Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-11-01
THE CITIZENS
Judge DOLLS Answer to
the ReCOrd-UniOn.
Why BE Has "GOne After
False Gods" and With
the Citizens.

LIDS. REC0RD-UNIoN: YOUR REFERENCE
IL TO myself in connection with the office of
District Attorney, coupled with the remark that
have gone OF after false gods and shower
anathema upon both the Republican and DEM
oeratic parties" in Tuesday mornings RECORD
UNION, justices me, think. in saying few
words upon that subject.
In the first place. there is no occasion to in.
stitute comparison between Mr.. Ryan, the
regular Republican nominee for that office, and
myself | have not heard anyone oppose him
many years. and recognize in him young man
of more than ordinary promise
In the second place. the nomination to this
once by the Citizens Committee was not of my
seeking, as you well know. l have consented
to be their candidate for that Office because 1
heartily approve of that movements move
ment intended to take the government of the
city and county on. of the hands OF political
losses" and place 1t under the control of
properly owners, taxpayers and good citizens
generally. You kindly accord me the virtue of
having decided opinions" So be it. MY de-
eided opinion then, is. that the management of
the Republican and Democratic parties is hope
iess'y corrupt. l solemnly and firmly believe
that the acknowledged leaders of both these
parties thrive by corropting the elective fran
chise, and by selling nomination to office: that
primary elections are often carried by fraud,
frequently by force and violence. and again by
massing ct the polls large numbers of roughs,
shoulder-str;kers, FOUNDERS and gutter snipes
hshed for the occasion from dives. dens and
brothe's of the city, to disgust or intimidate
legal and honest voters that by these means
and such as these. the bosses secure to be
chosen numerous delegates to the nominating
conventions who are willing tools (for cousid-
erstion) of the managers, and they are thus
able to sell, and do sell, nominations for the
most responsible positions to aspiring candi-
dates. for coin. This opinion is partly the re-
suit OF personal observation during a good
many years, and partly the result of reading
the caustic criticisms in the RECoRD-U UNION and
the Daily Bee" of the political methods en-
ployed BY the Republican aud Democratic
parties IN this CITY and pOnutV
II 1t is NOT true that persons desiring nomi-
nations for office in this city and county at the
hands of either Republican or Democra ic Con-
yentons. Ia order to be successful, are frequent
ly compelled to pay, and do pay, large sums of
money to the bosses for these noninations
then, indeed there is no justification for the
Cltlz MS organizations; If it Is true, there is no
Justification for any other.
You are pleased to say that am good
lawyer. waving this point, have at least
read the statutes against bribery, and know
that he who receives money, and he who pays
money to influence delegates in nominating
convention. are alike guilty of felony. (See
See. 81, Penal Code)
In contemplation of law there is no distiuc-
ton in the otfense between the man who pays
money to be nominated 10 office and the man
who steals robs on the highway, breaks in
your house at night, commits rape, forgery or
assault to murder. But through 'bossism and
machine politics the result is quite different
the man who buys his nomination, instead of
being condemned as q felon, is frequently
elected to an honorable Office, while the man
who steals or robs is sent to expiate his crime
in felon's cell. These different results tend to
utterly confuse the question of right and wrong
in all but the clearest intellect.
This system of politics has been upheld, in
dorsed aud encouraged for years by both the
Democratic and Republican parties. No matter
how vicious the methods used to make nominal
tions, these organizations are every ready to
wink at the crime and rally to the support of
the ticket For these, and other reasons. / am,
as you say no longer of the Republican house,
hold of faith.
The movement of the citizens of Sacramento
in bringing forward an Independent ticket is a
solemn protest against these criminal and dis
graceful methods of the two great political
parties. l am entirely in accord with the peo-
pie in this matter. and shall do what can to
make their effort successful
S. S0LON HOLL.