Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-01


quire mere or less ingenuity, deserve re-
ward, but to do them justice, through their
many trials, tribulations and unfortunate
successes, they have been consistent with
one great principle, and that is,
THEIR CRY FOR CHANGE.
l don't wonder at that. for how can they
get the Offices without it? But why there
should be a change they cannot well eX-
plain, except in general charges OF fraud.
corruption and waste during the long Re
publican reign. How much truth there IS
in these charges | will endeayor to show
from q few figures furnished officially by
the Treasury Department, and their cor
rectness can be proven by the public records
and reports, accessible TO any one VINO VIII
take the pains to look them up. They can
be found III any fair-sized public library
These figures show that under Buchanan
administration the losses in the collection
and disbursement of all public moneys,
were S11 81 for every 81 600; during Presi-
dent ArthrIr's administration, up to June
30. 1885, this was reduced to 81 for every
81 900: from the formation of the Govern
ment to July l. 1861, the losses in the col
lection OF customs alone were 81 10 for
each 81 900; from that date to June 80, 1885,
or TWENTY-FIVE wears of this terrible Repub-
lican rule, it had dwindled down 10 ten
cents on every 81 900. The losses in the dis
burse1nents Of the War, Navy, Pension and
Indian Department, up to the former
period, were IS 30 for every 81 900 ;
from that date to June 80 1888, the same
twenty-five years of Republican thievery,
it had decreased to 81 y for each 81 900.
Thus you will see in all departments of
government its losses have been wonder
fully decreased, and that probably explains
why the Democratic party clamorS so
loudly for a change. What they really
where they don't have that cry, they want
reform for a change. Their arguments for
that is almost equally strong It can best
be answered by a little story | once heard.
Once upon time it was deemed the fash
ion to be an invalid. You know fashions
take curious freaks some times, but luckily
such are usually very short-lived; some
firing like Immediately after tiic Chicago
Convention it was fashionable for very
little while in New York and Boston to be
q political dude That fashion lasted about
long enough to telegraph to California, and
now its votaries have been reduced to eX-
actly three men-all officers, with no rank
and file. 1t is true they are able and tall
ented men.
but WHAT ARE TH,1il 5ioTfvEs2
The first Mr. Curtis is the employee Of a
large publishing house, who not only
thought but repeatedly said that James G.
Blaine was the ablest statesman of the
present age-a man of unsullied integrity
But when he had finished his book and
gave it to rival house for publication, he
became by that one act, in their opinion
totally untitled to be President. So Mr.
Curtis was dispatched TO Chicago to pre-
vent his nomination, and when he could
not do that lie was ordered to use all the
power at the command of the firm to de-
feat him at the polls and that will be
equally impossible. The next in this re-
markable trio is Mr.. Carl Schurz, a brill
liant though very ungrateful man. Mr.
Schun came to this country in 1852. His
talents were at once recognized by the Re
publican party, and as early as 1851 he was
appointed by the very first Republican
President-Abraham Lincoln-to the i'm
portant post Of Minister to Spain. Upon
his return he became a General of
our armies, then United States Senator, and
finally q Cabinet Ministerial these under
Republican adminisnaionS-he received
more hoHofs than any citizen OF foreign
birth in tl.is country, and represents in his
own person more high places than the
Democratic party bestowed in al is exist
ence upon persons Of foreign birth al
together And. nov. becauSe hc has had
greater reward than he can possibly repay
py me dGTotio'' Oh me rest Of MS NE 10
t'e I'eP'tplicdh purity.
uF DESERTS IT AND WHY?
Bacansa he knows that he can eynact moth
inc uore rom his own party. and ioins
the Other in fine hone 81 bejno Similarly
rewarded. but he will he disannointed
We know il because the Den,ocratic nartv
after the election will have nothing to Give.
and If thev had they would NOT rive # to
him. He should know IT, for i'll 1872 he
WaS living iii the State of Wisconsin, and,
Ike that witty politician, who said,
man IS an lulot 10 be Dem
oclat III Neilhoht' OF hcpuD!ical IN
georgia ne became a democrat ana al
Yocated the election OF Greeley under the
iImphedt promise that nc should succeed
himself III the thlted states senate but
When the Legislature OF that state met IN
the ioi!oWlng Wintef-aid 1t was so over
WhGimihEly Democratic that there was
nothing lower than General IN lt-Mr
SchurZ received i've votes on JOINT ballot.
Now, don make mistake ana think that
| say he was not nlted States Senator from
Missouri, Tor he was. having been elected
IN 1867 to serve rom lH69 10 1870, but IN
1867 the State was under Republcan rule,
because the returned Confederate soldiers
were sun dlslranchlseH, ana the election
speak OF took place III 1913, when the state
was, as now, largely Democratic The
'hird OF ms wohdefIuI mutual admiration
sGeIs'f - ma anie an? eiliiieIi1 NV
ulate Henry Ward Beecber but rs / have
more rpsnect for his calIinu than he aDnoars
to have Himself | will pass him in silence
and proceed with the story 7 nromised IN
fell 70
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LIN IA l. M pfHue "a ~ eNl foi' IKE
i'hH-
Wen, during this fashion | speak OF a
fashionable lady sent for her physician.
He came, and after the usual formula OF a
ilrsi call. could ma no allnent, and asked
her, DO you sleep well Oh, yes,
was the reply, my sleep Is very good:
How IS your appetite! On, that Is
splendid; never better Does your TODD
agree with you :, oh, yes, splendid!y.
" DO you take plenty OF exercise Oh
yes l 90 out riding ana walking every day
ana ENJOY IL very much- he doctor SHOOK
his head wisely, wrote out prescription
handed 1t TO her' ana sad, rake TINS
ihehcihe ihISe times Gay; ana IL WiiI
soon Slop an tAaI; nat ABOUT me Only
N1,,'i VI ~ a. ill., iic,,V Vi ma
an % i0i uei''i t'liVii. VI
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