The record-union., 1892-10-29
THE SENATORNHIP.
Sound Advice to Republicans From
Senator Stanford.
The Vital Necessity of Retaining Con-
troll of the United States
Senate.
San Francisco Evening Post.l


Senator Leland Stanford, whose health
continues steadily to improve since his
arrival from the East, came to town this
morning from his Menlo Park residence
and spent the day in his office at Fourth
and Townsend streets. A representative
OF the Post sought and obtained an inter-
view with him there with the purpose of
obtaining, if possible, some expression of
his views on political and other questions
of present interest.
A query put by the interviewer with
the purpose of drawing out the Senator's
personal preferences in the matter of the
choice of the United States Senator failed
of its special object, but was successful in
another way.
1t did not have the effect of causing
Senator Stanford to name his own choice
among the candidates who have been
mentioned, but it did lead him to make
certain remarks, the importance OF which,
as addressed to Republicans, it is scarcely
possible to overestimate.
PUT PERSONAL PREFERENCES ASIDE.
81 don't think" said the Senator, re-
plying first to the direct question asked
OF him, THAT this is a time to express
ones personal preferences in this matter.
l may have such preferences, of course.
VINO has nOtf But L wish 1t distinctly
understood that 1 will be satisfied, and
perfectly satisfied, with the choice OF the
Republican party. That choice will be
expressed through the votes of the State
Senators and Assemblymen whom the
party will select at the coming election.
hight here" said the Senator with
growing earnestness, ''let me say some
thing that would like, if possible, to say
personally to every Republican in Cal
iiornia-so impressed am 1 with a sense
OF the importance of the matter in ques-
ton. 1t is this, if the Republican party
is to maintain its ascendancy in the Sem
ate of the United States, an ascendancy
which L consider vital to the prosperity
of the country, this is a time when all
petty chickering's, all questions of indi-
yidual preference, should be put reso-
lutely aside that the members of the
party may work together earnestly and
IN harmony for the common end.
THE SENATE UNCERTAIN.
''To look the question fairly in the
face" continued Senator Stanford, sit
might as well be acknowledged that the
political complexion of the next United
States Senate is uncertain. Not very
much so, understand; for personally be-
Ieve that the Republicans will maintain
their ascendancy, but still it may be lost.
There is possibility, that is, and against
that possibility we should guard.
sit is, then, of the most vital impor-
tance that Republican Senators should be
returned in every State where it is possi-
ble to do so. California is one of the
States where it is so possible. and feel
as if it would be nothing less than our
own folly that could prevent it.
SEND REPUBLICANS TO THE LEGIs-
LATURE.
'But there will be no Republican Sena-
tor named by the next Legislature, un-
less Republican Assemblymen and State
Senators are chosen at the coming cleo
ton. That, then, is the duty now before
the people and the party. Leave bicker-
ings and jealousies and questions of indi-
Vidual choice aside and elect a Republi-
can Legislature. This done, I, for one,
feel that we can trust to the wisdom and
the patriotism of That Legislature for the
rest. Personally, l am for the man that
the caucus shall select and for whom the
members of the party shall, on Joint
ballot, cast their votes. AS have already
said, l may have individual preferences
in the premises, but l shall never for one
instant think of letting any such prefer
enceS cause me to question or to feel
aggrieved by the choice of our Republi-
can Legislature. Let us have harmony
that we may preserve the power of elect
ing some one of our own political belief.
That is the great thing"
AT this point the grave earnestness of
the Senator's expression gave way little,
and he added, smilingly:
LAS far as Pm concerned I will guaran-
tee that l can work with anyone who
may be given to me as colleague"
WHAT THE DEMOCRACY WOULD DO.
But the Senator became grave again as
he proceeded.
81 have spoken" he said, "of the great
importance to the country of a continued
Eepublican majority in the Senate. Let
me tell you why. A loss of Republican
control means the Inauguration of a
Democratic policy. What may or may
not that policy lead to? The Democracy,
even if some of the wiser of its leaders
preferred to do otherwise, would be COM
PEELED by the clamor of its own people to
jnaugurate new policy something orig
jnal, so to speak. The Republican party
has directed the policy of the country
There is no true issue upon which the
Democracy, if in control, could depart
from that policy. They would have to
look around for something to serve as
pretense. In other words, they must
force an ISSUE"
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
This led the reporter to ask the Senator
q question as to the tariff and free-trade
propositions.
"As to that" said the Senator, "when
we consider that it costs five hundred
millions OF dollars annually TO carry on
this Government it seems scarcely nossi-