The record-union., 1894-09-24

democratic have not been better than the
average Republican Governors. The
present cost of government is in part a
legacy from other administrations. We
are not yet fully supplied with asylums,
penltentiaries and State institutions, and
Inc cost of these must be subtracted from
the total amount appropriated by Legis-
iatures TO get at the true cost of State ad-
nlnlstration. Democratic Legislatures
amenable to the boss have been villain
ousiy extravagant; and yet no point
should be made against the Democrats on
that account, because Republican Legis-
Iatures under the control of the boss have
been equally dishonest.
1t is the merest fraud on the part of any
citizen of the State of California to at
tempt to draw comparisons unfavorable
to either party by reclting the history of
the other. Party administration has al
ternated. Low was Republican Gov
ernor. He was succeeded by Haight,
Booth, Repu ublican: he by Irwin, Demo-
crat; he by Perkins, Republican; he by
Stoneman, Democrat; he by Waterman,
Republican. and he by Mark ham, Repub-
lican. This latter is the only instance in
a long series of State campaigns where
two administrations by the same party
oh nfh In hn Of
things, it was the Democrats inning
when Markham was elected Governor
Stanford was a candidate for United States
Senator, and to that fact alone is referabie
the success of the Republican party four
years ago. The extravaganza of the State
administration did not commence with
Waterman; nor with Markham. All past
history of the State is present in existing
conditions. Examine the roll call on any
bill which man possessed of average
honesty would condemn as dishonest,
and you will find as many Republicans
as Democrats and as many Democrats as
Republicans voting affirmatively.
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high protection-who believes in giving
an artificial stimulus to skilled industry
in order to establish such industry as
national characteristic. a Democrat is
one who believes in a tariff for revenue.
There is nothing in these theories which
affords in the slightest degree guaran-
hot ~
heart of those holding to them are differ
ent; that under any fair test one would
be more honest than the other. A man
may believe-that is, have clear intel
lectual perception-that protection is in
accordance with the highest interests of
this nation, and yet may rob hen roost,
commit a forgery, burglary, or high
way robbery. At all events, there is
nothing in entertaining an opinion that
protection is a good thing for a nation
which indicates the existence of moral
character or personal honesty. On the
contrary, man may believe that tariff for
revenue only is the true policy, and yet
he might not need a different heart or
character to use trust funds, give in a
false assessment to an assessor, repudi-
ate his honest obligations, betray his
domestic duties, or violate all of the Ten
Commandments. The intellectual con-
clusions of the mind as to the course
ship should be steered to avoid rocks is
not an indication of personal honesty,
nor does it show forth any attribute of
personal character. We do not say that
to be Republican is of the slightest in
dication that man is dishonest, nor is
it an indication of dishonesty that he is
a Democrat To be classed with either of
these is declaration simply that he holds
to certain opinions as to the best policy
relating to the administration of govern
ment.
So when Mr.. Budd informs us gravely
that Republicans have been extravagant,
he intimates quite as strongly that the
this he attempts to assert moral differ
ence between Democrats and Republi-
cans, and when he does this he plays the
demagogue, and proves his willingness
to make any representation which he
deems judicious and which he believes
will attract to him votes. Mr.. Budd
knows that what he is telling is not true.
We are sorry to be forced to say by the
logic of conclusions that Mr.. Budd is
willing to tell an untruth for votes, and
with this irrefragible conclusion we leave
him and his followers face to face.