The record-union., 1899-03-29
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and. Coast Opinions on Sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.

| Fresno Republican: Mr.. Bryan seems
determined to disrupt his party, and he
will doubtless succeed The split at
the last election between the Bryan
Democrats and the Palmer Democrats
was SO little important, measured in
votes, that he cherishes the delusion
that he can again risk the same split
The difference is that this time he has
the whole Tanmany organization 10
deal with, instead of a few enthusiasts
for principle, and such an organization
means votes. Has Mr.. Bryan forgotten
that the Democratic paVty split once
before, and went out of power for
whole generation? The same result
will happen again, only the split IS
likely to prove fatal this time.
TESTING A REFORM.
Oakland Tribune: From private
sources it is learned that the opposition
projected against the new primary law
| by the Non -Partisans across the bay
has been suuelched and that nc more
protests will be heard from that Iollt-
ical element. 1t was source OF sur
prise, anyhow, when the announce
ments were made in the newspapers q
short time ago that the Non-Part1sans
intended to combat the measure, 1or
the peculiar spectacle was thereby pre-
sented of reformers attacking a reform
proposition.
1t now appears, though. that those
who voiced the opposition did not rep
resent the Non-Partisans as an OF
ganization, but simply 7poke IN their
individual capacities. This developer
when Investigations were made as to
the grounds upon which the protests
were based, and the result was that
committee was formed to consider the
law and it's workings. especially with
relation to municipal elections. The re-
mort of this committee has now been
prepared, and from private lntoTmailoh
the Tribune earns that a unanimous
decision in favor of the law mas peeh
reached.
ICRTTICISM OF THE LEGISLATURES"
| Pasadena News: Since the Legisla-
ture adjourned and we have returhso
to the paste pot, scissors ana eA
changes of the sanctum, Ii mas peei
interesting to note the way 0lleieh'
editors have treated the Work OF tue
LEGISLATURE as a whole. Some papers
edited by men Of brains ana iudsIleh.,
like the San Francisco "Chronlcie'
Sacramento Record Union, lulaie
Register Grass Valley "Unlon' 6a
lkersfield Echo Los Angeles
press" Riverside Press ana fresio
l..Penrhlican" have been fair in the
treatment, and shown gooo sense AZ
their criticisms. They do not strike the
attitude of a Smart Aleck ana oeiiou,iee
everybody and everything simply pc
cause every ything was not done ac9oio
ling to their own ideas.
THE GENEROUS BRAVE
Napa Register: Brave men know nov
Ito be generous. When ths
states Senate refused to confirm the
nomination of Sampson ana ocn1eS
itbe rank of Rear Admiral. and the
,,ro,,,otion of others, because the order
iof rank kept Sampson in the leao,
Sanson made haste to request the
president to push the promotion OF ms
| feIlow officers without regard TO ms
fsampson's chances, saying: IL no re-
ward should come 1 could De satlsIed
with the consciousness of haVins doiie
NV best" Adjutant General Corpiii
is another man of quality. during lne
var with Spain he was offered cotti-
mission as Major General Whhe ~
lbad richly earned and Wouiu ia
g1odlv worn shoulder straps carrslllS
two stars. he declined in favor "a oili
GERS in the field whom ne coi's'oei e0
more worthy of advancement
lIrsE OF SEWAGE ON THE RANCfi.
| yooavi1la Reporter: The value OIL
sevaee as a fertilizing agent Is Wen
understood in Europe. ana le" ci.iea
+bere hermit the valuable clements con-
tt.ined therein to go to waste America
is new country and its fertility OF SOU
has heretofore prevented agrlculturists
+urrine their attention to this Valuapie
anxiliary to the farm. from tine ~
time however. we notice that farmers
are employing sewage as lereiii@i.'e
| ooent and believe the day IS not lal
distant when none of it will be permit
ted TO go to waste. The town OF Hay
| wards in Alameda County has just
closed a contract with the proprietofs
i of the Meek ranch near that place Wy
which in consideration of 80 per year.
all Of the sewage flowing through the
Haywards sewers will be used as a Ter
tilizing agent upon the Meek properly
This is. certainly a better use than 10
hermit it to enter the bay ana pollule
It's water. We trust that the idea VIII
become general. Since he :ntroouc-
tion of an odorless excavator service IN
i yacaville the sewage from cesspoois
has heen pl1t on the land in adjacent
orchards and we believe its value Will
be recognized more clearly from year
to year and the practice become more
general.
TRY 1T
Alameda Encinal: The San Jose
Mercury plan for electing United
States Senators is meeting with ap-
proval all over the State Its idea IS
that when each party holds its state
convention prior to a Senatorial cleo
ton. candidates shall be selected for
that position exactly as for other po-
sitions. and that the candidates SO
chosen shall be voted for by the Legs
lators elected by the voters CT potn
parties In this way deadlocks VIII De
, prevented and the business of the brief
Legislative session will not be interfered
with as at the session just closed. The
proposition locks like a good one Ger
tainly it would be an Improvement upon
, the present system, and it would come
far nearer securing an expression OF
the will of the people. We would IKE
| to see the experiment tried.
THE FUTURE OF SAN FRANCISCO.
AIameoa Argus: Whitelaw Reid, an
editor and diplomat of world renown,
express firnesif at a banquet recent
ly to the effect that San Francisco
| is bound to be to the western shore Of
, the American continent what New YORK
| is to the eastern. The paper which re-
=; y n ga rival