Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-09

3tlng 20 lIselI CTeulb Iuat uOee uOt uclOnS !
to it; in slipping out of close corner and |
saving the d" skin of its teeth, by divert. |
ing the public attention from its many
dilemmas and, finally, in persistently and
tiresomely parading its own courageous viz.
tues and heroic devotion to the city. 1t
is, according to itself, an appointed and real
savior of this municipality from that de-
vouring enemy, the RECORD. UNION. 1t is
just possible our neighbor deceives itself
no. estimate it at its true value, and Is
blind TO it's transparent devices. Dat OF pure
commiseration for the Pecksniffian journal,
however, we waste space to again inform IT
that we are not 10 the councils OF the Citi-
zens' Association we are neither its apollo
gist nor assailant. But we do despise the
miserable spirit that suspiciously, con-
stantly, questions the motives OF men, for.
getting Cicero's maxim that "the more
virtuous a man is, the less does
he suspect others to be vicious.
Our neighbor is solicitous to know
what are our views on the proposed special
tax. When the data on which any such
tax is to be levied is given to the public,
the RECORD UNIONS views will be unmis-
takably stated, if there is need for discus
sion. We are urged to 1" bring out the
estimates" Bless your soul, neighbor, as
this pother is all your own, bring them
out yourself. We assume that there will be
reasons and estimates in plenty presented if
any election shall be ordered to test the pub
lie sentiment, Certainly the solicitation
would be more appropriately addressed to
the communicative regret that are cannot
accommodate our neighbor since our supply
OF estimates is short just now. Ii it shall
be determined by official examination that
it is needed to expend $40, 900 upon the
levees, we shall certainly favor it. So,
too, if it is shown that such expenditure is
unnecessary, we shall emphatically oppose
it. But neither the figures nor the gen.
i ordinations of our neighbor will be &C.
cepted as testimony one way or the other,
and nothing else have we had thus far.
Again, our contemporary declares that
reference to expenditure of money upon
outside levees is distasteful to the RECORD
UNION. Indeed The insipuation in
tended to be conveyed is as mean as it is
untrue. The RECORD. UNION having rea-
sonable confidence in the honorable inten-
tions of committee of reputable citizens
who had a perfect right to their
opinions, expressed its disbelief that
any one of them intended to advo-
cate outside expenditure, and very fatty
gave it TO be understood that such outlay
would be unwise. Yet on the heels of this
yelled " charge our erratic neighbor pro-
ceeds to relate that due authority has in
formed it that the committee really had no
intention of suggesting outside expend-
iture In other words, it repeats precisely
that which it mocks at the RECORD UNION
for stating. But to cap the climax OF
DdEGIdCGuLCSo anu ShulhIIiS5 Jul OOLAiSLi4-
porary, after taking alarm at the condition
of the river in regard to the reduction Of
its securing capacity, and being driven to
a corner by the RECORD. UNION on that
subject, suddenly grows silent, and
covers its discontinue by loud-sound-
ing plattudes about the levees and
its own valor, which is of the kind that
"preys on reason" and leafs the sword
it fights with" Certainly no one
in Sacramento feels any interest il city
affairs but the Bee it alone has discovered
and unmarked the deep designs of that
assailant of public welfare, the RECORD.
UNION. Verify, what rascsls we al are
except our neighbour,