Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-11-04
REPUBLICAN VOTERS
SACEA MMNTO.

A S so MUCH HAS BEEN SAID AND WRIT
"A ten against one of the Republican nominees
for the Senate, would it not be well for US to
"look at the records and see If the attacks have
been deserved, and if he is worthy of our censure
and if cannot rather find reasons for praise and
eulogyf
First desire to call attention to only portion
of what the Hon. Grove L. johnson has accom-
pished legislator, for the purely local interests
of this city and county of Sacramento $4,000 APP
preparation for the State Capitol Park and SCI 900
for fence around the same; grading L street !;
grading Tenth street. 500 COO for State Prison at
Folsom $4,000 for repairing State Library; 5000
extra for the Towards putting leyees under con-
troll of the City Trustees, and limiting amount of
debt they could incur; appropriation for repairing
and painting the State Armory and Printing Office
reducing salaries Of county officers 1000o to nves.
tigate to canal through Yolo and Solano coun-
| ties for drainage and to relieve the Sacramento
river in time of floods appropriate ms for carrying
on the State Prison at Folsom notwithstanding the
| strenuous efforts made to prevent and to remove
| the prison.
| Second-Bil's of general Importance introduced
| and worked FOR: An Act to pre- eut running of
| tailings upon lands Of another; introduced and
worked for an Act to make hydraulic mining, as at
| present carried on, a misdemeanOr introduced,
| ing money for support Of orphans and abandoned
| children fought land monopoly as no other men,
Der otthe Legislature has introducing various bills
and working hard for then-t1 curtail and overcome
the greatest Of all nonopolies, and which in wise
| benefits but in all respects njures the State
| responsibility Of directors OF savings banks
which all poor people should especially appreciate
requiring husbands to support their wives without
compelling suit for divorce; led thu fight against
taxation Of savings bank deposits and won it sup
ported Bureau of Labor Statistics reduction of tel
cha
bly, and Senate, and is the pioneer in this work. fer
| which Sumner the Democratic candidate for Con-
sress, claims great credit for following Mr. Johuson's
| leading fought the gag law secured amendments
TO it, and finally its repeal; amending Penal Code,
SO that any magistrate could admit a prisoner to
bsiI, thereby saving often times fifty or hundred
mil of travel to the county seats and great EXPENSE
| preventing Democratic communicating of Assembly
and Congressional Districts secured passage OF
law prohibiting the sale of liquor in the State CAPT
tOl building defeated the law reducing the salaries
of school teachers; introduced and fought for the
bill to furnish school books to scholars at cost CT
free of cost. He the first to advocate this wise
| measure, which is now incorporated in State
party platform. He secured the passage Of the anti
quack law, preventing any but qualified physician
| from practicing; snd many more which time and
| space forbid mentioning.
Has any member of the Legislature more to his
| credit? Let US look now at some OF the more i'm
portlnt legislation required at the next session. to
if it is necessary to have experienced and capa-
| bic men for the work Dividing the State into AS
preparations for the Folsom State Prison (there being
now strong efforts made to remove the prison from
| there, ana which will be persistently continued
through the session. county government bill city
government bin !; method of assessing and collect
ing taxes; legislation to enforce Judge Temples de-
cision; regulation Of teleg aph company charges,
the Constitution making it obligatory on the Legis-
latCre TO regulate such charges; the schooI-book
question, and electlng United States Senator.
Do not the people want in legislator talent,
skill honesty, sobriety, principle, and trustworthi-
I Al 4
of all the above traits; and not judge from
his record in the pass what his position will be in
the future in dealing with the important subject to
be considered and disposed of And can the people
to crafty the personal spite of few dissatisfied
Republicans, tfford now to allow his defeat? Do
not now, more than at any time need his experience
aud skill
As tG his personal record let us look at it. and see
if we can find any reason why certain wish his
dIf,at.
| de is temperate, pure, honest industrious,
faithful friend, an open enemy good citizen, low
ing the p!ac, that contains his home, and working
hard for all the various interests that benefit and
| against those that blot and retard its progress
Some say he once let the Republican party and
| Democrat (Only once, rememberl In con-
siiering that let recall the time of his leaving
| and see il the Long and Short Hairs" were very
happy family to live with, and was not the IRE
| preferable to such frying pan p And could We
| blame him when, finding the fire hotter than ex-
pected, and after it had burned away the illusion
| that the Democratic party was the home of only
HohoIdoe, Puie'toNiHS Ht=ui AHat ne siloulu uesre
to get back to the party OF progress and principle,
even though there are sometimes quarrels amongst
| its members?
Can any of the Republicans who now desire his
| defeat look in mirror and say:
| "Behold the reflection Of noble, faultless con-
| sistent man-oue who never bolts mot when
| fairly defeated for nomination for an offce)"
Are they pure they can afford to throw stones
Is it well for Republicans to defeat man who
has been so good advocate of the true principles
of the party! One who has well fulfilled the
| trusts repcsed in him
Consider the matter well, and let not prejudice
| and the poison OF evil and false SANDERS persuade
you differently and Go not crafty the spite OF dis
| appointed and envious whom the Democrats
| are using as 4" cats-paws" and defeat any man GA
| the Republic N legislative ticket, but particularly
one that benefit greatly and help to success
so fully the best interests Of city, county State and
| parry IA It'll H. H. LISNELL