Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-10-11
LOCAL POLITICAL REVIEW.

| In the common conversation which floats
through local political circles the Democrat
is found to express himself as confident that
Hancock will be elected, while with 'equai
confidence the Republican predicts the sue
cess of General Garfield. The wish Is gener-
ally father to the thought, ard the expression
referred to is seldom based on any acquired
or accurate knowledge of the political forces
at work to produce results. But it Is posi-
BILE to ascertain the general drift OF public
opinion, and this is only successfully done In
| an inquiry directed to the facts and their
ascertainment, and not to the mere opinions
of persons inquired of. The facts on which
an opinion is based are generally obtalnable
when the man is put upon inquiry. In very
many cases men are surprised on sell-lnqulry,
awakened by searching inquiries from the
gatherer of facts, to realize that the facts are
| few. or wanting. to sustain the views he has
| freely expressed in political chat and
prophecy. This is equally true OF men OF
both parties.
With the ample facilities usually possessed
by leading journals in the way of numerous
news agents, intelligent and representative
men and observers of all that goes on around
them, and the reportorial corps, coming IN
| contact with large numbers of Intelligent OBJ
| servers, with persons in the various walks OF
| life, and OF all modes of political behef-a
corps which by habit of following comes to
| Judge clearly of facts, and to receive and con-
Yey information without any mingllng there
in of personal views-with these facilities
the news journal is able to institute inquiries
on which to base Judgment as to the DRIFT
and direction of public opinion. Such an IN.
quiry as TO present political opinion has been
instituted by this paper, and it has been con-
Quoted impartialy, industriously and care
fully. Leading Republicans and Democrats
have been questioned closely and brought to
reflect and carefully state the facts upon
which their expressed opinions rest, and
these men have been of the class OF people
qualified to form correct judgments-people
of observant habits and undoubted veracity.
In the interior of the State-including
Butte, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado,
Sacramento San joaquin. Calaveras, Contra
Costa, Alameda, Solano, Yolo, Lake, Napa,
Colusa, Suffer and Amador-these inquiries
have been made especially thorough. In
Sacramento, which gave in 1876 1,2l2 ma
jority for the Republican Presidential ticket,
there is no evidence based on any actual fact
to justify the idea that there has been any
change worthy of notice. There are about
400 Greenback voters in Sacramento county
that viii adhere to their ticket. They con-
stitute the element which cannot be relied
upon by either party, and are no more Dem
ocrats no more Republicans now, than they
have been for some years past, so they do not
change materially the relation of parties in
this county. In the more northerly counties
named it is established that the Republican
party was never in better condition
There is nothing particularly new, no
tide, no wave, and it is we'll
Cd conclusion OF tho
cratic and Republican ranks are of the usual
classification; for example, there is no reason
to believe or hope for any greatly increased
strength for the Republicans in Colusa, or
that that county will give less than its normal
Democratic majority.
The Republican majority in Yuba will be
maintained, with every prospect of slight
increase. So, too, in Butte county there are
strong grounds for believing that it will be
clearly Republican, and the same is to be said
of Sierra county.
In Nevada there has been sort of pretend
ed marriage between the Workingmen and
the Democracy, but very candid Democrats,
when questioned in personal way, do not
claim for that fact any extraordinary results
1t is admitted that on national issues Nevada
is more Republican than Democratic, and
that it is a Republican county by any natural
political division. Placer will give Repub-
lican majority, and the party is in better con-
dition there than for many years.
In FL Dorado there is Democratic pre-
ponderance. The county will give Mr.. Page
a majority, but viii go for the Hancock
Electors by small majority.
San Joaquin will give good Republican
majority. There is nothing unusual devel-
oping there, no changing from natural affilia-
ton, no going over to the Democrats or to
the Republicans.
Garfield Electors will gain in Yolo, and
get good many Democratic votes, so that
there the Republicans expect slight increase
in their majority.
duced Republican majority Its vote for
knight for Congressman will not be so large
as that cast for McKenna.
The Second Congressional District will
give Mr.. Page an increased majority. He
will receive little over 3 900 majority and
Garfield and Arthur will carry the district by
4500 majority. There will be a slight in
crease of the Republican vote of Lake county.
Very intelligent observers, when questioned
closely as to the facts, present citations OF
fact which justify this prediction.
Opportunities for inquiry in the extreme
northern part of the State, such as Siskiyou,
Modoc, Humboldt and Trinity counties, have
not been so good as in other counties, but
from what can be ascertained, there is every
reason to believe that the Republican party
has more than an even chance to carry the
Third District for knight. Berry is not so
strong in the district as when be last ran.
He is not so strong by any means in the min
ing sections, while he has gained nothing in
the agricultural sections.
Leading Democrats, such as reflect the
thought of the party organization, and have
intimate relation with it, speak very conf
IDENTIFY of carrying California tor Hancock,
but on being questioned closely the expression
i found to be based on supposed large ma
jorities to be had in San Francisco and in the
southern part Of the State Recently special
opportunity was afforded to press inquiries
upon several intelligent Republicans and
Democrats scattered through the Fourth
Congressional District Their. testimony is
unmistakable that the Greenback movement
will there most affect the Democratic party,
and much more severely than it will be felt
by the Republicans. II is arrived at very
positively that three out of FIVE of the Green
hackers are Democrats in fact. In
that district there is some dissatisfac-
ton manifested towards Mr.. Pacheco, which
arises out of the fact that the native
Californians have heretofore voted for Pa
checo but have not voted so generally the re-
mainder of the Republican ticket, and this
affects many Republicans in that district
Yet il is believed by the leading Republicans
that Pacheco will carry his district, the fact
of a third candidate being in the field inuring
to his benefit
1t is safe to make the prediction that the
Greenback vote in this State will not fall
short of 10000. This conclusion is a sound
one, however much it may surprise and dis
please some, and is justified by the facts as
certained. The result will be loss to the
Democratic party, as the Greenback vote will
be found, as before stated. to be drawn more
largely from the Democratic party, the ratio
being about as three is to two.
CITY AUDITORS REPORT.
f. II. Mckee, City Auditor, makes the
following report for the week ending Satur-
dav Octoher 9th 1880.