The record-union., 1899-07-22

kinson any more than with Robert e.
Lee and Alexander H. Stevens. With
some it arises from sourness, dotage,
degeneration or ignorance; with some 1t
is pure partisanship or political preju-
dice, and with some it is naked cussed-
ness and the absence of a sense of
right or wrong in their relations TO the
Republic. But whatever the cause OF
unpatriotic utterances and treasenaels
acts the effect is the same, ana all
should be condemned by the Govern
ment and by the people. And that they
will be condemned there is not
shadow of doubt. In truth, major
ity of those who are attacking the
United States Government by misrep-
resenting and abusing it's army ana
navy are now aware not only that they
are wrong, but that their political ex-
pedient is unpopular. Yet because
they must anchor to some party in
order to look out for future spoils, ana
in order to reap some temporary local
harvests. here and there, they are will
ing to identify themselves with cop
perheads and be classed as enemies OF
their country.
Portland Oregonian: A movement
against women's hats in church is now
in progress in various Eastern cities.
Coming closely upon the heels of the
successful contention against the the
ater hat this movement is signlhcant
of the unwearied march of progress IN
small things The hats of women, as
fashion now forms them, can scarce
be reckoned among the small things,
as many Of them are veritable monu-
ments, wrought of feathers, wings and
beaks of fowls. and of flowers, foliage
and lace, the whole, when mounted
on the head, forming a topping, vi
brating obstruction to the view in the
ater, church or assembly hall to those
behind it. Come to think of it, it is
singular that the civilized world, intol-
Grant of the right of the baldest man
in the community to. wear his hat IN
public should be so generally disposed
to regard this as the proper thing for
women to do. It is unreasonable as
well as singular, since women, as a
rule, have an abundant crop of hair
for the heads protection, while men
have to depend often almost solely up
crusade against the theater hat is so
recent that it is not necessary to re-
call the effort with which it was car
ried to victory. 1t is not at all prob
able that the object would have been
attained, even in the most matter-of-
fact Western city, if the women had
not abused the privilege Of retaining
their head covering in public by wear
ing hats of outrageous hight. While
these lofty hats when worn in church
are not the nuisance to the audience
that they are in theaters, they are
nevertheless very annoying, as most
people, in order to follow the minister
in his discourse, find it necessary to
see him without craning their necks
and shifting their position to suit the
vibrations of the toppling pile of mill
inery in front of them The theory
that compels men to remove their hats
in church is founded on respect for
the sacredness of the place, but why
there should be more disrespect in the
modest head covering of a man than
in the showT, and often conspicuously
Haunting head covering of women is
not explained, probably because it is
inexplicable.
HIS LATEST.
Marysville Appeal: Atkinson's latest
freak is the publication of a pamphlet
in which he calls the President EN-
peror Mckinley The absurdity of
such title is SO evident that the val
ue of any argument contained in the
publication is ruined and the whole
matter might be passed off with
laugh We're it not for the spirit Of
treason which peryades it,