Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-01

only power by which prohibition could be
made possibility. Those demanding the
| recognition of God in the Constitution are
reminded by the address that the best rec
ognition the men of this nation can make
of God in the Constitution is to secure ex-
act justice to their mothers. Recently some
of our most prominent friends have seeded
4 from the Republican parry, who have
spoken brayely and eloquently for many
years on our platform but they must not
mislead the unwary, as their action has
been in no way influenced by their interest
in the woman suffrage question. In fact
| their remarkable sommersaul, t as far as we
can see, is not to illustrate any vital princi
| piles, but merely to CRAFTY personal pique.
| 1t is not that they hate Cleveland less but
| Blaine more. that such men as George
| William Curtis, James Freeman Clark and
| Thomas Wentworth Higginson have come
down from their high moral platform to
swamp their votes with the Democratic
party. The result of this last secession,
were its proportions equal to its virtuous
pretensions, would be to throw the admin
| istration of our Government into the
hands of the Democratic party; not into
| those of Cleveland, who, though he were
possessed of all the cardinal virtues
| claimed and in addition the browning ex-
| cellence of adhesion to the great principles
| of political freedom for women, could
do nothing for any reform with Congress
and a constituency nine-tenths of which
are blind and bitter opponents of all labor
measures; Suppose, on the other hand,
| the Republican nominee, James G. Blaine,
was wanting in all public and private vir-
| tues, with Congress and constituency,
three-fOurths of whom are our friends, he
| could do nothing to hinder the passage of the
| amendment. But he is friendly His name
stands recorded with the ayes ON all
questions affecting the interests of woman
brought before Congress for many years.
| Thus, in Mr.. Blaine we have a nominee in
harmony with the Republican majority in
| Congress; hence our hope of securing the
initiative steps to make suffrage for women
the supreme law of the land lies in the tri-
umphant success of the Republican party.
For these reasons, as We have no votes to
| Offer we should give our earnest, con-
scientious support to the Republican party,
| whose chosen leader is one of the ablest
| statesmen our country can boast Of, and
who, if elected, will, with the noble women
of his family circle, honor the White
| House and the highest office in the gift of
| the American people"
| Hiscock's Views on the Political Outlook
WASHINGTON, July st.-Representative
| Hiscock, of New York, arrived here TODAY
and had a consultation with Secretary Nc
Pherson, of the Republican Committee
In answer to an inquiry as to the political
| situation in New York, Hiscock said: Il
| have no hesitation whatever in saying that
Blaine will certainly carry New York. !
will not predict what the majority will be,
but Blaine is going to have majority of
New York S vote next November"
What does the Independent movement
| in New York amount to-"
9 1t amounts to nothing. 1t is not tax
ing hold anywhere
Does the feeling against Cleveland
grow"
| 1t does. A great many workingmen
| throughout the country are becoming afraid
of the Democratic party. They do not like
its position on the tariff. They see that
the Democratic idea of the tariff is danger
Gus to their interests"
| What will the Democrats in New York,
who are opposed to Cleveland, do?"
90 don't think that they will fall in line.
| believe that they are going to knife Cleye
| land"
VIII Blaine be elected?''
| Certainly. 1t looks as if we are going
to carry almost everything"
The Democratic National Executive Com
mittee.
New YORK, July 31st.-Chairman Bar
mum was not present at the meeting of the
Democratic National Executive Committee
to-day, and Senator Ransom presided. B.
B. Smalley, of Vermont was chosen Secre-
tary. The subject of permanent headquar-
tiers was not decided upon.
The Attempted Suicide of Culbertson.
New YORK, July 31st.-A Tribune special
dispatch has the following details of the
attempted suicide of Congressman gilbert
son, Of Kentucky, at the National Hotel
yesterday: " Culbertson went TO Cape
May after the adjournment of Congress
and returned here Saturday. His baggage
was checked for Kentucky yesterday, and
his apparent purpose was then to start
himself In answer to suggestion by tie
clerk of the hotel on his arrival that he
appeared pale and looked nervous and
| haggard, Mr.. Culbertson said No, am
not we'll To further suggestion that he
| was subject to malaria and should try
little brandy, Culbertson said No, that's
the trouble now; I've already tried too
much of it. I'm trying to shake it
Off Culbertson had remained close
indoors al the hotel, and none
here. The bartender said to-day Gull
bertson drank only beer and soda cocktails,
but he had kept up rather steady pull on
these two beverages. This morning Cul-
bertson presented himself at the Office and
demanded another room. Why, isn't that
| a good room you have now ? said the clerk
No, it opens into the one adjoining and
in there are four men plotting to assassi-
nate me. I've heard all they've said and l
know their plans The clerk compre-
hended the situation in a moment Why.
certainly, sir he said I'll not only give
you another room, but I'll go and have
those scoundrels driven out of the house
But you are not well and ought to have a
doctor. Send for one won't you? Yes,
you are right; / need medicine and I'll
send for doctor The room was accord
ingly changed, and in half an hour pistol
report was heard"
| Important Railway Consolidation.
BosroN, July 31St.--Details of an i'm
portant railway consolidation on the Pa
| citic coast have leaked out, and the parties
| interested admit that the conjunction is
effected. The result will be the completion
of a rival through line to San Francisco
and San Diego. Negotiations were carried
on in this city a few weeks ago by c. p.
| Huntington and Ex-Governor Leland STAN
ford for the Southern Pacific, General Man.
ager c. W. Rogers for the Atlantic and
Pacific, and President w. B. Strong for the
Santa Fe. BY the terms of the new ar
engagements the Southern Pacific sold TO
the Atlantic and Pacific (the Santa Fe and
the San Francisco lines being really the
purchasers its Mojave Division, 240 miles
in length extending from Mojave TO The
Needles, and conceded to the Atlantic and
Pacific the right to run its trains from Mo-
jave to Oakland pier a distance of $50
miles. By this contract the Atlantic
and Pacific, which is owned jointly
by the Santa Fe and the st. Louis
and San Francisco lines, extends
its road to Mojave and secures the
right to run its trains virtually into San
Francisco. The California Southern, now
reaching from San Diego to San Bernar-
dino, 100 miles, is to be extended to juno
tion with the purchased Mojave division.
IL VIII then be formally transferred to the
Atlantic and Pacific, which will thus be
extended to the bay of San Diego. This is
the first advent in California Of a foreign
railway company. Heretofore the Central
Pacific and Southern Pacific have controlled
every mile of the track that led out of or
into the State. The Atlantic and Pacific
will now enter both San Francisco and San
Diego, and to the latter point will own its
track. A traffic arrangement will at once
be made with the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company by which freight can be delivered