Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-01
THE BoNDHoLDgR-sPoKE
Unsuccessful Effort to OBTAIN the Desired
Names and Facts"

entertained meanwhile as to what possible answer
it furnishes to our emphatic demand for names
and facts concerning the bondholder's-c9nspiracy
chest. In order, however, to properly answer the
vital points presented while they hot responses
are interjected seriatim
EDS. RECORD UNION: If there is nothing
in my card, why the necessity of firing two
long articles day at 1t!
1T 5cas small game but lehat has this inquiry
to do ,cih AR demand for the names Of city
bondhoIders q
I desire to state explicitly that. according
to my information, Jones did not beg of
from answering your questions.
Possibly those are the latest advces, but We de-
sire to state explicitly that, according to our in
formation, Darts is begging off and lodging our
questions Who are the citizens holding bonds
and eonspiring against the eitygl
If it Is the custom of newspapers to send
questions privately to possible candidates,
never before knew it.
This lack OF knowledge on the part of our CORE
spondent should not, however, be pleaded now, and
take up valuable time, when his whole energies
should be bent on answering our demand for infor-
nation as to "lcbo are the local 5ondholders and
the citts enemies, tcho are so numerous and dan
gerous as to maize 1t necessary TO IRE a hOtty de
nunciatory address at them from the dizzy nights
Of the Guardianship Of the Republican city Cen
bal Committee, pending meek and lotgLy school
slcctio,L7l
1 emphatically deny having misstated any
thing il my card.
due note of this denial has been taken, but for
the life of us we cannot see what light the emphatic
statement throws upon the at present all absorbing
question, which has heretofore been mentioned,
"lchO are those 5oildhoIders?'l
You mention my name to-day ss if to init.
mate that [ had some connection with the
Ames primary fraud. If there Is any man
on earth that can say that l ever received a
single cent or the slightest preferment be-
cause of politics. or who can point to any act
of mine 10 politics that was not In every re-
spect strictly upright and honest, l want
that man to say it, srd l want you TO give it
the widest possible publicity.
I'VE agree that intlmations or insinuations con-
Meeting innocent persons with frauds, either COM
mtted or contemplated, are mean and despicable to
the lowest degree and should be denounced by
every honorable gentleman, and when such intima-
tions and destinations are systematically drawn up
by the Chairman of Republican City Central Com
mittee, in the form of official address, against
portion OF the leading citizens Of such city warning
the people that they are bond cut-thrOats aud
scheming blood-suckers and when such Chairman
is urgently called upon through the public press to
" GRE the names and facts OF such Dloated bond
holders and public enemies, and columns of the
press are freely offered in which to publish such
names and facts, and the desired information not
having been forthcoming, the people place
the seal OF condemnation and scor1
upon it. 1t was for the sole purpose of
sencing such baseess and shameless intimations
and nsinuations- trotted cut periodically through
demagogism and for political buncombe oniy-that
we determined to drag the monster hobgoblin from
the haunted closet and whip the ground with its
until the political mediums who delight to
hold these occasional seances, and materalize the
hide5us ghost out of a supposed party necessity,
would not recognize their indecent handiwork. 1t
affords the greatest pleasure to state that, far
known, no one charges or believes that cur CORE
spondent was connected with the First Ward frauds
Of which he heretofore complained, and we are will
ing to give this fact the widest possible public
ity, but cannot stop just to do it, he has the
to publish.
w. r. Strong will doubtless do me the
justice 70 ssy that l could have been elected
Chairman Of the committee in 1882 without
opposition that after the nominations had
closed, and when [ was the only candidate,
at his request, in open committee, | had the
reopened, to allow the name of
a gentleman to be presented whom | could
not hope to defeat at the primary. In other
words, I voluntarily defeated myself.
$50 far as known no one has raised question
upon this point submitted by the honorable men,
Der from the Third, but we desire to call his in
mediate attention to the question, now before the
House, which is, ,oIo are those 5oadholders and
traitors to the interests Of the ctyFl
Gentlemen connected with your paper, and
many others, know that before the votes had
been ell counted ia the First Ward, and
when l first heard OF the fraud, l announced
shat if my election depended on
that ward l would not take the position.
That was a very proper and highly creditable an
nouncement to make at that lime, but just now TIE
only announcement that the entire public are anx-
ousy waiting to have made is, tie names and facts
0bout those JoIldholders and their o-cQnspirators
am Chairman Of the committee to- day,
without having asked for the place.
Then why not, with the power invested in you as
such political functionary, and watching over the
best interests of the whole city-meanwhile keep.
ing one eye on the movements Of the Democrats to
see that they make their nominations frst-come
out squarely, and let hare the full list Of names
Of these Jondholders, ami all the facts ef their IN
holg schemes against the cifyI
My name was submitted to the old com
mittee without my knowledge or solicitation.
That is another fact that the people should know
at the proper time, and, general thing, i'm
mediately after Thanksgiving would be good time
to make the announcement, but this year everybody
has been kept in suspense so long for an answer to
our question, that they feel like exclaiming with
one prolonged voice: Who are those bond
holders Q
care nothing for party Office, and I shall
ntver again consent to serve on o political
committee. WINFIELD j. DAVIS.
THAT is noble and self-sacrifcing in any public
man or patriot whom the people compel to serve
against his wishes. There's TiIden too, who isn't
candidate for President but at this particular time
we must insist that these biographical sketches and
self abnegating propositions be Suspended and
choked Of until ra get an GHsocr 10 that aU-pcr.
glcring question and our emphatic demand 10
kaotc WHO ARE THE BoNDHoLDERs AND THEIR c.
CJNsPIRArORs AGAINST THE eITY?l
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THE WEATHER.-The temperature, wind
and weather, at Il N. yesterday, was For
Olympia, As, south and light rain: Port.
land, A., southwest and light rain; Rose
burg, 4G', calm snd cloudy Mendocino, CO..
north and fair; Red Bluff, SO, north and
fair; Sacramento, $50, north and clear ; San
Francisco, 5S' northwest and clear Los An
geleF, So, northeast and clear San Diego,
", northwest and clear Salt Lake, $50,
west and clear Cheyenne, g. south and
CLOUDY: Denver, 73'. west and fair; Ncrth
Platte. 81. southwest and clear; Omahs,
Sc, south and fair Deadwood, So, west and
cloudy.
Auction To-DAY.-The well known auc-
tioneers, Bell & Co.. advertise that they
will sell, at 1880 a. N. to-day, without re-
serve. at their extensive saesrooIns in the
Clunie building, at the corner of Eighth and
X streets, an immense stock of superior
aud common furniture. Among the articles
enumerated appear the following: Bedding,
carpets, ell cloth, one coal oil stove, bed
steads, spring and top mattresses, tables,
chairs, lounges twelve oil paintings, in gold
gilt frames one Z. octave piano. Also large
I,k = ,.1. Foh EpiVas and for ly1