Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-30
IN TIE INTERESTS OF SACRAMENTO

IN TEE INTERESTS OF SACRAMENTO.
The Gait Gazette. in its last issue, refers
editorially to the candidacy of Hon. Grove
l. johnson for the State Senate, as fol.
lows:
The citizens and taxpayers OF Sacra-
mento county are perhaps more deeply
interested in the election of two State
Senators this fall than they are in the
choice of any two men on the State ticket.
And there can be no doubt that the mate
rial and pecuniary interests of this county,
as well as the best interests of the whole
State, can and will be best subserved by
the election of both the Republican nomi-
nees. They are men of ability and legis.
lative experience-esp especially is Mr.. John.
son an able legislator, the peer of any man
in the Senate-and just the kind of mate
rial this county will need in the approach
ing session. Considering the vast mate.
rial interests Sacramento city and county
will have to be looked after in the next
Legislature, it would be sad, sad matter,
indeed, to defeat such a man as Hon.
Grove L. johnson and elect in bis stead
either of the Democratic nominees. Mr..
johnson is an able lawyer, quick and
ready debater, good parliamentarian,
and an earnest, active and energetic legis.
lator; in word, he is precisely the kind
OF man the people of this county should
choose to represent them on this particu.
lar occasion.
The fact that the State Capital is located
IN this county renders it necessary that
State appropriations of considerable sums
OF money-nearly every dollar of which
will be expended in our midst-should be
made. The bills making these several ap-
preparations require the closest kind of
watching, and sometimes shrewd engineer.
ing, to secure their passage. All this
money will be distributed among the tax
payers aud laborers of Sacramento county.
Grove l. johnson is exactly the man,
above all others, that our people will need
in the Senate to attend to these various
interests. Nor is this all, by any means.
Under the census of 1880, and by numer.
ical ratio, Sacramento county is not really
entitled to two Senators, but our varied
business interests and commercial impor.
lance do entitle us TO that number. By
electing Mr.. johnson this time we can most
certainly retain our present representation
defeat him, and we will undoubtedly euchre
ourselves out of one State Senator, And
why? Simply because this is known to be
a Republican county, and the Democratic
party in the next Legislature will most as.
suredly endeavor to cut down our repre-.
sentation in order to add one to some other
district or county that will prove to be
Democratic. By electing Mr.. johnson and
his colleague, MIR. Reuter-, we can certainly
cheekmate our Democratic friends, even
fhou ub both hnuuas ha nar,ooro1,o
And for political reasons every Republi.
can in the county should support Mr..
johnson for the Democratic State Cen
trail Committee is knowing heaven and
earth, as the saying goes, in order to Sc.
object is to pass Democratic apportion-
ment bill which will give them all the Con-
gressmen the State is entitled to. Republi.
cans should remember also that one-half
the Senators elected this year-all those
from even.numbered districts, which in
cludes both Of ours-hold over for four
years. They will participate, therefore, in
the election of a United States Senator two
years hence. This is another reason the
Democrats are making such a desperate
effort to elect msjority in the Senate,
especially of hold.over members, and it is
the very best reason, too, why every Re-
publican should vote for both the Republi.
can nominees.
We have heard it stated that there was
considerable opposition to Mr.. Johnsons
nomination among certain Republicans,
especially in Sacramento-indeed, alto.
gether in that city, for there is none here
or elsewhere over the county. But suppose
this opposition did exist, he received the
nomination fairly; there is no question
about that, and it is the duty of every Re-
publican now to come up and support him
like man. 1t is mean, it is cowardly,
yes, it is dishonorable, to belong to party,
participate in its primary nominations, and
then refuse to abide by the decision of
that party, merely because it failed in some
instances to nominate your choice What
if your favorites had been nominated, and
the defeated candidate had "bolted."
would you think you had been associating
and dealing with honest men? Certainly
not, nor good Republicans either. We
wish to say right here and now, that we
hope every Republican who voted at the
primaries or had anything to do with the
nomination of candidates on the Republi.
can ticket, and now refuses to support Mr..
johnson, will be spotted to be ever ignored
in the future. Mr.. johnson is largely
interested in this county we have
tried him and he has proven faithful ser.
want of the people; we need him now, and
for the many reasons which We have briefly
mentioned every Republican should stand
by him and see that he is elected with the
usual majority on the 18th OF November.