The record-union., 1899-04-11
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast opia1on. on Sub
jects Of Living News
Interest.

4nCeGe8Ls
Los Angeles Times: General Gomez
says the people of Cuba are ungrateful
We have feared as much. And, then
there are some more of the same in the
Philippines. But, gratitude or no graf.
ltude, the great republic will do its
duty regardless of kickers at home OF
lngrates in our new possessions. Gen
tlemen, the die is cast.
ELECTION OF SENATORS.
oakland Enquirer: The Amador "Re-
publican suggests a plan for the pre-
vention of Senatorial deadlocks 1t is
10 take the form of an amendment tC
the Act of Congress regulating Senator
lal elections, and would provide that if
after certain daily ballots have beer
taken, Senator is not chosen, the
nominations shall be closed, and one
after another, in regular order, the can
dldate receiving the lowest number o1
votes on the preceding. ballot shall be
dropped until only three remain, wher
the majority rule shall be waived, an6
the candidate having the highest num-
Der OF votes on the next ballot shall be
elected. This might be effective if il
We're constitutional, but the right OF
Congress to abridge the powers of the
Legislature by saying that certain can
didates shall not be voted for after a
certain time is subject to a good deal
of doubt.
THE WAR
Fresno Republican: The recent out
break of hostilities in the Philippines is
the less of two evils. So long as there
is an organized insurgent army there
will be war; the only choice is the sort
OF war. A long campaign of guerrilla
skirmishes would cost more lives and
leave more legacies of hatred than a de-
cisive war, and it is therefore to the i'm
terest of every one, most of all of the
Philippine people, that the issue be
! forced. e
The -insurgent army is one thing, the
Filipino people are another, and each
presents different problem With
the organized insurrection there is moth
ing to do but suppress it as promptly
and effectually as possible Until this
is done nothing else can be done, and
it is of the highest Importance to the
people of the Philippines that the doing
of other things be begun as promptly
as possible. We cannot Withdraw, and
If we did it'would only be the signal for
the beginning of endless inter-tr
wars which we or some other Power
must finally end by interfering and
conquering both sides. We have no
choice but to go forward, and it is the
prayer of every lover of peace that we
may go forward with success 1t is
only through war that peace can be
reached, and the shortest way is
through the vigorous prosecution of
the war.
MARRIAGE AND CUBA.
| Tulare Register: We do not know
that the priest ridden poems of Cuba.
Porto Rica and the Philippines can be
made into much under the most favor
able conditions. but one thing is cer-
tain, and it is that the civilized system
of marriage will quickly be substituted
for the priest devised system of men
and women living together outside OF
wedlock and paying small fees from
time to time to the priests to have the
sin of it forgiven; and because they are
too poor to pay what the church re-
quires to have. marriage solemnized
regularly. Under Uncle Sans domin-
ion the man and woman can walk
around to the Office of the squire and
have the knot tied for a dollar. Of
course this charge will be denied, but
the system nevertheless exists in ali
the islands mentioned.
COMING AND GOING.
Alameda Argus: One of the weekly
papers has a heading which tells about
"a million-dollar exposition coming and
million-dollar industry going"
The latter referred to the closing and
dismantling of the Pacific Rolling Mills.
This had been struggling at best for
some years and when Senator Fair
died its main prop was removed and it
keeled over. 1t is so much handler
and better for builders and others need
ing it TO get construction material from
the East. Besides, it is characteristic
of our loyalty to our own industries
MASTERLY GAME.
Oakland Tribune: Sampson played a
mastery game when he refused to at-
cept the promotion conferred upon him
because the Senate tied up all the con-
firmations on his account, thereby put
ting him in the position of drag agging
down all his fellow Officers Such mag
nanimity has naturally resulted in
praise being extended from sources
that heretofore have been fighting him,
and it looks as if his clever coup will
result in his laurels being handed to
him almost uncomplainingly, when the
next session of Congress convenes
GERMANY AND THE UNITED
STATES.
Marysville Appeal: The Berlin paper
which warns England and the United
States that Germany is not Spain, ari
that there Is a limit to her patience. Is
rather unfortunate in her comparison.
No one ever accused Spain of being
patient or ranking her in the same
class with the German Empire Ger
many is great and powerful nation,
that any country in the world might
well hesitate before engaging with in
war. However, left alone she would be
as a leaf before the wind against the
combined power of the United States
and Great Britain. There will be no
war over Samoa. If there should be,
however, it would probably mean
coalition of European Powers against
England and America, and the collI-
mencement of a struggle such as the
world has never seen, the end whereof
no man could tell. But Samoa is not
worth the risk and the trouble will be
diplomatically settled in time, after due
respect has been shown to diplomatic
dignity and red tape.
COLONEL FUNSTON