The record-union., 1899-12-04
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions ON SUBJ
jects Of Living News
Interest.

State and Coast Opinions ON SUBJ
jects of Living News
Interest.
Los Angeles Times: The humane
characteristics Of the Filipinos are
graphically shown through some re-
cent incidents reported in the dispatches
| from Manila. By these advices we are
! informed that the natives do not intend
| to confine their hostilities to the Amer
| lean troops, but are ready to turn the-r
guns upon their own people upon oc-
! casion. A number of Filipino civilian
officials have been assassinated in cold
blood by Aguinaldo's cutthroats Tor
| having conceded victory to the Amer
leans in some of the towns which
| Aguinaldo deserted on his line OF re-
treat, and they have promised similar
fate to all others who shall welcome
the American soldiery. No doubt the
"aunties'' in this section of the country
will heartily approve of these cold
blooded acts of assassination with the
same spirit of enthusiasm that they
have applauded the slaughter OF our
troops on the firing line.
JURY SYSTEM.
Stockton Independent: Public senti-
ment must be awakened or created IN
behalf of the impartial enforcement Oh
law if the jury system is to retain It's
paramount position in a. rational system
of justice. Recent experience IN TINS
city compels the admission that 1ur1es
are encouraging a disrespect for law
It is time for the juries to do tnear
duty. OF course their failure to per-
form their duty is not an excuse Tor
neglect on the part of executive oMcers.
But it is discouraging to both offlcers
and the public when a jury, instead OF
pronouncing on the guilt of an offend
err. undertakes to pronounce the law IL
self wrong. There should be some way
to set a verdict aside where the jury
admits that an offense has been COM
mitted by the accused person on the
evidence, and yet brings in a verdict OF
acuuittal Of course to educate pubic
sentiment up to a proper respect for
law so that juries will do their duty II
is necessary for officers to seize every
opportunity to make case. That Will
soon bring public sentiment either to a
point of upholding the law through
iuries. or it will bring about the repeal
of law that is obnoxious.
LYDDITE SHELLS.
Stockton Mail: Why should it be OBJ
iected that the fumes of the new lyo-
dite shells STAY the enemy's soldiers by
suffocation ?-San Francisco Bulletin.
Has any objection been Imade? 1t
would be rather strange If any nao'
seeing that no fumes that suffocate are
released by the bursting of a lyddlte
shell. The lyddite is simply high ex-
plosiye of a class similar to many 9TH
ers. such as the melinite the French
army uses It's destructiveness is due
principally to the number of pieces into
which it breaks the shell ana the as
lance it sends them. The conclusion
Of the explosion kills within radius OF
about ten feet. There is nothing about
the shell that Is contrary to the usageS
of civilized warfare. There would De
none even If the fumes did SURROGATE.
Joubert's objection to the use OF lyd-
dite by the British was due to the TACT
that he had not any himself.
CHARITY TO THE WIDOW.
Fresno Republican,: The report that
the widow of Captain Gridley OF the
Olympia is in straitened circumstances
should act as forcible appeal to the
generosity of the nation the pattle
of Manila, which determined the issue
of the war and changed the history OF
the world cost us just one life, and that
the life of the commander of the Ao-
miraps flagship. 1t is false and shall
low democracy that would refuse ex-
ceptional consideration to so exception
al a case. One mans devotion 10 duty
and sacrifice of life is as noble as an
others, but it falls to the lot OF rev
men to render exceptional services, 1or
which they receive exceptional REWARDS
if they live The least that we can 90
is to give exceptional consideration TO
their dependents if they sacrifice their
lives.
THE WIDE TIRE LAW.
San Jose Mercury: Although the
wide tire lay will go into effect on the
1st day of next January, 1t is PLAINLY
evident that neither the manufacturers
of wagons nor the users of them nave
the slightest intention of obeying the
law. When public sentiment sets Itself
beforehand against the operation Oh d
law, it may be taken for granted that
the law embodies some serious delect.
Since the enactment of this law the
press of California has published II III
detail not only once but several tlmes'
so that it's provisions are fully under
stood by all whom the law would al
feet. And while it is generally conceo-
ed that the intent Of the law is r1gnt'
there is a general condemnation or It's
requirements.
THE ROBERTS CASE.
Los Angeles Express: 1t is reported
from Washington that Republican ana
Democratic leaders are working to re-
move the Roberts case from partisan
politics Recognition of Roberts Gre
dentials as a Congressman from Utan'
and his expulsion from Congress by
two-t thirds vote, are regarded as the
fairest and squarest manner of meet
ing the requirements of the situation.
Such a solution meets the ideas OF all
who believe in a manly method OF rae
ing such a case. Any Juggling with IL
for partisan purposes will be unworthy
of the high purpose which should ami
mate Congress in disposing of it.
THE RIGHTS OF WITNESSES AND
TALESMEN
Santa Rosa Press-Democrat: Is 1t
any wonder that courts of justice are
held in disrepute by many good citizens
who are willing to faithfully perform
almost all the duties which citizenship
imposes upon them, but who strenu-
ously object to serving as jurors or
witnesses in trials at law? To the or