The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-04
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have recognized the authority of the
United States, then the question OF
their future Will be discussed. Until
then the terms of the proclamation
Of the Commissioners must satisfy
them. There seems to be no ground
for any patriotic and reasonable man
to object to this. No citizen OF the
United States, except perhaps Hoar
and his twenty eight apostles, would
for moment consider any concession
to negotiate with rebels in arms. The
administration recognizes its duty 10
put down the rebellion and asserts the
of the Government. The fu-
ture policy regarding the Philippines
after that is accomplished must be de-
termined by Congress.
THE NEGRO IN THE SOUTH.
Kern Echo: A casual study of the
statistics of the negroes of the South
will reveal the fact that no people have
ever prospered in such a short time to
the extent they have. Here is pros
porous village. There is a white pub
lie school. Over here is a black pub
lie school, and in this black school
bright black teachers are teaching.
Shall we fear a race war in the race
of such conditions?
In California, as much as we regret
to say it, some of our worst men, the
greatest enemies of the State, are IN
politics. The same rule will apply to
the negroes of the South. The despica-
bic negro, the fresh and troublesome
black man, is usually found in politics.
1t is he who insults law and order and
stirs up trouble. Have we any more
right to predict a race war in the
South than we have to take up arms
against the corruptionists that ride in
to high places in California? Do not
become suspicious of the entire negro
of the South and their white
neighbors because of the mean ones
among them. No more than you would
condemn the people of California for
the scalawags and thieves the State
contains
AS to the lynching of negroes in The
South, that is deplorable. Such af-
fairs are liable to occur anywhere un-
der like conditions. Quickly on the
heels of that terrible happening near
Atlanta a colored mob up in Kansas
went to a Jail and overpowered the
turnkey and shot to death one of their
race who had murdered a woman
While deploring such mob violence we
are forced to the belief that among
these lynchers the honor of a woman
is sacred, which is sometimes not the
case among more pretentious law abid-
ing communities.
THE PHILIPPINE SITUATION.
Git
uation continues grave and our SOL
diers are exerting every effort to- put
down the insurrection headed by Agui-
naldo. In the islands of Negroes and
Cebu, as we'll as some others of the
group, everything is quiet and the au-
thority of the United States is well
coined. But Aguinaldo must and will
be squelched. The Philippine Islands
are now ours. When the French Min
lister, acting for the Queen Regent of
Spain, and President Mckinley ex-
changed treaties of peace, Spain relin-
pushed all sovereignty over the Phil
ippines and that right was vested in
the United States. The legal status
was then fixed and it at once became
as much the duty of the Government
at Washington to bring the Filipinos
to submission to its will as it would
be its duty to quell an uprising of In
dams in the western portion of the
United States A prominent Manila pa
per, which had been in favor of Agui-
naldo'S government, after considering
President McKinley's proclamation,
urges submission. This will surely come
and when it does the kickers in this
country viii quiet down In Jefferson s
time people opposed the Louisiana pur-
chase. The acquisition of Texas was
opposed, as was that of California and
Alaska. It required a great deal of
time before the Hawaiian group of
islands was acquired, but people are
we'll satisfied with all this territory.
This is fast becoming a great manu-
featuring as we'll as agricultural ma
ton. Protection has built up great in
dustrieS and has stimulated a splendid
home market We are shipping vast
amount Of manufactured goods and
large quantities. of produce to all
parts of the world, the value of our ex-
ports last year reaching a figure ex-
ceeding that of any in the history OF
the United States. We need to be on
the outlook for new markets and the
Pacific Ocean is destined to be the
scene of great commercial rivalry and
activity. With Hawaii, Guam and the
Philippines as stepping-stones to the
Orient this country will command the
situation, and with American bottoms
carrying our goods here and there, the
voice of opposition will be silenced and
the verdict of approval of this strong
patriotic and wise administration will
be unanimous
OUR COMPLIANCE WITH A FOOL
LAW.
Placerville Democrat: To identify
the anonymous and nefarious liars OF
the yellow press, the Morehouse Act re-
quires their signature to a whole lot
of senseless and inconsequential edi-
torial and space writing. In doing sc
the fool law Stops over onto the Dem
ocrat' and demands to know the au-
thorship of everlasting verities, too nu-
merouS to sign or to mention. 1t thus
requires of the lying yellow journalists
physical impossibility; and of us, as
also of some country cotems whose adj
missions would have to be corroborat-
ed, the superfuous task of attesting
truths which may be the worse Iibels
and therefore no defense of their pub
location.
Had the last Legislature been able to
distinguish the devils blotter from the
Bible, it would not have tarred the
Mountain Democrat and a shoddy
blanket-sheet with the same stick.
Much less would it have made one of
our most conspicuous virtues the mea-
sure and proof of a criminal libel. But
nevertheless and all the same, as here
tofore the Democrat will keep right
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