The record-union., 1899-12-27
THE APPEAL GROWS.

The growth of sentiment is steady
and rapid among the people that SUI
preme necessities of the State demand
an extra session of the Legislature for
the reasons already specified, namely:
First-That a protest and memorial
may go up from the people, in repre-
sentative body assembled, against the
peril in which the proposed amended
or reciprocal treaties for Jamaica and
France puts our citrus fruit and wine
industries Second-That such imme-
date steps may be taken as are wise
and necessary to give fitting response
to the petition of the commercial and
mercantile interests of San Francisco,
concerning the inadequate wharf facili-
ties at the chief port of the State,
condition which the foremost business
men Of the metropolis declare to be so
serious that it will be unwise to wait
another year before taking the action
which is needed. Third-To fill the va
cant seat in the United States Senate
belonging to California-for three rea-
GoAAS, SAdI ZIG 0tdtG liidy NC lQlly ISPlS
scented In the national Legislature, the
Administration be deprived Of none OF
the support pledged to it in the last
election, and to enable the Republican
party to keep its pledge to the people
who made it dominant.
1t has been objected that the cost
of an extra session is a barrier to the
call. But this is i'll founded The ses-
sion need be neither costly nor ex-
tended. The houses are already organ
fzed, the subjects to be considered limit
the power of the body and the extent
of its legislation, and the cost, what
ever it may be. will be but bagatelle
compared with the vital interests which
will suffer if there is no remedy applied
in at least two of the cases cited as rea-
sons for the extraordinary session.
AS the San Jose Mercury we'll says,
the cost ''is a minor consideration" By
avoiding it we will save at the spigot
but lose at the bunghole Effect
iveness should never be crippled to save
cost and what the State needs just now
is the effectiveness of a strong, full
delegation in the Senate. What the
Administration needs is every Repub-
lean vote to sustain its policy and save
the nation from dishonor, to remove
from peril the bright opening Of the
New Pacific to commerce, which
promises so much for the western coast
Of fhe nation asrocio1lv
We are agreed with the Amador RE
publican: IF the Republican party of
California has right to live it has a
duty to perform for the State and the
nation which cannot be longer delayed.
The Senate has met and we are rep
resented by only one instead Of two
members in the highest branch of the
national Congress at a time when every
honorable motive of a citizen, a pa
triot or party man who believes his
party is right, moves him to protest
against misrepresentation. Let
the Governor act. He will have the
loyal support of the majority whose
votes made him Chief Executive and
whose votes will vindicate or defeat the
party at the next election"
The San Francisco Wave" for
Christmas was in special cover, art
istic and attractive It's pages were
extended to thirty, and in these were
several beautiful half-tones and espe-
cially handsome, tinted and delicately
colored art works. In all, it was very
superior piece Of work artistically. and
in a literary sense an achievement in
which the publishers may well take
pride.
A PERSISTENT ALARMIST.
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