The record-union., 1892-02-15
ATTEMPTING TO DISTRACT AT
TESTION.

LIE local posses ana bnelr ecnOeS are
following the advice of the old counselor
to the young attorney when you have a
weak cause, abuse the other fellow and
his witnesses" The RECORD UNION is
coming in now for liberal lot of abuse
and Misrepresentation all around. The
whitfetts are bowling in chorus, and by
their frantic yells plainly indicate who
twists their tails.
The REcoRD-UNIoN anticipated this; it
expected precisely what has happened.
1t is accustomed to being lied about, be-
cause its course invariably antagonizes
the influences that are opposed to eco
nomic and clean government. The
REcoRD-UNIoN now stands as it has al
ways stood, for the interests of Sacra-
mento, which are identical with its own
interests. 1t is engaged now in the same
advocacy that it has always maintained
! the highest good Of the city and all of
its people, and of their possessions. 1t
has never advocated policy or upheld a
scheme that was not for the good of this
people; it has never failed to lift it's voice
against policies inimical to decent and
economical government. and is grateful
that it has never failed to receive the
abuse and misrepresentation of the enc
mics of wise municipal administration
and progressive civilization.
1t has expected to be told that it is actu-
ated by unholy desires and selfish ends,
and that its aims are opposed to the high
est good of the city. 1t was told the same
thing when it advocated levee building,
and went to the people on the issue; when
it battled for years for the secret ballot
law, and went to the people on the issue;
when it did yeoman's service for compre-
hensive street improvement, and went
before the people on the issue; when it
stood unwavering for the policy of
river Improvement by appeal to the
Federal Government, and that policy is
to-day the law of public opinions;
when it advocated reform in city sani-
tation, and it is the law of the hour; when
it stood for a new system of sewage dis
posal, and it is the unanimous demand
to-day; when it urged compliance with
law in discharge of municipal obliga-
tions, and it is enforced by the courts to-
day; when it faced the dives and advo-
Gated their suppression, and the people
are of one mind with it to-day; when it
urged greater revenue income from Ii
cense privileges and lessened places of
liquor sale, and the policy has been
adopted to-day.
And so on through the list the RECORD
UNION has stood for Sacramento and her
highest interests, and has not hesitated,
when the opportunity was favorable, to
grapple with the bosses and tricksters
and treasury leeches who have so long
sucked the life blood of the city, It is
again pitted against them, and demands
! that the police department be wrenched
from their control, and Chief elected
who will be without a boss collar and free
from boss leading strings; it is again
pitted against party unwisdom under
boss manipulation to seat incompetency
and inexperience in the municipal legis-
lative chair.
Let the people reflect upon the situa-
ton and not be deceived by the efforts
of the small fry of the bosses to distract
attention from the real issues and fix it
upon the RECORD UNION. This journal
will care for its present and its future,
and continue to be proud of its past, and
expect the swapping at its heels of the
bosses Tray, Blanche and Sweetheart as
of yore. The yelping pack amuses us by
its antics, but our amusement should not
withdraw the attention of voters from
their duty to be free men; to examine
well and vote as conscience and good
government demand.