The record-union., 1895-10-05
NOTE AND COMMENT.

The Democratic ustrial-destruction-re
olution-incompetents are just now industrl-
Ously engaged in trotting around town de-
clarng that they didn't mean it; that LaRue
men "rung the thing in" on them and shot 1t
through without consideration, and really
they wouldn't do it again under any circum-
stances If only the voters Will forgive them
this time and plump in votes for Lawton and
the remainder of the gang. Those who de-
| fend the action OF the destructionists do not
make any attempt to give a reason why the
proposed freight reduction insanity should
have been thrust into a municipal conyen-
ton. They are in for 1t and whistle as bravely
as they can.
Whom the gods would destroy they first
make mad. The gods will have easy work,
then, with the rump Democratic Convention
candidates,
Devine really fears that he may be defeated.
He is troubled about his case, but not so
much as are the people over his past course
of obstruction, bullheadedness and obstinacy.
Republicans should stand by their ticket
this year. The nominees are in every in
stance good, capable and true men and they
ought to be elected. There is no reason why
any man who claims TO be q Republican
should desert his standard in the coming
election.
Three Republicans of the old Board of Trus-
tees hold over. Now, then, let the Republl-
cans of Sacramento give them support with
the four Republicans now running, and we
will have Board of Trustees responsible to
party organization which has decided
majority in the Capital City Thus we VIII
have board in harmony with the new May
or MIR Wilson, who will be elected, and after
all these years the Republican party Will once
more assume control of the administration
OF city affairs and become responsible for
them.
Now comes the Chairman of the Board OF
County Supervisors and shows by the record
that he did not vote for the appointment of
the extra deputies for the Assessor but went
on the roll-call as opposed to his fellow mem
bers, believing it should be left to the State
Board of Equalization TO ill the need for the
deputies. He shows that he went before the
Grand Jury and proved this fact, and by the
record established to the jury that he was not
within the possibilities OF being presented in
accusation for misconduct. More than this,
he showed the Grand Jury that he did not
sign the warrants for the salaries of the dep
| uties, and that he refused to sign. And yet
| in the face and teeth of such a showing the
{ JahuC JEanu jury Drought III III accusation
against Mr.. Morrison, and dragged him into
! court to answer like common criminal. If
| this was not willfulness we do not know what
/ is. If it was not abuse of power we do not
understand the meaning of the word. If it
was not autocracy personified then we do not
know what tyranny is.
Armenians went to the palace of the Sultan
of Turkey to petition him to enforce the
promised reforms in their unhappy country.
Thereupon Turkish police fell upon the petit
TONERS. and with sword and bludgeon taught
them that the right of petition is unknown in
Turkey 1t is worth while to live in a Re-
public.
Shakespeare was prudent man in
money matters, but he had the tastes of a