The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-09
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Yreka Journal: The Populists will
have nothing to do with Bryan again
They consider him a Democrat, out
and out, while the Populists, the gen
une middle of the road men, have no
use for Democracy. The Populistic
Democratic frauds like Bryan would
like to wear the mask of Populism, for
deception, but it is too thin to fool
men of principle.
A TENSE CONDITION.
Portland Oregonian: Between the
strikers, the city railways and the resi-
dents of Cleveland (Ohio) there is high
tension. A mob attempted to prevent
the operation of the railways; there
was much violence, dynamite was used,
property destroyed and many persons
killed or injured. Then State troops
were sent into Cleveland to keep the
peace. Now there is a fierce boycott
of the ears and of all who ride in
them; all the smaller and less indie
pendent tradespeople are intimidated,
! and nothing but the presence of the
militia prevents renewal of outbreak
in it's most violent forms.
The strikers began with this remark
| able and perhaps unparalleled declar-
alton: 1--WE believe that force can be
applied in many instances, and that it
is absolutely essential in the present
CASE This doesn't differ from the
spirit diplayed at Wardner, Idaho; but
| there was no such open declaration of
intention at Wardner. It is evident
| that Cleveland will be compelled to
!, VT
been brewing there. AS usual, no
doubt both sides are to be blamed; but
by their violence the strikers have
| compelled the State to interpose, and
in the test of endurance" peace and
order will win at Cleveland, as else
where and always.
1t is said that force has been so
long and SO openly and so freely en-
ployed at Cleveland to carry strikes
that the men have lost the conception
of resistance by the community" The
present extreme tension will soon bring
it to a test and conclusion Every COM
munity must have order, first Of all
things. Then grievances can be dis
cussed and adjustments made
This also is the state of things. and
will be the course of things, in the Phil
1ppine Islands.
LUMBER PRICES ADVANCING.
Red Bluff Peoples Cause: Consider
able excitement has been created in
local building circles by another heavy
increase in the price of lumber. Two
months ago the wholesale lumber deal,
ers advanced the price, and gave as a
reason increased freight rates and an
advance in the price of logs. Builders
were forced to accept the situation, but
believed the limit had been reached
They must now, however, stand another
advance, this time on the ground that
the demand for lumber is greater than
the supply. Building operations are
creating a. more active market, and the
wholesale lumber dealers declare that
they cannot supply their customers
The advance is 81 on rough lumber
and 50 on clears and uppers-Call.
1T IS AWFUL.
Redlands Facts: Yes! It is awful,
simply awful! That blow delivered by
ex-Mayor Grace of New York to the
free trade Democrats and Populists
With 16-1 everG day becoming more
and more a back number and hard
headed warhorses of anti-Republican
cohorts deserving the free trade STAN
dard, with the calamity walls grad
ually becoming less audible, the "op-
position" just now seems to be in a
very discouraging condition. Crawl
into the Republican band wagon, We
disconsolate, and be sure of a good
thing in the good time present and
coming. Read these words of Demo-
cratic, now ex-free trader Grace and
join the procession of prosperity pro-
moters-there is room for all and work
for willing hands:
Il was never ashamed of my convic-
lions when they were in perfect sympa-
thy with the tariff views expressed by
Mr.. Cleveland in his famous message
and with those held by the great body
of the Democratic party, and I am not
ashamed now to say that in the light of
| recent events I have completely chang
ed those views and now see, as be-
1ieve, clearly that the amazing growth
in all that makes for permanently pros
porous conditions and in all influences
that have so recently established the
United States as first power among
the nations of the world, not only po-
! litically, but financially and CONNER
cially, is due in great measure to the
| policy of protection. never believed
| that the time would come when I
should be willing to make an admission
Of this kind.
But facts are stronger than theories,
and the fact remains that in the past
| six years we have had abundant proof
that there is some fallacy so far as the
| United States is concerned in the doc
trine which the Democratic party held
and which Mr.. Cleveland proclaimed in
his message, and, on the other hand,
there was truth in the claims made by
Mckinley, by Dingley by Morrill, and
| by other great protectionists, and SO,
understanding this, I am ready to say
! that I now see the truth
CLEANSING A PLAGUE SPOT.
| Tacoma Ledger: The conviction Of
Corcoran at Wallace, and his sentence
to seventeen years in the penitentiary.
| is but the beginning of the end of the
rule of the dynamiters who have for
| the past seven years ruled that district.
The result in the Corcoran case makes
| it evident that others equally guilty will
be convicted and placed for number
of years where they will not be able
to terrorize a community and lead ig-
norant men to the commission of crime.
1t was not proved that Corcoran fired
the fatal shot that killed either of the
victims, who were murdered during the
recent outbreak at Wardner, but it was
proved beyond a doubt that he, with
others, was leader in the conspiracy
| to murder. to destroy property, to
drive out non-union men and coerce the
owners of mines and mills. by means