The record-union., 1899-10-23

government is superior to that Of the
American" The reason that the Pre-
mier is possessed of this opinion may
be accounted for perhaps, by the fact
that he is a British subject. There is
little reason to- doubt that were Sir
Wilfred Laurier an American his opin-
ion as to the superiority of government,
as between Great Britain and the Unit
ed States, would be in favor of the lat
ter. Women are famous for believing
that their babies are prettier and
smarter than anybody else's babies.
Mr.. Laurier is not woman, but he has
made public. exhibition of at least one
OF woman's characteristics.
LIBERTY.
Los Angeles Herald: The Chicago
Public" observes that "the devil is no
more expert in quoting Scripture than
the tory mind at Wrenching the mean
ing Of liberty cries to justify assaults
upon liberty" English tories are bols-
tering up their policy of Transvaal sub
Jugat1on with the shout: mo taxation
without representation.' What impu-
dence! 1t is purely local question
one for the Uitlanders to raise if they
want to; Great Britain has nothing to
do with 1t. The Public says
England does not fight us because
we tax Cinnamon without giving them
representation. She does not fight
Russia because the Car takes the
peasants without giving them represen-
tation. She herself taxes vast num-
Der of her own subjects at home, En-
glish women, without giving them rep
resentation. A pretty cry, then, it
would be for her to make, as war cry
against the little Dutch republic, that
the republic taxes transients without
giving them representation. The broad,
bold fact is that the tories of England,
eyed on by English landgrabbers in
Africa, intend to "assimilate" the South
African republic.
CANNOT INTERFERE.
Los Angeles Express: The movement
looking to the United States offering
mediation between Great Britain and
the South African Republic will prob
ably fall through, as it should. A
strong petition has been presented to
President Mckinley urging that the
offer be made, but leading men of both
political parties at Washington are de-
cidedly against having the United
States mixed up in the controversy.
would like to see hostilities averted. At
first glance the contest looks like a very
unequal one, and there can be no ques-
ton but that the destruction of life and
property which will result will greatly
exceed any benefit that England may
derive from conquering these people,
who have literally carved out for them
selves a home in the wilderness. Nor
/ 4I.
the world in this struggle.
But it does not appear to be case in
which the United States would be justi-
fed in interfering unlimited. Should
England and the Beers wish to avoid
hostilities, and should ask the United
States to act as arbitrator it might be
permissible, but it is not proper for this
Government to take the initiative with
out even suggestion from either Gov
ernment. The United States should
protect the rights of her own citizens in
the Transvaal, in case of war, but this
is as far as she can go.
MAKING PERFUMES.
San Jose Mercury: The people of
Southern California have begun to raise
flowers for the manufacture Of per-
fumery, thus taking lesson from
France The flowers used for dis
| tillation are violets, jasmine lilies and
jonquils and it is said that one man is
making from fifteen TO twenty thousand
dollars annually from his twenty acre
| flower garden, and several other per-
sons are making the business very pro-
| fitable. This is an industry that should
| be carefully studied by the Grange and
the Farmers Club. If a perfume man
ufactory could be started in San Jose,
the growing of flowers would be even
more profitable than the growing of
prunes. The matter is worthy of seri-
Gus discussion by all interested in the
cultivation of the soil.
THAT MANIFESTO.
| Tulare Register: Aguinaldo has is
sued a manifesto in which he comes
out strongly for the Democratic party
| in the coming campaign in this coun-
| try and AYERS that he is beseeching the
throne Of grace without ceasing for the
success of that party in next years
contest. Aggie is indiscreet. If he once
convinces the b-hoys who are now run
ming the Democratic party to suit
themselves that he and his Filipino citi-
zens would vote the Democratic ticket
| If they had chance Bryan and his CO.
horts will come out for immediate an
nexation and extension of the right of
franchise to all the taffy- y-colored adults
in the whole group of Philippine ISL
ands.
SHORTSIGHTED.
| Colusa Sun: On page seven of the
San Francisco Examiner" of a recent
Sunday is an article published for the
purpose of injuring the railroad secur-
! tiles offered on the market by Hunting
ton and his associates, and on page
two there is q dispatch from the City
| of Mexico stating that Huntington is
pushing the road across that country
and that he has in contemplation a line
of steamers for Honolulu and the Ori-
ent. This line will shorten the rail dis
tance between New York and the ORR
ent by many miles. Such a line in de-
| fault of the Isthmus canal would do an
| immense business. Now who knows
/ but what the Mexican scheme is the
outcome of just such articles as that
on page seven? Is it natural for man
to TRIP to help people who habitually
abusehim any further than self interest
| demands? Is 1t not natural that
one will hunt for other avenues of bus
mess, just as Huntington seems to be
| by the road across Mexico and the
steamship line? 1t is in the power of
| San Francisco to become a vast me-
! tropolis in the next few years, but she
| has got to get up a move for an "all-
| together" pull! We do not find any
of the cities of the Sound abusing their
railroad magnates. The papers that