Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-13
Out of the Fight.


1t seems that n R. Rideout is out of the
fight for the Republican nomination for
Governor. What figure does money cut in
our politics? Mr.. Rideout has shown an
executive ability in making for himself a
fortune by legitimate business methods /:
but as it is now understood that no man
without money can go into political con-
test without using some of it, the " bows y
will go after him, and if he does not re-
spond they will call him an old skin-fint
and go against him. Mr. Rideout will put
in any amount of money for the public in
terest; he would not mind putting in all
that would be necessary for a legitimate
campaign, but we know that his principal
objection to the race is the above fact. and
that be would not buy anybody's influence
or vote. Rich men are filling some of our
high offices but it has come to pass that
they have to buy their way in. Ii would
be good for the republic if all men. rich
and poor, could stand on merit. and money
have no influence one way or the other.
The Marysville Appeal has the following
concerning Mr.. Rideout's candidacy:
We are authorized to state that our
fellow-townsman, n. d. Rideout, is not in
the contest for the Republican nomination
for Governor. We make this announce
ment with regret. and we believe the Re-
publicans of the State, and especially those
of the central and northern parts, will re-
ceive the announcement with the same
feeling. Mr.. Rideout's name was brought
forward by the piess without any knowl-
edge on his part, and we believe that it was
received by the people of all classes and all
parties with more unanimous approval
than any similar candidacy in the political
history of the State. 1t was believed to
mean sure Republican victory with re-
formed administration of the financial
affairs of the State, consummation de-
voutly desired by the taxpayers, and an en-
couragement of the development of the
great resources of the whole State. If Mr..
Rideout had been seeking the nomination
there would have been no difficulty in OBJ
tanning it, but his business interests, cover
ing large portion of the State and absorb
ing all his time, leave no leisure for that
kind of work, even if it were to his taste. 1t
is lamentable fact that here as elsewhere,
the man must seek the place, rather than
the place seek the man. We regret this,
and the people of this section regret it, Mr..
Rideout has been in this part of the State
for more than third of a century. In
that time he has been closely identified
with the growth and development of all
our industries. For ten years he was a
IA Idllk Ol that great
business. For twenty years he has been
the leading banker of northern and central
California. In that capacity his money and
his business energy have served to advance
every business interest of this part of the
coast. He has been farmer on a large
scale, and has given employment to thou
sands of laborers in tilling the soil. He is q
large owner in various extensive and sue
cessful manufacturing industries, which
employ large number of skilled and I'M
skilled laborers. He is principal owner
in two transportation lines, which have
done incalculable good to the producers
and consumers of this section. In all these
great enterprises, covering SO much time
andinvolying moneyed transactions of mill
ions of dollars, he has won the esteem and
confidence of all. There is no single name
in this whole State that commands greater
confidence and stands higher than that of
n. p. Rideout. He has business ability of
the highest order, and he would have given
the State thorough business administra-
tion He has business following all over
the State that would have added 10000
votes to his party at the polls He comes
up from the ranks of those who labor, and
he knows the wants and needs of that class,
and fully sympathizes with them. In view
of all this, it is to be regretted that he is
not a candidate for the position of Gov
ernor.