The record-union., 1899-06-17
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions ON SUBJ
jects Of Living News
Interest.


in Germany, his native land, and has
been very properly called down by an
official of that country. It appears that
Holler, who is editor of the Camden
County Journal" is visiting in his
fatherland, and was invited to. deliver
a lecture before society at Munich on
the German-Americans. their life and
work. In the course of his lecture he
took occasion to bitterly criticise the
present American Administration and
attacked President Mckinley in un-
measured terms. His remarks became
at last SO violent as to cause the inter-
ference of the supervising official, who
declared that he would not tolerate any
attack ON the head of a nation With
which Germany entertained such
friendly relations as with the United
States. The proposed discussion of the
lecture also was not tolerated.
Mr.. Holler is a type of the foreigner
who comes to this country, enjoys the
protection of it's laws, becomes well to
do, and then turns on the hand that fed
him. The official who rebuked him is
deserving of thanks. He certainly has
a better appreciation of what Hoiler
owes to his adopted country than the
grateful fellow returns to New Jersey
common decency.
THE PLAGUE.
Oakland Enquirer: From present IN
dications one would say that .he next
great sensation which will come to Us
from Europe is going to be the bubonic
plague. Just on the edge of summer
this frightful disease has obtained
foothold on the southern shore of the
Mediterranean, and although the Brit
ish administration in Egypt will do its
best to stamp it out, Alexandria is an
International cross roads and the dis
ease is likely to be scattered to aid parts
of the Mediterranean basin.
DON'T WORRY.
Fresno Democrat: Don't worry bit
about what shall be the dominant issue
presented by the Democrats and adopt
ed at their national convention. De-
mocracy will present declara tions of
sound principles and that principle
which interests the masses most and
most closely affects them will be the
dominant issue. There will be any
number of issues forthcoming in 1900
| in which the masses are prepared, even
to-day to take a positive stand on and
are ready to condemn the attitude as
sumed by the Republican party in
power.
METROPOLITAN MYSTERIES.
Alameda Encinal: Judging from the
comment of a large share of the in
terror press, not much stock is taken by
| them in the Mysteries in which portion
of the city papers are indulging with
regard to the street railroad franchises
now under discussion by the Super
visors of that city. The personal mo-
| tive is SO obvious that it completely
nullifies what is said, and while oppo-
sition to the granting of the franchises
may be right lin fact we think the
city should not give up such privileges
at alD, the force Of the opposition is
| well nigh nullified because of the OBJ
vious motives OF that opposition.
MARRIAGE AND THE ARMY.
Los Angeles Herald: A correspondent
of the Army and Navy Journal" call
| ing attention to the regulations against
| the enlistment of married men in thu
rank and file Of the army, wants to
| know why the same rule is not OBJ
served as regards officers. He says:
Zone officers wife is more expense and
| trouble to the Government than all the
enlisted mems wives of whole army
corps; with their daily drives in Gov
ernment conveyances, drivers, teams. az
well as continually using the quarter
| masters commissary and other Govern
| ment employees to deliver their smallest
purchase and attend to their slightest
| wants. Some of them are not salts
| fed even with these privileges, as many
Of them want to and do command
posts" The writer evidently knows
whereof he writes but he fails utterly
to understand the difference between
the turkey and -buzzard propositions in
the army.
THE AUTOMO.
Los Angeles Times: If the automo
comes into general use in this country it
will be necessary to have repair shops
loacted every four miles so long as our
public roads are in their present condl-
ton, otherwise the vehicles will not be
able to get more than eight miles from
home on any one trip.
WHAT IS NEEDED.
vacayille Reporter: If the friends of
the anti-cartoon law feel that the law
ia constitutional, we would respectfully
suggest that they are failing to take
advantage OF excellent opportunities to
subject the statute to legal test. A
good many of them, no doubt, recog-
nize that pictorially they could not be
made to appear more grotesque than
nature planned them to be. What can
~ newspaper say or represent pictori-
ally which will induce some rattle-
Drained voter for the anti-cartoon law
to engage in prosecution of an editor
under its terms?
THE SEAL SLAUGHTER.
Oakland Tribune: The notification
from Washington that the slaughter of
the seals is to stop is evidently an out
come of the vigorous crusade waged
in behalf of the sea lions since the order
authorizing their determination was
issued. The argument that has reached
the hearts of the officials is probably
the one that before California was set
tied. when the seals were left to their
own devices, the waters We're teeming
with far more fish than is the case
now. Furthermore, individuals Of the
"Smdthsonian" brand do not like the,
idea. of the seals being wiped out as
have been the buffaloes, Indians and
every other native we have run across.
ANTITRUST LEGISLATION.
Jrxfah Republican, Press: Public
sentiment against the gigantic combi-
nations known as the trusts, Is becom-
ing very intense as the evils they will
do become more and more apparent, by
Illustration, and it is evident that next
wear the campaign literature OF all po-
litical parties will be largely devoted