The record-union., 1899-08-10
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.

Santa Rosa Democrat: The sugges-
ton of Chief Justice Chambers that
the difficulties in Samoa can only be
solved by the REIMBURSEMENT of con-
troll by two of the Powers to the third
may be sound enough, but he has not
made it quite clear which two could be
persuaded to give way. The very jeal-
ousy that has caused all the trouble
there would in itself prove most seri-
Gus obstacle to- such a solution.
CONDITIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Stockton Independent: The condi-
tons in the Philippines will have much
to do with the campaign, but there are
few voters who do not consider the war
too serious a matter to be tri1ed with,
and the American people will never put
the defenSeS of the country in charge
of those who do not believe the country
should be defended. While Senator
Burrows perhaps sounds a timely
warning and reminds the Administra-
ton that the. people require decisive
measures in the Philippines, the truth
of the situation is almost opposite to
his conclusions. The signs Of the times
of the Administration and of it's Philip
pine policy than could have been pre-
dicted a few months ago. The poison
of yellow journalism in the conduct Of
the war is producing reaction. Even
"Harpers Weekly the ablest and
most influential opponent of expansion,
and always a severe critic of McKin-
ley, has announced very distinctly that
the intelligent and conservative classes
of the East cannot hope for safe and
wise government from the socialistic
classes, led by Bryan and Altgeld. And
everywhere in the East the leading men
who first opposed the retention of the
Philippines acknowledge that their pro-
test was not needed and that it is their
duty, now that the new policy is really
adopted, to support it as the policy of
our Government and aid in preventing
some of the evils which they predicted
or feared.
BENEFITS OF THE WAR.
Portland Oregonian: Among the in
cidental benefits arising from the recent
war with spain and the acquisition of
tropical empire in the far East is an
increasing interest in the deep sea car
rying business. With one or two Amer
leans and several thousand foreigners
piling up fortunes in the traffic, it has
apparently at last dawned on few
more of our capitalists that 10 per cent.
to 40 per cent. a year profit from a ship
or steamer is preferable to 3 per cent.
on a bond investment The breaking
out of the war and the eXorbitant
prices paid for purchase or charter of
vessels, foreign built and owned, first
called attention to the possibilities
which had been awaiting the American
shipowner. The retention of Cuba
brought into the field quite a fleet of
new steamers, and with the ending of
hostilities and opening of commercial
relations with the Philippines, there are
even greater possibilities in store. In
entering the carrying trade of the
world on the high seas, the United
States is too late to win much of the
glory that usually goes with CONNER
cial conquest, although there is yet
time to secure some of the cash.
Christopher Columbus, the Cabot broth
ers and a few other early navigators,
ito whom no land was distant, to whom
no sea was barred" blazed trails, the
offshoots Of which encircled the earth,
east, west, north and south, and a CEN
fury ago left mo worlds to conquer"
All of the navigators for the past CEN
fury have been following beaten paths,
from which the early navigatOrS had
removed all obstacles of uncertainty as
to where they led.
PURIFYING THE STATE.
Oakland Tribune: Governor Cages
600 h a,.IyC he in
which some of the State institutions are
conducted indicate that the official
guillotine is soon to be brought into re-
QUESTION. The elimination of the
scandal at Agnews Asylum in a man
ner that proved beyond dispute the
truth of the charges made regarding
that establishment, calls, of course, for
prompt remedial action, and judging by
whisperings that are going the rounds,
some of the other State institutions are.
not in a much better condition.
1T is frightful," says the Governor,
that servants of the people, paid out
of the public treasury, have shown such
utter disregard of the Importance of
their duties. 1 intend to investigate the
conduct of every public institution in
the State.''
The Governors determination should
be applauded by every right-minded
citizen, irrespective Of politics, for no
party can afford to shield those who
are traitors to even the elementary
principles of justice and humanity. To
say that "a public Office is public
trust" is to a great extent farcical, from
the standpoint Of the theory upon
which many of the establishments are
conducted, for the principal object
seems to be to find out how much the
incumbent can make out of it and how
many of his friends he can get on the
payroll without creating any trouble
or scandal.
A SHAME.
Oakland Enquirer: Is it not some
thing of a national scandal, indicating
conditions Of social immaturity, when
William Mckinley, President of the
United States, cannot walk abroad, &C
companied by his wife or his friends,
without being followed by a crowd of
ill-bred men and women with kodaks
with which they insist upon taking
snapshot pictures? The kodak abuse
is growing painful.
CERvERA.
Contra Costa Gazette: Americans are
generally glad to learn that the courte-
Gus Cervera has been acquitted by
Spain of the charge of destroying the
Spanish fleet at Santiago. It might go
adversely with Dewey if he were
brought before the same tribunal with
a like charge regarding that other
Spanish fleet.
A PROPHECY.