Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-11-02
Political Roomerancs.

EDS. RECORD UNION. To the writer's mind
there have been some "points" made by poll
ticians during the political canvass now closing
that have not been well taken" viz In try
ing to secure votes from the well-known anti
Chinese sentiment of this State, the Democracy
thought it would be shrewd thing to couple
Mr.. SwifL's name in mentioning the now unpop-
ular Burlingame treaty, and call II the : bufiln-
game-SWift" treaty. Recalling the facts mas
proved that Mr. Swift was sent TO China by this
Government. and while there shrewdly secured
a modification of that treaty, entirely III the In
terest OF the anti-Chinese sentiment. by aVlng
the right of Chinese exclusion from this country
recognized by both nations. thereby making the
Burliugame treaty temporarily endurable ;,
MIR. Wigginton, the Native American
party's Candidate for Gbvernor-posing in the
would be pure white robes OF I" all offices for
Americans" only, when it is now established
that he has sever been wearing next to his heart
an entire suit of secession Undertaking. Mr..
Nigginton should thank God daily that so
many foreigners came to the rescue and aided
i'll preserving to US a country where II is an
honor to be loyal and liberal Goyernor-sueh
q man should be satisfied to be allowed to 1--we
and die in this country, and let statesmen like
Swift be its Governor The idea that when
man leaves his native country, sunders all ties
of blood. government and country, leaves all
but his religious views behind and comes here
to be one OF US. and leave his posterity in full
fellowship with us, that he must live and die
here an alien and pilgrim, is strange basis
IL
boosted of its religious freedom since the land
ing of the first pilgrims. That party that could
live and grow on such basis would sooner or
later want to tie some Catholic or Hebrew up to
the stake. The query would soon be, Which
one of us Protestants would come next in turn?
General Carey says that F. K. Dray is asso-
ciated with the Sacramento Savings Bank MAIL
agement, the corporation influence" with
which he is surrounded units him for serving
the people as well as he (Carey) could being
aloof from similar industrial saving enterprises:
Now the Sacramento Savings Bank is one of
the Oldest. most conservative savings institu-
| tons in the State. 1t cares for the savings of
industrious, Woodworking people, who have not
the time nor opportunity to make investments
| for themselves Mir. Dray is an employe of that
institution, i'll the capacity of land expert, and
goes from one section of the country to the
other to judge of the value of the land which is
offered as security for loans so that the security
shall be ample and loans safeiy made, to the
end that the earnings may be increased Mr..
Dray is doubtless paid from the earnings and
| therefore is indirectly paid by the depositors-
the people and is, in every act working di-
rectly in their interest. General Carey also saws
that If he is elected he Will vote for exempting for
the taxpayer certainsu from taxation Just as
| if Mr.. Drdy was not in position where he is
more likely TO do so if opportunity offers What
suggestive bid for securing votes anyway! Ina
country of such great advantages and privileges
where the working people daily receive bene-
fits, free schools free library, and many similar
fayors paid from general taxation-and then to
have politician seeking office pledge for
votes " in advance still further privileges, and,
at the same breath. slur the source of such
favors- the well-to-do citizen. Such offers made
i'll such manner should insult an intelligent
fair-minded workingman.
The " Prohibition party" riSking their all on
the one proposition of Prohibition or nothing"
is one of the most illogical situations of the
present day. In this State, where each year
sends many thousands more acres to the vine
and kindred industries. bidding fair to be the
leading industry of the State, TO have a body or
citizens risk everything on the one impracti-
cable impossible idea, to be realized, is enough
to shake ones faith in our ability for liberal
selfgoyernment.
The american party" at present wholly de-
Ponds ON the breath and brain of an anti
Popes Irish " advocate, and led forward by him
in campaign against the Catholic Church I'M
der the mask OF political REFORM" ANY rea-
s1nable political demand of that party can as
well be effected in the Republican party as any
where else. After century of foreign immigra-
ton, and the people stand ten Americans to one
foreigner, with certainty of there yearly bein
still larger proportion OF Americans, it is
simply absurd to form new party to modify the
immigration laws, or properly execute or annul
present naturalization laws. Republicans will
not be led into an ambush fight against the
Catholic Church, which under our Government
has equal sacred rights with all other sects and
which has in its folds hundreds of thousands of
the most intelligent, respected and patriotic ma
tive Americans in this nation, and born of Amer
leans. too. If they arc so led, somebody will
surely get scalped.
1t is a nice proposition to admit that one
foreigner can stand off, ten of us. 1t is use
less TO try and make the outside nations believe
that native ofour soil, with every inducement
to bea man and a citizen, is not, when he tries
to be, the boss hummer of the world. His equal
is that colored cuss who for coin or a spittoon-
cleaning job, will sell himself to his lifelong
enemy the Democracy.
Weak Republicans can learn good lesson by
noting that the colored people, inclined to in
dustry, sobriety and religion are almost unani-
mously with the party that befriended and
cared for their rights in the past.
All fair-minded citizens having the general
public welfare at heart and who sincerely de-
sire to " live and let live" should lay aside all
prejudice and get to work in the Republican
ranks for in it is all the hope for the future and
safety from the coming storms caused by many
men of many minds" Conservative citizens
should get shoulder to shoulder with honest
workers Tor the general welfare as against the
anything for-power' politician. and let the
strictly pure lead the supremacy good
away to '' mutual admiration or to die and
join the "great majority on the other side"
PROTESTANT REPUBLICAN.
Sacramento. October 81, 1886.
Mr.. L. r. Helms, San Francisco, cured a
severe cold with he'd Star Cough Cure.