The record-union., 1891-07-21
A RESIDENCE FOR THE GOVERNOR.

A RESIDENCE FOR THE GOVERNOR.
A citizens meeting is to be held this
evening for consultation concerning the
securing of a proper residence for the
Governor of the State at the Capital.
1t is to be hoped that there will be a
very large gathering. 1t is matter of
sincere regret to the people of Sacra-
mento that because the State has not
done its duty in providing guberna
torial mansion, the Governor finds it ex-
tremely difficult to secure residence at
the Capital. 1t seems to be reproach to
the city, but in fact it is not. There are,
it is believed, a number of residences,
any one of which can be secured if the
proper steps are taken. There are other
residences also obtainable, but scarcely
commodious enough for a Governors
mansion.
But there have been times in the past
1t has, indeed, been the rule-when no
house at ali suitable could be procured at
any rental price whatever, and the Gov
ernor has been driven TO poor quarters or
to hotel. During the late administra-
ton the Governor and his family were
knocked about from hotel to rented resi-
dence, so that there was really no pern,a-
nency to'their living in the city, and they
finally removed to another town. Until
the State provides a good building for
Governors residence, it is essentially
proper for the people of the city to take
hold of the matter and secure for the
present Governor dwelling-house with
in reasonable rental and well adapted to
the purposes desired.
The State at one time entered upon the
erection of gubernatorial mansion; by
an unwise policy its completion was de-
feated and the structure was converted
into State Armory and Printing Office
1t was stroke of stupidity, and the State
will never forgive itself for it, for the
State Printing Office demanded build
ing of a different order, and the house
never will comport with the use to which
it is put.
The State should have Governors
mansion, that poor or rich may take the
office. AS it is, only man of large
means can afford to be Governor, since
the rental expense of a proper residence
consumes so much of the gubernatorial
salary. Moreover, to properly furnish a
mansion involves the expenditure of a
large sum of money, for furnished man
sions in small city like this are rarely
in the market.
Every reason, economy, dignity,
health, and all the equities of the case
demand that the State shall provide a
Governors mansion. Until it does so,
and twill be some years now, the people
of Sacramento may well take in hand the
matter and secure for the Governor
suitable quarters for himself and family.
1t is, therefore. to be hoped that there
will be a very large meeting tonight;
that it viii be broad-minded, liberal
thinking and far-seeing assemblage, and
that it will devise ways and means,
through organization, by which proper
house can be secured and placed at the
disposal of Governor Markham within
q reasonable figure. This step will really
be the first towards the erection or pur-
chase, by the State, of a gubernatorial
man sion, a thing the State Will GER
fainly no longer refuse or neglect to do.
THE single-tax men are again agitating
their theories, and in New York have
formed a league, to secure legislation,
so that every Board of Supervisors in
that State shall be compelled to levy, in
each county, taxes upon and in proper
tion TO the assessed value of land alone
exclusive of improvements and of per-
sonal property. At the same time the
slngle-tax apostles are circulating petit
fions to be presented to Congress asking
for an exhaustive investigation into the
expediency of raising all public revenues
by the single land tax, TO the exclusion of
all other taxes. If any such inquiry is
entered upon we shall expect the verdict
10 be that the single-tax would wholly
fail of the purpose intended, and more,
that it would work actual injury TO the
Government adopting it.
THE Christian Union thinks that self
repression is the special danger of sensi-
tive and refined natures. This can
scarcely be called danger, but rather a
virtue. OF course if it degenerates into
unreasonable silence and timidity, it is a