The record-union., 1892-10-14
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAID YESTER-
DAY.

WHAT The PEOPLE SAID YESTER-
DAY.
The levee bond question went to the
people in a special election yesterday,
and they decided with an emphasis not
to be mistaken that levee improvement
shall go on; with equal emphasis their
votes declared their implicit faith in
Sacramento.
The vote would have been a great deal
larger but for the fact that it was con-
coded on all sides that the bond PROPOSE
ton would prevail. Thousands of men
by their acquiescence really voted yes,
and intended it to be so understood. In
deed it was the expression heard on all
sides, that it was unnecessary to vote be-
cause the affirmative was so unanswer-
ably wise and so certain to receive almost
unanimous support.
When the RECoRD-UNIoN began the
agitation last spring for public meetings
and organization upon this levee ques-
ton, it foresaw what must be the outcome.
1t took very long time to secure the
necessary organization, and even when
that was done, within it sprang up such
a variety of opinions as to methods to be
employed to augment the protection of
the city, that for time the whole scheme
threatened to collapse.
But the press of Sacramento was unani-
nous and faithful in insisting upon stick
ing to the text, and that was immediate
Improvement of levee defenses," leaving
all other schemes, all good, by the way.
but not speedy, for future consideration.
The result was finally perfect unity in
the Citizens organization, success before
the City Trustees, and now success at the
polls-so much for persistent agitation of
a sound policy.
Now the people have said to the world:
"We have faith in our city; to give you
equal confidence we will greatly augment
our defenses against flood, and provide
for footing the bill of costs. We have a
healthful city, of good streets and thou
sands of lovely homes; miles upon miles
of fine street pavement have recently
taken the place of dirt roads, and at
cost of nearly 100000: we are putting
behind us rapidly all that was shabby
and antiquated; we are ripping up old
walkways and substituting stone; dis
placing post awnings with graceful shell
tiers and building better and more taste
fully generally
"We have old and strong banks and
savings institutions; churches and private
educational establishments in great num-
Der; social and confraternal organizations
of the highest order; theaters, libraries.
hospitals, charities, shelters, asylums,
Art Gallery, handsome public structures,
and school system of unsurpassed ex-
cellence."
1--WE have splendid system of electric
street railway, and have just granted the
right for another; we are about to set up
a new and improved system of municipal
government more representative and
progressive thansany that has preceded
it. Our system of protection from fire is
admirable; our commerce large, steady,
expanding, and second only to that of
one city in the State"
sour fruit trade is first upon the coast;
our rail and river transportation not Sec
ond to that of any city in the State, while
as to centrality of location and radiating
lines of rail, Sacramento stands I'M
equaled. Industries thrive with us; bust
ness is safe and steady, and failure, bank
ruptcy and involvement are less known
with US than in any city of the State"
''Our climate is equable, our health
record the best, our suburban lands fer
tile and mainly in high state of cultiva-
ton. We have provided now due levee
defenses, and propose next to adopt a
complete drainage and sewage disposal
system. With our municipal debt rap
idly disappearing, property values appre-
ciating, and reduced city taxation now
clearly in yiew,.we are content"
1--WE will welcome new population, en-
terprise, capital and progressive ideas,
and, whatever others may say or think
of us, we proclaim to all the implicit faith
we have in the Capital City, and our be-
lief in the certainty of its early future
great expansion"