The record-union., 1899-09-25
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EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
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State and Coast Opinions on SUBJ
jects of Living News
Interest.

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| first contribution to- the campaign fund
of 1900 in the form of a check for
S25 600 from Oliver H. p. Belmont, the
| multi millionaire Of New York. Sup
pose Hanna, for instance, should make
a like contribution to the Republican
committee, what a howl the poor ca
lamity stricken BryaniteS would raise
from one end of the country to the
other. 1t makes all the difference in
the world into whose pocket the pro-
| ceeds of the check goes.
A SILLY ASSAULT.
The Mail of Woodland: Recently the
Patent Office required the seals Of No
taries Public to be certified to by the
clerk Of the County Court in patent ap-
plications AS this means an additional
revenue stamp of 10 cents on the Ger
tificate, the reason for this new re-
| quirement is apparent 1t is the poor
inventors of the country who are being
| bled by the Administration to help pay
for subduing the Philippines.-Scott
Valley Advance.
How funny that sounds. There are
not, in all probability, dozen men in
the United States that such a decision
will mean more than a dollar to. To
what petty arguments CD the Demo-
cratic partisan press will resort to
make what they consider point. Still
it is probably the best they can do.
THE PUBLICITY CURE.
Santa Rosa Republican: In his great
speech before the Chicago convention
for consideration of the trust problem,
Bourke Cochran urged publicity as the
I tbn ui1C IN
from corporate monopoly. Colonel
/ Bryan and others afterward admitted
that the New York lawyer had spoken
wisely. That wrongs flourish in dark
ness is we'll understood. Evil doers
dread the light and there is no other
light so effective in exposing wrong and
oppression and thus limiting their
power and finally bringing about their
1 destruction as publicity.
1t was quite generally held by the
convention speakers that corporations,
| being creatures of the several States,
the laws should fully protect all stock
holders, and that every stockholder
should have the right to examine the
records of any corporation in which he
might be interested and proclaim to the
world the things found therein; also,
that there should be regular and fre-
quent publication of reports showing
fully the business transacted.
| On reflection this will be generally
admitted to be about the best ptoposi-
tion considered by the convention.
Wrong cannot endure newspaper ex-
posure. Bad work will be less likely
to be undertaken if publicity of such
wrong is fixed and determined in ad-
vance. AS with corporations, SO with
public affairs generally. Our laws
should require the full and COM
plete publication Of all public
business transacted by State
county and city officials. Pub
licity should be given of the collection
and expenditure of every dollar OF
public funds. The expense of doing
this would not be great as compared
with the results certain 10 follow the
pursuing of such a course.
1T REQUIRES COURAGE.
Stockton Independent: The quaran-
tine against and sequestration of con-
sumption will test the real courage and
effectiveness Of our civilization. IT has
Hong been "a mooted question whether
the civilized races of the EARTH through
the advancement of science and obedi-
ence to sanitary laws would eventually
triumph over pulmonary diseases Oh
whether tuberculosis would conquer
civilized races. For untold years sci
ence was impotent, because it could not
locate the vital force of this dread
scourge. Now the time has arrived
when science can direct the way The
only issue is whether an enlightened
community or State will consent to
adopt and maintain regulations to pre-
vent the spread Of consumption, as il
would the less common and less fear
full scourges of smallpox, yellow fever
cholera and leprosy.
1t will require the utmost care and
vigilance, extraordinary patience, fire.
quent sacrifice of convenience and COM
fort and the sundering of many ties thai
affect every relation Of life, to prescribe
laws and enforce them that will afford
any degree of immunity from the in
fection of tuberculosis. But the wide
spread peril to life warrants the most
radical measures and humanity can
better afford to occasion some annoy
ance to the living than to expose itself
to constant danger and leave a herit-
age of disease to posterity.
OUR INDUSTRIAL CONDITION.
Oakland Tribune: The condition oil
the labor market in California to-day
| is one of the most interesting chap
ters in our industrial history, for never
/ before has the lot of the wage-earnel
| fallen in such pleasant lines as have
| prevailed during the past few months
| A marked advance has taken place iT
the remuneration of those engaged in
/ every branch of toll, and to make the
situation even more encouraging, there
are indications that the new scales o1
wages will continue for quite awhile
for there is such a vast amount of work
in sight in almost every direction as
| to ensure a steady demand for labor
until the various enterprises are com
pleted.
There are many reasons tc account
for the change of conditions. To the
rush to the Klondike and other Arctic
| gold fields is perhaps due the first ele-
ment that brought about the present
| results, for the exaggerated reports
| that came down from the alleged treas
| ure lands induced thousands of work
| men to abandon their positions mere
and go north. Then came the war ex
citement, for with the departure fol
the Philippines of the California troops
and those from this State who had en-
listed in other regiments, another emp
| tying of stores and factories took place
creating, of course, demand for others
! to fill the vacancies.
STUPID QUARANTINE.
| Fresno Republican: 1t is astounding