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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-11
GLADSTONE AND HOME RULE

The telegraph has failed to convey to us
the substance of that speech of Mr.. Glad.
stone in which he is said to have declared
himself in favor of home rule for Ireland
and it is therefore out of our power to form
any judgment as to the significance of what
he said. If, indeed, he has declared mia.
self in favor of home rule, he must have
already made up his mind to bring forward
measure providing for that change. 1t
is to be presumed that before entering upon
so radical step he has sounded the Lib.
eral party. OF course, also, it will be i'm
possible to determine what he means BY
home rule until he has spoken much more
plainly. If he is prepared to 60 the length
of a new Irish Parliament on Stephens
Green, it is probable that he will have his
work cut out for him, and it is question.
able whether he could rally the Liberals as
unit in support of any such measure.
But there is body of English Liberals
who hold that it would be the part of
wisdom to let Ireland try home
rule, even though some of them
do not believe in the possibility of its sue.
cess. These politicians argue that until it
has been conceded and tried it will always
be possible for the Irish party to claim
that it is panacea; but that if it is con-
coded, and fails after fair trial, it cannot
possibly leave the relations between the
two countries in worse condition than
they are at present. OF course an Irish
parliament would not imply separation.
That must be regarded as entirely out of
the question under any circumstances.
Such body would exercise powers analo-
gous to those of the Dominion Parliament.
1t would be confined to local legislation.
Whether this kind of home rule would
satisfy ireland more than twenty.four
hours or 80, may perhaps be doubted, but
if Mr.. Gladstone's Government is prepared
to concede SO much, and if it possesses the
strength to pass such measure through
Parliament, that would inevitably mark
the utmost limit of concession, and conse.
quently if it did not cure the existing dis.
affection it would lead directly to worse
state of things.
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HOW IT WORKED.

1t is evident from the count OF the San
Francisco vote that Doyles candidacy cut
far more into Humphreys than into Clay
toms strength. The latter appears to run
behind his ticket about thousand votes,
whereas Humphreys is four or five thou
sand behind the lowest on the Democratic
ticket. A logical inference from this is
that Doyle's support was not mainly de.
rived from the San Francisco merchants,
as was alleged during the canvass. For the
majority OF the San Francisco merchants
are Republicans, and it now appears that
nearly four-ifths of Doyle's vote must have
been Democratic. Clayton does not fall
far behind his ticket, but Humphreys
does. All this tends to show that the
alleged mercantile backing of John T.
Doyle was as mythical as most of the other
allegations put forward by the Journal
which advocated his election.
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PROHIBITION IN IOWA NULLIPIEb

And now it appears that after all the
excitement and controversy concerning the
adoption in Iowa of the constitutional
amendment prohibiting the manufacture or
sale of any intoxicating drinks in that
State. the prohibition is myth. Judge
Hayes, of the District Court, has Just de.
cided that the amendment was not legally
incorporated with the Constitution, and is
therefore invalid, and this decision appears
to be based upon facts which completely
justify it. The grounds of the decision are
that the Act itself and the votes by which
it was passed were not spread upon the
journals Of the Legislature in the manner
required by law, and that the same Act did
not pass both Houses of the Legislature.
The details of the case record blunders 60
gross that one is compelled to suspect col.
fusion for the express purpose of invali.
dating the amendment. 1t appears that
the Act which the Senate adopted was not
identical with the Act which the House
adopted. The Senate bill was very sweep.
ing. 1t prohibited not only the sale and
manufacture of liquor as beverage, but
also its use for any purpose, even medicinal,
sacramento, or any other. The House bill,
which was the one voted on by the people,
merely prohibited the manufacture and
sale of intoxicating liquor as beverage.
1t is plainly quite incredible that the two
Houses should have passed different bills,
and the fact not be known, unless there
was an organized undertaking to conceal
the truth. 1t cannot be believed that the
advocates of Prohibition were cogniz,nt of
this fatal defect in the legislation. And
yet the whole subject had been discussed
in Iowa for several years, and when the
matter was going through the Legislature
it must certainly have been watched with
eagerness by great many people. In
deed, the more we reflect upon the az.
tendaut circumstances the more difficult it
becomes TO explain the singular blunder
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Sincerity, earnestness, candor aud temperate
discussion. will always command respectful
attention from intelligent men. But when
deliberate and persistent efforts are made
to make the worse appear the better cause,
the press, like the stump, ceases to exert
any influence. In the late campaign this
was exemphfed SO clearly that there can
be no doubt about it. The. people were
resolved to rebuke demagogism, whether
on the stump or in the sanctum, and they
could not be turned from their purpose by
any sophistries. They had made up their
minds upon the central facts, and argument
and appeal failed to move them. We hear
sometimes of wonderful cases in which
communities have been persuaded to do
this or that, by persistently forcible ap-
peals. But it may be regarded as certain
that the only cases in which the semblance
of real conversions occur are those in
which the press and the public had reached
the same conclusions from the facts placed
before them. OF course there are excep-
lions to this. There are times when com.
munities are carried away by passion and
prejudice, and when they refuse to hear
reason. At such times, however, they are
certain to commit mistakes which they
will subsequently, regret, and eventually
they are compelled to return to the path of
sobriety.
That the press exerts wider and more
permanent influence than the stump is
indubitable, however. 1t ia a constant
means of presenting facts and arguments.
1t talks to the public every day. 1t fol-
lows up events with appropriate common
taries. In this way it can and does almost
insensbly influence public opinion, but even
at its best it is liable to lose its influence
if it mistakes turning, and opposes itself
to the current popular view. That it will
at no distant period supplant the stump,
seems evident. In certain cases it NAV
continue to be desirable that candidates
should show themselves and talk to the
people; but the latter must more and more
take their information as to the strength
or weakness of candidates from the news.
papers, and care less and less for the ut.
terances of the candidates themselves. No
doubt the stump will retain a certain in.
fiuence in far-removed country districts
long after it has ceased to possess any sig.
nifcance in the cities. This is natural,
and therefore to be expected, but party
leaders will before long realize that as a
means of changing opinion the stump is
nearly obsolete and futile. and they will
learn to employ the campaign funds in
more fruitful WAYS.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-11
MR.. GEORGES UPHILL TASK.

The Chicago Tribune thinks that Henry
George will have an uphill task in per.
suading the people of the United States
that it is for their interest to adopt his
plan of land naturalization. 1t shows that
in 1880 there were 4,00S, 907 farms in the
country /; that of these farms 2, 9S4, 3O6
were occupied by the owners, 800, 357 were
rented fOr money rental, and 702, pa were
rented for shares of the products. 1t shows
that of the $4,000, 600 people in the United
States, one.half are engaged in agrieult-
ure while to these must be added the
owners of town and village and city lots,
with the improvements upon them. And
it says: "When Mr.. George starts out to
confscate this land which these people
have bought and paid for, and which
they have improved and made product
"iye with their earnings and savings, he
twill find that he must first eject and dis
"possess the entire population engaged in
agriculture, and he must next dispossess
that portion of the total population
(which own and occupy the city, town
'and village lands throughout the coun-
"try." Perhaps this is not altogether
correct statement of what MIR. George pro-
poses. He wishes to avoid the pecessity of
any dispossession or eviction, by simply
placing all taxes upon land, and in
that way extinguishing its property
value to the present owners. The most
fatal defect of his plan may be
thought by many to consist in the
fact that in estimating the probable copse-
quences of his measures he has absolutely
no data to proceed upon, but is compelled
to make assumptions whose value it is i'm.
possible to ascertain. No such method
has ever been tried in any country. The
land naturalization scheme has to some
extent been applied, but without produc-
ing any of the benefcent results predicted
by Mr.. George. In this country, however,
the increase of farms is a constant process.
Between 1870 and 1850 it was 60 per cent.
~ac VIC ooshS iaeC ~ Dc uiSLN years
before four-ffths of the population will be
directly or indirectly attached to the land.
Even now it is perfectly safe assertion
that no such doctrine as Mr.. Georges can
find foothold in the United States so as to
become a serious issue and since the in.
fuences which are against any such doc.
trine are rapidly and constantly extending,
it may be said to be self-evident that he
will have to go elsewhere if he wishes to
have practical test of his project made.
Where to advise him to go, however, we
do not know, for there is NO country in
the civilized world at all prepared to try
such an experiment at present, and it is
highly improbable that the opportunity
will ever arise for putting it in operation.
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SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS

A meeting Of property. owners of the
southern portion of the city was held
Thursday evening in Tammany Hall. at
the corner of Eighth and Folsom streets, to
take steps to establish an organized defense
against suits commenced by Charles Duane
to recover possession of lands and damages
for their alleged illegal use and occupation.
The suits are old revived tide land pro.
ceedings commenced several years ago.
Thursday night about o'clock several
parties in the vicinity of Green-street
wharf heard splash in the water alongside
the dock, and instinctively recognized that
man was overheard, although 10 outcry
was made. William Gribbin and Peter
McGowan, two boatmen, with Harbor
Policeman Pomeroy, put out in boat and
made thorough search with light, but
succeeding in finding nothing but black
felt hat, nearly new, floating about forty
feet from the wharf. The hat was taken
to the North Harbor Station, where it NAV
be seen by anyone seeking to identify its
owner. 1t Is supposed the man was
drunken sailor.
Charles Rowe, a boy about l / years old,
residing with his parents at No. 25ll Post
street. Thursday afternoon was found in a
vacant lot on thecorner of Scott and Eddy
streets, bleeding from jagged wound in
the forehead. Upon being taken to drug.
store in the vicinity he said he had been
kicked by horse. Subsequently he
changed his story, saying that schoolmate
struck him with rock. His stories were
somewhat disconnected and upon it being
ascertained at the City Receiving Hospital
that the skull was fractured and that the
bone was pressing upon the brain, it was
the conclusion that the boy did not know
how he had received his injuries. The
police surgeon found it necessary to trepan
the skull. His chances for recovery are
considered good.
In dredging olt the new slip formed
where the old Mission. street pier stood,
after removing depth of twenty feet of
mud, basket case containing one dozen
bottles of Tennent's ale was exhumed. 1t
must have fallen into the bay before the
old pier was built, twenty years ago. 1t
may be an old forty .niper, "Reminiscences
of the flush times of California. The straw
in which the basket and bottles were en-
veloped was black and rotten. The basket
itself looked as if it might have been left
there by Sir Francis Drake, whose visit to
this then solitary coast has faded almost
into tradition. A bottle of the ale has
been sampled, and, strange as it NAV seem,
1t is perfectly good. The bottle opened
with pop, the amber liquor foamed, and
the fiavor-or whatever it is called-was as
line IN fact. age and it's submarine sepul.
ture seem to have improved its quality.
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WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH IT7

The question Of civil service reform is
obviously one with which the Democrats
in Congress will now be called upon to
deal. 1t will be very embarrassing sub
iect for them, for nc doubt the newly.
elected Congressman are as little inclined
that way as the old members. But the
American people have views on this issue
which are fast crystallizing into the form
of an urgent demand for reform, and the
Democrats can hardly afford to signalize
their return to power by initiating the
worst faults and evasions Of their prede.
cessors. Il is true that the Democratic
party has habit of doing great many
things which it cannot afford to do, and
therefore it may follow the old practice in
this matter. The fact that the Democrats
in Congress have heretofore urged radical
measures of reform at times when they
knew those measures could not pass, az
fords no indication as to what course they
will pursue now that they are to be in
power themselves Their inclinations as
practical politicians would undoubtedly
lead them to prefer evasion. While
they were in opposition they could see
nothing but iniquity in Hubbell's plan OF
voluntary contributions, and in the en-
ployment of the public service by the
Virginia and Pennsylvania "Bosses" to
carry out their partisan schemes. But now
they will be quick to see how much Can
be done for their own party by the same
fagitious methods, and they will be loath
to put such a machinery cut of their reach.
The pressure upon them for reform is not
likely to be very great from their own side,
and perhaps they may think that it is
safe to disregard the suggestions of the Re.
publican press. Yet if they cannot bring
themselves to put their hands to Civil Ser.
vice reform and Tariff reform, it needs nc
gift of prophesy to foresee that their lease
of power will be comparatively short.
The key to the situation is the fact that
they owe their present success to Repub.
Gcan votes. If they have not the sagacity
to bear that fact in mind, and to keep il
before them constantly, they will suffer
for their folly.
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WEEKLY UNION,

he WEEKLY UNION issued to-day win be found to
contain all the latest and most reliable election re-
turns. The WEEKLY UNION, now that the election
is over will contain interesting reading matter
than for the past few months Its departments under
the direction of the best editorial management,
present the latest information in science, art,
chanics, markets, news OF the world, current
thought, State and national development, and the
OF the Pseic coast. Its editorials un-
equaled for vigor of utteraDce, cearness Of view,
foresight and scholarly finish. The news depart
ments are repete with the latest intelligence drawn
flom the best news sources of the world. The
WEEKLY UNION is in all respects the best home bust
ness and news Journal Of the coast It is issued in
semiweekly parts, each of eight pages, and the
combined sixteen pages are mailed TO any address
for 81 50 per year, postpaid.
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REASONING ANIMALS. confess that
the two points which have ALWAYS struck
our mind as distinguishing the nature of
brutes from that of men has been their in.
ability to worship God and to kindle fire.
1t would be folly to deny that brutes can
reason. A sheep-dog who wants to head
hock In narrow lane vii. jump over wall
and run on the other side until he has
reached the exact point occupied by the
sheep at the head of the flock, and then
Jump back, in order to drive them home.
A colley. who was fond of going out with
the carriage, would go and hide himself, as
soon as he heard the order for the carriage
gwen, so that he might not be tied up. II
we analyze these and many other instances
OF sagacity we cannot help admitting that
brute's mind is capable of two or three
steps OF reasoning. On the other hand, no
animal ever manufactures tool or weapon.
even of the simplest kind : and it is doubt.
full whether the gorilla himself, who is sup.
posed to be our nearest relation, uses
walking stick London Spectator.
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GUTEAU's BODY. = The Washington
EUening Star repeats, with many details.
the assertion, which has been often con.
tradicted but never disproved, that the
body OF Guiteau was removed from the
jail TO the Army Medical Museum on the
night of July Sd, and that the bones have
been carefully prepared for articulation.
The Star adds: "There is but little doubt
that DIR: Hicks will eventually formally
present them to the Surgeon General of the
Army for the Museum. OF course il would
be preferable that DIR. Hicks should,
as the executor OF the paper pur-
porting to be the will of Guiteau. present
them IN that capacity, but if Mr.. Reed
should refuse to swear that Guiteau
was of sound and disposing mind,
capable OF making valid deed or instru-
mens, the paper cannot be regarded as a
legal will. Having it, however, in possess
sion he has nine points of thelaw in his favor
and the verbal gift of the prisoner, with
the consent of his representatives, will
doubtless make up the other point.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-11
TIE DEMOCRACY AND TIE TARIFF.

Il is now evident that the Democratic
party will have control of the next Con.
gress, and by maiorities which will enable
it to legislate. The party acquires power
at the moment when national sentiment is
being consolidated against the abuses OF
the tariff. There may not be as yet that
popular comprehension of the whole ques-
ton which would take shape in a demand
for Free Trade, but there is unquestion.
ably pronounced conviction that Protec.
ton has been overdone, and that the
present effect of the Tariff is to iniure
commerce and manufactures, and to de.
spoil the many for the doubtful advantage
of few. Under these circumstances the
Democrats acquire control OF Congress
The duty of the party is clear. Its policy
also is not dubious. The question is
whether its leaders will recognizes the
one and follow the other. We shall
not be surprised if they fail to
grasp their opportunity, for we do not
give them credit for statesmanlike quail
ties. The fact is that the Democracy is
suffering from dry-rot, precisely the same as
is the Republican party. There is no DEM
ocratic statesman of even mediocre ability
in Congress to-day, nor is there any such
man in the front ranks of the party. All
it's most prominent men of late have been
mere tricksters and machine manipu-
therefore hardly to be expected that it
should have the ssgacity to make use of
its great opportunity, and cement its
power by undertaking the revision of the
Tariff in thorough way. The natural
disposition of its present leaders would be
toward temporizing. They would be more
concerned about the spoils of victory than
about the policy of the future. And they
would be inclined to sell out to the pro.
tected interests, as their predecessors have
done before them. The opportunity, new.
ertheless, is great one. There has not been
since 1860 so favorable a juncture for the ad.
vancement of the old.fashioned Democratic
Free Trade doctrine. Protection is already
discredited. The Great West stands
ready to follow the lead of those who will
relieve it from its tariff burdens. If Fcee
Trade is made the issue of the timeIthere is
scarcely Western State which can be
counted upon to stand by the Republican
policy on that head. Nor can the Demo.
Gratis hope to avoid the necessity of deal
ing with this question. Circumstances are
such that if neither of the old parties has
the sense or the courage to take it up,
the people will organize new party which
will sweep the country. If the Democrats
let slip this opportunity, in short, they will
never get such another. In that event
there will be created new party, which
will have its rise in the West, and which
will take the place of the old Democracy
1t remains to DE seen whether the Demo.
Gratis will have the capacity to cope with
the situation.
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ABOLITION OF THE JOINT CONTROL

The announcement by the Khedive's
Government that the Joint Control is abol-
ished appears to have exasperated portion
of the French press greatly. It is difficult
to understand what else they could have
anticipated, however. It was not to be
supposed that after England had borne the
heat and burden of the day in Egypt, at
very great cost to herself, she would per.
NIT France to resume her former position
in the Joint Control. The French journals
are probably right in ascribing the Khe.
dives announcement to the influence of
Lord Dufferin. There can be no doubt
that the measure is one which he would
have been very likely to suggest or sup.
port. 1t is equally clear that it is the in
terest of England to get rid of French inter.
ference in Egypt, and that the shortest way
to that end is to abolish the Joint Control.
The French Government we presume is far
too conscious of the difficulties of its posi-.
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SECOND EDITION.

second edition Of the RRooRD-USIos s issued
each at2P. N. bringing the Eastern and coast
news up to thai hour. By this arrangement til
RECORD JloS will present the latest news obtain
able at ali points east snu north Of Sacramento.
The regular morning edition Of the RECORD USIos
carried by morning trains, and is ahead Of all
competitors far north Chico, on the California
and Oregon Railroad; west to Benici& and south to
Stockton, and east to Coltax, Folsom and Placer
Vile ard all intermediate places The second edition
matter will be found each day upon the third page.
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far beyond their tricks that tine low cum
ming of ward politicians cannot any more
be utilized that, in short, very much
higher form of political deception must be
devised before the American people can be
gulled again. No doubt this will be sad
news to great many people, but it is one
of the most obvious and unavoidable de.
auctions from the late tidal wave"
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ton to enter upon any official protest
under the circumstances. But should it
do so it is certain to be met with polite
reference to Tunis, and bland reminder
that France has bargained away all her in.
terest ia Egypt for the right to be allowed
to consummate the robbery of the Bey's
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