The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-15
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects Of Living News
interest.

Herald" says the anti-expansionist Re
publican Senators are but four in num-
| her, They are Hale of Maine, Hoar
of Massa chusetts. Mason of Illinois and
Wellington of Maryland. Foraker OF
Ohio is also counted ON as not feeling
we'll disposed toward the Administra-
ton generally, but it is not easy to see
with his previous record, how he can
engage directly in this form of OPP
position. Republican detection here is
more than made up by the support OF
Democratic Senators. if it were needed
| which is not the case. All the above
named Republican Senators have eX-
pansionist colleagues, and there has
been a gain in the expansionist ranks
by the appointment of a Senator from
Vermont in the place of Senator Mer-
rill, the latter of whom was in full SYM
pathy with Senator Hoar on this sub
ject. Among the distinguished opposi-
ton Senators who support expansion
are Morgan of Alabama and Teller OF
Colorado
THE PRIMARY TEST.
Stockton Independent: 1t will be re-
membered that the so-called mon
partisan" element in San Francisco, af-
fecting to represent independent re-
formers in municipal politics, opposed
the Stratton primary law and started
a test Of its constitutionality, and
declared that it would operate to
strengthen the bosses and the ma
chimes. The shortsightedness and lack
| of penetration of these reformers
whose sincerity cannot be doubted has
| been demonstrated by the first primary
election under the law in San Fran
cisco. Not only were the bosses OF
both parties routed. but the party ma
chine were effectually rebuked. The
pouring out of nearly 80, 600 voters to
select delegates to the party conven-
lions shows the public interest in
party politics and the awaking of the
people to the dangers of boss and ma
chine government. The party organi-
cations are recognized as necessary in
struments in our political life, but the
people will no longer tolerate the ar
rogation of supreme power to the
bosses and manipulators. San Fran
cisco residents began their work well
in protesting SO overwhelmingly at the
primary election. The result has DEM
onstrated the efficiency of the Stratton
primary law as reform weapon.
OUR COURSE IN THE PHILIPPINES
Middletown Independent: After the
Americans had vanquished the Span
iards at Manila the natives under Agui-
naldo made arrangements for a gen
eral massacre of the Americans and
Europeans in that city. This is veri-
| fed by members of the Second Oregon
Regiment and by Bishop ]. M. Tho
burn of the M. e. Church, who spent
some time at Manila, and was a close
observer Of events there. And yet,
with these. unquestionable- facts be-
fore ,them-with. the full knowledge of
the truth that Aguinaldo and his blind
followers planned to murder their de-
| liverers-there are still found people in
and of this country-so- called Ameri-
cans-who denounce the war being
waged against ungrateful rebels and
assassins. 1.-THE whole history Of the
present Philippine situation the
| Bishop says, "shows such natural and
! logical and even inevitable course of
events that the United States is bound
| to assert it's authority there" Anarchy
and assassination, he declares would
| follow the withdrawal of the United
| States troops. The prominent oppon-
ents of the Administration aggressive
policy in the Philippines are ever ready
with their opinions but Bryan, if he
were President, would be pursuing the
same course as is Mckinley, or be con-
| sidered sadly untitled for the duties
of chief executive, and every war act
of his would be wildly endorsed by
Democrats and Populists. Such is
| politics.
WORK FOR THE FOOL KILLER.
Humboldt Standard: Edward Atkin-
son, who made some reputation as a
writer on economic questions, is max
ing fool of himself by trying to help
the rebels in the Philippines. He ought
to go to Manila and join the insurgents.
1t would be far more creditable than
his continual fire in the rear This
may be said of number of writers
and speakers. Atkinson's last effort in
favor of Aguinaldo is a crack Drained
scheme to organize the negro vote
against expansion. If the fool-killer
should ever visit Atkinson's neighbor-
hood we should be rid of him and his
anti-expansion antics in short order.
RETROSPECTION.
Hanford Sentinel: About fifteen to
twenty years ago wheat was king in
this country about Hanford. There was
not room in the warehouses to store it,
and there We're not railroad facilities to
pull it out to market. About thirteen
years ago the change to fruit began.
The price of grain went down and the
farmers looked about for a better crop
The files of the Sentinel will tell of
the Transformation that then begun.
1t was vines and orchards in fruit Gull
ture and horses in stock raising. About
a dozen years ago every mare driven
to Hanford in the spring was followed
by a colt and annually in March or
April we had horse show. AS many
as twenty stations and their get have
been seen in line here on horse-show
day. But the bottom soon went out
of the horse market. The fruit orchards
and vineyards were planted and are
still with us and it is a fair statement
to say that the fruit business is get