The record-union., 1899-07-05
VOICE OF THE PRESS.


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State and Coast Opinions On sub-
jectse Of Living News
Interest.
Portland Oregonian: Before the law
Of the world and the tribunal OF MS
tory we have succeeded to the sover
eighty of Spain over the islands, ana
we cannot divest ourselves OF the re-
sponsibility In these circumstances
we have right also to- take our own
interests, as wen as our national pres
tige and dignity, into the account; ana
hence it is nothing less than ridiculous
that we should abandon the legitimate
fruits of the war, surrender a mani
fest opportunity, reject national duty,
and refuse to establish advantageous
commercial relations or secure the safe
harbors and naval stations which such
nation as ours should have abroad.
Besides, if we should withdraw, the.
disorders that would Immediately en-
sue would bring down the European
or without real cause, this would in
evitably happen. The Philippine ISL
ands are center of the worlds inter-
ests, and if left by us as derelicts OF
the ocean would instantly be seized,
with or without pretext, and their SUP.
jugation would follow by some natlon
that had more courageous and stalwaft
character than our own. We, there.
FORE must remain, or others Will pc.
come masters; and If we retire 1t Will
be a confession of weakness and cow
ardice that 1.-THE scorn of time Will
point the slow, unmoving finger at.
ANOTHER BUBBLE PRICKED.
Los Angeles Express: The report OF
an experienced miner sent by a Los
Angeles mining firm to investigate the
San Rogue placers in Lower ;Callfor-
mia, and published in the Express
yesterday afternoon, should effectually
stop the wild rush of inexperienced ten
derfeet to these diggings, to say MOTH
ing of keeping experienced men away
from district which promises abso-
lutely nothing except the barest sort OF
subsistence, and only that with the
hardest kind Of work.
Everyone knows that there is gold in
Lower California, but 1t cannot be
mined profitably. The natives are TAX
ing out the precious metal, 1t Is true,
in small quantities, just as they have
been doing for years, and will do Tor
years to come, but any able-bodleo
man can make more money and enjoy
more comforts working as section
hand or railroad laborer in the United
States than he can washing gold at
these thin placers. ri
There can be no question as to the
reliability of the report, and the plain
statements. set forth should satisfy
anyone that the investigator is telling
the truth. There are better diggings
within a radius of fifty miles Of Los
Angeles than there are in the whole OF
the lower peninsula.
VACATION.
Fresno Republican: A brief vacation
ought to be "a part of the annual plan
of life of everyone whom fate permits
to plan his life at all. Not that 1t is
physical necessity, even in our climate,
for strong man needs no rest, and,
as for the heat, ton of ice costs less
than trip to the seashore, and with
proper apparatus can be made to pro-
duce lust as much GOODNESS. But, to
most of us, an annual change is men
tai and moral necessity If we will pc
men and not machines.
Our surroundings and lives are not
commonplace. If we were children or
poets or strangers we would see them
filled with meaning and inspiration
But being merely men and women
sunk deep in the ruts of habit. we see
only the commonplace. and so grow
commonplace ourselves. And from the
commonplace man to the automaton
the descent is not far. s
! But take the business automaton, so
! the soul be not quite evaporated out
of him. and put him into new and IN
spring surroundings, amid the hustle
of cities, if his life has been too quiet
or in the infinite solitude of mountains
or ocean if his life has been of crowds.
and straightway he becomes man
again. His blunted perceptions grow
sharp, his forgotten sentiments revive
and existence becomes g living, instead
Of a process. Even day or moment
of such a revival will make the whole
year better. s.a.------.--.---zzs@I
THE USES OF WAR.
Los Angeles Times: The conference
now in session in The Hague Is EVIL
dence that the great nations OF the
earth believe war to be an evil. AS a
general principle this belief Is undoubt-
eddy correct. Nevertheless, deplorable
as Is war In itself, it has been through
war that the great triumphs OF his
tory have been brought about.
Fighting is the exaggerated mani
festation of earnestness,. Of "the siren
uous life; and it is strenuous activity
that is back Of all progress. Hence
1t is that war has given impetus to the
great movements OF civilization. Ho-
mer and Virgil invoked the MUSES. to
sing of the glory of the men who
fought for principle, and in so doing
voiced sentiment of human history,
and which is fundamental among men
of all races and all nationalities.
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
STOCKTON Mai1.ssThe action of Demo-