Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-15
SAN FRANCISCO LETTER.
Election Results and their Lessons-soci
and Other Passing Events.


Francisco has got down to regular bust
ness, and no one haunts the bulletin boards
or breaks the silent watches of the night
with the resonant fish-horn or trumpets
bray The election of Governor Cleveland
is to large part of the community ac-
cepted as a probable fact, many saying
"the Democrats have won; well, what
of it,"
With regard to our local election may
say that except in a couple of cases on all
sides people are congratulating themselves
on the result, and a restful contented spirit
can be noticed here among property hold-
ers who feel secure, for two years at least,
against illegal tax-eating grabs on the
treasury. As | simply reflected public
opinion in my previous letters, | shall
make no claim to phenomenal smartness
In having pointed out what was probably
going to be the result of the election and
which did occur almost to the letter.
Merry was beaten, and this fatulent ped
dler of packed pork, who strove to whistle
down the wind and out-roar natures tor
nado with his penny-organ resolutions
against the Panama canal, is once more
consigned to the fitting obscurity of his
smoke-house, there to reflect that the road
to preferment does not lie in obstructing
magnificent improvements.
MIKE DE YoUNG's PET CANDIDATE,
Jacobs, is buried beneath majority suf-
fcient, one would think, to convince his
promoter that he is not popular in politics,
and had better keep his preferences to
himself if he does not want to ruin his
favorite candidate. The result in the
State pleases every one, except Delmas
and the anti-railroad holders, and they
have suffered so much abuse from their
own party that do not care to add to
their sufferings, except to say that every
one accepts the result as proof that the
sense of fair play among the people is so
strong that the railroad people need not
fear bIaokmailing politicians and can
bend their energies to developing the re-
sources of the State by railroad extensions
and otherwise.
The Chronicle has candidate also for
United States Senator for Michael has not
vet learned the lesson that while news
paper is given the right to criticise poll
tics any attempt on its part to play the
role of boss will always result in an ig-
nominious defeat. No one can mention a
single instance where candidate discov-
cred. owned and put forth by a newspaper
succeeded in the object of his ambition.
Mcdonald sunk 100000 in the JIad in
hopes of becoming United States Senator
but it is not on record that he made the
trip. Hearst has put out SlS0,000 on the
Examiner to further his political ends, and
has not won Il single fight. And all over
the United States the wrecks Of politician.
lay
BURIED IN THE RUIN OF NEWSPAPERS
They fondly hoped would carry then
to success. Now the Chronicles candidate
is Estee-a good enough man, barring he i:
bit cranky and the Chronicles candidate
He cannot win the fight, and one naturally
asks, why, if he is sane, should he eX
pect to win ," He ran for Governor Just
two years ago. In San Francisco he only
got 10000 and odd votes out of the 26,00C
Republican votes of this city. In the State
he did equally bad, and was beaten by til,
biggest majority ever rolled up against an!
candidate in this State. To say that suel
a man is the choice of the Republican
party. when $4,000 Republicans deliber
ately left their party because he was it
nominee, is false on its face. Yet Michae
De Young entertains the absurd idea tina
he can force the Legislature 10 send Este,
To the Senate. He can no more make thu
trip than a child could swim up the Mag
ara cataract an hour after its first appear
ance in this world. Estee's stanchest friend
in San Francisco have made their fight OF
other lines. They have left Estee out
For instance | could name two Assembly
men-elect-friends Of Higgins-who ar
opposed to Estee because they say his cleo
ton would divide the party. The Chroni
TO the railroad, Stay out of politics, yol
bad, bad men. You say you are out {
politics. We will never believe you unle>
you come into politics and work for tn
election Of our friend Estee.' This is nc
very logical on the Chronicles part, but
is human nature The Chronicle SAYS, u
is a sin for the railroad to be in polite
but we can overlook the sin if they vi
only elect our candidate" But enough {
politics.
SOCIAL AND OTHER EVENTS.
This week has seen the marriage of
\. Finigan, a gentleman well known
Sacramento and also of the widow Of tt
late Daniel Cook, nee Miss Cotton. Ar
talking about Cotton reminds me that Il
Cotton case is being argued now befol
Judge Temple, in San Francisco. Whe
the history of this great case IS write
calmly and fairly | pity the feelings
some of the men who have endeavored
make political capital by trying the ca
on the stump. don't know anythir
about the law in the case nor muC
about the evidence, but | do know tn
any attempt to parade Mrs. ColtC
as "poor wroneed widow IS 4 pande
ing to the worst passions of the people f
no possible use, for it won't affect Temple
decision in the least knew Cotton
1874, about the time he went into the Sc
vice Of the railroad. At that time he "
worth less than quarter OF a million
Sl50,0C0 would be nearer the mark. /
was with the company four years, duriI
which time he lived like prince, spe
thousands Of dollars and lost over half
million in stocks lie died and left h
widow that for which Stanfo
gave her nearly million
houses, lands and hard cash. 81
is worth over million dolla
to-day, has no family to maintain, liv
economically, and has no interest in Il
lawsuit except that the lawyers ha
agreed to give her about 50 per cent.
what they can recover. The feelings
the COURT and spectators have been ha
rowed by sobs and tears as the story of h
love and confidence in her late husbai
were told, and yet Charles Croc,er, who
accused of having got the better of h,
refused to allow evidence TO be put
which might have been shown that S
was virtually separated from her husbau
and about the time of his death had cv
taken preliminary steps toward the pr
curement Of divorce Had the defen
ants chosen to do the acts of which til
have been accused, they could have hint
at the offering of 4 line of testimo
which would have, to say the least, chang
public sentiment, but they forebore, a
said this case can stand on its merits.
return. the trial has been made the vehi,
for such TRADE of abuse against tn,
that the wonder is that they did not Ia
themselves and their possessions out of t
State 1t is not pleasant to speak of a c;
saJ jadice, but as the public are promiseG
surfeit of anti-railroad abuse when W
lace and Delmas get the floor, it is as W
eSo say this much. OBSERVER
San Francisco, November Il, 1884.