The record-union., 1899-09-15
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.

STOCKTON Record: Mr. Bryan now ac-
counts for Mckinley prosperity by
crediting it to the influx of gold from
the Klondike. The Record" wasn't
aware before that Mr. Bryan acknoWl-
edged any prosperity yet, as he actu-
ally does. 1t is gratifying to know
what caused it. But attributing the
present Increase of business over 1896,
the increase of nearly 100000 in
the country's circulation, the employ
ment of fully a million idle workmen
and the other indisputable indications
of vast Improvement to the very few
millions, comparatively, which have
come from the Klondike, is about up
to Mr.. Bryan's usual high-water mark
of sophistry and demagogy.
BRYAN AT THE FAIR.
Alameda Argus: The managers of the
State Fair at Sacramento invited the
Hon. William j. Bryan to speak. 1t
is proper rule that speakers at the
State Fair, which is not partisan or
political, but supported by a tax upon
all the people, shall not indulge in pol
litical flights, or seek to make capital
for any political party. Mr.. Bryan re-
Ao0No W lolh Oli cIly OlIlSI lllCillC liAeAb
what he termed 1.-The questions before
the people, and so the rule was alb
rogated son this occasion for the mer-
cenary reason that it was believed& he
would draw big crowd, to the benefit
of the gate and all the advantages that
come from extraordinary attractions
He was put exactly in the category of
the man who goes up in the balloon
and jumps out for the edification Of
the crowd; or of the fat COW wonder
that gives down three pals of milk
daily.
CONGRESS MUST ACT.
Stockton Independent: There is no
question of the growth of sentiment in
favor of action by the Federal Govern
ment to provide storage reservoirs for
waste waters in the arid regions of the
Western States. That is the only means
to provide water for the reclamation
of arid lands that will prevent the
sources of supply falling into the hands
of corporations and syndicates that will
levy exorbitant charges on the land
holder. Indeed, the National Govern
ment is the only agency capable of
handling the enterprise in a way to
protect the storage and to carry on
the undertaking on a scale of sutt1clent
magnitude to make it successful. Water
conservation must proceed according to
to the topography of a district, and not
at all according to State lines. This
should be understood in California bet
ter than anywhere else, for we have
arid or semi-arid lands both east and
west of the Sierras, and both north and
south of Tehachapi Enough water falls
on the region west of the MlSSoul
River to fertilize the whole region. The
engineering problem is to conserve the
water that wastes and convey 1t to
| the right place. That problem can only
| be properly solved by Congress and
the engineering agencies of the Gov
ernment. American engineers can do
their part if a Congress can be as
sembled that will rise to the level OF
it's duty.
HAWAII.
Los Angeles Timesi Annexation has
enabled Hawaii to participate to some
extent in the prosperity that exists
throughout the United States. Prince
| David Wawanakoa, a nephew of ex
Queen Liliuokalani, who is at Seattle
en- route for Washington, declares thai
annexation has done great things fol
| the Hawaiian Islands, and that tbs
country never was SO prosperous as Il
| is now. With this great object lesson ol
! the advantages of annexation before
| them, the native Hawaiians are rapidly
becoming annexationsts 1t would be
the same with the Filipinos If they
would lay down their arms and submi'
| to the inevitable with good grace
Within one year after the restoration
of peace. on such a basis, every moth
er's son of them would be thankful
and proud to be under the protecting
| folds of the Stars and Stripes.
AGUINALDO.
Fresno Republican: There could be nc
better illustration of the fallacy of rea'
soning by loose analogy than the
| thoughtless habit of referring to Aguin-
aldo as the George Washington of the
Philippines Specifically it is easy to
| construct a striking analogy between
the two men; fundamentally the diff
| ference is as wide as the gulf between
the patriot and the adventurer. Wash
ington sacrificed himself for his coun-
| try: Aguinaldo would sacrifice his coun-
try for himself Washington fought to
free a nation from the rule of the op-
pressor; Aguinaldo fights to subject his
nation to a tyranny Of which he him
self shall be dictator.
GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE.
| Ukiah Republican Press; The popo-
| Gratis and Bryan Democrats are loud
est in their cries for a government Of,
| pepole decide, these very popocrats are
the first to kick against the proposition.
Mckinley defeated Bryan by one of the
most decisive majorities ever given a
President yet he is one of the most
abused Chief Executives since Lincoln S
time. The consent of the governed
seems to be only figment of the imag-
ination so far as Mr.. Bryan and his CO.
horts are concerned.
THE PHILIPPINES.
Los Angeles Express: Under the
Constitution and laws of the United
States, if President Mckinley should
endeavor to abandon the sovereignty
over the Philippine Islands provided for
in the treaty with Spain and approved
by the United States Senate, what
would be the manifest duty of Congress
with regard President Mckinley? Is
there an American citizen so blinded by
prejudice that he does not know that
Impeachment would follow?
OHIO DEMOCRATS.
San Diego Tribune: The utterances