The record-union., 1899-12-11
VOICE Or THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.

State and Coast Opinions on sub-
jects Of living News
Interest.
Tulare Register: Susan B. Anthony,
although enjoying a world VIDE repu-
tation as a woman suffragist, seems 10
be very much womanish woman after
all and not at. all. manish. For IN
stance, she opposes all this fuss ABOUT
Roberts of Utah being admitted TO
seat in Congress on the ground tnat
there are others, though those others
are secret and not open in their want
of fidelity to one woman alone. rms
argument of Susan's is very much Ike
the argument advanced by women IN
favor of the accused during, the Beech
er-Tilton trial viz: That Beecher was
not guilty because every other man
would have done the same thing if he
had been given a chance. Only
woman can reason that way ana most
women can reason that way only.
Women are nice people but logic is not
their strong point.
OUR HISTORY AND SCHOOL BOOKS
Red Bluff Peoples Cause: A con-
troversy which recently ragged in Ten
nessee over the use of history OF the
United States in the public schools OF
Chattanooga presents a powerful Illus
tration of the loose way in which
great deal of historical matter is put
together. Mrs. Lee, a daughter OF the
Confederate General Pemberton, has
written history of the country In
which she takes a very strong South
ern view of the civil war. Recently an
attempt was made to have the book in
troduced into the public schools of
Chattanooga, and in consequence
spirited opposition arose, which for
while absorbed the attention of large
numbers of Tennessee journalists and
politicians.
DEMOCRATIC FATUITY.
Stockton Independent: The New
York world has warned the Demo-
Gratis that they are fooling no one but
themselves in denying that the result
of the recent elections was a Repub-
lican victory. 1t points out that the
Republicans have regained four of the
nine formerly Republican States that
voted for Bryan while the Democrats
have regained but one Of the eight
formerly Democratic States that voted
for Mckinley 1t further calls atten-
ton to the fact that in the one Dem
ocratic State regained, Maryland, it
was accomplished by a reputation of
the Chicago platform and Bryan.
While the World is talking straight
truth there is no prospect that the
Democrats will heed its warning. Bryan
is certain to be renominated and re-
beaten. The recovery of formerly Re-
publican States in the West will con-
tinue and the loss Of Democratic
States on the border will not stop. 1t
is probable that at least half of the
Democrats know this, and yet they are
in the hands of combinations that can
not cut loose from Bryan and as a
| consequence they are going up against
the inevitable loss of Washington,
Wyoming, Kansas and South Dakota
among States of the West carried by
Bryan in 1896 and possible loss of
Utah, Idaho and Nebraska. On the
border they drive away Kentucky,
Maryland, Delaware and probably
Tennessee.
ONdOLI INVASION.
Alameda Argus: The San Francisco
morning papers are invading the San
Jose field with what appears to be ma
lightly, though may really be nothing
more than acute competition. They
| club together and pay $3.50 month for
an engine to get their papers down
early, and then pay $500 bonus to a
man to print a morning edition con-
tanning the local news. This paper is
| then folded in with the San Francisco
papers, and both supplied for the orig
inal price of the latter. The Mercury"
of yesterday contains an editorial that
is clarion blast 1t shows how this
| move is in no sense legitimate local
enterprise devised in support of in
terests inimical to this town. Its
function is that of a procurer in the
interest of the prostitute press of San
Francisco, seeking to exploit and de-
bauch this town." 1t remains to be seen
| what success it has. The pepole will
have to have more local patriotism
than they generally do to preserve their
local press from disaster, or at least in
jury that will seriously impair its
power for good.
UNFAIR COMPETITION.
Fresno Republican: The San Fran
cisco papers are attempting to run the
San Jose Mercury" out Of the field
by sending their papers to San Jose
on special early train, and having
folded into them a local sheet edited
for the purpose by their local repre-
sentative. The Mercury" is right, not
merely in meeting this unfair competi-
| ton at every point, but in calling on
the citizens of San Jose to support it
on broader grounds than merely bust
| ness ones.
IRRIGATION.
| Truckee Republican: Irrigation de-
| ve1opment means inestimable increase
to wealth alike to State and individual:
1t means an increase of taxable prop
erty, lower rate Of taxation, and the
building UP Of communities with the
| increased demand which immigration
naturally creates for merchandise and
other supplies. steady, healthy ag-
ricultural growth adds the greatest
| possible wealth and stability to COM
munity.
COLLEGE ATHLETICS.
San Jose Mercury: That fatal casu-
alties occasionally occur to students
while playing football everybody
knows, but they happen also in hunt
ing. in fishing, in horseback and buggy
riding. and in every form Of healthful
recreation. The respective Presidents
of the many universities in the United
States, without a single exception, we
believe, are strongly in favor Of foot
ball and all kinds of college athletics.
These men are students and they have
an ambition to raise the standard OF
student efficiency in the respective In