The record-union., 1899-11-29
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS. S.
State and Coast Opinions on SUBJ
jects Of Living News
Interest.

Willows Journal: A delegation of
Cubans are in Washington to urge an
| nexation. This may be honest on the
part of that delegation, but before any
annexation scheme can be honestly
considered there should be a vote Of the
whole population and if there is even
respectable minority against annexa-
ton, it should be respected.
The United States ought to own and
control Cuba for many reasons, but we
are in duty and honor bound to give
them independence if it is their desire,
| notwithstanding any opinions we may
have as to the propriety of SO doing.
GENERAL WHEELER.
Pasadena Star: General Wheeler,
over in the Philippines, is also Con-
gresham; but he isn't going to waste
| any time coming to attend it. He,
however, sends some good advice to his
colleagues that they improve the first
day of the session to notify all mankind
that there is going to be no let-up or
back down by the Americans in their
| dealing with the Philippines. This will
| stop all nonsense and save many pre-
cious lives. Mr.. Mugwump, take no
| tice!
SATISFIED.
Oakland Tribune: Perhaps the best
proof that capital is satisfied with the
outlook for the oil industry in this State
is that trust is being formed to gather
in all the Southern California Wells
Every company that appears to have
property worth anything is falling into
the hands of the syndicate, and 1t IS
rumored that as soon as it has got
everything tied up south of Tehachapl
it will reach into the General Cali
fornia belt Whether or not the move
ment is for the legitimate purpose CT
investment or is merely stocn-Jooblng
| proposition, remains to be seen, but IL
is evident that something is in the WIND
that does not mean much good to the
small owners.
| BRYAN IS THE MAN.
| Fresno Democrat: 1t is not difficult
to- forecast the denomination of William
Jennings BRYAN as the fusion cand1-
date for President in 1900, for there is
not a straw which blows in any other
direction at the present time. Inc at
tempts to boom Dewey and Schley as
Presidential candidates were merely
ephemeral in character. and neither OF
the Admirals had any idea of becoming
candidates. Schley is a Marylander
and that State would find the Presl-
Dental persimmon almost as much out
of reach as would North Carolina or
Virginia. though it remained in the
Union during the civil war, and is the
parent State of many great men.
Dewey, as one of his admirers re-
marked. is too big a man to be Presi-
dent. a Just conclusion if Hayes and
Arthur are to be accepted as Presi-
Dental types. But Bryan of Nebraska
is an ideal President Of the national
mold. a born leader of men, states
man. a legislator and the apostle OF
freedom and humanity. There is no
man on the Presidential horizon who
can be even compared with him, ana
if he is nominal ted, McKinley's aspira-
lions for a second term will share the
fate of BENJAMIN Harrison's.
THE PURE FOOD QUESTION.
San Diego Union: DR.. Wiley, the
chief chemist of the Agricultural De-
partment, is probably as familiar Win
the various phases Of the pure 1ooo
question as any man in the country.
He believes that legislation should be
had to put an end to the swindles per-
petrated on the public by food pur-
yeyors. But his views are not as rad
zeal as those held by many who are
seeking reform in this direction. In
recent interview. after telling of the
various authorizations in vogue, he said:
"I believe in a pure food law, but not
in prohibitive law. Let the man who
l. h11f
palm it off on the man who wants put-
ter. If a man wants glucose and corn
starch, let him have it; but not IN the
guise of something else. IL -
a fact that food adulteratfon is prac-
ticed in Europe, but, as l nave saiu'
they have laws to protect their GUS
toners, and the adulterated food comes
| to us. We acknowledge that 1000
adulteration is a recognized evil in this
country. but to say that American food
products as a, whole are adulterated Is
absurd The foreigners are always glao
| to get hold of such a statement, now
ever, and use it to prejudice the SAFE
of our goods In other words, Dr.
Wiley would limit the remedy to pre-
venting people from being swindled IN
purchasing foods, and to prohibiting
European authorizations from Delng
shipped into this country. He does not
go as far, it is true, as some pure 1000
crusaders. but it may be questioned
that any measure of relief beyond what
he suggests, is attainable now, or ever
will be.
A GOOD BEGINNING.
Marysville Appeal: The San Jose
Mercury appears to think that be-
cause one in forty, or only o,Vuu out
of the 100000 inhabitants of Negros
voted at the recent election held on the
! island under the control of General
Srnith, that the attempt 10 give the
people al autonomous form OF govern
n,ent will prove failure. It may re
So. but rot necessarily. rhe world was
no. made in a day, and there Is &C tell
| ing what may be accomplished among
the people of Negros by a liberal edu-
cation-both of precept and example.
Anyway, it's too soon to become discour-
aged. Time will tell whether the 'Mer-
cury's' gloomy predictions are correct
but meantime there's no harm in doing
all we can to pull these people out or
their slough Of ignorance and lncapac-
ity. If it is not written that they are
to be of the "elect" of this world, the
dutysis only the more Incumbent upon
US to watch over and protect these
wards which have become OR nation
responsibility.
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