The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-10
VOICE OF The PRESS.
EXTRACTS FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.
State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects of Living News
Interest.

evils toward which modern clVlllZdtloH
preserves an attitude of deliberate ny
pocricy.i Any individual can keep them
out of his own life, but he cannot keep
them out of his neighbours life, and ex-
perience has shown that they can not
be kept entirely out of the life of COM
munity. They are therefore Ostenslbly
prohibited but practically tolerated SO
long as they do not overstep certain
bounds. Gambling is one of these, for
while We can limit its publicity, we can
not entirely prevent it. But gamplhg
by machinery is not such an evil.
the City Trustees determine that there
shall be no more gambling machines
in Fresno, there win be none. Such ma
chimes can not subsist in private, and
their nature can not be concealed III
public. Amy man with five cents can
make himself a witness against them,
and there can be no possible defense.
A law against them viii therefore
practically enforce itself.
HOW TO END TRUSTS.
Stockton independent LIE Grande.
Power testified before the Industrial
Commission that the farmers of to-day
have much better opportunities than
)
true The farmers are again becom-
ing the most independent class IN the
country and might, if they acted in con-
cert, defy the trusts. In a few minor
products. such as wine, fafsins, pea
nuts and sugar, there have been COM
bines to control the market, but gen
eral agricultural products are untalnteo
by "watered stock But how easily
could the farmers put an end to all the
monopolies if they should determine
to supply themselves With necessary
food for a year, and all let their laho
rest for just twelve months All the
railroads in the country would pc IN
the hands of receivers, and every mill
ionaire and monopolist would be on
his knees to King Farmer, beseechlng
him to start his pillow. The farmers
have this expedient in reserve to teach
the country a realization Of their inn
portance.
AGAINST COMBINATION.
TuIare Register: There is strong evil
dence to show that the courts of the
country are setting themselves against
combinations of capital in restraint OF
competition either by trusts formed by
combinations of corporations or by
forming corporations whose stock is
held by other corporations. There IS
comfort in this, for, with the courts
on our side, Roadway can be made
against monopoly Everything tending
| to restrict competition must be held to
be against public policy and void at
law. If the courts will take that stand
the battle against monopoly will be
half won already.
WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO.
Oakland Enquirer: The movement
which made free silver the dominant
issue of the Democratic campaign four
years ago began in the Southern States,
| and it is significant that move to
push free silver into the background
and make opposition to trusts the lead
| ing issue, has, commenced in that same
quarter. Whatever else may be chosen
as the slogan. of most Importance by
| the Democratic convention of 1859, it
will not be free silver, for the deafness
with every shrewd Democratic observer
1t is we'll enough for Bryan to keep
| the free silver cry going While he is
| looking for something better, but when
! the time comes neither he nor any other
| his fortunes to an issue which was
| beaten in 1896, and has been losing its
attraotiveness steadily ever since
EDWARD ATKINSON.
| Alameda Argus: Edward Atkinson is
not accepted by the people of the Unit
ed States as a literary martyr. In the
| first place he demonstrated himself to
be person of small discernment-one
not able to distinguish the proprieties.
When he wrote such pamphlets at such
a stage he had no loyal sense of what
was due as a citizen. When he en-
deavored to send his seditious writings
/ to the army he exhibited a malicious
| intent; and when he informed the pub
| lie that he simply addressed few or
his pamphlets to the Admiral and Off
| GERS he was guilty of downright pre-
yarication for the Postal Department
| has shown the contrary. Mr.. Atkinson
is one of those literary philosophers
who are up on a pedestal, and 90 not
| seem to feel it necessary to recognize
| the limitations and observe the amell-
ties that ordinary people do.
A WEAK POINT.
| Santa Ana Blade: One of the weak
| noints of the so-called anti-cartoon law
has been clearly shown by a recent
| occurrence. Wilson, a San Francisco
| criminal who had escaped and eluded
the police, has been caught at Santa
| Cruz. He was recognized on a train
| through the pictures and accounts
printed of him in the daily papers, ana
| was handed over to the officers just
| in time to prevent him from escaping
| 20 NTaxieos~ Now. according to the anti
cartoon law no paper in California had
| any right to print a picture of Mr.. Will
son without first obtaining the consent
| of that distinguished criminal. OF
course a criminal who is fleeing from
| Justice generally stops at each news
| PAPER office before taking his de-
parture and while en- route and leaves
his photo with leave to print
| METROPOLITAN NEWS.
Red Bluff Peoples Cause: One would
| think by reading the San Francisco
morning papers that the only matters
of real Importance that happen in the
world are murders, suicides and other
crimes Can any one tell why special
prominence should be given by these
papers to the most vicious and exeep-
/ tional phases of human life? Do the
majority of their readers really demand
that a great bulk of their daily dose of
news shall be composed of this maui
seating stuff?
GAMBLING DEVICES.
Los Angeles Times: What. the differ
ence is between a slot machine which
pays in merchandise, which costs mon
ey. and one. that pays in money. is