Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-12
AS OTHERS SEE US.
What They Say of the Effort to Purify
Politics.


have given rise to great Indignation in the
party, and an organized revolt has been
made against the boss-made ticket. Fully
five hundred Republicans took part in a
meeting on Thursday night at which ar
rangements were made to put new ticket
In the field. The RECORD
UNION, which supports the reform move
ment within the party, makes the practical
demand that the ballot-boxes to be used at
the coming election be provided with one
or more glass sides, in order that stuff
ing" may be prevented or detected. At
the recent primaries the most shameless
stuffing of ballot-boxes was practiced.-
Marysuille appeal.
RESULT OF sUBsERyIENcY-
So long as independent voters allow
themselves to be whipped into the trace
just so long will the Higginses and the
Buckleys and the Rhoadses rule Sacra-
mento and San Francisco and every other
city they fasten themselves upon.-.Stocktoa,
Nail.
BossIsM MUST co.
The efforts of the better element of the
Republican party in Sacramento to purify
the corrupt state of politics in that city is
an indication of the change that is to
sweep over the State before the next gen
eral election. As the Nail has already IL
lustrated the political corruption that per-
meates the politics of the entire State must
be purified Bossism must go and the bar
room politician must stand back and give
way to men who stand upon their merit
There is a revolutionary sentiment ahoat
against our past system of politics and it is
coming to the fore. The RECORD UNION
took a leading part in this purifcation
movement at the recent municipal nomi-
nations, and it now finds itself the cham
pion of exalted public opinion. The time
has come for the overthrow of corrupt pol
itics and the people are up in arms to aid
the revolution. In the coming campaign
the watchword will be" Put none but
good men on guard. p Woodland Mail.
ENCOURAGEMENT TO OTHERS.
There is Republican revolt in Sacra-
mento. 1t seems that the party bosses in
that city fixed the primaries to suit them
selves, and appointed creatures of their
own to the nominating Convention. This
has called forth vigorous protest, and the
respectable Republicans of the city called
a meeting of the Republican voters to pro-
test against the action of the bosses. This
revolt against the corrupt methods which
have heretofore prevailed in Republican
politics is encouraging, and we only hope
that the Republicans of Sacramento will
persist in the attempt to rid themselves of
bossism. Their success will encourage the
Republicans of other cities to throw off the
same infamous yoke-.San Jose Herald.
GLASS BALLoT-BoxEs TO THE FRONT.
The Republican primary election few
days ago in Sacramento developed such
stupendous frauds in ballot-box stufing
by the bosses" that the RECORD UNION
feels called upon to demand the use of
glass ballot-boxes at the election to be held
next Tuesday. Bluff Sentinel
Yes, and we have got them.
AN AUsPIcIoUs EVENT.
The political revolution at Sacramento
was sharp, sudden shock, but terrific in
its results. The RECORD UNION and the
decent element of the Republican party
have bodily swallowed the Democratic
nominees for the municipal election.
Such an event is auspicious. 1t is an indi-
cation of widespread disaffection among
the better and more reliable of the Ameri-
can people. For years have they patriotic
ally submitted to every species of imposi-
sition and aggravation from boss leaders,
whose every impulse was personal selfish
ness. Every day we see the determined
purpose of good men to assert their manli-
ness and throw off the shackles and shib
boleth of party which has fallen into ve-
nality and political autocracy. We have
hope for the Republic Woodland Demo
crdt.
BOSS RULED CITY.
Sacramento is as ,prob orroad h., ,oI;4;