rama, anu
we should be slow to crluclse those
who are lighting under very SERIOUS
disadvantages in strange land, Where
they have to adjust themselves TO ali
sorts of conditions with which they are
unfamiliar. We, who are safe at nome
among our loved ones, should nave
nothing but words of cheer, encourage
ment praise and benedictlon for the
unselfish and courageous Americans
who, in behalf of their country's cause,
are facing. disease and a soldiers death
in the land of the Filipinos.
WITHOUT A LEADER.
Oakland Tribune: Let those who are
predicting Democratic success in the
Presidential campaign next year re-
member that that party is without a
leader or a policy; that the Democrats
of the South are fighting those of the
North, and those of the East are an
agonizing those of the West. AS against
this condition of affairs, the Republl-
cans stand united, with the record of a
glorious administration behind them
and a popular policy emblazoned on
their banners. Surely no argument is
needed as to which side has the best
prospects of victory.
uIADn NIONEV
Tulare Register: Eastern people are
slow to take up with the use of hard
money, and are almost willing to en-
dure a financial panic for want of
money rather than dig up coin slowed
away in vaults and put it into circu-
lationA They are chumps, and ought
to go back to the ways of their faith
ers. The prettiest thing in this world is
a right new twenty dollar gold piece,
and an old crumpled piece of rag mon
ey is as disagreeable as dirty sock.
We hope that Secretary Gage will pay
out gold and get people used to it
then the money question will be
solved
ORGANIZED BANDITTI.
Alameda Argus: We cannot say pos
itively from this distance, but it looks
something as though the Tammany
body is a highly organized banditti,
with the purpose of standing up the
great corporations and business inter-
ests of the metropolis Everybody
knows that Tammany has not been so
suddenly stricken with virtue that it
proceeds to cinch corporations from
simple excess Of goodness. When the
elevated railroad, the gas companies
and other large corporations are
singled out for lines of action that
mean great loss to them without
advantage to anybody in particular, it
cannot mean anything except a notice
on the part of the great Democratic
organization to stand and deliver. If
the vision is good clear across the
country, this is the baldest and boldest
removal of the mask that any political
body organized for business" ever
INDUCED in.
BOSSES AT OUTS.
Oakland Enquirer: From the savage
slashes at Plat in which Croker in
dulged While a witness before the Ma
yet Investigating Committee it has
been demonstrated that New York's
Democratic boss is out of humor with
the Republican boss, and this has been
something of puzzle, because Dr.
Parkhurst's theory that the two bosses
work together for their mutual ad-
vantage in New York, as bosses do
more or less everywhere, is very gen.
orally accepted as being correct. The
story which is circulating In New
York is thatswhen Platt assented to
the appointment of another LexoW
committee he did not know how far
the inquiry would go; Governor Roose-
Welt advised against such an expert
ment, holding that the time was not
ripe for new investigation. either for
moral or political purposes: but when
PIatt persisted, Roosevelt decided that
the investigation should be thorough
and secured the appointment of men
who would make it so. According to
this version of the matter, the pIow-
share of inquiry has been sent deeper
than Senator Platt expected or de-
sired
HOW 1T WORKS.
Ukiah Republican-Press It is con-
ceded that the American regime in Gu
ba is not only binding up the wounds
caused by the war; but is removing the
inveterate evils which caused the war.
Clean cities, and efficient postal service,
honest customs administration, i'm
proved means of communication, plans
for docks and harbors and the reforrc
OF the odious Spanish system Of taxa
ton are among the blessings Of Amer
lean control. And they justify the war
1t took to secure them to the Cubans.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following real estate transactions
have been recorded since our last re-
port:
Ludwig Anderson ct TX. to Paul and