Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-26
POLITICAL NOTES OF THE DAY.

Before election day in November more
than half the Democratic Congressmen
will be wishing that Grover Cleveland had
been beaten in the Presidential race
Cgeveland Leader.
If the Democrats of Philadelphia con-
tinue repudiating Mr.. Randall the Republi-
cans will have to do some tremendous
gerrymandering to keep him in Congress-
Chicago Herald Dems.)
General Buffers latest discovery in the
domain of politics is that the laboring men
cannot be welded together in one party.
He has tried it, and knows what he is talk
ing about Chicago Inter Ocean (fnd.)
The debt of gratitude the people of this
country owe the revered and illustrious
name of Lincoln will never be paid until
the Hon. r. T. Lincoln is elevated to the
Presidential chair.-Atdata (Ga.) Defiance.
There is noticeable omission of any al
fusion to civil servicere in Democratic
platforms this season, though occasional
reference to President Cleveland is now
and then INDUCED in.-ABGny Journal
(Rep.)
If John A. Logan and James g. Blaine
were to meet by chance at Washington
dinner-table any time next week, and Mr..
Blaine were to ask Mr.. Logan to pass the
rozberries, would Mr. Blaine get any of
that fruit.-C0tTier-Journal Dem.)
OF course, if the Senate declines to in
vestigate Mr.. Payne, of Ohio, it will not be
due in any degree to the social influence of
his son-in-law, Secretary Whitney. Any
intimation to that effect would be really
quite too absurd for any Philadelphia
Press (Rep.)
The holding of Greenback Convention
at Harrisburg on the same day set for the
Democratic Convention is not cause for
alarm. Itmerely signifies that the Green
hackers are anxious to make trade. No
party can afford TO deal with them. They
are to political parties what smallpox is to
the unvaccinated-a thing TO keep at dis
| Philadelphia Record (DcDl)
Mr.. Blaine remarked to friend who
asked him if he was to be a Presidential
candidate in 1888; " Perhaps they had bet
ter try some other man next time" Per-
haps, also, the Republican party will prefer
to fight the campaign of 1884 over again,
with the same candidates and the same
issues The result would be different in
1888, we are confdent.-Aibany Journal
(Rep.)
1t is the unanimous opinion of Republi-
can prints that the Democrats who cackle
over the Oregon egg are hard up, when, as
q matter of fact, they are only following
the example set them these many years by
their adversaries 1t is only two years
since Oregon went Republican, and, in
the language of the organs, made the
election of Blaine a certainty" There was
a failure to connect later on, however,
Chicago Herald Demo
IRRIGATIoN-It is clearly evident from
the active fight being waged against them
that the anti-riparianists of this State are
gaining ground in their common cause
against that feature of the old common
law which prevents landowners from tax
ing water out of the streams for purposes
of irrigation. The doctrine is antagonistic
to the best interests of the State, yet at the
same time it would not be wise to so
change local laws as to permit individuals
to take all the water out OF any stream
one-fourth could probably be taken from
each of the numerous creeks and rivers
without working any serious injury. Those
that are navigable would still contain suf-
ficient to permit navigation and the guam
titv taken would be ample to irrigate all
lands needing water. The problem is a
difficult one to solve satisfactorily and
justly to all concerned, but the question is
one of deep importance. The future of
the State hinges upon the development of
industries and lands which cannct be de-
veloped without irrigation. Water of
sufficient quantity and possessing natural
fall especially fitting it for the purpose is
now going to waste. It ought to be utii-
lied. 1t must be- Grain has ceased to be
profitable. We hope the political parties
will comprehend the situation and unite
in bringing the issue TO test Gridtey
Herald