The record-union., 1899-04-13
VOICE Of The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast opinaons on sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.

] vS>~S - - s~~AEs.feeeSSy-
Interest.
/
Chico Enterprise: An effort is being
made to remove the Odd Fellows Home
from Thermalito for business purposes.
The movement is aetuated by selfish
motives, and is for the purpose of add
ing materially to the local business"
There is no reason why the institution
Ishould be removed from Butte County.
There is no more healthful climate in
the State, very few places where such
pure water can be found, and from any.
point OF view the present location is as
good as could possibly be found The
Odd Fellows in the northern part of the
State should organize for a bitter fight
against the carrying out of this pro-:
posed scheme to make business for
Santa Clara County.
| CONDITION AND CONSCIENCE.
Stockton Independent: President
Harrison tells the Boston Endeavorers
that are seeking universal peace that
the devil is still unclaimed, that it
would have been futile to have urged
the pioneers on the Indian frontier to,
nave pulled down their blockhouses in
the interest of disarmament He thinks
that conditions are not quite ripe, that
there is still a dangerous frontier be-
tween enlightenment and savagery that
cannot be safely left unguarded. Presi-
dent Harrison, with his usual aptness
OF expression has clearly conveyed to
the peace dreamers the sheer impossi-
bllity of bringing about universal peace
SO long as there are conditions in the
Worlo that require a resort to vigorous
war IN order to improve. Perhaps if the
peace theorists would study carefully
the possible ratio between the infinite
future of all races and the temporary
conveniences of a few unfortunate
backward tribes and peoples they will
be able to SO order their endeavors as
to conform to conditions as well as con-
SCIENCE
THE RIGHT STUFF.
San Diego Union: The volunteer SOL
diers in the Philippines are made of the
right stuff. By the terms of its CON
tract with these troops, the Government
is bound to return them to their homes
when the treaty of peace with Spain is
finally concluded, which will be in a
few days more. But thousands of these
INS-N4~iS al Z Al Tic L ElllQplQeS, where
they are engaged in another war. and
where their presence is absolutely
necessary for the successful terraina-
ton of the struggle. Were they to
Fstand on their rights, the Government
would have to recruit the army up to
the maximum under the reorganization
Dill in order to provide men to take the
places of those whose terms will expire
From recent reports from Manila how
ever, IT is safe to assume that there will
be no immediate occasion for taking
this step. While there is fighting to be
done the American volunteers will not
ask their discharge.
| WIDE OF THE MARK.
/ Los Angeles Express: The Demo-
cratic party is unfortunate in frequent
| ly getting behind the times, and that
fact was never more strongly illustrat-
ed than in the partisan attempts to
make political capital out of the trust
craze that has seized upon industrial
and financial. circles. The Democratic
orators ignore the fact that the only
material legislation against the trusts
has been Republican legislation They
do not comprehend that the trust ques-
tion now stands ON an entirely new
basis, and they are. blaming Republi-
can administration because the old laws
are not applied in practice
| Here is where, our Democratic friends
fall over themselves. The trust of
few years ago was a combination of
various concerns engage in one indus
try for the purpose of controlling the
output and the market Such a union
was unlawful because it tended to de-
stroy competition and create monopoly.
L was conspiracy in the eye of the law
The trust of to-day is a consolidation.
One concern or corporation with plenty
of capital buys out all its business
rivals. or a new company is formed for
buying all the manufactures making a
certain line of goods. There is no law
! to prevent one person or corporation
firm selling out to another, and there is
nothing to prevent the latter from buy
ing. There Is no conspiracy, because
there is no combination. One concern
owns the whole business. This is why
the Sherman law cannot reach the trust
of to-day, and it is not at all certain
whether constitutional law can be
framed that will render them invalid
and powerless.
| Various remedies are proposed out
side the domain of politics. The Mime
apolis Journal suggests that if Con-
gress viii authorize the President, when
a trust exists, to reduce or wipe out the
duties on similar products of foreign
countries, trust abuses could be abol-
ished. This suggestion is not new, and
it is doubtful if it would work in prac-
tice against the present form of trust
organization, Trusts flourish in free
trade England as well as in, protection
United States. The reduction or abolish
ment of duties might work in some
cases, but'-it would not be effectual
against the great field that the trusts
are now covering. 1t should be clearly
understood that the new form of trust
is not now illegal 1t cannot be pro-
ceeded against under the present law
Under this condition the plan suggested
by the Minnea polls Journal would
take on the form of class legislation on
the one hand and on the other it would
constitute an indictment of the protect
| i've system.
| MORMONISM.
| Humboldt Standard: Under a law
passed by Congress plural marriages
were illegal and those Mormons that
had more than one wife were compelled
to put away all but the first Most
of the Mormons obeyed, at least to ali
outward appearances but a few