The record-union., 1899-11-01

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State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects Of Living News
1880 Interest.
Los Angeles Express: The fact that
| there is class of people in the United
States who cannot see that our nag IN
the Philippines does stand for liberty
and right only shows the perverseness
of human nature. Some of them VIII
gradually have clearer vision, put u
others will always be denied a percep-
! ton of the high mission of the nag ana
| the country, and the steadfast purpose
| Of carrying it forward to the fulnil-
ment of it's part in the uplifting OF the
civilization of the world.
BRYAN MAKING. MONEY.
| San Diego Union: Mr. Bryan's sin
gular thrift in making money out OF
speeches that are delivered solely TOT
the purpose of furthering his presiden-
tial aspirations, has been the subject
of much wondering comment. 1t ap-
pears that as the time for opening the
next campaign draws nearer, the Ne
braskan is redoubling his gainful en-
deavors, and is reaping rich harvest.
The iowa State Register, when
has been following Mr.. Bryan's imam
cial campaign quite closely, publishes
some interesting information as to the
substantial profits that he is making
out Of politics For his tour OF Hi
nois, requiring but one week." says
that paper, MIR. Bryan received $2,50O,
and he will receive almost as much Tor
his tour through Iowa It is question
of no pay, no speech with Bryan; and
| down at the Texas State Fair at
Dallas, where he made but a brief stay
at the Democratic love feast being held
there, he had to be paid another
81, 500! His action is simply unprece-
dented in the history of the country,
and though we have had, and still have,
many politicians who are in politics
simply for the money, there Is in it, we
have never had one who could equal
this boy orator from the Platte In his
money grabbing propensities."
| CONTRASTS BETWEEN 1896 AND
| $780,
Ukiah Republican Press: Two years
and half of Republican administra-
ton have worked a great change for
| the better. This fact stands out with
striking distinctness as every citizen
knows. The Chicago platform. which
the Democratic party is at pains to re-
affirm, deplored the fall in prices. the
prostration of industry and the impov-
erishment of the people" It would re-
quire columns to epitomize the pros
perity that has taken the place Of
those conditions. The first step in the
transformation was to reject the Chi
cago platform. All succeeding advan-
tages resulted from that emphatic
judgment of the people. glance at
some of the benefits indicates the ma
ture and extent of all. Our currency
is equal to the best in the world.
Workers everywhere are busy at good
wages. There is no army of the I'M
employed. Farmers sell their products
at profitable prices, and are paying off
debts incurred during the period of
Democratic blight. The foreign trade
of the country is unprecedented.
Threatening International problems
have been settled. The Pacific rail-
roads have paid up in cash. Hawaii has
been annexed, after half a century Of
discussion. Cuba is free. The treas
ury keeps ahead of expenses, and has
an immense store Of gold. The country
has carried through a successful war
and expanded. A closer look into these
items increases their Significance. In
/ three years the money in circulation
has been enlarged nearly $500. 0O0, 600,
and 4250,00O,000 of the addition is in
gold Exports of manufactured arti-
cles in the last fiscal year footed UP
1888 667, 794, or % per cent. of the total
exports of domestic products. Our ex-
ports are 60 per cent. heavier than they
were four years ago. The increase in
two years has been % per cent. Our
bridges are going to Egypt and Bur-
nah, our locomotives to a dozen coun-
tries, and our agricultural machinery
to nearly all the world.
| INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
] Tulare Register: A very large task
has been laid out for the Government
in the line of what the Democratic
| fathers. before they were baptized,
used to refer to as internal" improve
ments, for in those days the Democrats
were not socialists and were not for
ever bowling 'let the Government do
| It," 1t is different now and the thing
that the pepole of the Middle West have
laid out for Uncle Sam to do is to
construct, a rival to the Mississippi
River all the way from the Great Lakes
to the Gulf of Mexico. A ship canal is
what is wanted, straight as crow flies
from Chicago to New Orleans and
reaching the gulf somewhere where
deep water can be found. 1t will cost
more to build this than the Nicaragua
Canal, and will take half a century,
but it may be done some time and
ought to be when Uncle Sam gets rich
enough. First, though, let us have the
arid West adequately surveyed
ABUSE THAT PROVED IMPOTENT.
| Stockton MALL "You people have
hurt yourselves by fighting capital"
said an Eastern man yesterday at one
of the hotels you abuse every man
or combination of men that comes
among you to do business" Then he
went on to pay his respects to the San
Francisco press.
! There is no question that California
has been injured in this way. 1t is
certain that nothing has been gained
by the fights which some of the city
papers all the time and all of them
some Of the time have kept up against
the transportation companies. The
! transportation companies have paid no
attention to the assaults, except, per-
haps, to take occasional. vengeance up
on the community that tolerates the as
sailants. The moral effect has been
the gentleman quoted said. 1t has de-
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