Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-11-10
Political Gossip.

DOMESTIC NEWS.
Political Gossip.
CHICAGO, November 9th.-The Daily Neacs'
special from Washington says: A Western
member of Congress- Republican, called
upon the President yesterday for the purpose
of learning whether he intended to have the
country consider him as q candidate for re.
nomination. He is friend and sdmirer of
the President, and said to him: If you are
q candidate, is it not about time your friends
knew it," After long talk he came away.
This evening he said 81 am convinced the
President is not seeking a nomination. If it
comes to him l assure you he will highly ap-
preciate the henor, but he has not yet made
up his mind to commit himself on the sub
iect. l think myself the ticket will be Ar
thur and Lincoln. Certainly if an Eastern
man is nominated, Lincoln will be on the
ticket"
HoLMANs CHANCES.
New York, November 9sh.-The Herald
answers the Suns declaration that Holman
can carry New York next year: Since the
Republican party came into power in 1860.
this State has never been carried by Demo-
crat who was not o resident here, while on
two other occasions il has been lost during q
Presidential year, and that too by resident
Democratic candidates. On the other hand
the Republicans do not labor under the dis
advantage of aving to select their candidate
from New York, nor are they ever under the
necessity of securing its electoral vote. They
have carried the State in four Of the last six
national elections, and in no case was their
successful candidate from New York. More.
over, they have twice elected their President
without the aid of New York.
THROWING MALONE ASIDE.
New YORK, November 9th.-The Times,
referring to Washington specials representing
Malone as having made his fight entirely un-
aided by the Republican party or the Admin.
istration, says: The important point in this
statement is, it is clear, q complete and un.
mistsksble vindication of the Administra.
ton. The Times has all along insisted that
the President should not be held responsible
for the indiscretion of his friends. The Solid
South can now only be broken by presenting
the Republican party to the South in the
same character it should have in the North,
as essentially the party Of good government.
The principal agency in this work must neces-
sarily be the Federal Administration. 1t
calls upon the Executive to weed out the
Courts and revenue service in the South.
Every man who is a politician and nothing
more, and whose official standing is not un-
IL
possible, by Southern men, and in any case
by man of conspicuous integrity and busi-
ness capacity.
TtIden's "BarT" Again.
New YORK, November 9th.-Boston and
Washington specials affirm positively that
| Tiidens money was used in the canvass
against Butler, to kill his Presidential aspira-
tions. The Mail and Express says: Three
weeks ago it seemed certain that Butler
would have at least II, 600 majority. He
promised to be formidable candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the Presi-
! dency. His prospects never were brighter.
1t was known, or thought, that he was John
Kelly's first choice for the great honor. and
that the New York delegation would vote in
| his interest at the National Convention. Sud-
denly the Republicans changed their tactics.
They spoke hopefully of defeating Butler.
Money was plentiful. Expert wire pullers
were sent to the big cities, and it was in these
places that Butler was defeated. The bar1
had been tapped.
Methods or Checking the Power of the
| Mormon Church.
| CHICAGO, November 9sh.-Tbe Times de.
votes another long editorial to the Mormon
| question, in which it says: There has sp.
pesred in some newspaper statements that
Congressman Springer will favor the PROPOSE.
| ton Of the u tab Commissioners to repeal the
present charter of the Mormon province and
put in its place an administrative establish.
ment like that Of the District Of Columbia.
The municipal government in that District is
nothing more than Board Of three Commits.
sioners, who are appointed by the President,
with the appreciation of the Senate. All
subordinate functionaries are appointed by
and directly accountable to the Board. There
| uiaft1 of ipfso
all legislative power over the District being
held and exercised by Congress. The er.
rspgement has approved itself by its eff
cheney, economy and satisfactory working.
From being tbs worst, most corruptly and
recklessly administered city in America, pos.
sibly excepting New York, as it was under q
Territorial charter similar to that of Utah
Washington has become noted as the best
regulated, best policed. and in every way the
best administered American city. There il
reason to believe that the administrative plar
of the Capital District could be advsnta
geously extended, not merely to Utah, buI
10 Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho
Montana and other districts having small
populations. The advantages would appear
in more ample. effective and economical ap
plisnces for officialisrp, but it is not on &C
count of such recommendation of it tha
either the Utah Commissioners or Mr.
Springer favor it. They advocate the appli
cation of it in Utah, because they say i
would "solve the Mormon problem anc
would deprive the Mormon Church of it
power" meaning, probably, its politica
power, for it clearly would not deprive tha
Church of its ecclesiastical and spiritual pow
ers Can any change of the form of civi
government alter the case? Perhaps, if Con
gress should enact that Mormons should b
found guilty of celestial marrisge withou
evidence, it might, but it happens that Con
gress has not authority to do either. AS
solution of the Mormon problem, if tina
problem is the polygamy business. the projec
favored by. Springer is as worthless as tn
rest of legislative psnaceas. The only wa,
to cure the celestial marriage distemper il
Utah is to attack not the Mormon Church
but the religious believe of the Mormons
There can be no more effective way of attack
ing that than the one which the Times ha
suggested, namely, to send r. G. Ingersoll t
Utah to preach religious unbelief.
Father Hyacinthe's Lscturing Tour.
: CHICAGO, November 9th.-Next week Per
, Hyscinthe will begin his tour of the Unitet
States. On Monday he will leave Washing
ton and go TO New York, where, on Thurs
. day night, he will hold his first conference
This will probably be held in public hal
> which has not yet been selected. Dsvi
Dudley fleid Will introduce him. lie ha
chosen as the subject of his first addres
France aud America" The lecture will b
religio- political in character, and will Sc
forth more elaborately than has hitherto beel
done the reasons for his withdrawal from tn
} Roman Church and his explanation of hi
retention of the name of Catholic. He vii
probably hold q strong conference in New
York, and will then visit Philadelphia, Bos
ton, Cincinnati, Chicago, Charleston, Nev
Orleans, San Francisco and many other cities
It is his intention to make q very comprehen
siye tour, and he does not expect to complet
, it much inside Of Hix months.
, Trade with Mexico.
NEw York, November 9th.-The CONNER
, cial Bulletin says: A gentleman lately re
: turned from tour along the western coast o
Mexico, and up into California, made with
view of establishing trade, has given som
interesting particulars of the condition n