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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-14
WISE REPUBLICAN ECONOMY.
GooD SHOWING FOR TIE RETIRING BOARD oI

GooD SHOWING FOR THE RETIRING BOARD OF
FEEEnoLDERs IN UNION COUNTY, Nj.
The Republican majority in the Union County IN. JJ
Board of Fcebolders has decided not to have the an
nual report of the County Collector printed in all tho
papers of the county, formerly, considering It
useless expense. Each paper received 800 for tho
work, and the majority believed that 1t was not as
satisfactory II printed In pamphlet form. This de-
cision will the county about $1,000. The Demo-
cratic papers of the county, each smartng under tho
loss Of 800 Job, have with one accord, begun an
attack upon the Republican majority and claim that
the for the action referred to Is that they
are ashamed to let the people OF tho county know
how they have managed the counys affairs and claim
that the pamphlets will only reach comparatively few
of the people
This conclusion, or charge, might have some effect
were the record made by tho Republicans during tho
last year different from what 1t is. Instead Of being
ashamed Of it, the contrary, the majority is greatly
clatcd the showing made at the end OF the first
year under Republican rule.
When the Republicans assumed control In May,
1887, the retiring Democratic Board left them an In
debtedness of $4,000 in notes, discounted by banks
of the county, and floating debt OF over S1,OOO Tho
Republican Board with appropriation amounting to
sl4 900 less than that made by tho previous Demo-
cratic Board SO conducted the affairs Of the county
during year Just closed to pay OIL all indebted
ness and retire from Office without cent OF debt and
leaving a balance Of over $4,000 IN pS, the county
proposes to continue tho wise aud economical manage
mcnt of the year. and the decision TO cut OIL $1,000
worth of political patronage in the shape of printing
the Collectors report they believe VIII meet the APP
proval OF the taxpayers. One paper In Elizabeth ana
one in Planfed VIII print the report as required by
law.
DELEGATES TO THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
St. Paul, Mimi, May 13.-Most Of the Minnesota
county conventions have now been held. without
exception the Democratic conventions have indorsed
President Cleveland and his tariff reduction views
Almost all tho Republican conventions have declared
in favor of some reduction of the tariff and largo
number have ndorscd the tariff uttcrances of Con-
gresham Knute Nelson. For President, Blaine
slightly leads Gresham, but the latter Is the second
choice of most those who declare themselves favor
able to Blaine should he be nominated.
St Louis NO. May 13-The Republicans OF tho
XIVth District have elected Byrd Duncan and S. a.
Rtosey delegates TO the Chicago Convention: Tho
delegates were not instructed, but the convention ex-
pressed preference for Judge Gresham for President
Chattanooga, May 13--The Republicans Of tho llld
Tennessee Congressional District delegates to the
Chicago Convention instructed for Blaine
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10
SYSTEMS. NOT MEN.

One of the nominees of the corrupt ring
rule has resigned from the ticket that has
been prostituted in the name of the Re
publican party. This man says that he
resigns because he finds the people are
g immensely disguised" and that his best
friends and neighbors declare that while
they highly respect him, they cannot sup
port him because of the element that put
him forward. That gentleman has dis
covered, then, that personal popularity
will not always carry man through, and
that no good citizen can afford to lend the
mantle OF his character to cloak the infa
mics of cliques and rings. The people
liked George Murray not less; but honesty
and fair dealing and the Republican party
more No man, however high his position
or exalted his character, can take vacated
place upon the ticket of the corruptionists,
without carrying upon his garments the
faint of fraud. No man ought to indorse
political corruption by accepting place
under the banner of those who are its
authors.
The Republican party deserves better of
those attached to its principles, and who
love it for its traditions and for its sake
alone, than to be betrayed by them into
the hands that use it only as means to
vicious and selfish ends. 1t follows that
whoever lends himself to corrupt rings
ard cliques, even under what he believes
to be loyalty to the party, makes most
grievous mistake. Those Republicans are
truest to the principles of the grand old
party that has made the nation what it is,
and saved it from the clutch of treason,
who refuse to consent to corruption and
fraud in its name. It's best friends are
those who rescue it from usurpers and
purge it of vicious humors.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10

AN Eastern exchange thinks it "a
curious phenomena of crime that when
ever jewels are IN the case public interest
deepens in the event" 1t is easily ac-
counted for. Jewels are capable of identi-
fication, while with money it is all but
impossible. Jewels cannot be easily con-
verted into money, and the interest in dis
covering the valuables is stimulated by
these two facts. More or less of romance
attaches to very precious stones; those of
very high ssyalue usually have an inter
esting history they are objects for which
ransom may be demanded; they are gem
orally stolen from the possession of wo-
men-these and other conditions serve to
intensity the interest and mystery attach
ing to Jewel thefts.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10
GUARD THE POLLS.

The people having moved at last III the
work of municipal political reform, the
polls must be guarded against all manner
of chicanery and vicious devices. The
enemies of fair play will defeat the people
if it is possible to do so. They have in
some cases the machinery of the polls
wholly under their complete control. In
the Fourth Ward, Stafford and Graft (the
latter being relative of Roeder the
Fourth Ward boss) are upon one Election
Board for next Tuesday. These are the
men who presided over the infamous frauds
at the primary election on Saturday last
There are other Election Boards almost as
badly composed. An election officer can
not be prosecuted for the exercise of his
judgment; these men, therefore, can refuse
and overrule challenges if they choose,
and stand safe behind the law as they did
on Saturday. They must be removed, and
the Trustees should do SO at once. A COM
mittee of twenty-five citizens will call upon
the Trustees in a body and press the claim
for reorganization of the Election Boards
wherever they are dominated by the tools
of the bosses-notably in the First and
Fourth Wards. We have faith in Messrs
Gregory, Ryan and Jones that they will
comply with this eminently just request.
Their action yesterday in securing the in
volatility of the ballot-boxes justiies this
anticipation.
The people should provide guards at the
polls next Tuesday for every instant they
remain open, and have watchers inside
also, to see that the Election Boards do
their duty. If it is possible to be done the
dcfecti7e Election Boards ought to be re-
formed, and the boss agents displaced by
trustworthy men. There must be no fall
tering now.
Hosts Of people in Sacramento have been
kept under COW by the dominant ring for
years. Even now there are hundreds of
men in Sacramento who dare not speak
their true sentiments above their breath.
They whisper to friends of fair play that
their sympathies are with them, but that
they dare not come out and "join the pro-
cession of reform; they fear that they
will be punished in business, and knitted"
In every public undertaking in which they
engage. 1t is shameful, disgraceful and
outrageous that this should be so, but it is
the plain and unvarnished truth These
men, cowed and terrorized, must be given
courage to assert their rights. 1t can be
done if every friend of fair play will prove
true to the peoples crusade against fraud
and corruption, and labor diligently and
Loyalty to uphold the progressive move
ment 1t can be done by some sacrifice of
time and comfort, and hard by work before
and at the polls.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10
EXPRESSIONS OF THE PRESS.

No American fisherman or representa-
tive of American fishermen favors the pro-
posed Bayard West-Tupper Chamberlain
compact. On the contrary, they are bitterly
opposed to it, as surreudering their right to
the Democratic English Canadian combine.
-Albdny Express.
The problem for Republicans is much
simplified by the certainty that the Demo-
cratic candidate and platform, and in case
of Mr.. Cleveland's nomination the pre-
dominating issue of tie campaign, will be
determined before the Republican Conven-
ton assembles.-N Y. Tribune.
The one labor strike that is greatly
needed to assure future Justice and tran
auillity to the miners and railway men in
the employ of the Reading corporations, is
resolute strike against the foolish or
mercenary labor leaders who precipitate
labor strikes against the plain law of their
own order, and the equally plain interest
of Observation-Disclosures Times.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10
A POSTAL WRONG.

A Philadelphia firm of publishers OBJ
jects to the postal regulation that recog-
nizes book series" as "serials" By this
recognition on the part of the Postofice
Department, publisher who issues series
of independent books under the catch word
of title, as "The Gilt-Edge Library"
"The Chamber Library" etc, secures their
transportation through the mails as serials,
at second-class rates. and pays but one cent
a pound. If, however, the publisher of
single volume mails it, he must take third
class rates, and pay one cent for two ounces.
This is injustice; and it seems to us, there
fore, that the protest of the Philadelphia
firm is we'll put. To illustrate the opera
ton of the law, let us suppose "A' to pro-
pose the issuance of the works of Moore
Byron, Shakespeare, Prior, Hawthorne,
Longfellow, and Il score or more of others,
in "serial library" once a week or once
month, each book being completed in it
self. He will be permitted to send his
DOOh tlIOuSll llG lIldllS dl lllC Ldlt Vi OIlc
cent pound. If, however, "B" issues the
same volumes, each complete, but does not
print upon the covers the title of "serial
library" he must pay for carriage of the
same volume at the rate of one cent for
two ounces. Manifestly this is unjust. \
serial is continued issuance, publica-
ton in parts necessary and essential TO
each other, and continuing from one
number to another in regular order,
and not complete in any one num-
Der. Thus, magazines are serials, and
so are newspapers, because a large number
are required to complete 4 volume or
round out period of current history or
finish the publication of novel or his
torical relation, etc. 1t certainly was
never intended, that publisher should
gain serial rate privileges by merely call
ing a large number of wholly distinct vol
umes of Independent and unrelated books
serial or series. The present practice
opens the way to mailing any books at
less than book rates by adopting the de-
vice of literary title, with subscription
price, but which is in the majority of
cases fiction, as the books are paid for by
number in the great majority of cases.
We are far from saying that the higher
rate should attach, if the income of the
Department will warrant the application
of the serial rate to all books, for the
easier the means of diffuslng knowledge
the better. But if the low rate is not
justified for all books, then for books
mailed, whether singly or in library series,
there should be uniform rate, and no
publisher be given an advantage over an
other by the cheap device of stamping his
book as one of a library series If it is
replied that all may so stamp and thus
uniformity be secured, the answer is that
this is impossible. The most valuable new
books cannot be issued in the guise of
serials, for they cannot be made uniform
in price or style, or issued regularly or
upon the basis of an annual subscription.
Obviously the postal laws need amend
ment to correct the injustice pointed out.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10
"a BUSTED BOOM

The Los Angeles Times is stirred to the
depths over the charge made BY the
REcoRD-UNIoN that the Los Angeles
boom has broken down. 1t is an evidence
that the REcoRD-UNIoN was correct in
It's statement that the Times abuses the
witness. Whenever that is the resort
weakness is confessed. The Times attempts
to fortify its decaying boom" by point
ing out that the real estate transfers for
Los Angeles county for February, 1888,
considerably exceed in the amount of the
expressed consideration those for 1887 and
1886. This is weaker still. Every one
who knows anything knows that expressed
considerations in deeds are of no value in
ascertaining the real sum that changes
hands in sale of real estate. The Times
would have been more honest had it given
us the aggregate of the value of boom real
estate in Los Angeles advertised in six
teen pages of its contemporary, the Herald,
for non-payment Of taxes. Il would be
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10
CLOSE THEM.

The law prohibits the sale or giving
away of liquor on election day. This law
has been grossly violated in the past 1t
ought to be enforced next Tuesday. More
than half of impositions upon voters are
prosecuted through the agency of drink
Fill man partly full of liquor and ward
striker can do with his ballot pretty much
as he pleases The law of the State of
California ought to command sufficient
respect from the police authorities of Sac
ramento to secure its enforcement on at
least one day in the year. Let Police Com
missioners Gregory and Buckley do as
they have the power to do, and command
the police to enforce the election liquor
law. With no larger force of men pro-
portionately, it is done in Oakland, Los
Angeles, San Diego and Stockton, and it
can be done here. If it is not done the
inevitable conclusion must be that the
officials do not wish to even make the at
tempt
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10
BRILLIANT ILLUMINATIONi
ENCHANTING MUSIC!
INTERESTING ENTERTAINMENT


The last number of the Resources Of Cal
;fornin saws: 1.-THE great political leaders
are marshaling their forces and preparing
for the coming contest. The question, who
shall be our next President? IS daily be-
coming more interesting and Important,
and the henchmen of the various available
candidates are laying the wires with view
to the success Of their respective faVorltes
Some of The Eastern journals are advanc-
inc the nomination OF Ex-Governor and
Tinted States Senator Leland Stanford, of
California. as the staudard-bearer of the
Republican party, and it would he proud
dav for the Golden State if this honored
citizen should be selected as the recipient
of the highest honor in the gift OF the
nation. Mr.. Stanford's name has been fire.
ouentlv mentioned in connection with the
Vice Presidency, but we are informed that
he has expressed his determination that,
under no circumstances, will he accept that
nomination. Senator Stanford Is not, nor
has he ever been, an asplrant Tor politlcal
honors. In his case it has been the office
that sought the man, or rather the people
of California, who, recognizing his merits
and exceptionabIe ability. have by persua-
sion overcome his natural Discrimination to
political preferment, and induced him to
occupy the Gubernatorial chair, and to rep
resent them in the councils OF the nation.
His course in the Senate OF the United
States has been such as to enttle him 10
the respect of his fellow Senators, the APP
probation of the people, and to compel
the approval even Of his political oppo-
nents. a man Of colossal wealth, he uses
it for the benefit of mankind, and the great
educational institution which he is now
erecting-the Leland Stanford Jr. Uni
versity-and which he has SO msgnihcently
endowed, will stand as a monument to his
honor for all time. His great executive
ability is manifested in the conception,
completion and successful conduct OF one
of the greatest enterprises ever yet con-
ceived by the genius of man-the Central
and Southern Pacific Transcontlnental
Railroads. He was the trusted friend and
confidant of the lamented President LIN
coin during the times that tried mems
souls and his patriotic efforts did much to
insure the success of the Federal forces.
We do not know that Senator Stanford
would accept the nomination for President
if rendered him, but we firmly believe
that the country would be fortunate IN Sc
curing his election as its Executive head.
We are not a prophet nor the son OF a
prophet, but we should not be surprised II
the next National Republican Convention
heads its nominations: For President OF
the United States, Leland Stanford, OF Cali
fornia."
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10

more faithful to the truth to record the
fact that there are 125 sellers to one buyer
of real property in Los Angeles to-day;
that the town lot layout in that county, to
maintain boom valuation, would require
producing population of 100000 of peo-
pie. Let the Times be advised of wisdom
and sing small of its busted BOOM" else
mercy may cease to be virtue in this
case, and all the facts be given to the puh-
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10

THE chatter of the Democratic Admins
tration about the surplus in the Treasury
is deceptive. The purpose of the talk Z"
is to frighten the people into affirming
CIeveland's policy, and reseating him for a
second term. The truth is, the country
never was more prosperous than during
the surplus accumulation and at this very
time. None of the doleful prognostica-
tions of Mr.. Cleveland are coming to pass /;
none of the disasters he predicted as insep-
arabic from the Treasury accumulation are
indicated as near at hand. If the ma
tional debt was in that process of liquida-
ton it should be, we would have no sur
plus in the Treasury. If the internal
revenue collections were stopped, and
some other reforms effected, there
would be no accumulation beyond our
needs, and that wise reserve the Govern
ment should always be able to command.
The surplus, it has been shown, by affirm
alive direction of law can be applied to the
reduction of the national debt. Sixty
millions of money now in the Treasury
should have been devoted to this purpose,
and would have beea had President Cleve-
land read his duty in the law as the
law contemplated he should, instead
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10

DISPATCHES from Odessa announce the
suspension of freight shipment by the
Black Sea Steamship Company, and that
orders have been given to fit the steamers
of the line for naval purposes. If so, it
means that Russia intends to throw down
the gauntlet for war. Coupling these orders
with the recent construction of defenses
upon the southeastern frontier, it becomes
evident that Russia is determined to make
an advance along her whole southern line,
and that the first assault will be upon the
Austrian frontier, and the second upon the
Turk from the water side. If this is not
the intention of the Gar, then it is improb-
able to speculate with any prophetic force
upon anything that willy monarch does.
1t appears to US that he means war; that
there is every reason to fortify this belief,
and that the death of Emperor William
has been seized upon as the favorable OPP
portunity for which Russia has so long
waited
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10

THE death of Emperor William. of
Germany, which was yesterday announced
and commented upon, puts into the Re
gency Prince William, the foresight of
that master mind, Bismarck, having so
provided as far back as last November.
The new Emperor is therefore but nomi-
nally so, and the power of the throne is
exercised by his inexperienced, physically
weak, but spirited and war-like son, who
is completely under the control of Prince
Bismarck, fortunately for Germany and
the peace of Europe. We may not, there
fore, expect any action by Germany that
will disturb the peaceful relations with
any other nation, unless she is compelled
to defend herself or render aid to Austria
This latter she may be called upon to do
at any moment, for the indications at this
time are that Russia is assuming a
hostile attitude toward Turkey and Aus
tria. Her assault upon the former would
not at once involve Germany, but it would
be impossible for her to remain neutral
any great length of time. If the assault
Is first made upon Austria, then young
William of Prussia will be given an oppor-
tunity to draw his sword in allyship with
Austria,
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10
BOS>ISM NUT GO.
The Response From Other CiIies to Sac
ramento's Political Revolt.


ramentos Political Revolt.
The revolt at Sacramento against boss
rule indicates very clearly the turn which
the politics of the State is about to take.
No local ticket that has anywhere the faint
of bossism about it can possibly succeed
at the next election. The wonder is that
so humiliating a system had been SO long
tolerated. 1t was bad enough when it
reached only for the offices, but when it
undertook to sell judgments and verdicts,
the public patience became exhausted. 1t
is satisfaction, at least, to know that it
cannot exist one moment after the people
determine it must go" 1t has only -four
ished because of their apathy and neglect
of public duties-.S T. Bulletin.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10
Press Noies-

A new paper to be published every Sat
urdav at San Francisco, and named The
Republican, will be issued, commencing
March 3D. Frank Toyliabue will be its
business manager, and Fred H. Hart its
editor. 1t is announced that the paper will
be radically Republican in principal and
expression.
The Honduras Progress is journal pub
lished at Tequcigalps, Republic of Hon
duras. with DIR. r. Fritzgartner as its
editor and publisher. The paper is devoted
10 mining, commerce, popular science and
general news
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10
Emperor william at waterloo.

The Emperor William, of Germany,
commanded a regiment at the battle of
Waterloo, and General Simon Cameron, Of
Pennsylvania, had nearly reached mans
estate when the battle was fought. And
vet when we read of the first Napoleon
and his deeds, we think of it all as belong
ing to some far distant period-indeed. it
reads almost like fable. How many peo-
pie, by the way, on the whole face of the
earth. are now alive who were living when
the Emperor William and General Came
ron were BORN? Can there be more than
/ 600 = or perhaps 2,0oo.-Phitadetphis
Times
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10

AS an evidence that the boss attempts to
rule both parties, it is cited that his tools
and puppets arose and, vituperating, left
the Democratic Convention Thursday
night, though that body had nominated a
first class ticket. Let citizens of Sacra-
mento keep that fact in view, and reflect
upon what it means. Let those thin
skinned partisans who fear in a little mu-
nicipal election to vote a mixed ticket,
ponder upon the fact and all it means.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-10

of bending his energies to formulating
prophecies of woe and ruin. A bill is now
pending in Congress providing for the pur
chase of bonds with the surplus" 1t is
not absolutely necessary, but is put for
ward by the Republican side to remove
the slightest doubt that might be enter
tanned concerning the duty of the Admin
istration to so use the funds. 1t puts the
Cleveland Democracy into close corner,
and leaves it no alternative but to show its
hand