Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-08-18
Presidency in 1893.

>. h. CdlI, august lIJn.
The growing conviction that the Repub-
lican standard bearer in 1888 is to come out
of the West has set the press of the States
included in the favored region to canvass
ing the merits of their great men. So far
as California is concerned, the quest for the
citizen best suited for the honor is easy.
There is but one man among US whose
name has been advanced, and that is Sena-
tor Stanford. We are not aware that he
has ever expressed desire to be consid-
cred as a candidate for the nomination, or
that discussion of his qualifications is
agreeable to his wishes nevertheless for
many months past, he has undoubtedly
been growing In Importance in presi-
dentiai sense. There are good reasons for
this. In his yet brief career as Senator
he has made marked impression at
Washington. Indeed, it is safe to say that
no new Senator has ever in so short time
established so strong an influence at the
Capital. Although Republican, his ad-
vice has uniformly had great weight with
the departments and the President. In the
Senate he has been active, not only in the
committees, but on the floor as speaker,
and he ranks with the best men in the
chamber
1t is easy enough to understand why
Senator Stanford should be thought of
when the Presidency is under notice. He
would have many elements of strength.
None-not even political enemies who have
fought him since the days when he was
California's war Governor-deny his men
tai capacity. He is man Of philosophic
breadth of intellect, and although for many
years immersed in business, he yet re-
tained the inclination, and found the time,
to be student He is very rich, il is true,
ht4tl l. 4
is one of the few millionaires of the coun-
try who uses his wealth not as means of
selfish qualification, but as a trust His
success in the management of MS vast pri-
vate interests gave a promise, which has
been fulfilled, that he would bring to the
discharge of his Senatorial duties sound
business capacity-and the same promise
extends to the larger duties of the Presi-
dency The business men of the country
would naturally regard with pleasure the
nomination OF oneoftheir own class, and no
one would feel that the material welfare Of
the country was in any peril were Stanford
in the White House. As for the working
men Of the land, they could not-as their
fellows of California can tell them-wish
for better friend. Since he has sat as a
Senator no man has exhibited profounder
grasp of the labor problem than Stanford,
and his whole course as an employer has
demonstrated the sincerity of his utterances
in Washington. Whatever discomfort might
exist elsewhere in California among the
wage-earners, there has never been strike
upon the railroad system controlled by
Stanford. The wages paid by his roads
have always been the highest. and no COM
plant has at any time arisen that he was
using the power which his wealth and
position gave him to oppress those who de
pended TOR their livelihood upon the labor
of their hands.
Should the Republican party come West
for Presidential candidate, it should come
as far as the Pacific. II may search the
Union over, and it will find ne more capa-
Bile or available man than Leland Stanford