The record-union., 1899-10-10


at ALL 1t is an instance of the meaning
of a word being totally changed by
common use. II
A LEVEL HEADED MAN.
Santa Rosa Republican: Benjamin
Ide Wheeler the new President of the
California University, has been inter-
viewed in regard to the Philippines. He
spoke frankly. He declared that the
Administration should be sustained in
it's efforts to subdue Aguinaldo and his
followers This utterance raises a de-
cided issue between himself and Presi-
dent Jordan, who would recall our
troops and leave the Philippine Islands
to their fate.
| President Wheeler voices the senti-
ment of Dewey and of California. He
speaks for the betterment of the Com
monwealth in which he is to make his
home. A few days ago he declared that
San Francisco should cease to be the
! back door of the continent-that the
/ United States should face the Pacific
as well as the Atlantic Ocean. This
was a good thought well stated.
! 1t is evident that the new President
of the State University is considerable
of a man. He has opinions on the
great questions of the day and is not
afraid to express them. Such man
will be valuable to California in many
ways. All the people will not agree
with him all the time, but this is not
necessary, but all will respect his abil-
ity and his courage. He will put new
life into our States great school. The
value of such a man to the institution
and the Commonwealth cannot be
measured with money.
NORMAL SCHOOL STRIKERS.
Fresno Republican: Some of the San
Jose Normal School strikers complain
that IAN influence amounting to coer-
cion had been brought to make the stu
dents yield" What else do they ex
pect? 1t is the business of the students
to yield and of teachers to make them
yield, by Coercion if need be- When
it is remembered that the whole agita-
tion is over the alleged right of the
students to be disorderly in rooms
where order is essential to work, the
absurdity of the whole thing becomes
apparent.
ABOUT AN EXTRA SESSION.
Humboldt Standard: The Standard"
has endorsed the suggestion of the
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conference of the Republican members
of the present Legislature be held to
consider the Senatorship and ascertain
whether it would be possible to agree,
before any special session of the Leg
islature should be called. The question
of calling an extra session is being de-
bated, and it is generally understood
that Governor Gage is willing to call
the Legislature together early in jan
uary, if he can be assured that the
Republicans will agree and select
Senator without an undue amount of
wrangling. A conference amongst the
Republican members would prove
whether an agreement could be reached
and in case it would only result in a
deadlock. prevent the farce, the very
expensive farce of an extra session.
HARD UP.
San Jose Mercury: Mr.. Bryan is hard
up for a theme. His silver issue has
died on his hands. He has turned in
desperation to the Philippine war; and
there he finds small chance for effec-
tive opposition to the Government.
Whatever his faults of judgment may
be, he is too spirited a man, too i'm
bued with vital Americanism to wish
or to suggest that we funk, show the
white feather and turn tail upon Lu-
zon. He cannot advise this; and 50, in
the desperation Of political necessity
he talks at large about things which
while nominally related to the Philip
pine issue, in fact do not touch the
subject at any vital or practical point
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Work to-day, for you know not how
much you may be hindered tomorrow.