The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-10
The Pacific States.

| The prevalent notion that Blaine can
carry the Pacific States without an eff
| fort is based upon scanty information
concerning the political situation on
that coast. That Blaine's anti Chinese
speech made him popular in California
is uHqueStioned, but the passage of the
restriction act in the face of Republican
opposition and Republican vetoes
showed the people Of California that
they must look to the Democratic party
for protection against the ruinous COM
petition of Asiatic labor. Blaine did not
represent the attitude of his party on
the Chinese question; he simply joined
the Democratic party on that issue.
Moreover, Eastern people generally do
not realize that the Chinese question is
not agitating the Pacific Coast to-day
and will not be the important issue in
the contest of 1884 that it was in 1880.
1t is virtually settled for the present.
and Californians understand perfectly
that the Democrats can be depended
upon to keep it settled, while in the
event of restoration of Republican SUI
premacy at Washington it would surely
be reopened by statesmen of the Hoar
school.
The Chinese question is rarely re-
subject which absorbs their attention
and governs all their political action is
the rapacity Of the railroad corpora
tons. The Pacific coast is being dew
astated and laid waste by the gigantic
railroad monopoly, and the people have
been in turmoil for two wears in their
efforts to head off the robbers and save
themselves from ruin. The fact that
the ablest and most respectable jour
mails in California are seriOusl y adyocat-
ing lynch law as the only remedy for
the existing state of affairs, indicates
clearly that the railroad question is the
one absorbing political issue in that
section.
Blaine is VIGOROUSLY the friend and
tool of railroad monOpolists. His rec
ord is composed largely of railroad
scandals, railroad jobbery and railroad
subserviency. The enthusiastic Blaine
deleo alton from California to the Re-
publican Convention was composed Of
men wholly in the railroad interests.
ANY anti-monopoly Democrat can
beat Blaine out of sight in California.
Blaine can be beaten there by anybody,
if the Democrats devote themselves to
showing up his railroad record. Cali
fornia does not stand among the Re-
publican States. If not surely in the
Democratic column, she can be counted
as exceedingly doubtful.
AS to Nevada, principles and politics
may be left entirely out of the discus
sion. There are now but $1,000 voters
left in the State. and they have no prin
ciples. The State is bankrupt, and her
only assets are her three electoral votes,
which are for sale to the highest bidder.
There is no attempt in Nevada to con-
ceal that fact. The votes are for sale
at public auction, and the side which
offers the biggest sack of coin can have
them. Nevada does not care rap for
the Chinese question, or anv other ques-
ton. Blaine, the devil and Tom Walker
are all the same to her. She sold her
votes to Sharon for half a million. to
Fair for a quarter of million, and is
willing to sell them again for what they
will bring. Nevada is not worth talk
ing about. She ought to vote for Blaine
out of natural sympathy and affinity,
hOwever.-BOSt0n Globe.