The record-union., 1899-12-30
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub-
jects Of Living News
Interest.

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by the Government for whatever Of
Salt Lake Tribune" evidently with
full knowledge of the facts, says that
Mr.. Roberts ''availed himself of the
pardon in the amnesty, but con-
tumaciously and trigamously refused to
comply with it's conditions That is
the reason Roberts knock on the doors
Of Congress will not be heard.
THE WAR.
| Los Angeles Herald: Congress could
stop the Philippine war in a week If 1t
would adopt the resolution submitted
by Senator Tillnan OF South Carolina
That resolution declares that under the
Constitution the Federal Government
has no power to rule over colonial de-
tendencies, and further that I'VE are
opposed to the retention Of the Philip
pine Islands by the United States, and
that it is our purpose to consent to the
independence of the Fnipinos as soon as
a stable Government shall be estab-
lished by them, and to the prompt es-
adjustment of such a Government we
will lend our friendly assistance
| EXPANSION.
| Santa Barbara Press: Expansion
commenced during the service Of Gen
era1 Washington in the Presidency.
The original thirteen States had grown
to sixteen States before he died, lOO
years ago. the following being the new
States: Kentucky, Tennessee and Yer
mont. The population of the country
at that time was 100000. Now the
population is fifteen times as great, and
If our nation is to continue growing,
honest opportunities must not be re-
stricted.
| LET THEM KICK"
| Yreka Journal: The people of the
United States are very fortunate in
having such an able man of good judy
ment and indomitable energy as Nc
Kinley in charge Of affairs during the
trying times OF the past two years. HIS
name will stand high in the scroll OF
fame as one Of Americas foremost
patriotic Presidents, who has made no
move but what was considered best,
and in such judiciods manner as to
meet with eminent success. Let the
kickers kick for partisan plumber, as
such kickers would do the same If the
doors of, heaven We're thrown wide open
for their reception, while the mass OF
the people, irrespective Of political diff
ference, believe that Mckinley has done
the best that mortal man could do I'M
der the circumstances. He has been
true and consistent always, while the
Bryan claquers have been on both sides
of the Spanish war question and other
matters, and only consistent on meas
ures to distress the country, as previous
experience has proven.
NO IMPROVEMENT THIS YEAR.
| Stockton Mall Congressman Bur-
ton Chairman of the River and Har-
Dor Committee, made an announce
ment yesterday that should be doubly
| interesting to California, viz: That
there would probably be no river and
harbor bill at the present session. One
strong argument against bill, Mr..
Burton says, is that the engineer force
will be occupied during the coming
year for projects already provided for"
In many cases plans for improvements
are not even completed. In others
advertisements for bids have not yet
| been made.
MUGWUMP REVIVAL
| Placer Republican,: Carl Schurz
twanged his bazoo a little before the
| fall elections against the doctrine Of
| territorial expansion. The Democrats
looked wise and said that would catch
| the German vote. The sequel shows
that the Democrats caught the German
| vote where the hen caught the ak. The
German Americans are very far from
| partisans Of Aguinaldo. The state
ment Is current that over 80 per cent.
of the German-American papers in the
Middle West are in hearty accord with
| the Administration. The Democratic
Chicago Chronicle" finds that only ten
of III German journals in that Sec
ton are anti-expansion. The Germans
when Schurz talks Of the baleful eff
fects of militarisn, are wise enough to
see that an army Of 100000 men In a
nation of 100000 of people, is the
merest sort Of a police force. They
also realize the vast difference of that
condition, from the condition in their
fatherland where a standing army Of
100000 men is held as the safety
| limit for about 100000 Of people
The fact is that Schurz is between the
devil and the sea- He cannot con-
sistently support Bryan with his 16 to
1 hobby, and we don't want him to
| waterlog Mckinley by his support in
1900
GREAT ON DEMANDS.
Stockton Record: The Democracy
demands that the Filipinos be given
their independence. The Democracy
also cried out for war on Spain and
| as soon as the war came tried obstruct-
I've tactics to embarrass the Govern
| ment. The Democracy is great on
demands. 1t always demands great
things when it is beyond its power to
grant anything. Whenever 1t has
power it grants nothing that it demand
ed when out of power. AS political
force it is always obstructive, never
| productive.
! Gridley Herald: In the hemp ranches
near GTddley is the nucleus of great
| California industry The farmers Of
| the State annually use great quanti-
ties of twines, aside from the grain,
bags. The former are made from
hemp. while the latter are made from
jute which is imported 1t is believed
that the bags can be economically made
from hemp, and experiments are now
being made to ascertain whether or
not the belief Is justifiable. If the
State authorities will encourage hemp
raising by buying it to manufacture
| into bags at the San Quentin prison,
the industry will become an extensive
one, and the farmers Of the State will
have one more product on which to
make a profit. Hemp is of such
nature and is SO quick of growth that