The record-union., 1899-06-21
VOICE Of The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
xxPREssIoNs.
state ana Coast Opinions ON Sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.

| Stockton Independent: Henry Wat
terson has summoned a meeting Of the
gold Democrats who ignored principle
and stayed with the Chicago platform
in 1896, as tribute to the traditional
name. What particular raid ON current
issues is contemplated by these pro-
testing yet adherfng Democrats is lock-
ed safely In Watterson's own brain
along with q lot of idiomatic English
and other stuff, it may be presumed
But realty it does not matter very much
what is Intended. The Democrats are
more concerned about the Socialists and
Populists and a whole catalogue of
new isrns, than about the old fashioned
Watterson crowd But with the gold
Democrats who stayed with Bryan, the
| gold Democrats who didn't stay with
Bryan and the common Democrats and
Populfsts who are sick of Bryan, there
is. fair prospect Of a monkey and
parrot" time in the national Democratic
convention next year.
RELIGIOUS INTEREST.
Alameda Encinal: Bishop Whittle of
Virginia adds his diocesan voice to the
general complaint that there IS a fall
ing off in the community of religious dn-
terest. The applicants for holy orders
are so few, he declares, as to becomes an
alarming fact. 1t should be noted, how
ever, that the Bishops view is an &C.
clesiastical view and has reference sole
ly to the church. In other domains
such, for example, as literature there
( is sufficient evidence that religion is
more deeply engaging the attention of
the world than ever before. The books
OF the past year written on religious
subjects have been more numerous
than ever before, and they have found
an enormous sale. Religious interest
may be shifting itself from dogmatic
teaching to a liberal investigation, but
there is no valuable evidence that man
is ceasing to be intensely interested In
his own destiny
ATKINSON AND THE LOAF.
San Diego Union: Whatever the coun-
try may think Of Edward Atkinson, it
is quite evident from the remarks Of
the Boston papers that his home city
declines to take him seriously. The
Boston Journal in particular treats
nm with extreme fippancy. 1--WE are
glad," remarks that paper, ito see that
Edward Atkinson has gone back to
bread and the Aladdin oven. "A bar
rel OF flour OF 1870 pounds may be CON-
verted into about 27O pounds OF bread
That's the talk that should come from
a good citizen! Now let us have some
facts abount pumperniekle and angel
cake. And-Mr. Atkinson-do you
think stewed prunes are healthy in the
long rum"
| ATTACHING WAGES.
| Angeles Undo Tv,,1< 80
the Illinois Circuit Court has rendered
decisionnt to, the effect that the future
wages of Workman cannot be garni-
sheed, upon the principle that gar
nishment Writ cannot affect wages
which fall DUE after the writ has been
issued, the argument being that
creditor cannot take into his possession
that which does not exist The learned
court rules that: 1T is against the
policy of the law to allow a creditor
to pursue his debtor to extent that, in
stead of working to support himself and
family, he must work for the benefit of
| the CREDITOR Judge Tuley goes far
Ether, holding that even where debtor
Is paid his wages In advance the gar
rishment writ is Illegal. This would
appear to be sound common sense, and
the precedent established is not unlike.
ly to be generally followed in other
courts.
A CURRENCY LESSON.
Portland Oregonian: A currency
| student suggests to- the New York ..Ey
ening Post" that the war tax on bank
checks may have some part in the de-
mand for currency. The Post is ap-
parently taken aback at the suggestion.
and it is certainly a remarkable fact
| that this aspect of the situation seems
to have been almost universally ignor-
ed. On June 13, 1885, the day the war
revenue bill was approved, the "Ore-
gonian" said:
THE tax of 2. cents each on bank
checks Win make tons of check books
available for old paper Payrols will
| be discharged in money, and this in
turn will increase the present active de-,
mand for cash. This need is already of
such potency as to have increased the
gold in our circulation through import
and coinage by not less than $150,O0O,-
| 700 within twelve months, and the ma
tional bank note circulation by So, ,0OO,-
QUO since March. The monetary effect
of this Is beneficent as the currency ac-
quires larger gold basis, and as the
demand obligations of the Government
become scattered throughout the coun-
| try"
| There rs no reason to doubt the accu-
racy of this prediction. The facts are
| actually here, and the explanation
might as we'll be allowed.
| CANADIAN SELFTSHNESS.
| Tacoma Ledger: Sir Wilfrids Lau-
rder, Canadian Premier, has stated the
position of the Dominion clearly and
without attempt at disguise, In his re-
marks concerning the policy Of the Ca
madam Government in refusing to al
low the construction of railways into
the Yukon gold fields. The Premier
openly stated that Canada claims 'sthe
boundary Is at the entrance to Lynn
canal, and consequently the whole Of
Lynn Canal belongs to us" Premier
Laurier objects to the building of rail-
ways on the ground that 1--WE would
create on the other side of Lynn Canal
still another American city" In case
the matter is settled in favor of he
United States, Mr.. Laurier admits that
rather than aid in building up an
American city. the policy Of Canada
will be to build their railways from
another direction, although it would be
longer and more expensive.
| The American people who are inter-
ested in this rnatter-and it is equally Of