The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-09
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on sub-
jects of Living News
Interest.

| Oroville Mercury: The value of water
for irrigation will soon be more widely
understood if the boring of wells and
placing of pumps continues and when
the farmers of our valleys discover the
great advantage of having water at
easy command, we may expect to see
| irrigation schemes looked upon with
greater favor by the majority. The
diversion of rivers will follow.
HISTORICAL.
| Haywards Journal: 1t seems to us
that Professor Jordan is in danger of
beco ming hysterical over imperialism. >
He is such a level-headed man that
great Importance is attached to any
utterance he may put forth; but in
the effort of the United States Govern
ment to bring order out of chaos down
| in the Philippines we are totally UNI
able to see the beginning of our own
undoing. We are even unable to see
what less this nation could do than it
is doing. 1t cannot turn about and
run away from a situation which it
has had such a big hand in creating,
and if it could with any propriety as to
question whether that would be adj
visable. When order is restored it will
be time to debate on what to do We
very much fear that Professor Jordan,
on this occasion, has followed the ex-
ample of that considerab BILE class of
people in less illustrious walks of life,
who "holler before they are hurt
AN EXCELLENT APPOINTMENT.
Portland Oregonian: The President
has appointed Senator Gray of Della
ware to the new United States Circuit
Jud2eship created under the recent Act
Of Congress in the Third Judicial Cir
cult, comprising Eastern and Western
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Della
ware, and Senator Gray has accepted.
1t is an excellent appointment, and
does credit to the Presidents good
sense and freedom from that PARTISAN
ship in the matter of judiciary appoint
ments that always characterized Pres
ident Cleveland, who never went out
side of the lines of his political party
in the matter of Federal Judiciary APP
polntments. President Hayes, during
his term of office, appointed David M.
hey, Til0en Democrat, Postmaster
General, and subsequently appointed
him District Judge. President Har-
rison appointed William L. Putnam of
Maine. Democrat, Circuit Judge in
1872. President Cleveland, in the eight
years Of his Presidential service, never
went outside of his party lines to make
such appointments, and omitted two
opportunities to honor Senator Gray
during his last term of office.
THEIR CHANCE NOW.
Oakland Tribune: With transatlantic
steamship rates down to $50 as a result
OF the war between the big ocean lines.
the English shop keepers are not very
liable to complain this season about a
scarcity of American trade. The rush
to Europe is so great that berths are
being engaged three weeks in advance
and are hard to get even that way. AS
the companies are not selling return
tickets, though, they are liable to make
deep dip into tourists pocketbooks
when the time comes to return home
The war will be over by then, and the
opportunity is certain not to be over
| looked.
A PRIMARY HOLIDAY.
| Inc Dill to make days upon which pri-
mary elections are held legal HOLIDAYS
is good. Half the voters in every citv
and county in California do not know
when primary election comes off. UNI
less they happen to pass polling-place
on their way to business. To make the
day legal holiday, to have the banks
and public offices closed. will also in
duce business men at large to close
and go to the polls. There is little to be
gained by watching the general cleo
| tlons unless the tickets are properly
made up at the primaries
RUDYARD KIPLING.
| San Diego Union: Had Rudyard Kip
ling been one Of the foremost states
men in the land, the newspapers would
have hardly printed more about him
during his illness. 1t may be doubted
that these elaborate accounts of his
physical condition would be pleasing to
him were he able to read them. Mr..
Kipling has always resented any intru-
sion upon his privacy, and he was prac-
tically driven from his Vermont home
by the mean inquisitiveness of his
neighbors. Even during his recent ill
ness his family has had no immunity
from inquisitive bores, and it is said
that on the day when he was most i'll,
camera fiend. acting for one of the
New York yellow papers, was in con-
slant pursuit Of the poets children
The fellow tried persistently to- get
snap shots at them as they were taking
an airing with their nurse. and she was
forced to carry them back to the hotel
to escape his attentions.
ENTITLED TO CREDIT.
| Vacaville Republican Oemocratic):
! The Administration is being criticised
for what is taking place in the Philip
pines, and probably every critic has
more or less definitely formed idea that
in the event of the subject being SUBJ
United to him. he would manage the
matter much more satisfactorily. This
may be SO, but we think that a cor
rect Interpretation of the situation will
justify the opinion that those at Wash
ington who bear tire responsibilities of
officially determining upon a line of
conduct, are doing so with an earnest
wish to accomplish whatever may be
possible in the interest of the nation at
large. 1t is apparent that definite
line Of national policy cannot be formu-
lated at present. When the Filipinos
are brought to understand the situation,
it will be different Until that time
comes, however. we think the Admins
tration is entitled to less criticism and