The record-union., 1899-03-23
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions ON SUBJ
jects Of Living News
Interest.

CISCO BOARD OF supervisors TO put d.
stop to race track gambling at lngle-
side is causing great uproar among
the turf men and gamblers. The police
have been trying to enforce the new
ordinance and arrests have been made.
On the trial of these men the validity
of the law will be tested. 1t will pc
a good day for California when the
race tracks cease making criminals and
wrecks of men and women who fire.
quent them to indulge in their passion
for gambling. San Quentin's doors have
closed on many victims of the race
track; others have committed suicide
and countless numbers have been ru-
ined, socially and financially.
A WICKED WASTE.
Castroville Enterprise: According to
the annual report of the General Land
Office to the Secretary of the Interior
it is estimated that more than eleven
billions Of feet of public timber were
destroyed by fire within the past thirty
five years, representing in value mill
ions of dollars. This actual present loss
in timber is, however, insignificant IN
comparison with the effects OF the fires
on the future of these forests, SINCE
to this direct loss, must be added the
prospective increase in value OF the
young and growing forests during the
years since they were destroyed, and
also the injury to the productiveness OF
the soil. Nor do the disastrous results
cease here, since the direct effect on
the flow of streams and agricultural
possibilities thereon must be consid-
cred.
A BAD SIGN.
Colusa Sun: This Legislature has
passed and the Governor has signed a
bill making it unlawful for a candidate
for the United States Senate to spend
money for the purpose of electing mem :
bers of the Legislature. 1t has been
supposed that penal laws were enacted
for the purpose Of curling the evil pro-
pensities of people evilly inclined, but
that we should have to have a law to
keep two or three men, aspiring once IN
three years to the highest office in the
gift of the people of sovereign State,
from committing a crime against good
government = from committing the
highest crime known to governments
is an admission that we have reached
the state of affairs that prevailed on
the eve of the fall Of Rome.
THE POOLROOMS.
Antioch Ledger: The Supervisors of
San Francisco have passed an ordi-
nance prohibiting pool-selling. 1t was
no sooner passed than it was signed by
Mayor Phelan. Poolrooms and pool
selling have been a curse to the state.
and the action of the San Francisco
Supervisors was a wise one. Ihou-
sands of men. women and children have
been ruined by this vice of betting On
races, and it is time that it was stop
ped. The noble sport of horse racing
has in recent years been greatly de-
graded and made subordinate to the
bookmakers. If it Is impossible to
foster horse racing and the breeding
of fleet stock without the attendant
curse of bookmaking, then we say let
it go into decline, for it will not do TO
ruin the morals of our people and drain
the State of it's finance in order to en-
courage the breeding of fast stock
THE NEW CONGRESS.
+ Ukiah Press: It is an old story, but
we remind our readers that the next
Congress will be safely Republican in
each house The Senate now contains
46 Republicans, "a Democrats, 10 Pop
ulists. etc. The incoming Senate, when
all the seats are occupied, will contain
55 Republicans, ~ Democrats, Pop
ulists, ETC. Thirty Senatorial seats were
vacated on March 4th. Seats belonging
to the following States have not been
filed: Delaware, California and Penn
syIvania. all Republican; Florida and
Utah. Democratic. Of the twenty-four
remaining Senators, fourteen succeed
themselves: Republicans, Hawley, Hale,
Lodge. Burrows, Davis, Hanna, Aid
rich, Proctor and Clarke, g; Democrats.
Money, Cockrell Stewart, Bates and
Daniel. s. The residue, eight Republi-
cans and two Democrats, are new In
cumbentS.
MINING OUTLOOK.
Amador Republican,: The outlook for
mining in California is now considered
exceptionally bright by those whose
business it is to consider the pro and
the con of the matter The mining
industry throughout the State is as
Stunning an aggressiveness and activity
that has not been so marked in many
years previous. The 1899 figures from
California mines will, in the opinion
of many, be record breakers.
PLANT TREES.
Willows Journal: Professor Shinn is
of the Australian blue gums in that
section, claiming that 1T is necessary
for the future welfare of that part OF
the State The destruction of timber
in the mountains must be met with
corresponding growth in the valleys.
The people are awake on the subject,
and the Supervisors will offer
bounty on every tree planted along the
IT. t16a G
years old. Had our land owners plant
ed row of gums around their pos
sessions twenty years ago, we would
not be troubled about fuel, nor feel the
dessicating zephyrs from Oregon. 1t IS
not too late to begin now; the younger
ones will reap a great reward if they
will take advantage of the suggestion
to plant gums and walnuts. Both grow
rapidly.
A FINE EXHIBITION.
Marysville Appeal: The scandals and
petty jealousies which have so be-
smirched our army and navy since the
conclusion of the Spanish war were
pleasantly relieved one day last week
nv the action of two naval officers, who
declined to accept promotions, which
in their opinion they were not entitled
to. and for the further fact that it
would be an injustice to other officers
equally deserving Of recognition. The
uublic. is astonished by the simple,
STRAIGHTFORWARD reasons given by these
men for refusing proffered honors. The
Sampson Schley exhibition and others
of lesser note in the navy, as well as
the notorious discussions among army
officers. had led the people to fear that
a. nice sense of honor and true deli