Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-21

We give below q continuation of the in
terviews with Republicans, as expressive
of the general sentiment and feeling within
the party as to the outlook for Republican
success at the Presidential election, and
also concerning State and local political
matters The views here reported are of
Republicans casually met:
FELIX TRACY SAID.
1t seems to me that now is the appro-
| pirate time for citizens to take an active
part in controlling our local government
BY the exercise OF backbone, sacrifice of
| time, and perhaps money, our county af-
fairs can be placed in The hands of men
who will be true to its best interests. Re-
| publicans should be on hand, and net only
vote but work at the primaries. II they
| don't like any of the tickets, scratch and
| insert names till they get good one We
must not tlatter ourselves that there is but
one boss, but see to il that none of them
control the party machinery. Some who
are seeking place talk loud and long about
| the Presidential election ana are afraid of
boilers; they themselves only vote for such
local officers as they believe will best serve
| their personal interests.
P. f. PLATT
| Was very sanguine of the success of the
Republican ticket in November. He
thought there could be no question in the
! premises. The ticket was in every way
! good one; the canvass was to be made a
clean one; the issues were clearly before
the people and it could hardly be denied
that the protective policy of the Republi-
can party was the one and the only one
that could be acceptable TO the masses of
the people.
Speaking of local politics Mr.. Plat ex-
pressed himself as decidedly in favor of a
| full representation being given TO all the
wards and precincts according to the only
tests known, namely the number of votes
cast in the general elections He did not
| approve of boiling the party lines for
small caucuses, but was firm in the desire
| for honest methods fair counts and proper
representation. He thought if the citizens
generally would attend and take part in the
caucuses, very little cause would exist for
dissatisfaction. Whatever little disputes
might arise among Republicans touching
| local issues he had no fear of the result in
November being in any way affected. On
| the principle of protection and loyalty to
the national ticket, all Republicans, SO far
| as his observation went were united and
| firm and would move on the enemy with &
solid front.
A CoNKLIN.
firmly believe Harrison and Morton
will carry ever State north of Mason and
| Dixon's lite As for this State. in nav
| opinion, it Was = toTegOne conclusion within
! ten days after HarrisGn's nomination It
is not reasonable to believe that the voters
of California are ready TO commit suicide
| this year, by supporting a party that IS
| Gripping every industry that they are try
| +gNh M r, -st civ IL.
| Democrat of this State can support Cleve-
land this fall, except those holding posi-
tons, wherein he might use his civil serv-
ice reform. AS for local politics the troubles
are only skin deep.
AUGUST HEILBRON.
| l think things look very favorable for
| Harrison and Morton. l do not believe
that large portion of the Democrats are
going 10 vote against their own interests, as
| they will have to do if they vote for free
| trade. A man, after all, is very apt to look
| TO his personal interests when he casts his
| ballot, and to vote it in the direction that
| will favor his interests. 1t is plain enough
| for everybody to see that take the tariff off
from our products in this State, such as
| raisins, prunes, wines, etc, would be q
great injury TO our people in general. So
| might mention wool and hides At the
| present tlIlle HiutS are Imported 10 SuCQ an
extent, there being no duty upon them
that it hardly pays to take care of them
and send them to market. Good hides
now only bring from 81 to 81 so apiece, and
calf skins are worth only % cents.
| Now, when we have said this, the con-
sumner will notice that he gets no benefit
whatever from the low price of the raw
materials, for they have to pay Just as
much for shoes, harness. etc, as if sufficient
| duty was imposed upon them to reduce
the amount of foreign imports. 1t is a
general thing with butchers to expect to
make enough out of the hides,
tallow, etc, to pay for cost of slaughtering
and marketing, but at present prices for
! hides we have to increase the price of
meats to make up for what we ought to
make ont of the hides, and which we
| would were il not for tie heavy impOrta-
| tons. Thus it will be seen that the price of
meat paid by the public is directly in
creased by the damaging effect of free
trade in hides.
As to local political matters, | hope we
viii have no recurrence of such disgraceful
scenes as we have had at late primaries.
AS voter of the Fourth Ward, | think we
are fully able to take care of ourselves
without any Interference from elsewhere,
and the result of the last election demon
|
turn aside and attend the primaries there
would be none of this trouble, and it is to
| be hoped that III future they will do so.
| o. W. ERLEwINE.
Harrison and Morton are sure winners.
| said q. w. Erlewine, of the Changers
store. THE Democracy asked to see the
books; we turned them over. They have
had them four years; they are satisfied
with our style of bookkeeping, at least
| they have found no fault with them, and
we will just resume our old occupation of
running this Government again, and will
start in upon that mission with General
| Harrison at the head of affairs on the 4th
of March next. Say, have heard from
| Indiana. The Hoosiers are going wild over
| Harrson's nomination, and that grand old
State will wheel solidly into the Republican
| line in November. Speaking of Califor-
| MIA, have yet to see one Republican who
is going to vote for Cleveland but hear
of scores of Democrats who are going to
vote for Harrison. | see many farmers
They are an Independent set of men, who
read much, and as class they are better
posted on the tariff question than anv
| other. They are opposed to free trade be-
| cause they know 1t means disaster and
ruin. A Democratic politician tackled q
rancher here the other day on free trade,
and the man who grows wheat and raises
watermelons knocked out the free trade
advocate in one round. He didn't even
| leave him room to stand on. am in
favor of a square deal in our local repre-
sentation at the Convention, and | would
like to see that body composed of decent
and representative men. am sick and tired
of this bossism and SO is every other Re-
publican that l have talked with in this
| end of town. One mans vote counts