The record-union., 1899-12-15
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on SUBJ
jects Of Living News
Interest.

Rud Bluff Peoples Cause: "The
future government of the Philippines,'
says the message, rests with the Con-
gress of the United States If Con-
gress does it's part as well as the
PRESIDENT has done his, all will be WELL
FREE CUBA.
Marysville Appeal: Our President
says in his message: whatever may
be the outcome, we must see to it that
free Cuba shall be a reality, not a
name" Could anything be palmer,
more positive or more to the point?
Inc encouragement given the Filipinos
by Hl-timed expressions of sympathy
from the Atkinsonian mouthers and
press should cause the anti-Adminis-
tration papers, If they are possessed
even of mite of loyalty, to go slow
before stirring up the Cubans to dis
content and possible strife Our Gov
eminent will keep it's word.
SILVER QUESTION.
Tulare Register: 1t is declared that
the Silver Republican party has opened
negotiations with the Atkinsonites
looking to a fusion. That will be nice
SO far as it goes, but as theresis not
any Silver Republican party and as the
Atk1nsonites have concluded that the
only thing to be done is to do what the
PRESIDENT is doing the fusion when
consummated will be an intellectual
and moral jelly fish with the voting
capacity of a squid. The country is
really in no danger, and most of the
Silver Republicans are calling on the
mountains Of forgetfulness to fall on
them.
DUN DUN BULLET.
Yreka Journal: The popularity of
the dum-dum bullet is that while it
makes a decent and stylish initial
puncture, its aftermath and exit could
hardly be covered by a full-sized Florin
mushroom. England does not object
to Tommy Atkins being plugged in
front, but when his rear elevation is
made to look like a shambles, she pro-
tests and asks Kruger or Joubert to
please stop it. In this matter England
is simply hoisted with her own petard.
for it was England alone, at The
Hague Peace Conference, who refused
to discontinue the demoralizing and
deadly dum-dum.
WHAT THEY THINK.
Los Angeles Express: Whatever the
Spanish soldiers in Luzon may have
heretofore thought of Americans
through ignorance and prejudice the
hundreds who have been rescued from
captivity by the operations of our
forces and brought in safely to Manila
are not very likely to lift up their
voices against us hereafter They now
have chance to see their homes in old
70,
debted for that chance.
HIS LAST WHIRL
Stockton Independent: Mr.. Dolliver
Of Iowa says he has had his last whirl
with silver and refuses to be hum
plugged further. The Democrats are
taking their last whirl with silver also.
What little we hear of silver and the
Crime of '73" during the winter and
the campaign of 1900, will be the last
free silver for at least a generation.
The delusion of cheap money or an in
f1ated currency is pretty sure to break
out again after evils brought along by
the present agitation have been forgot
ten, but next time 1t will present itself
in new guise and the nation will be
better fortified to resist it. The multi
plication Of currencies growing out of
the civil war debt and the follies of
legislation since left the country ex-
posed to attack from the imitation
forces. Fortunately the productive
power of the country enabled it to re-
cover from shocks that might have rev.
olutionized it's commercial life and its
credit had development been less
rapid. The country will never be ex-
~ f14 Il -
cause the conditions of the treasury
and the currency that have twice since
the civil war developed cheap money
delusions will be corrected.
MR.. ROBERTS.
San Diego Union: Mr.. Robarts' point
that he is being prosecuted for his
religion-is cheap bit of claptrap. No
body objects to Mr.. Roberts because he
is member of the Mormon Church.
The opposition to him is founded upon
the fact that he Is a polygamist and o
law-breaker If he were simply g. Nor
mon with one wife, no objection would
be raised-a fact of which he is fully
aware. The day will never come when
the House Of Representatives will con-
Germ itself as to a mans religion.
OFFICIAL SALARIES
Santa Rosa Republican,: There is a
disposition manifest on the part of the
grange organizations to demand lower
salaries for public officials. Resolu-
tons to this effect have been recently
adopted by a number of such organi-
cations, and it would appear that there
is concerted action looking to this re-
suit. And this is not a matter to oc-
casion surprise. The grangers are
among the best people who earn their
living by hard work. Industry is a ne
cessity with them and the returns
from their labor depend on season con-
ditions, crops and markets. They are
unable to determine their compensation
in advance. To great extent conditions
and combinations influence their re-
ceipts, even when good crops are grown.
At the same time they have to contri,
butte very largely to the support of
government-local State and National
whatever may be their earnings.
They find their burden continually
growing greater, and 1t argues well for