Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-23
OUR PLEDGE BRrAKINa SENATOR.

EDS. RECORD. UNION 1 wish to say,
under the above caption, that Mr.. Roulier,
before She late election, pledged himself. if
elected to the Stste Senate, to vote against
the repeal of the Sunday lay. He declared
bis opinion that this law is just and good, and
that saloons especially ought to be closed on
Sunday. On Saturday last he voted with the
Democrats for the repeal bill. He had made
three official pledges contrary 20 this vote
l. When be was nominated il the Rspubli.
can County Convention he publicly indorsed
the platform of that Convention, which was
against the repeal Of the Sunday law. Mr..
ROutier has therefore broken his official
pledge to the Republican party.
2. The Home Protection Society, IF
Sacramento, knowing of the wire inter
ests aud probable views of Mr. Rou.
tier, felt very doubtful about indorsing
him. They therefore requested him to meet
them and state his intentions He refused to
do this. The Executive Committee Of this
Society Immediately took measures to have
Mr.. Routief's name scratched a sufficient
bar of times to insure his defeat. Hearing
Of this, and being alarmed at the prospects, he
sent his business agent, NJ. 7. Brewer, to meet
the committee. Mr.. Brewer did meet the
COMMITTEES. and gave his personal pledge that
MIR. Routler would vote against the repeal of
the Sunday law. The committee of tina
Home Protection Society thereupon decided
60 support Mr.. Routier and did support him.
Mr.. Brewer acted in good faith as the official
representative of Mr.. Routier, but was de-
celved ike the rest Of us, as this pledge also
has been broken.
3. The Prohibition party had ticket in
the field and were skepticsl as TO MIR. Routiels
soundness upon the Sunday question. But
the gentleman himself went to the official
headquarters of the Order of Good Tenn
plsrs IL this CITY, and there pledged
himself to the Grand Secretary of the
Order for California, fer the third
time, to vote against the repeal of the
Sunday law. He was very voluble in making
this pledge, and seemed willing to bind him.
self to any extent and in the most absolute
way, except in writing, which he refused TO
do. The Prohibition party thereupon placed
his name upon their ticket and supported
him at the polls. He was elected, but he has
broken this third official pledge which he
made.
There were numerous other ersonalp!edges
made by Mr.. Routier of the same nature as
the above, al which he has broken in like
manner. 1t is safe to say thas without the
support OF the temperance and Sunday law
people, Mr.. Roptier could not have been
elected. He had only 81 votes more than
Mr.. johnson, and therefore il 35 persons who
voted for him had scratched lis name he
would have been defeated and Mr..
johnson elected. More than that would
have scratched him quickly enough but
for his hypocritical pledges. Had not the
Sunday law and temperance Republicans
voted for Mr.. Routier on account Of those
pledges he would have been most ignomin-
iously defeated, and who now equally
share the widespread Indignation at his be-
trayal of the public confidence.
z. q. L. WEBER,
Sacramento, January %, 1883.