Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-11
Stand Up, Mr.. stevens,


Eds RECORD UNION: Please allow me
the space in your columns to publicly sub
NIT few important questions to the Re-
publican nominee for Second Trustee:
See here. you man, John Stevens |
would have you understand that am a
North American voter, aud have say at
the balot-5ox. | understand that YOU
have been nominated by political party
the Republican party. | believe-for the
position of Trustee of Sacramento. |
don't see what right you have 10 come be-
fore the people for election TO Office, es-
pecially an Office of this kind, without first
declaring how you intend to vote on every
question that may possibly come before
you during your term of Office. and stating
your position on all present and possible
future issues
Mind you, | have a vote, and therefore |
have right to know in advance how YOU
stand on-well, on everything in sight.
Come out and tell nae what you intend to
do, daily, during the next two years il
you should be elected. Ii you don't see
lit 10 tell me. III vote against YOU You
can understand that, can't you? I'll vote
TO defeat you, il you stand on YOUR
dignity and have the gall to say that YOU
are entitled to the confidence of any citi-
zen, simply because you have led blame
less life thus far. That was good enough
argument years ago, but it doesn't go down
with voters nowadays.
No, sir it won't do True, | am a Re-
publican and admit that all the pledges
asked of you by the party you manfuily
promised to stand by. But | am on deck
myself, with my little ballot, and if You
want ii you We got to come out and declare
yourself TO me in advance. / mean bust
ness-Im on the warpath, and | want a
scalp. have just as much right to de-
mand OF you CATEGORICAL answers to nv
questions as has any other citizen, or any
newspaper. Now i want to know:
First-n elected, do you propose to let your
nose go unwiped in case you should have a
cold2
Second-what price do you intend to nut on
fruit-boxes the coming season Of elected Trus-
teel?
Third-what position viii you take on the
Irish land question: In this connection / de
mand TO know whether or not you are In favor
of land monopoly. (This may be somewhat far.
fetched, but demand TO know your position
Fourth-Are you in favor of Waiting. or do
you regard 1t as immoral? (This is a burning
issue.)
Fifth--If elected, will you vote ION apy cues.
favor of turning 1t over TO tramps and other
lawleSs Characters I'm afraid of you on this
point, and positive pledge is demanded)
Sixth DO you believe the Parnell letters were
genuine. or do y0u dare to say that Pigott the
periurer, was an hosest maa
Seventh-Do you take your whisky straight.
or do you pollute 1t with sugar and water?
Eighth-are you Methodist, Baptist, Uni.
tartan, Catholic, or Lutheran? Are you a Chi.
naman and u heather?
Ninth-If elected, do you propose to become a
hoodium, or remaiR-as you have been-an up-
right, honest and respected citizen?
Tenth-Is marriage failure
EleSenth-Are you fraud?
These are but few of the live issues in
this campaign. but they are sufficient for a
starter and if you see fit TO answer them
] may give you a few more. You see
there are great many weighty questions
now bGrdening the minds of the public,
and man who wants to serve the people
should know himself jest where he stands
aud be ready TO pledge himself to every in
diyidual voter, in advance of his election,
upon everything. AS / said before. you
can't expect people 10 trust you 10 do what
YOU may think TO be right and proper. and
l want TO place you on record on every
possible emergency that may come up-in
case you should be elected.
/ demand definite answer to each AID
every question herein put to you, and
thereon depends my vote. 1t is barely
possible that the other thousands of voters
in this city have each important questions
to submit to you. hat that makes no differ
ence 70 me-my vote counts as much as
that of any other single citizen. You msy
imagine that you have some rights in this
matter, bnt beg to inform you that such
is not the case. Dare 10 treat my demands
with impuniiy. an6-wboop I'm onto
you like thousand of brick
A No-LIcENsE VoTKz
Noticei
Any of the lines that were advertised
Saturday last and not sold will be on sale
today. Red House.