Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-19
THE TICKET AND THE DUTY OF RE.
PUBLICAES,

The Sacramento County Republican
Convention has just put forward a strong
ticket. lis personal character will win it
favor with the people, aside from the
natural strength Of the party grounded
upon its just claims as the organization of
progressive ideas and broad intelligence.
potency, business capacity, conservative
thought and the best interests of the
people Of the county. The majority
of the nominees have held official station,
and discharged high trusts committed to
them by the people with honor to the
State and county and credit to themselves.
They are not new men, of whose capacity
the people can entertain any sort of doubt
The county of Sacramento is a political
unit in the domestic policy of the party in
the State. The interests of every part of
it are common, and there ought to be en-
tertained no sentiment that in any way
whatever distinguishes one candidate from
another because of the locality of his resi-
dence in the county Nevertheless it is
deemed wise policy generally to distribute
the nominations, to certain extent, be-
tween city and country candidates. Where
this is not done, it can only be attributed
to the judgment that the strength Of the
candidates chosen is considered, prospect
i've of residence nquestionably this
sentiment actuated the delegates on Tues
day. They selected 4 ticket that presents
a strong front and challenges the criticism
Of the people, rather than one that appeals
to local pride because of residence. 1t
must be presumed that the delegates from
without municipal bounds preferred such
ticket as has been made, for by unity Of
action they might easily have dictated
terms to the Convention and have named
any nominee they desired.
Nevertheless, in the future, ii would be
well to adhere to the policy of more
widely distributing the favors of the
party, and we trust that hereafter this will
be done by the insistence of city delega-
tions, however willing the country rep
resentatiyes may be to waive the privi-
lege Thus there will be avoided all pos
sibility Of jealousy, and no seeming ground
be given for the demagogue and opposition
to encourage local envy and stimulate
local preiudices
The ticket will receive the support OF
all the Republicans of all precincts, be
cause the campaign lifts local concern into
State prominence, involving possibly the
control of the government of the nation.
The ticket is the choice of representa-
tive body fresh from the people; it will be
the local rallying post for Republicans
this fall, and will be elected, we believe,
without an exception,
1t is no time whatever for carping or
t-inding, even if there were grounds
for them-which, happily, there are not.
The success of the local ticket may mean
the success of the Republican State ticket.
The public mind, we take it, is deeply i'm
pressed by the conviction that the admin
istration Of State affairs must not again be
intrusted to the incompetency of the
Democracy. A four years term is enough
of maladministration by a party divided
and wrangling, and that has excited the
derision Of the people by its ill-tempered
assaults upon material industries of the
State; its extra legislative sessions, its
domination by demagogues inspired by yul-
ga ambitions, its weak and temporizing
administration Of public trusts lis I'M
economic direction of State financial inter
ests, and its general incompetency and inn
becility. There is to be Republican re-
storation, a Republican Legislature, the
continuance of Republican succession in
the United States Senate, and continued
Republican administration of county af-
fairs.
All these things we look upon as prede-
termined and practically settled. But in
confidence there is often weakness Re
publicans should, therefore, relax no effort
to win. They should go forth to do battle
for the ticket in this county with all the
old-time energy, vigor and loyalty to the
party that alone of political organizations
is equal to all emergencies that arise; that
does not fear to grapple with living issues,
and that stands. as it has since the hour of
its birth, for pure democracy, progression,
advanced thought and reform of all abuses.
A party that since the day of It's organiza-
ton has been the champion of human
rights, the eonservator of public intelli-
gence, peace and order and law, and has
from the outset stood for the advancement
of the nation upon the Hottest plane OF
excellence possible to be attained.
Republicans are generally partisan from
conviction and not by heredity; they are
attached to the party because it is repre-
sentative of all that is best and most ad-
vanced in the theory and practice of free
government. They stand by it because it
has been tried in the furnace Of national