Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-02
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Political Gossip.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
Political Gossip.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN TEXTBOOK RE-
VIEWED.
NEW YORK. October 1st-The Tribune, re-
viewing the Democratic campaign textbook,
saws :: The first solid reason given by this
biographer why the people want Hancock
and a change, is in the paragraph entitled
Is Combats Secession in California" In this
It is stated that Immediately on receipt of the
news of ''the struggle in Charleston harbor, "
General Hancock. being In California, threw
himself into the work of saving California to
the Union. This, he says was no child's play.
With great care not to give offense to a ma
iority of General Hancock's present support
ers by any word of disapproval of their effort
to take California out of the Union. he says
"The State trembled on the verge of seces-
sion. 1t was largely settled by brave and in
telligent Southern men, who sympathized,
with scarcely an exception, and followed
the new flag which rose amid the smoke
of SUMTER and was advancing rap
idly to Washington" Jefferson Davis
himself could not take offense at that way
of putting it. The biographer proceeds to
say that but for the heroic conduct and the
wise measures adopted by the Democrats
like Field and Hancock, sinking all party
differences and forming coalition composed
of men of all factions to hold California in
her place in the family of States, she would
have been dragged ont by the tremendous
energy of the secession leaders. Han
cock, we are told, was equal to
the civil as well as the military duty
of the hour. His influence, guarded
and directed by the rare political intelligence
which has distinguished his conduct when
ever called upon to deal with civil affairs,
was cast on the right side, and in way to
be seriously felt. No doubt the words are
well chosen which ascribe to rare political
Intelligence the decision Of this army
officer not to foreswear his allegiance
and enter into the rebellion against
the Government which had educated,
fed and clothed him. He had to "sink party
differences" to be sure, but was this army
off GER so much partisan that this was any
sacrifice? Was he politician then, so long
ago as that? Our author fails to tell us pre-
cisely what was the heroic conduct, and what
were the wise measures by which his hero
saved California to the Union when she
trembled on the verge of secession, but he
tells us that Immediately on receipt of the
news of the attack on Fort Sumter he for
warded to Governor Curtin of Pennsylvania
his application for a command among the
troops of his native State; that the Gov
lernor not responding, an application to the
Ideutenant-Generalo of the Army brought an
order to report in person at Washington, and
that on the Dist of September, 1861, he was
commissioned as Brigadier-G General of Vol
nnteers. The rare political intelligence
which kept him from taking sides with the
rebels was thus rewarded with an early pro-
motion. But how he saved California to the
Union, unless by coming away, is not SO
clear. Was this the heroic conduct and
wise measure that saved the State?
ALLEGED DEMOCRATIC CONSPIRACY.
CHICAGO, October 1st.-The Times dis
credits while describing the following
charge made by the Republican mana
gers of q Democratic conspiracy: A
Democratic manufacturer in GAINESVILLE,
o., will discharge ten men who are Republi-
cans, and send them to another Democrat in
Xenia, who will employ them until after
the October election, thereby preventing their
viii send letter to Republican in Column
bus, asking him to come to the first named
place on election day on business of vital i'm
portance, and thus deprive him of his vote.
Bogus letters, offering unemployed working
men situations in distant parts of the State,
will be sent, and, in short, every devil
ish device known to man will be used to get
Republicans away from home on the 18th
of October.
TAMMANY AND ANTI .TAMMANY.
NEW YORK, October 1st.-The Post this
evening says: According to a very frank
opinion of an influential anti Tammany
leader, the result of the harmonious conflict
now going on in the united Democratic party
of this city in respect to the political stripe of
the next Mayor depends largely upon whether
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preaching State elections in Indiana and
Ohio. II these elections encourage the Re-
publicans then, according to our anti Tam
many authority, there will be a race between
anti Tammany and Tammany to make the
best bargain possible with the Republican
party in this city for as many local offices as
can be secured.
THE INNUMERABLE CARAVAN or DISGUISED
REPUBLICANS.
NEW YoRK, October 1st-The Tribune
quotes the Suns "Got 'em Again." adding
It was announced with great solemnity on
Wednesday that Senator Jones, of Nevada,
had deserted the Republican party. The
Herald had spasm of delight over it, and
the other Democratic "boomers informed
us that the Senator had "joined the innumer-
able caravan of disguised Republicans" The
Tribune then published Jones card, adding
The innumerable caravan will now prepare
to swell some more. Senator Jones reduces
it to its original and only mem bers-Butler,
Forney and Boss Shepherd.
DEMOCRATIC OPINION OF GARFIELD.
NEW YORK, October LIST. - The Eren.
eng Telegram, a Democratic sympathizer,
discourages the 1929" tactics, and
comes to the defense of Garfield against
the Cakes Ames calumny. 1t says: Because
he is a poor man, where he might have made
millions dishonesty because he never was
anything Of business man because of his
general good character Garfield is entitled tc
all reasonable presumptions in his favor in
regard to this unfortunate affair. 1t is fan
TO presume that he knew his own mind better
than Cakes Ames did, and nothing trans
pired between these two men that in Gar
fields own estimation prevented him from
Faithfully denying that he agreed TO receive
the stock. Some of our Democratic friends
would do well to change their line Of ATTACK
Cd the Republican candidate in this campaign
"sTRAw."
NEW York, October 1st-The students o.
the University of the City Of New York, a
the close of the session to-day, met in the
chapel building and debated as to the merit
of the Republican and Democratic nominees
for the Presidency. After the debate a votI
was taken, when it was found that S9 vote
were cast for Garfield and u for Hancock.
ANXIOUS FOR A FAIR ELECTION.
INDIANAPOLIS, October 1st.-English anC
New, as Chairmen of the State Committees,
have agreed that where Judge of Election
is Republican the other two officers shall b
Democrats, and vice versa. English mad
the proposition, and New replied that be wa
only too anxious to have fair election.
GRANTS MOVEMENTS.
CHICAGO, October 1st.-General Grant i
now visiting friends in this city. He will b
at Decstur October 9th and 9TH, during tn
soldiers reunion, at Indianapolis on the Sth