The record-union., 1899-10-06

been for the last two years United
States Consul at Liverpool, England
is in Washington on vacation. II Be.
ing a close observer and careful man,
these words of Mr. Boyie's are graft
flying to all Americans; and should be
valuable to the American manufacture
er who is seeking to extend his foreign
trade, especially with England: The
most gratifying. thing to a citizen of
this country is the ever increasing de-
mand in England for 81 Yankee manufac-
lures. What I would try to impress
on our people is the vital necessity OF
sending over only high classed goods.
BY keeping our products up to high
standard we secure the confidence OF
the English, who are always willing
to pay the very highest prices for the
best. But any deterioration from this
standard breeds distrust and means
dimunition of imports. In some lines,
by a failure to pursue this correct pol
icy, we have already suffered loss, not
ably in the bicycle trade, which in
1893 fell off 80 per cent. from the pre-
ceding year, owing to the fact that =
great many trashy wheels We're sent
from this country to England, the re-
suit being that some degree of suspic-
ion was sure to attach to all Ameri-
can makes of bicycles in the future
"M'KINLEY'S WAR.
Los Angeles Herald: The Anti-Im-
perialist League is fully justified in the
declaration that neither the country
no rany political party in it is re-
sponsible for Mr.. McKinley's war, or
in any way bound to support it," The
assumption Of unconstitutional author
ity by the President, relative to the
attempted conquest of the Philippines,
has not been considered with the grav.
ity it deserves. There is no doubt that
the President was guilty of a fragrant
violation of his official oath in insti-,
tuting the Philippine war. He tran
scended the power vested in him by
the Constitution, and he has ever since
continued to violate it. Congress alone
has rightful power to make war, and
the Presidents authority in that re-
spect is confined to his function as
chief officer of the army and navy.
MEMORABLE PUBLIC OPINION.
Santa Cruz Sentinel: The real ruler
of society and States is public opin-
ion 1t may be wrong when led by
demagogues but only temporarily So,
because all the people can not be fooled
all the time. In abstract questions re-
quiring pure intellect the masses are
apt to go astray-hence the difference
between the uneducated man and the
profound scientist; but in questions in
volving the feelings of humanity, JUS
n aa11 fnt, nf tA
masses are usually correct. In social
affairs public opinion is local, but mas
terful. Evil hates publicity, and SO a
newspaper is a moral agent, in that it
submits wrongdoing to the decision OF
the community. This holds true in po-
litical and business affairs. In his
speech. before the Trust Conference,
Bourke Cochran insisted that publicity
of corporate transactions was the real
remedy for common extortions by Or
ganized capital in all it's forms. But
public opinion is extending its sway
beyond family groups, States and coun-
tries and becoming the universal Gar
This is shown by the status Of France
growing out of the Dreyfus case
France, as an individual nation, self
centered, exclusive and jealous of for
eign interference has lost prestige;
but France as State in the common
wealth of humanity, sharing in the
common benefits which flow from a
growing civilization, had gained much
by being brought to the bar of the uni
versal public opinion.
THE BOERS AND THE ENGLISH.
Red Bluff News: Great Britain's de-
mands on the Beers do leave them the
right to live and breathe the air of
heaven, but thatis about all. They are
evidently framed for the purpose OF
making war inevitable. 1t must be
plain that the British Government
has been intent on war from the be-
ginning, and that the delay in open
ing hostilities has been to give time
to make the. necessary preparation. 1t
is the intention of Great Britain that
South Africa Shall be under British
rule, and the friction with the Trans
vaal has been seized upon as an excuse
to reduce it to a colony. The Orange
Free State win Share the same fate.
They may prove troublesome custom
ers, but in the end they viii have to
submit to the overwhelming power OF
Great Britain.