The record-union., 1899-08-12
VOICE OF THE PRESS.
FROM EDITORIAL
EXPRESSIONS.

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State and Coast Opinions on Sub
jects Of Living News
| Interest.
! Yrelxa Journal: The San Francisco
Examiner" used to be red hot for ex-
( pansion and holding the Philippines,
but how will it stand if Bryan is NOM
mated for President, is uncertain. Sew
eral Democrats, such as Senator Morgan
and others, including Senator Teller,
the Silver Republican, are in favor OF
holding everything taken during the
| Spanish war. s@
REPEAL THE LAW.
/ Fresno Democrat: The statement is
made that Reno, New, is benefited to
| the extent of $4,000 annually by the
marriages there of California divorces,
who, under the law of the last Legis
| lature, cannot remarry in this State
within one year after their legal sep
aration. Inasmuch as the law is thus
easily circumvented by simply crossing
|
this law is not very apparent, and the
| best thing that can be done with it is
| to repeal it at the first opportunity
However, it is no particular credit to
Nevada to profit financially from Cali
fornia's disgracefully loose divorce sys-
| tenn.
A WARNING.
Fresno Republican: The time has ocme
when, in self-defense,s Fresno ought to
call a. halt to the mania of Oil specula-
ton that is sweeping over the State.
Fresno is proud of it's oil fields. There
are millions in them,' and we think
we are entitled to our share of those
millions We would not dampen the
ardor of a single investor who aspires
to become an oil magnate. Land known
to contain, oil is worth all it costs,
though it costs fabulous sum- Land
hoped to contain oil is a legitimate risk,
and worth the expense of title and de-
velopment. If the interest of the State
| can be concentrated on the develop
ment of our oil fields, it will be a good
| thing for us and the State at large,
and will make money for everybody.
But gambling in oil stocks is a very
different thing, and it is with stock
gambling rather than with oil devel-
opment that the present boom, outside
of Fresno, is chiefly concerned. Wild
cat companies are being formed by
men of no responsibility and no re-
sources beyond a doubtful title to
stretch of doubtful land which they
have no means nor intention of devel-
/ oping. The stock Of. these companies
is being put on the market, not, as an
! investment, but as a gambling risk
| People buy it, not to keep it, but to
sell it again at inflated prices, each
holder hoping to pass it on to another.
until the last man is left to hold the
| bag and the whole thing collapses.
Such manias of speculation do not
help but only hinder legitimate devel-
opment, and in the long run they
| bring an odium which nothing can
! counteract-
WHEAT CROPPING.
Tulare Register: Unlike many WIS.,
| itors to the coast. Secretary Wilson
has a sufficient understanding of condf-
tons in California to justify. an ex-
preston Of opinion. He warns US that
continual wheat cropping is robbing our
soil of it's wonderful natural fertility;
| that our forest areas are being rap
| idly denuded by waste and not very
Intelligent use, and that the drain upon
our supply of food fishes will lead to
exhaustion without change of meth
DDS A great many Californians have
urged against the burning of the candle
atsboth ends in an. industrial way, but
it is hard to get out of net. The
- f,rr~
nish such light on these points that
| the warning will be needed.
GIVE US A STRONG POLICY.
Los Angeles Express: The new Sec
rotary of War is taking hold as if he
means business. One of Mr.. Root s
first acts was to take immediate steps
for increasing the army in the Philip
pines to an effective force of 4O,O00
men, and if it is demonstrated that this
| is not enough more will be sent. From
| this action. 1t is evident that the Ad-'
ministration intends to inaugurate an
active campaign in the islands as soon
| as the rainy season is over, and to force
| the fighting until Aguinaldo uncond1-
tionally surrenders and peace and quiet
are restored. This policy will undoubt-
eddy receive the Endorsement of the en-
tire people-that is to say, at least nine
tenths of them, and the other tenth
would not indorse anything, and If they
did it would cut no figure. OF course,
Mr. Bryan of Nebraska must have
something to talk about. and some sort
of an tissue" must be provided for the
coming Presidential campaign, but the
people understand this thoroughly, and
the talk will amount to nothing. Let
the Administration give us strong,
| vigorous policy, uphold the honor of
our flag at home and abroad, and there
is no question but that Mr.. Mckinley
| will be retained in the White House
for another four years. But one thing
can prevent this, and that is weak,
vacillating policy as to. our foreign re-
lations, or a tendency to '1ie down" at
the behest of the agitators at home.
According to the dispatches, Mr.. Root
has also set out to restore harmony In
his department., and will see that Gem
eral Miles has his proper place as the
commander-in-c hief of the army. To
do this, it may be necessary to dis
cipline certain officers who have been
spoiled under the Alger regime, but II
the insubordinates do not realize that
there has been change, the Secretary
has the means at hand to give them
practical lesson, it which is to be hoped
he will do.
WORK AND WORKERS.
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