The record-union., 1899-08-11

may be when it comes to paying the
cost of running the Government. They
would rather do this than. see the inn
porters paying the Governments ex-
penses and at the same time Quitting
the American market with manufac-
lures shipped here from the Industrial
centers of Europe.
BIRTH RATE DECLINE.
Alameda. Encinal:. NJ. Bodio, the Di-
rector of the Statistical Bureau Of
Italy, some time ago called attention to
the declining birth rate of Europe. The
vital statisticians of England have now
confirmed his report SO far as it re-
lates to Great Britain. The decline is
most noticeable in the manufacturing
districts. Two causes are operating
which economists have hitherto not dis
cussed. One is the growing aversion
of women themselves to marriage as
soon as they experience the independ-
ence Of earning their own living. The
other is growing inability to bear
children, brought about by pursuits
which, 80 years ago, were engaged in
only by men.
MCKINLEY IS ALL RIGHT.
Marysville Appeal: While possessing
no great information regarding affairs
military, we feel constrained to cling
to the belief that General Otis is far
more capable than his detractors are
willing to acknowledge, because of the
confidence we have in the judgment of
President Mckinley, who himself has
served in the wars with no little dis
tinction, and who is therefore dOubly
qualified to judge Of the abilities pos
sessed by the Commander Of the Phil
ippine army.
The Administration has publicly ex-
pressed it's satisfaction with Otis and
the work he has accomplished. Being
in a position to more thoroughly under
stand the situation in Luzon than it's
calumniators the course adopted by
the Government for the suppression Of
the Filipinos is certainly deserving of
the loyal support Of the people.
The President is above all things else
a patriot. No man in the United States
is more anxious for peace in the Philip
pines than he. The silly story that fear
of a possible rival prevents him from
of handling the situation, bears the inn
print of a vicious lie upon it's face.
Time and the good sense Of the people
will eventually show up the enemies of
loyal Administration in the thor
oughly despicable light in which they
belong
Mckinley and his Administration are
all right.
A TYPICAL INCIDENT.
Stockton Mail: The Santa Barbara
mob which destroyed an oil derrick on
the beach at Miramar Wednesday night
was composed Of leading citizens, and
therefore it will be worth the COM
pany's while to sue the gentlemen for
damages, as is to be done. But it is
said the people of Santa Barbara are
determined that the beach shall not
be disfigured by derricks 1t would be
be disigured, but it We're better that
the beach should be disfgured than
that American citizens, entitled, under
the laws of the land, to erect derricks
on the beach of Santa Barbara, should
be deprived of their rights by means
of mob violence.
TROUBLE-MAKERS
Santa Rosa Republican,: San Francis
co newspaper reporters are quarreling
over alleged interviews with returned
soldiers who declare that they did not
make the statements attributed to
them. If the law protected the soldiers
in killing the scribblers who lie about
them it would not be bad proposition.
A number of the all-round newspaper
liars are too mean to live. They are
in the world only for the purpose of
making trouble.
TRUSTS.
Los Angeles Herald: There is dam
ger that the usefulness Of the confer
ence on trusts, to be held in September,
will be impaired by too cumbrous a
plan. 1t is reported from the Civic
Federation at Chicago, which has the
management Of the conference in hand.
that ''thirty-five Governors are APP
pointing seven delegates each.'' Many
of the Governors and their Attorney
Generals will be present, and hence
this element will aggregate over 300.
Then it is said that the Presidents of
thirty-seven associations have already
accepted invitations. and "the commit
tee has decided to invite all the mem
bers of Congress" 1t will be an un-
wieldly gathering, but there is cause
to hope that good may come Of it.
GOVERNOR GAMBLERS APPEAL.
San Diego Union: Governor Gambler
Of Georgia is a brave man. He has
had the courage to tell the people of
his State that they are disgracing it
in the eyes of the civilized world by
their frequent resort to lynch law, and
he has braved public opinions by is
suing one of the strongest appeals yet
put forth against mob violence in the
case of offending negroes. In his ap-
peal the Governor uses this language:
The purity of the fair mothers and
daughters of Georgia must and shall
be preserved, and at the same time the
lives and liberties of all the law-abid
ing negroes in Georgia must and shall
be protected. Arson and burglary and
assassination and robbery and rape
must stop, and at the same time lynch
law must stop. The good of both races
and the fair name of the State demand
this
He Had the Old Man.
In some rural districts of England
there are held annually hiring fairs,
where farmers and others attend to en-
gage servants. At one held in GlOuces-
tershire last autumn farmer opened
negotiations with a lad who seemed