The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-11-21
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on SUBJ
jects Of Living News
Interest.


However, the anti-expansionists, VINO
are not of the earth, earthly, but Oh
heaven-in their minds, seem unable to
| realize the change. All of which bears
out the Biblical statement that the
children Of this world are wiser in their
day and generation than the children
| of light.
THE REPORT.
Yreka Journal Secretary Long said
| of the preliminary report of the Phlllp-
pine Commission, which is commended
by everybody except by the smaller
Americans: There have been SO
many Misrepresentation and exagger-
atoms that it is delightful to have SO
valuable and explicit a statement from
the board, the composition OF whlcn
could not be improved in this country
or any other. Two of the men VINO are
members have been long known IN
their association with our leading uni
versities. The third gentleman has had
| more than twelve years diplomatic ex-
perience in China, and the fourth is to-
day the most conspicuous man in the
nations eye. Three of the men have
never been associated in any way with
politics, and the fourth who has not
taken any active part in politics, by
reason of his diplomatic service, is one
Of the most respected members of the
Democratic party, and certainly cannot
be charged with any leaning toward
the Administration. 1t is especially
gratifying that the report backs up and
indorses the position and the state
ments of the President upon this whole
matter
BRYAN'S LETTER.
Marysville Appeal: Bryan's letter to
the public press giving his opinion OF
| the general result of the late election
| is just what people expected from such
an extemporaneous and shallow
Statesman" OF course he attempted
to figure out good news for himself
and the country. His calculations are
necessarily erroneous as he worked
| from a false base entirely. No matter
what he thought his interest compelled
him to claim the best of the fight; to
befuddle the people as much as pos
sible; to make bogus predictions and
absurd mis-statements.
| There was many a Democratic edi-
torial written on the subject for papers
Of only local influence which betrayed
far more understanding of the cleo
lions, their result and probable future
influence than the alleged inspired
leader of the latter day Democracy
evinced in his blatant and self-conceit-
| ed pronunciamento.
| His demagogic references to militia
rism" and imperialism We're the
cheapest kind of shoddy clap-trap, and
stamps the mans little nature and
! FOO ind 10
sible people of the country to ever
cause them in the future, no matter
what the ex-Colonel does to retrieve
himself, to change their present opin-
| ion of him as an arrant boaster; a false
and narrow minded leader; a pernicious
reasoner; a self-seeker and a dangerous
agitator.
DEWEY AND OFFICE.
Los Angeles Express: Admiral
Dewey has rated the suggestions that
he become the Democratic nominee for
| the Presidency at their proper value.
| They have been inspired, not by unset
j fish and genuine admiration for his
achievements, but by a desire to util-
| ize his fame and the love of the Amer
| lean people for him for the advance
ment of the ambition of politicians.
JURY DUTY.
| Pasadena Star: A correspondent
complains of the burden of jury duty
and calls attention to the fact that 1t
| is frequently over trifling matters, I'M
worthy the waste of time involved
/ That is one of the penalties of free gov
eminent, where every man has right
to trial by jury, no matter what incon
venience to his neighbors. The privil
eye is often public wrong rather than
otherwise; but it is so important fea
ture of free government that it
wouldn't do to abolish it. In civil
cases there is some compensation, and
those who are not seriously inconven-
fenced by it.
THE BUDDHIST INVASION.
| Oakland Tribune: The arrival on the
Pacific Coast of Buddhist missionaries
/ from Japan with the avowed intention
Of seeking converts among the Chris
tians is attracting considerable atten-
ton in religious circles, though in fact
but little heed need be paid to them.
We have had Oriental visitors such as
/ these before-learned Brahmins have
come and gone, priests Of Buddha have
preached their doctrines, even advo-
Gates of Mahomet have sought to plant
the green flag of the prophet-but all
! their efforts have been in vain, and it
| is doubtful If their work resulted in the
acquisition of a single convert.
| OF all the forms of belief outside of
that Of Christianity, Buddhism is per-
| haps founded upon more wholesome
truths, for some of the teachings of the
great apostle of the Far East are
strangely akin to those that come from
the Holy Land, which is doubtless the
result of their being founded upon hui
manitarian principles. In some respects
Buddhism may be said to be a more
attractive creed than Christianity, for
it offers its disciples a perpetual exist
ence based on the theories of evolution
and TRANSPORTATION. There is no bot
tomless pit for the offender, but, rather,
| return to lower state IL he does not
prove worthy of the crown of man.
hood bestowed upon him.. while on the
other hand he who observes the cardi-
nal virtues of charity, brotherly love
and fairness to all men is assured pass
age into a higher state, the possibili-
ties in that regard reaching into an alb
solute communion with nature and a
freedom, therefore, from all the servi-
tudes that attend mortal existence.
! But there is lacking in Buddhism that
one great influence that belongs to
Christianity alone and which Appeals
to mankind more irresistibly than
aught else. Although Buddhist mission
| aries may labor in foreign lands and
preach their doctrines with their most