The record-union., 1895-09-11
NOW FOR RESULTS.

Sacramento is to-day the most adver-
tised city in the Union, because of her
recent wonderful electrical exposition.
Hundreds Of thousands of people
throughout the land are to-day consider
ing Sacramento's claims, who have not
before known the city to be on the map.
In every part OF the civilized world
where electrical science is of concern the
Sacramento example is now under de-
bate. From all parts of the globe where
civilization has planted standard what
has been done here and what is being
done at Niagara Falls are matters of pro-
found interest.
In our own State tens Of thousands OF
people who have entertained false ideas
about the Capital City are undeceived and
are judging us justly. OF the $4,000 Wis
itors to the city on Monday, fully one-half
came with old and erroneous impressions
of Sacramento, and have gone home with
correct information about the city and ad-
miration for it and its people.
Now for results. These will all depend
for US what we should do for ourselves.
There is fruit to be gathered, and it re-
mains for this people to do the harvesting
or lose the crop.
It is now simply q question Of agreeing
and performing. The first must be i'm
mediate, the next with all due celebrity.
schemes must be put down with firm
hand, and fat Drained ideas about what
we can afford TO do must 60 unheeded.
Whatever is necessary that Sacramento
should do must be done with all due
speed. The tide is on the flood and we
must seize upon it,
UNION does not hesitate to point out the
two great essentials that take precedence
among our needs if we are not to turn
back 10 the old groove and prove thst we
are unworthy OF the commentator and
confidence of the people of the land. We
must have a new water system. We
must reform our drainage system. Re-
move the two reproaches that these needs
indicate and all else that we desire will
follow.
It will not do to say that the city is too
poor for these things now. 1t is not true.
To declare to the contrary is simply 10
confess that we are to poor to deserve.
The present generation has the right to
enjoy the fruits of these two reforms. 1t
Is rank injustice to say to it that it must
endure and posterity alone enjoy. though
1t is to be the chief beneficiary of whatever
we do. Clear good water in plenty, ample
drainage and right disposal of waste
and garbage gained, and Sacramento can
rest content Good highways we are
now securing, and they will early trsv-
erse the entire county. Nothing can now
prevent that outcome. This is as certain
TO come about in all fullness as that the
sun is to rise tomorrow. Clear water we
must have, good drainage also.
No man should receive vote at the
coming election who is not sound on
those two propositions. With the organi-
cation of the Chamber OF Commerce that
will be completed next week, we may
hope that these two problems will be
taken up as the very first work of the
BODY, with fixed determination to solve
them. There must be no more delay
about it. Thirty thousand visitors to the
city in the last forty-eight hours are
going from US with the distinct irrevoc-
able conviction that if Sacramento does
not effect the first reform she deserves to
lose all the good will she has now gained.
Twenty thousand of our own people
know that the other reform is just as
pressing.
The hour has gone when we can waste
nreoious time in argument with the
silurians. doubters and fault finders.
Sanitary science has marked out the way
for ms SO distinctly that we will be fools
to 90 astray from it. All the old-fangled
and unscisntific ideas of ignorance, and