The record-union., 1899-08-29

hce to a triumphant peace says Pres
ident Mckinley A man who can talk
that way deserves to be President of
great nation like ours.
HELPED SAN FRANCISCO.
Fresno Democrat: The S. P. made
possible the plan of decoration adopted
for San Francisco for the welcoming
of the California regiment. The rail
road transported, free of charge, 100
carloads of palm leaves from all over
the State to San Francisco for decorat
i've purposes. By the way, the use of
palm leaves is not inappropriate to the
occasion. The regimental motto of the
First California is sPalmam qui meruit
ferat"
IGNORING THE WORLDS PROG
RESS.
Oakland Enquirer: William j. Bryan,
who dictated the platform adopted by
the Democratic State Convention of
Nebraska, insists upon the free coinage
of silver at 16 to /, as indeed he must
if he is going to carry the Chicago plat
form into the next campaign. Meantime
the English bimetallists are talking
about "A to /, or some other ratio which
would be easier to establish than 16 to
1, and most of the countries in South
America and Asia to whose supposed
prosperity Bryan pointed in 1896 as an
argument for silver. have adopted the
gold standard.
The world has moved since 1896 but
Mr. Bryan does not propose to recog-
nize any change. He will stand in
1900 just where he stood four years
before and ignore everything which has
occurred in the meantime.
The Democratic party may humor
him in doing this; it has committed so
many acts of folly in it's time that
one more would not count much against
it's record; but one would think that,
with the experience it has had, Democ-
racy would perceive that ignoring ac-
complished facts is the particular sin
which it cannot afford to commit.
POULTRY AT THE FAIR.
PIacerville Nugget: The poultry
show at the State Fair to be held in
Sacramento, commencing September
4th, will be one Of the finest collections
ever gathered together on the Pacific
Coast All of the standard varieties
will be we'll represented. Chickens will
be shown from all sections of the State.
A great deal of rivalry has been
caused among some of our leading
breeders, and many of the more pro-
gresSiVe ones have sent to the famous
breeding yards in Eastern States and
secured fancy specimens, especially to
be shown at the State Fair. A great
canvas pavilion has been constructed
by the Society to accommodate the
poultry, and it will be brilliantly illu-
minated at night by electricity, and the
poultry will be cared for by experienced
men and every precaution taken to pre-
vent accidents and to enable the birds
to show at their best. 1t is we'll worth
while to visit the State Fair to see the
poultry alone, as one who has never
seen a complete poultry show could not
we'll conceive of the variety and inter-
est which it affords, including all
shapes, sizes and colors, bred for sport,
ornament and profit
A GREAT FAIR
Fresno Democrat: The State Fair
at Sacramento next month promises to
be the most successful in the history Of
the State Agricultural Society. The
great pavilion of the society, covering
three acres of ground has been appro-
priated by exhibitors. This area will
be filled with the finest specimens of
fruits, grains, and grasses grown in the
State, with the most modern and novel
! manufacturing and agricultural ma
| chinery, which will be shown in motion.
| A model creamery, a silo, and an art
gallery will be attractive features A
cooking school will be maintained, and
various articles will be manufactured
| in view of the public. At the Park, all
breeds of livestock of finest specimens
from all over the United States will be
shown. Racing will be conducted for
two weeks. Large fields of the best
trained horses in the State are entering
the various races. A splendid smusicai
program and entertainments will be
given every evening at the Pavilion.
The exhibits are from all over the
State, and large attendance from all
directions is assured.
BLEEDING KANSAS"
Merced Star: Under the Republican
Administration and the "robber tariff
comes the terrible news from Bleed
ing Kansas that the poor houses in
forty-five counties in that State are
empty, and in thirty-seven counties
| there is not a case on the criminal
docket There seems to be a. very graf
since that State has been wrenched
from Populistic mismanagement and
restored to Republicanism.
CANNOT FORECAST.
| Fresno Democrat: The man lives not
who can correctly prophecy what will
be the issues in 1900. If the same con-
ditions existing now would prevail then
speculations might be indulged in with
some reasonable degree of prophetic
accuracy, but events are likely to oc-
| cur at any time to disturb the best
| laid plans and the most accurate calcu-
| lations. The war in the Philippines is
at this moment an absorbing question,
and if national election were to be
held in a few months its conduct would
no doubt be a predominating issue.
Close it with victory to American arms
in the meantime and the issue will be
relegated to a place of minor import
ance And so it may be with other
questions agitating the public mind.
Even the trust question may be satis-
| factorily ended by some providential
! interposition, but there is no great dan
ger of that as long as a Republican
] administration is in power, for it would
have the effrontery to fly in the face
| of providence on the industrial trust
problem.
FORESTRY.
Los Angeles Times: The question of
forestry-the protection of existing for
ests, and the reforestration of acres
| that have become denuded-is inti-
mately bound up with the other great
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