The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-30
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at the last session of the Legislature
has cropped up again, the title given
to 1t. this time being the Bureau of
Child Study" In brief, the measure
proposes to classify pupils according
to their physical and constitutional
strength, in addition to their standing
as regards educational attachments.
theoretically the measure is 6 good
one, but it is a case of reaching too
much after the ideal to have a very
pronounced standing in these ultra
practical times.
| WILL HURT THE STATE.
Alameda Encina1: The proposition
that the truth should be suppressed
because ''it will hurt the State" is,
in other words, proposition simply to
deceive the people in order to induce
them to come and buy land. After
that we do not care what becomes of
them. ThatSis the plain truth with
regard to this depreciation of the pub
LEGATION of the facts. with regard to
dry seasons, frosts, etc. The cold fact
is that it is their very deception that
has hurt California more than a little.
People, have come here and found them
selves deceived in vital matters, and
have at once become active mission
aries against further immigration.
They have warned their friends and
have published warnings in papers of
wide circulation in the East and Eu-
rope, and as result immigration has
practically ceased. We do not claim
that this is altogether due to the prac-
tice of suppression and misrepresenta-
ton, but it is largely so. 1t is mis-
taken policy to do these things The
''EncinaI" believes that the truth about
California is good enough, and that
there is no good to be subserved in
suppressing any portion of that truth.
Such suppression only reacts upon the
State, as it has in the past The stag
nation that prevails all over the State
to-day is, we believe, proof of this.
ABATE THE FELLOW.
Alameda Argus: One of the first steps
toward quieting things in the Philip
pines, it would seem, must be the
abatement Of Aguinaldo This creature
of fustian has not the support of all
the insurgents, but he has notoriety,
has had. dealings with both the Span
ish and American authorities, is melo
dramatic and cheeky, and is a sort of
rallying point for many of the turbu
lent elements. 1t is now seen to have
been great mistake that Ag1linaldo
was ever carried back from Hongkong
by American warships and set down
among his people to breed trouble He
had already proved himself to be
| untrustworthy by refusing to divide
with comrades the money paid by the
Spanish Government to buy off the up
rising which he headed, and it is rather
strange, looking at it now, that it
should have been supposed he would
prove any more reliable to Americans.
Aguinaldo out of the way, some
progress might be made in the matter
of getting on terms with the mass of
| Filipinos, and in acquainting them
with the American idea of government
A DANGEROUS BUZZ-SAW.
| San Diego Tribune: Aguinaldos
commissioners are now journey
| ing to talk with President Nc
Kinley. We hope these men are not
received officially at Washington. This
traitorous pretender who assumes au
t!lority over the Philippines without
the least possible chance of maintain
| ing it should American forces open fire,
is an exceedingly arrogant traitor. Less
than year ago the fellow sold out the
| insurgent cause to Spain and fled from
the islands like Benedict Arnold
| Now he presumeS to treat" with the
United States as to the disposition of
the Philippines.
| Happily, the President knows his
business too thoroughly to be hood
winked by so crude traitor as Aguin-
aldo It may be that this government
may humor the wIlims of Aguinaldo
and his turbulent crew sufficiently to
prevent very much bloodshed. But for
| these pretenders to undertake dictat-
| ing terms to this nation will, we be-
lieve, be promptly resented with shot
and shell if necessary.
| The Philippine situation much resem-
bles that of good natured ST. Bernard
| dog being barked at by month-old
puppy who threatens to swallow the
| big dog alive unless the latter accedes
| to his wishes. AS Aguinaldo learns
more about Americans, however, his
reason may return to him sufficiently
to protect him from losing all of mis-
| fingers on the buzz-saw of war and
diplomacy which is whirling vigorously
with well-sharpened teeth.
A GOVERNORS DUTY.
| Colusa Sun: Kansas has Governor
who refused to sign the death warrant
Of a young man, convicted of numbering
his father and sentenced to death, be-
cause he Gid not believe in capital pun
| ishment If the laws of the State re-
quired the Governor to sign death war
| rants and he had any such conscien-
| tious scruples he should not have al
| lowed his name to have been presented
| for the Office, but, finding himself in
| such position, he should resign rather
than. forswear himself by refusing to
comply with law of the State. An
executive officer is neither the maker
nor the judge of the law; it is his
simply to execute That Governor
ought to be impeached.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
Fresno Republican: Among the job
| lot of cjnch bills and treasury raids
that bespatter the legislative calendar
are a lot of normal school bills, provid-
| ing for the establishment of new nor
nal school wherever an ofHcious
legislator thinks it would be of local
benefit The time may come when we
need more normal schools, but that
that time is not until we have utilized
the present schools to their full ca
pacity. The experiment has been tried
elsewhere of running the schools twelve
months in the year, and it has been
found to work very well. 1t adds 70
per cent. to their efficiency and opens
them to many who would be otherwise
debarred from attending.
Another change which would add at
least 100 per cent. to the professional
efficiency of these schools would be a
toll of