The record-union., 1899-04-08
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late odious Legislature is the measure
called the ..Rickard Ballot Law. In
brief. it prohibits the endorsement by
an independent political organization OF
any candidate named by another polit-
lcal party In ether words, 1t Is an
abridgement of the rights of suffrage.
The voter is by this measure converted
into a machine. 1t compels the draw
ing CT political lines from Presidents
down to Poundmasters. Perchance
ycu may desire to cast a vote for a
highly esteemed neighbor who is a call
didate for a local office, though not of
your way of thinking on national Is
sues, you must vote his entire ticket.
No candidates name can appear on
more than one party's ballot. How is
that for a boaSted free country and a
free ballot?
THE ENGLISH CHURCH.
Chico Record: The vote in the Eng
lish House of Commons against imme-
.diate legislation with respect to the
row in the Established Church was net
at all indicative of popular sentiment or
indeed of apathy with regard to the
issue. The vote was a decided negative,
but it seems to have meant that the
House of Commons was not prepared
to crafty the enemies of the church by
recognizing the need Of interference.
The matter now goes back to the
Bishops at their own request. While
Parliament is thus lodging the ques-
tion an organization calling itself the
English National Protestant Union
has forwarded to the Queen memo
rial setting forth the views of the anti
ritualists and praying her majesty to
adopt measures to preserve the nation
from the sacerdota1 yoke which was
east aside in the sixteenth century. The
memorial is signed by 1000 influential
churchmen, thirty-one peers, fifty
members of Parliament, 1900 magis-
trates and 1,300 clergymen.
THE WAR IN LUZON.
Pomona Progress: A person cannot
read of the heroism and splendid
achievements of the American soldiers
in the Philippines without admiration
for them and pride that he is an Amer
lean himself; nor can he well avoid hav-
ing his feelings tempered with sympa-
thy for the Filpinos, thousands Of
whom believe they are fighting for
their homes, their families and their ma
tive land and in that belief many of
them are dying as heroicaly as ever
patriots died on battle field. The lead
ers of the Filipinos, who knew well the
,hopelessness and needlessness of the
war, are blamable for bringing so
much death and disaster upon their
fellowmen; but the innocent common
soldiers, who with little knowledge Of
modern warfare and poorly equipped
are facing almost certain death under
a patriotic delusion, are objects only
for pity. The sooner the United States
can remove that illusion and extend to
them the boon of security to life and
property and of self government the
sooner will it render them a humane
and righteous service.
GEORGE F. HOAR
Alameda Argus: To the ordinary
mind, which sees things, perhaps, in
an incomplete and emasculated way,
the Illumination Of such a representa-
tive American and publicist as George
F. Hoar against the American policy in
the Philippines, is not understandable.
This is not, it would seem, exactly the
time to discuss the merits of the Ad-
ministration's course. The nations
army and representatives are in the
Philippines. and they have either to
fight or to be slaughtered by foe that
knows no mercy. 1t is not a matter of
choice with them. Personally it is
matter of protecting their own bacon,
and in a broad, national way it is a
question of creditably meeting an un-
precedented emergency. and of dis
charging trust to the world which was
imposed upon US in a victorious war.
Mr.. Hoar has much to say about the
outrages committed upon these Fill
pinos by our interfering in their affairs
While he is talking they are pursuing
savage warfare-murdering and mutt
lating wounded men and even shooting
down members of tbs hospital corps
who are ministering on the field Mr.
Hoar might wait, We should say, until
the struggle of our boys for their own
safety is over before he arraigns them
and the American people for breaking
the Monroe doctrine and as being guilty
of imperialism.
DESIRABLE COLONISTS.
Salinas Index: From an article which
we reproduce from the San Francisco
Post it appears that there is a gem
eral movement among the people of
Finland TO colonize in various sections
OF the world. The statement made in
the article that the preference of those
pcople NdS LOT tNt Argentine
or Canada must be taken with some
allowance, as the Ncrsemen have been
partial to the United States-Swedes,
Danes and Norwegians especially
There are a large number of Swedish
Firms in this country, and they make
valuable accessions to our population
They belong to our race, will assimilate
with our institutions and would take
hold OF some of our inferior lands and
b. their superior diligence make them
very productive. The Index believes
that if some of the large landholders of
Monterey County would offer proper
inducements, a goodiy number of those
Finlanders would come here and make
homes
ARE WE WRONG ABOUT THIS2
Stockton Mail: 1t may interest the
Merchants and Producers Association
of Stockton to know that Seattle keeps
an attractive standing advertisement of
itself on one of the outside pages of the
London Times: and, as the London
Times" circulates throughout the Brit
ism empire, Seattle is pretty Well known
in quarters in which even San Fran
cisco is rather vague conception and
Stockton has never been heard of. But,
of course, that is not all the advertising
Seattle does. by any means.
It viii be found that the town which
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