The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-18


cation of their advertisements which
the San Francisco papers refused to
print. Since when did any city paper
refuse to publish any kind of an adver-
tisement, fake or not, and no matter
how vile or how great a violation OF
the law, provided the requisite amount
of cash was forthcoming? If there is
any kind of a fake advertisement that
any prominent city paper refuses to
publish we, would be glad to have the
particulars
ONE VIEW OF IT
I. Willows Journal: If some of the Boer
sympathizers in this section could read
the laws of the Transvaal in which
Jews and Catholics were deprived of
voice in the Government, and where III
some municipalities negroes are not
permitted to walk on the sidewalks.
there would be a wonderful change OF
sentiment.
AN UNCONSCIOUS. HUMORIST.
Portland Oregonian: The conclusion OF
Congressman Henderson, that the next
campaign will be fought on the cur
rency question, is indirectly conceoeo
by even so bitter an anti-expansionist
as United States Senator Hoar, who'
in recent letter to the Washington
Post" an Administration organ, ex-
presses the belief that the Republican
party will win in the Presidential elec-
ton of 1900. We quote: 1.-THE Demo
Gratis will renominate Bryan, and the
Republicans will easily win the cleo
ton. A Republican candidate NOM
mated on a platform of prosperity Will
be invincible against a Democratic can
didate of the Bryan stripe nominated
on the Chicago platform" Mr.. Hoar
believes the Republicans will win be-
cause of the general economic and in-
dustrial prosperity of the country. and
in spite of the fact s'that the sent1-
ment against the Philippine policy of
the Administration is growing stronger
every day, a. sentiment that under Or
binary circumstances might seriously
impair the chances of the Republicans
next year." Mr.. Hoar evidently expects
to continue to march with the Repub-
lican party and to support the candl-
date and platform next year, with OF
without an Expansion" plank. Mr.
Hoar goes even further than this, and
avows that while every man VINO
knows President Mckinley likes him,
every man who knows him as well as l
do loves him. Stripped Of all its quail
fications, this language of Senator Hoer
means that he not only does not expect
that the anti-imperialistic issue VIII De
a burning question next year, but tnat
he is ready to go with the party, wnetn-
er the platform canoniZeS Aguinaldo as
a political hero and martyr or anath-
ematizes him as a pestiferous insur-
gent adventurer, kind of cross be-
tween a Spanish fly and Malay hor-
net There is something ludicrous in
this childish admission of Senator Hoar
that he is willing, after all, to supor-
dinate his dogma of 1.-The consent of the
governed the Declaration of hide
pendence, the United States Constitu-
ton and the heroic struggle of the
Bolivar" of the Philippines to the sor-
did consideration of our present ana
prospective economic welfare and in
dustrial prosperity.
ARID LANDS.
Willows Promoter: Things have ma
terialized sufficiently since to warrant
the prophecy that bill will pass
through the present Congress that Will
grant to the various States all arid
lands within their borders. The state
will then pass laws providing for ITS
sale to private parties on condition OF
the expenditure of certain sum per
acre for it's reclamation. The whole
scheme has a precedent in the Arksn-
sas Act Of 1851, which was made ap-
pIicable to the State of California. that
granted to the State all swamp ana
overlooked lands. The swamp land law
of this State was passed in order TO
provide a plan for it's reclamation. Inc
object was good. The intention was 10
improve unreclaimed lands, and the
lands, thoroughly reclaimed, were to De
the reward for the labor and expense
of reclamation.