The record-union., 1899-08-25
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Interest.

has been interviewed, and says he gath
ers from the recent interview with Mr..
Bryan that the latter agrees with
| those who hold that honor compels the
United States to maintain it's control
| OF the Philippine group Perhaps
Governor Rogers and other fusionists
who disagree with the unpatriotic
views of Bryan regarding our future
policy as to the Philippines think they
can let him down thus easy. However,
the statements of Governor Rogers and
other leading fusionists, and of Bryan,
on this subject have been as divergent
as the poles. Mr.. Bryan has not
changed his views although some news
papers which have SO desired have CIV
en- a rose-colored tinge to them, which
has deceived nobody.
THE BOYCOTT.
Fresno Republicans: The New York
Sun" strikers resorted to the boycott,
and thereby precluded themselves from
all intelligent sympathy. The boycott
is so mean and underhanded a method
that anybody which resorts to it there
! by deDrives itself instantly of every
right to consideration. People do not
buy the Sun" because it deals with
it's laborers on one basis or another,
but solely because it is the best news
paper in the world. The people have a
right to the Sun" whether they ap-
prove of it's business relations with its
| employees or not, and especially have
they the right to choose their own side
in such controversy, or to refrain
from choosing any.
A STRAIGHT HIT.
Los Angeles Express: Senator Stew
art of Nevada. silyerite to beat the
band. hits the nail squarely on the
head, when he says: We've already
expanded" The question is our fu-
ture policy, and upon this the Senator
utters another solid chunk of truth
which may not be elegant, but is forci-
BILE enough: These fellows who dub
themselves nti-expansionists don't
know"
OIL ON ROADS.
San Jose Mercury: The Supervisors
of Santa Barbara County, after expert
menting for a considerable length of
time, are satisfied that crude petroleum
is the very best preservative of roads.
| The oil increases the density and
weight of the dust in the summer, and
resiSts the action of rain in the winter,
and where it is possible to obtain oil
without too great cost for transporta-
tion it is cheaper for sprinkling pur-
poses than water. With the develop
ment of the California oil fields there
will be a corresponding increase in good
roads.
THE STATE FAIR.
Marysville Democrat: The farmers
of California should attend the State
Fair to be held in Sacramento next
September, as they could learn many
valuable lessons there, and if upon re-
turn to their homes they would strive
to breed animals of the excellence of
those shown at the Fair, and produce
fruits, vegetables, cereals and grasses
of the kinds and varieties shown there,
they would improve their conditions
materially and add greatly to the
wealth and prosperity of the State.
IMPERIAL IN PAST AND FUTURE.
Vacaville Reporter: We are in receipt
Of an interesting collection of views of
San Francisco business houses accom-
panied by descriptions of the business
interests of the subscribers and a series
of general views which cannot but be
of value to the city, and contains much
of interest to those who have the city's
welefare at heart. 1t is fairly repre-
sentative Of San Francisco and appar-
emily justifies the title, San Francisco.
The Imperial City" We find the justi
fication, however, rather in the past
and future than in its present. No city
in the world had the phenomenal
growth Of San Francisco. None in the
promise Of the future is more richly
endowed What position are the sub
scribers to the publication we have
mentioned taking in reference to the
repeal OF the mortgage tax, which is
/ hampering all parts of California, par
| ticularly the country which furnishes
sustenance to the city on the Bay?
| What have the advertisers who are
represented in the volume done to Sc
cure a repeal of the inicuitous laws
which burden commerce with excessive
charges from the time they enter
Golden Gate until they leave for distant
countries loaded with the products of
California's soil? Outside of individuals
what are the people of the metropolis
of California doing to see that all of
the advantages which a peculiarly fort
unate location has given her being
utilized and that San Francisco is MAX
ing the advancement her friends have a
reason to expect?
| She has permitted the trade which
was hers for years to be lost, and is
not sufficiently active in opening up
new lines leading to commercial
wealth. With percentage of wealth
hardly second to any city on earth
she sat supine for thirty years and
| beWailed that she lacked competitive
| facilities for TRANSPORTATION. She
has half of the population of Mel
bourne Australia. which started at
the same time and under similar con-
ditions. She is making a slower
growth to-day than is justified by her
location and opportunities She per-
mits the survival of antique and OBJ
| solete business methods. and prides
herself on the retention of Steamer
Day. hardly willing to recognize the
fact that she possesses other lines of
communication with the world than
I through the Panama steamer I'M
perial, San Francisco has been in the
past. and imperial she will be in the
| future but at the present time her
people are doing little to merit the
| title of the Imperial City. We would
1 like to see a change and hope it may
come soon for it means a benefit to
all of California. San Farncisco,
however, will have to adopt more
up p-to-date methods and become the
hustler she ought to be, if she does
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