The record-union., 1899-08-21
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.


the Philippines, the. metropolitan press
had stories to the effect that the col
ored soldiers sympathized with the en-
emy and could not be relied on to fight
Aguinaldo's freebooters, and that they
would mutiny when in the Philippines.
The colored troops went to the Philip
pines and now these same journals con-
tain glowing accounts of how impetu-
ousIy they charged the enemy in their
first battle. But nowhere is there line
of apology to the colored regulars for
the base falsehoods which served as a
weeks sensation.
THE WEST.
Wheatland Four Corners: California
and the West has been living in ex-
travagance for nearly three score years
and we are now paying for our
thoughtlessness. We have ruthlessly
destroyed our forests, have slaughtered
our game by the wholesale process,
have carried on our farming on the
high interest and inflated market plan
and our mining has been without reg
ulation. In fact, few of the interests
of the West are so managed that a
revision of this management is not
necessary. The West is a great terri
tory, but it's greatness is doomed un-
less care and prudence is given to the
management Of it's interests. Our fruits
must be preserved, our game supply
protected, illegal mining prohibited,
and the farmer must adopt business
ideas and business methods.
A GREAT OUTRAGE.
Los Angeles Express: A story is cur
rent in the Eastern press to the effect
that Sigmund A. Albert, West Point
cadet from the Lancaster (Pa.) district,
has been forced to resign from the
military academy because of the per-
secution to which he was subjected be-
cause he was a Hebrew. Not only did
young Albert, it is alleged, endure the
usual hazing and tagging, but was
often compelled to fight. He was so
badly used up in one of these encount-
ers several months ago that he was
confined to the academy hospital. In
another fight his antagonists wrist
was broken. Worse than physical suf-
fering was the ostracism inflicted upon
him. This extended even to his room
mate, who treated him unkindly. Mrs.
Albert visited her son at the academy
in company with daughter three
weeks ago, and she was panied to see
that the cadets turned their backs up
on her son. At last the burden became
too heavy to bear and the young man
was compelled to leave, telling his
friends that his life was made hell
on earth, and that he could not stand
it. Such conduct on the part of the
l1<- Sc, q
disgrace to free country, and calls
for general condemnation. It is prob
able that young Albert got his appoint
ment in a fair competitive examjna-
tion and in this country where all men
are supposed to be free and equal, he
should have had exactly the same
treatment as any one else. Dreyfus,
it is true, is prosecuted in France by
the army because of his nationality,
but he was at least protected during
his school days, and this, it appears,
is not possible in the free United
States. Something must be radically
wrong with the system at West Point
when such a case as this is possible,
and it should be corrected before a
similar outrage occurs.
SCHLEY AND THE DEMOCRACY.
Fresno Republican, The latest last
chance leader of the forlorn Democratic
hope to be proposed is Admiral Schley
The Admiral knows nothing about the
issues on which the American people
are dividing, and is on neither side Of
them. This makes him an ideal can
didate for that large Democratic faction
which believes no Democratic doctrines
oI;,, +1a IN
is a curious anomaly that there should
be such a faction, but there is not the
slightest chance that it will name a
candidate, even if a man like Schley
would accept the nomination, which he
would not. The two candidates before
the American people next year will be
men who believe things, and very op-
posite ones at that. The voters who be-
lieve with Mckinley might as well
make up their minds in advance to
vote for him. It would be stulification
for them to vote for Bryan, and there
will be no compromise candidate.
QUEER IDEAS OF Us.
Stockton Record: A peculiar dispatch
comes from the high rebels in the Phil
ippines and it's words have very
strange sound on American ears. 1t
shows how little the insurgent leaders
can know about United States history
or government when they talk of the
Mckinley administration being over
thrown" This would cause no COM
ment in France or some Of the other
volatile nations of Europe, or the rest
less revolutionary republics of South
and Central America, but the authors OF
the statement must indeed have very
erroneous idea of the conditions exist
ing in this country when they talk of
any government being overthrow"
Still. it is Just such rot as certain DEM
ocratic leaders would send broadcast.
If Aguinaldo and his followers wait un-
til the administration is oyerthrown
they will wait until Bryan is silent,
which will be only when the grim reap
er interveneS.
WILL VISIT SACRAMENTO.
yacaville Reporter: The Executive
Committee of the California Press AS
sociation has reconsidered its deter
mination to take an excursion to Lake
Tahoe in September, and will hold the
fall meeting of the Association at Sac
ramento during the first week of the
state Fair This judgment was arr
rived at by reason of the. probability
that the railroad to the Hake from
Truckee will not be completed this sea-
son. 1t will, however, be possible to
visit the Lake by the new line of trans
portation next season and no doubt q
visit to the Emerald of the Sierras will
be part of some future program of the
Association. The visit to the State
Fair will, we think, be particularly
pleasing this year, and should attract