Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-05-19
THE OTHER SIDE.


A Very Weak Answer to Mr.. Mills
Argument.
In the same edition of the Champion
in which Mr.. Mills letter appears the fol-
lowing editorial is printed:
The Champion gives much space, little as
it has, to the letter of Mr.. Mills. Unlike
some of the big San Francisco dailies, the
Champion is willing to give the "other side''
hearing. Having given so much space
to the letter, little must be used in COM
ment ON it.
Mr.. Mills uses the language of gentle
man and presumably as good arguments as
can be made against State division, but in
the main they are such as have no weight
in determining the judgment of the mass
OF the people who favor divisions in other
words, the great majority OF those who
favor division do so without reference to
any actual or alleged neglect on unfair
treatment on the part of the more populous
and hence powerful up.country section.
Having a firm conviction that the State is
too large and ought to be divided, they
naturally point out what they conceive to
be neglect and bad treatment, which too
often are taken as arguments when they
are nothing but current facts, or supposed
fac.s, if that would be a more agreeable
way of stating this view. If it be true that
New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania control
the nation, they should not Their in
tiuence has Lot always been commendable.
If such big States as California are most
desirable, then all the coast States from
Maine to Texas ought TO be reformed into
three States-one TO south line of Virginia,
another to Cape Sable. and third thence
to the mouth of the Rio Grande. If Della
ware, Maryland, Rhode Island and other
small States have ever complained of their
littleness, Mr.. Mills can probably inform
the public. The State Agricultural Fair
cannot be attended by one in one hundred
tillers of the soil south of Tehachapi, and
this will always be so-both cost and time
being items they cannot afford. Out of
this question of time and cost to go to San
Francisco has come a quarrel in the
Episcopal Church of this State. Such OBJ
jections to big State may be easily multi
piled.
Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles
San Bernardino. Orange and San Diego
counties cover as much territory as Ohio
and Ohio seems to come up to Mr.. Mills
idea of requisite size, and these counties
possess greater variety of resources than
Ohio. The degenerate spirit of emula-
ton" the Champion may remind Mr. Mills,
is not monopolized by a few southern
counties. 1t is inconsistent for the pot to
call the kettle black. The privilege to
grow fast and annex the upper to the lower
part of the State is a kind concession that
in an extremity may be taken advantage
OF. The offer to be good to US of the
southern counties in the matter of the
chief executive Office of the State, if we
will only behave ourselves, conform our
wishes and opinions to those IN north mr.
suppress them altogether, is, so far as the
Champion is concerned, respectfully de-
clined on the terms. This patronizipg
offer has recently been referred to by the
Alta, Bulletin, Call, RECORD UNION and Bee,
and perhaps other papers have discussed
State division on about all points but the
ones that exist with the masses down this
way, and each and all JOIN Mr. Mills in &C.
companying the offer with a poorly-co
cealed threat. The Republican party of
this State cannot win without the Kepubli-
can votes in the counties above referred to.
Our delegates will probably not forget this
fact when attending the next State conven-
ton; and if they do, the voters may not at
the polls. There is as much intelligence
and independence among the voters down
this way as among any equal number in
the Union, and they know as well how to
use both. Might can defeat a Just cause.
Our northern Republican friends might
consider this simple proposition from two
or three standpoints.
fairly well written letter on State d.
vision, couched IN courteous terms, giving
full credit to the value and good points of
the State at large, was recently refused
publication by the fsirest of the big San
Francisco daIlies. Talk about liberality