The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-07
VOICE Of The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on SUBJ
jeots Of Living News
Interest.

settlement of the Central Pacific Rail-
road question. How strangely
THE GOVERNOR
Red Bluff Peoples Cause: Whatever
members of the Legislature and those
who talk them into passing bills may
think of the Governors action, We can
unhesitatingly say that SO far the Ex-
ecutive, in interfering with legislation,
Is meeting with the fond expectations
of the people The other day Governor
Gage vetoed a bill which authorized
an increase in the force and the SAL
aries of the office of the Clerk or the
Supreme Court. He holds that the
Office is now well managed and needs
no additional assistance, thus estap-
fishing the principle he will not FAVOR
an unnecessary increase in o1nce-
holders. He also vetoed bill fastening
a Harbor Commission upon the city OF
San Diego-a tax-eating measure OF
vast proportions. Nearly every appro-
priation bill which has been presented
to the Governor so far has met with
hearty disapproval. OF course, there is
great CONSERVATION in legislative cir
cles. and probably great pressure is
being exerted upon the Governor to
induce him to abandon his legislative
prerogatives. But we hope he will per-
sist in striking right and left at these
extravagant measures. The people OF
California are supporting a sufficient
number of office-holders already, and
times are hard and taxes should come
down. If Governor Gage continues IN
the lines he has marked out for HIM
self he will yet get monument.
THAT OUTRAGEOUS CARTOON.
Pasadena News: The anti-newspaper
legislation will not be near so severe
as at first anticipated. The legislators
who We're aiming their poisoned shafts
at the yellow journals have come to re-
alize that they were going TO lnJure
Journalism generally, and they nave
stayed their hands and renewed the
tension of the bow. That outrageous
cartoon of the Call which went back
thirty-five years and dragged out an
indiscretion of Assemblyman Johnson
produced such an uprising that IL
cleared the atmosphere.
THE CARTOON.
Alameda Encinal: Opponents OF the
anti-cartoon bill still continue to have
spasms over it, Their latest acne is
the alleged fact that under it it will be
impossible to make pictures of men ac-
cused of crime and hence their detec-
tion and arrest will be greatly hindered.
We have failed to note that any larger
proportion of criminals have been de-
tected since the papers commenced TO
publish illustrations than Zas the case
years ago before they did so. In fact,
some of the worst criminals of the CEN
fury have escaped scott free, though
every yellow paper in the land gave
their alleged portraits. OF course
there will be an end to the arrest OF
suspects" as for example in the Dun
ham case, where men supposed to be
that murderer have been arrested
about fifty times because of likeness to
the published portraits. yet the real
offender has so far escaped. And this
is only one case out of many. 1t is
safe to say that more innocent men
have been arrested because of supposed
resemblance to published portraits of
criminals, than real criminals have
been caught through the Ratchet and
broad-ax illustrations of most Of the
papers.
WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE?
Trucilee Republican: We can hard
ly think of anything any more uncalled
for and unpatriotic than the attacks
that have been made upon President
Mckinley by anti-expansionists re-
Gently To him is imputed all kinds
of sinister motives in his course in
dealing with the questions that have
necessarily confronted him as the result
of the war That he acted honestly
conscientiously and wisely during the
late war no one will dispute, aid #
some of our cratic statesmen would
hold their peace and reserve their pre-
mature judgment, they will find that
he is acting wisely now. They cry
against our shooting Philippines in
order to maintain discipline in the ISL
ands, when they themselves by their
opposition to the policy of the Govern
ment have doubtless been one of the
greatest factors in producing the re-
cent troubles with the Philippines.
THAT ROAST BEEF.
Stockton Mail: The tasting test of
canned roast beef the court of inquiry
is amusing the world with at present
will hardly cut much of figure in the
popular verdict, however much it may
please the court to be impressed with
it. If certain meat nauseated those
who ate it on a certain OCCASION, and
certain meat does not nauseate now. the
fair inference is that the meat then
and the meat now are different kinds of
meat. The meat served out to the
troops during the war was considered
bad. because it was vile in odor and
taste and made those who ate it vomit
If the meat set before the court of in
quiry witnesses does not smell or taste
Wiley and does not make them vomit
then we know it is not the same kind
of meat and though the Chicago COM
bine might swear on a stack Of Bibles
that it was, we would know that the
combine had made mistake.
THE DEADLOCK.
Pomona Progress: The Legislature
draws speedily on toward the close of
its session and still there is no break
in the deadlock Can it be possible
that the Legislature will leave Califor-
MIA with only half the representation
to which the State is entitled in the
upper house of Congress? Mr.. Bulla
went before caucus of his followers
and magnanimously offered to release
them from any obligations they might
feel to vote for him, leaving them free
to vote for whomsoever they chose: but
they resolved unanimously to stand by
him. Why should not all of t.. can
didates follow the example set by Mr.
Bulla, that the members Of the Legisla-
ture may get together and elect some
one? Not until there is a general
breaking up of the forces, can Sena-
tor be elected
THE CAUCUS.
Napa Register: In that caucus LET
every Repub lican in tba Taoie1ot,,r.s he