The herald., 1894-10-15

promising, in return, to see that license
was carried. This statement, the Times
declares. is supported by the official fig
urea of the result. In the Fret and
Second districts OF the town, where the
members of the A. p. A. predominate.
a majority was given for license. The
total vote in these wards for license was
1882.
Unless Mr.. Bowers shall gain quite
heavily on his vote OF two years ago
south of Tehachspi, the chances are
heavy that he will be elected to stay at
home this time. In '92 he only beat
Welborn 9S7 votes In the whole district,
snd the latter ran behind the head Of
the ticket lila votes in the San Joaquin
valley, which in that section w. II. AL
ford. the brilliant young son OF Tulare.
will good deal more than overcome. Ii
the Democrats OF this end OF the district
do as we'll bv Afford as they did by Well
born, Affords plurality will not bo less
than 1900. San Bernardino Sun.
Every blesaed Republican candidate
for congress- from California is rail-
road man. When Mr.. Barham WAS in
Blue Lake he was requested to define
his attitude toward the Southern Pacific
and in his address in Odd Fellows' hall
ne declared his opposition to the Reilly
funding bill and government ownership
of railroads. The others, Grove l..
johnson Of the Second district, Samuel
G. Hilborn of the Third, Thomas Il.
Shannon OF the Fourth. E. F. Loud Of
the Fifth, J. McLachlsn OF the Sixth and
w. w. Bowers of the Seventh, have al
ready placed themselves on record as
rcht
elected they would, without exception,
do the railroads bidding in congress.
These are not the sort of men California
should select for her public servants at
critical time like the present. Blue
Lake Advocate.
The St. Louis Globe-D Democrat (Rep.)
gives very little comfort to ito party's
calamity howlers in referring to the
business revival in that city. 1t says:
IN this city at least very nearly all
traces of the panic have disappeared.
The number Of idle persons, aHide from
the chronicslly and constitutionslly idle
who are always present in every large
city. is very little greater than it ia in
normal years, which is trustworthy in
dicstion that the hard times are virlu-
ally ended. In other directions, also,
are seen evidences of the business re-
vival in st. Louis. All the great mer-
camille lines report far greater activity
than was known in the last half OF 1898,
and in some OF them the trade at pres
ent is fully aE extended as it has been in
the average years at this time. Mer-
chants generally in none OF the more
important branches OF trade have any
cause any longer to complain OF lack OF
patronage. and they are not complain
ing."
A Republican organ says the Dsmo-
Gratis refuse to discuss national issues.
This is bold falsehood. Democratic
journals and speakers are everywhere
national issues, but they are
also discussing local iesues. Both have
their proper place in the campaign.
Bossism, excessive taxation and railway
ex.oytion and domination are OF very
great Importance in California at this
particular time. Republicans desire to
ignore them entirely. The Democrats
will not permit these momentous Quee-
tions to be ignored. Hence the Repub-
lcan whine about the Democrats insist.
ing on discussing local issues. Mr..
Budd has little to say about national
questions for the reason that he is run
ming for state and not o national
office. He defines his position on those
questions with which the governor of
6rI0r nri, notfIfus W uo "stl, ny .-...,'
the silver question or the funding bill.
These are precisely the things Mr.. Estee
desires to talk about exclusively. Un-
like Mr.. Budd, he does not discuss boss.
ism, extrayagance, state taxation and
domestic railway abuses. Apparently
he regards it as an impertinenoe on the
part OF Mr. Bndd to mention theee un-
pleasant topics while he 10 iretting the
air with sophistries and plstitudes about
the ariff.-TOakland Timee.