The record-union., 1899-06-01
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions ON Sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.

| is law of progress cannot be ques-.
toned. Every great discovery, every
great invention of all the past ages,
has been compelled to fight it's way
through the opposition of those who are
az the top. Great men do not make
great inventions and great discoveries
1t is the great discoveries and great
inventions that make men great When
one has achieved fame and fortune
would it not be better for him to be
retired as to everything except the real
facts of his achievements, leaving the
way clear for others to make discoveries
and inventions? Z Greedy probably
knows little about wireless Biography
bur being high in authority his report
against it. will greatly hinder its pro-
gress. For long time Congress re-
lected Morse's claim that he could send
the news on a wire.
DEMOCRATIC BATTLE CRIES.
| Stockton INDEPENDENT. In 1864 the
cornerstone Of the Democratic platform
was The war is a failure"
| In 1868 it was down with the tyrants
who have destroyed the liberties of the
! people,
l In 1872 it was down with the CEN
traiization," and "a speedy return oe
! specie payments is demanded"
In 1876 it was turn the Iascals out"
| In 1850 it was Hayes was a fraud
and Tilden was counted out"
In 1884, down with plutocrats down
with taxes! down with PENSIONS
In 1883 it was tariff for revenue
| only"
In 1892 it was down with the bill
lion dollar Congress-
In 1896 it was free coinage at 16 to
and down with the gold-bugs"
In 19OO it is quite likely to be some
thing entirely different from anything
that has gone before. 1t would be
down with expansion were 1T not
/ that the leaders mistrust the popular
i ity OF that cry. 1t will not be 16 to
1, because that has played out It
might be down with the trusts, were
the leaders certain that an economic
battle cry would be popular in a time
Of exceptional prosperity. It might be
| down with Alger and embalmed BEEF
had the Democrats only the courage to
believe themselves. But that it will be
down" something or somebody it is
safe to wager. For half a century the
Democratic party has favored pulling
something down, and when they did
finally get into power in all the depart
ments they pulled down. $3.50, COO $50
which they borrowed from Europe and
issued United States bonds as a substi-
tute.
SOME SURPRISING STATISTICS.
Oakland Tribune: Now that the rae
ing season is over and statistical writ
ers are compiling figures showing what
vast sums Of money are placed in cir
tculation by the operation of the local
tracks, it is interesting to do a little
calculating on the lines Of how the bet
ting public fares.
The estimates of expenses, gate re-
ceipts. concessions and so forth need
not be considered as far as those who
do the wagering are concerned, for
their business is simply and solely
with the bookmakers. When, fhere-
fore, x is shown that each bookmaker
operates at an expense Of $1,000 a
week, Q conclusion can be obtained that
will give some people a clearer idea
than ever as to why they cannot beat
the game.
| An average Of eighteen bookmakers
operate throughout the season, which
lasts about twenty-eight weeks This
means that each book is at an expense
VI eAOOoI YcOJVOO AO1 tlc SSdSOil, VI d To-
tai for all of them of something like
$5OO,OOO. Every dollar of this has to
come from the public, and estimating
the average betting attendance at 1000
a day, this means that each individual
has to contribute $3.50 to the expenses
of the game. Then there is the daily
admission fee, fare to and from the
track, programs and so forth, amount
ing to fully $3.50 more, so every player
is subject to a seasonal tax Of $500 for
the privilege of participating in the
sport.
These are simply cold statistics as to
expenses, and are compiled altogether
apart from the big percentage with
which each bookmaker operates his
business SO as to keep ahead of the
spectators. The figures will probably
be surprise to those who have never
attempted to work out the logical de-
auctions Of the game, for they show
conclusively that the handicap is SO
enormously against the bettor that
there is no possible way Of overcom-
ing it.
ODD CALCULATION.
Fresno Democrat: Report has it that
l25,000,0O0 yards of colored bunting has
been bought for decorative purposes to
welcome Dewey on his arrival at New
York. 1t goes to show how one man can
be the means of booming industries and
i thereby become the agent for distrib-
uting money among the masses. The
purchase Of this vast quantity of bunt-
ing is only drop in the commercial
bucket, as it were. Imagine the amount
Of money that Dewey will be the means
of placing in circulation for displays
pyrotechnical and spectacular, for en-
tertainments public and private, rail-
road and hotel bills and the hire Of
steamers, yachts and tugs for excur-
sion purposes, besides the thousand and
one other items of expense that will
go to make up the general sum total of
the cost of the series Of public feats
with which he will be honored at every
hand. No man can estimate the money
that the popular idol of the nation will
be the means of changing hands. A
million or two would not be exaggerat-
ed estimates.
IN CONTEMPT.
Fresno Republicans: For one month
and three days of grace the Republic
cam has obeyed the idiotic Morehouse
signature law, in the only way it can
be safely obeyed if the law is to be
taken seriously at all. For the same
month and three days, most Of the
newspapers Of the State, including the
| richest ones, and those against which
the law was particularly directed, have
openly defied the law and courted suit
under it. standing reward of $500
is offered by the law for the bringing
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