Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-08-30

suiuCient guarantee 10 tne people Ior the
protection of their interests. The Repub.
lican party is not called upon to follow the
demagogues who at San Jose undertook
to make a stalkipg-horse of tie
anti-railroad cry. If the Convention is
wisely directed it will take conservative
position on the railroad question. 1t will
declare itself in favor of equity and JUS
tice to corporations as well as to individ.
ais. 1t will recognize the value to the
State OF the transportation interest, and
will refuse TO condemn that interest on the
loose and reckless assertions Of ignorant
and malignant persons. The Democracy
can be successfully encountered on this
basis. 1t cannot sustain the position it
has taken. 1t has already been made clear
to the lowest comprehension, by Governor
Stanfords open letter, that the charges
upon which the Democrats rely are false
and fraudulent, and that the facts which
they are incorporating as evidence of
injustice On the part of the railroad, are on
the contrary beneficial to the public, and
necessary to the development of the trans
portation system.
The Republicans can carry the election
by taking conservative stand upon this
question. They cannot do SO by following
the line of their opponents. The way to
defeat demagogism is to avoid even the ap.
pearance OF it. The people can only be
deceived by Democratic subterfuges if the
Republicans indorse those subterfuge them.
selves. Let the Convention nominate for
Governor man whose reputation is al
ready made; who has held public office,
and done credit to it whose probity and
honor are beyond question. Let them put
such man upon platform which eschews
all demagogism, which promises fairness
and justice to all interests, which recog.
nizes the community of interest between
the people and the commercial agencies
which serve them, which expresses itself
clearly and Enthusiastically in favor of the
maintenance of the Sunday holiday and
they will beat the Democrats at the polls
But no other course can win. A platform
which merely echoes that of San Jose
would be an invitation to the people
to vote the Democratic ticket. MOI
can tkee-SSuday question be dealt
an evasiSs way. It is not sufficient
ire in faSSx> of maintaining the
Euday law, for that is VIGOROUSLY
is necessafs TO declare ii
favor of sucn legislation as will render the
abolition of the Sunday holiday impossi
BILE; as will secure one days rest in sever
to every man, woman and child in the
State as will secure to all the best ondi
tions for spending the rest day according t.
their desires. Cowardice in matters of THU
kind always defeats the purposes of thos,
who are afraid to take definite position
No faction will be satisfied with luke
warm, facing both.ways Sunday plank. L
mus. be either feeble echo of the Damc
cratic resolution, or a bold and clear. GU
opposition to it.
The Republican party, by taking tn,
second of these positions, will secure tn,
active aid and influential sympathy o
thousands of intelligent men. It has littl,
to fear from the elements which approx,
of the Democratic attitude, for nine
tenths OF them are already members of tn,
Democratic party. The best elements il
the State are anxiously awaiting the actor
of the Convention on this question. II i
does what they desire they will go to worl
with enthusiasm to elect the Republican
ticket. If on the other hand temporizin,
or evasion is resorted to, there will be n,
enthusiasm among these elements. Ii
selecting ticket the Convention will, W,
trust, put no confidence in pledges, bu
choose only such men as are their own bes
guarantees. Let them remember tina
when tits thought necessary to pledge can
didates, the implication is discreditable t,
the candidates while men who cannot b,
trusted without pledges never can b,
trusted with them. The class of candi
dates who are willing and eager to promis,
any and everything demanded of them b,
Convention, are certain to repudiate thei
engagements with equal facility wher
they have been elected. Character is afteI
all the only guarantee for integrity ant
fidelity, and if ticket is chosen all tn,
members of which are men of known homo
and capacity, the people will appreciat,
the work of the Convention, and indorse it
The Sunday law and the railroad cues
tions are the two principal ones upon which
the Convention will have to speak, ant
they are test questions, The people o
California have had enough experience o
so-called anti-monopoly movements to b,
aware that they are always the instrumen
talities OF hypocrites and schemers. n,
instance can be cited in which any publi
good has resulted from them, and Therefore
the party that has the courage to strike ou
new line, and to reject the temptation t,
demagogism, will be assured of the ap
proval of every intelligent and conscien
=tioas mind. The corporations ask nothin,
more than justice. They seeis no specia
privileges or immunities. They only insis
upon their right to be accorded due credi
for what they have done, and ito be pro
tected against malignant persecution, which
in nine cases cut of ten is the work eithe
of professional blackmailers, OF, unscrupu
lous demsgogues who are seeking Office by
inasming popular passion and prejudice
By taking candid and stra ghtforwart
course on these issues, the Republican Con
vention can secure the success of the ticket
But the time is past when thinking mel
couI3 be induced to tolerate tile insincer,
and khonest ciap-t-ap which politicians
b ersistently put forward in tn,
\principles, and tile Conven
iDil,leSis stake If it failed
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