The record-union., 1891-06-11
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EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN: Permit me-
through the medium of the space you sci
aside as "Everybody's Column" where
in citizens may express their views OF
matters of public interest, to reply to the
coup de plume of Secretary of State Waite
published in that column this morning.
He asks: Idntpnc dninuS cpteStt6ut
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| reply: Coelitats nj hi aires and con-
Std1atiG ct Vt1'tute. / expect to maintain
my cause even against the trenchant pen
of so erudite scholar as the Secretary
| In his communication Mr.. Waite de-
MES that he refused us permission to use
the Capitol Park for our evening con-
certs, but further on in the same article
says that he stated at the time that he
would not grant permission without con-
sent of the other commissioners. Or, as
the Secretary would putt, we were COraDl
| NON j1tdice.
The fact is, there were present at the
| interview with the Secretary, beside my
self, Messrs. w. w. Douglass, w. II.
Ennis, r. E. Murray and G.. W. Kramer,
| representing the Concert Committee, and
| repeat here that when we called upon
Mr.. Waite he talked as if he was opposed
to having the concerts in the Capitol
Park, on account Of the people iniuring
! IAAO bCIldCtS anu law ISs AljGI SOlIlG re-
marks by Mr.. Douglass and others, how
ever, he consented to our use of the Park
| provided we procured the consent Of the
other commissioners. This is about what
l stated in my former communication,
and if Mr.. Waite understood it differently
it is simply misunderstanding. II
! should teach US returning again to the
dead language employed by the Secre-
! tary) to Gaze q1t1d d3c3S, qlsd7adO, ct cui.
will state that the Open-air Concert
Committee is anxious to hold concerts in
! the Capital Park, because it is the eX-
! pressed wish of large number Of oul
| people, and we still hope that the com
missioners will grant us permission. The
| gentlemen on the committee have no per-
sonal interest in the matter They re-
| celve no pay and are simply giving theiI
/ time and money for the public good. The
! Capital Park grounds were donated tc
the State of California by the city of Sac
ramento for public park, and the citi-
zens of this city ought to have a right to
enjoy them. The privilege has never
been denied them by any former admin
lStratlon, and am glad to learn that there
is hope that we may still be allowed to
have concerts in the park. We should
like to have one there one week from
Sunday next. 4 RiUedecl
J. G. MARITIME.
Sacramento. June 10, 1891.
Give Us q Rest.
EDS. RECORD UNION: l have had the
RECORD UNION in my house for the past
| twelve years, and this is the first favor
have ever asked of it, and that is space
for this article. To begin with, what is
this place coming to, anyway? First
| there is leyee scare, and next a sewer
scare, and next craze for high and low
| license, and then q season of murders
! but, to top them all, comes a bitter war
! fare against our open-air concerts.
! Why do our city papers allow the use
| OF their columns to lot of cranks, who
are ever ready to jab their cruel knives
! into everything that could in any way
! benefit our people? What have the gen.
! tlemen Of the open-air concert commit
! tee, and especially General MARITIME, done
/ to warrant this TRADE Of abuse which
have seen of late? And for what? Be-
cause he has not had concerts in Capitol
Park.
In the name of heaven, how could he
have them there, if he had no permission
from those in charge? But this whole
thing is malice on the part of someone to
break up our concerts; and if the people
of this city allow this to be carried out,
for one would wish to leave it..
| My son is on this concert committee
and he has spent many days from his
! business in collecting and in many other
ways trying to make them success; and
then TO be abused for doing all this is moi
very encouraging, can assure you. Bet
! ter by far that our citizens would write
| something to encourage these young men
in their honest endeavors to please oul
people, rather than III discouraging them
| And, as a lady resident of this city.
say for shame on any individual or news.
| paper that will stoop to such dirty work
1 as to try in any way TO deprive us of this
1 amusement, TO which we all look with sc
much pleasure the coming season. We
/ ladies should rise in cur might and stand
! by these young men. And l know the
| RECoRD-U UNION is with us, as it always is
on the side of the right.
A CONSTANT CoNCERT-GoER.
! Sacramento, June 10, 1891.