Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-03-04

the resident" ticket and claiming
to be fair and desire fair play in
opposing the boss methods, were also
guilty of wrong doing. If admitted, it is
not easy to understand how the fact ex
cuses the outrages described, fer it re-
mains that scores of peaceable and law
abiding citizens were prevented by the
obstruction element from voting, and not
by the opposition TO the boss ticket. If the
rejected voters could have reached the polls
they would have reversed the verdict of vio-
lence. Illegal voting and outrage But The
factis asserted vehemently by the resident
element that wherever there was complaint
that any of the opposition were en-
ploying questionable methods to win. their
action was repudiated aud rebuked and
stopped by the official leaders of the resi-
dents" or opposition ticket. If it is true,
however, that there were any violent or
illegal acts by any of that faction, it was
just as reprehensible as ON the part of the
outsiders and Intermediates, and in no
wise palliates the assaults made by bull
doing methods to capture" the polls. In
the face of all these facts the opposition or
protesting Republicans of the pI ecinct
where all this outrage was perpetrated, were
beaten by but twenty-nine votes.
This significant fact justifies the extended
recital in which we have INDUCED, and
which is essential to clear comprehension
of the local political situation. and the les
sons it teaches. If Republican dominance
in this city is destroyed it will be by recur-
renee of such events as those of Saturday
No man is so short. sighted as not to see in
the near future time when the rank and
file of the party will refuse to train nnder
captaincy that makes possible such out
RACES. There will be wholesale permanent
/ desertion that will destroy party dominance
locally, aud turn local administration over
to other and probably no better political
influences. However regre;able this may
be, let the people who believe in the Re-
publican party from principle, face the
truth, and in the light of experience set
about TO prevent the utter destruction of
party power locally.
The RECORD UNION believes that the Re
publican party, by doctrine, tradition and
promise, is fttest to rule il this city, as well
as in the nation. While independent of
party domination, and as free to rebuke as
to approve any and all political organiza-
tons, it has cast its influence with the Re-
puhlioan MARTY haoouca &c tbe ,,-;,,o;,.Io-
which constitute lis articles of faith. 1t
esteems the party SO highly that in duty to
its own convictions it is bound to demand
that the integrity of the party locally shall
not be imperilled further by mismanage-
ment, or by resort by any claiming party
membership to illegal or disreputable
Methods or such procedure as that of Sat-
urday, and which was of piece with the
bulldozing methods in the South, against
which the national party has made such
earnest protest. The party cannot afford to
trifie with its local strength. If it does,
the day will surely come when it will fail
it in the hour of its supremest need. 1t is
so vastly, so immensely superior in its ma
tonal importance TO the men and the poll
tics OF this city, that it must not be weak
ened by the policies of either. Party
leaders, those who by reason of distin-
guished service, capacity developed under
trial, and devotion of their lifes service TO
the party have established their right to
lead, should turn their attention TO the
party in Sacramento, and counsel with
each other how there may be brought about
state of affairs that win remove the odium
now attaching to It; that the Democratic
party and its natural allies, obstruction,
mismanagementa and political enslavement,
are fast disintegrating the party in this
city. We are confident that this process
can be stopped, and the strength and vigor
of the party here restored and maintained