The record-union., 1899-09-12
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EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on SUBJ
jects of Living News
Interest.

Red Bluff News: Hon. James G. Ma
gulre has expressed himself as believ-
ing that in the past fusion has weak
eheu, rather than strengthened, the
democratic party. 1t is a pity that
the Judge didn't see it in that light two
years ago. He did more to bring about
fuslon in this State in '9S than any
olhef dozen men, and was the greatest
SulIerer by it, as it caused him to be
showed under" We have always con-
tended that fusion was an acknowl-
eugment of weakness and an invitation
OF ueIeat. It always results disastrous
iy. IL by chance a fusion ticket is
elected, trouble always comes after
wards, which tends to demoralize and
weaken the party. We hope the Demo-
cratic party will in future stand firm
ana make its fight for principle, with
out listening to the cries of the spoils-
men.
THE NEXT CONGRESS.
Santa Rosa Republican: The next
Congress will probably have many
knotty problems to deal with, owing
to the territory added to our domain
py conquest and purchase. However,
II the recommendations of the insular
commission, consisting of General Ken
nedy Judge Curtis and Major Wat
klns which has given six months
study of the conditions of Porto Rico,
are adopted, Congress will not have
much cause to worry over the govern
ment of that island The commission.
recommends a form Of civil govern.
ment for the island, to take the place
OF the present military regime, and sub
mlts for adoption a code of laws Those
laws 1t recommends should be placed
IN operation by the executive decree,
arguing that a Congressional enact
ment of general laws would change the
status of the island toward this coun-
try and make it part of the constitu-
tlonal territory of the United States.
BRYAN'S BUGABOO.
San Bernardino Sun: Colonel Bryan
semes to be swinging round the circle
at rapid gait, but he brought all of
his wares to a bad market when he
came to California. There was a time
when the cry of 1.-The Chinese must go''
was a thing for Dennis Kearney to
conjure with, but Kearney is now a
speculator in wheat, and Colonel Bry
ans attempt to frighten the people of
this coast about the 100000 Malays
who will flock here If we hold the
Philippines will hardly serve.
Has anybody thought to ask Mr.. Bry-
an why these 100000 Malays have
not rushed over here sometime since,
and swamped the coast? What was
to prevent them from coming in sew
eral years ago, when they expressed
slight dislike to Spanish rule And
even the Spaniards We're never heard
to complain of any industrial invasion,
as long as their flag fioated over Ma
Mia. If this bugaboo is the best thing
that Mr.. Bryan has to suggest in op-
position to the retention of the Philip
pines he might quite as we'll continue
TO remark about the crown of thorns
| and cross of gold that won him the
nomination three years since.
OUR MARVELLOUS DEVELOPMENT.
Los Angeles Express: The American
people are too prone in the hurry of
everyday life to overlook the marvel
Gus development of their own country,
which stands without a parallel in his
tory. So suddenly do these changes
take place that the average citizen
pays no attention to them, A striking
case in point is the establishment of
Oklahoma, which has been virtually
overlooked during the last few years,
and if it were not brought to the minds
of the people its lesson would be lost
Oklahoma Territory was opened to
settlement by Presidential proclanla-
tion April %, 1889. The tenth ami
versary was celebrated recently by the
town of Kingf1sher in that Territory,
When the opening was announced by
the boom of a gun, 10000 people start
ed over the borders of Kansas and Tex
as in mad race for homes and fort
unes, and the wave from the South met
the wave from the North at the Cana
dian River, so that the northern lands
were settled by northern men and the
southern by southern. This population
came too late to make any figure in the
census of 1896. 1t is believed that 1900
will show a population of 325,000, the
count by a local enumerator in 1897
being 81 400. The southern counties
at first cast a vote almost solidly Dem
ocratic, while the northern counties
were as strongly Republican. 1t is said,
however, that the Southerners are sell
ing out and moving away, their farms
being bought by immigrants from the
North, and the Democratic vote has
rapidly decreased.
TRUE CIVIL SERVICE.
Caiayeras Prospect: The more con-
seryative people of both parties are
not disposed to find fault with the re-
cent order of President Mckinley, taxi
ing from the civil service list large
number of Government appointments.
Among many people the order is con-
sidered not against but along the line
of civil service. There are the best
of reasons for not subjecting to COM
petitive examination those who are to
be appointed to positions of confiden-
tial relations to their superiors and Who
are directly responsible to them rather
than to the Government itself. No
great corporation, for instance, would
think of filing such a position by com
petitive examinations among it's various
employees. The selections would be
made by the heads of departments from
those who are we'll known to the heads
and from such as the superior officers
had confidence in. This is the rule of all
great business enterprises and should
be no less the rule of the Government.
MINING ENGINEERS.
Amador Ledger: The suggestion that
a proper reception in Amador County
be prepared for the visiting members
of the American Institute of Mining
Engineers has been acted upon and ar
rangements are being made which will
leave no possibility of the visitors leav-
ing this county without both knowing
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