The record-union., 1895-10-29
REGISTER AND SUFFERS.

A San Francisco paper has discovered
what we incline to believe to be
mares nest, but assuredly it's find was
prompted by some one with an ak to
grind in the coming election. The story
is that a hundred and odd transfers
have been made from the San Fran
cisco to the Sacramento Great Register,
and the assumption is advanced that
the most of the transfers represent
FOUNDERS, suffers and toughs, who have
come here for the sole purpose of vot-
ing for some one whose interest it is
to have them do so.
1t may be that there are suffers drop
ping in, and that some one is attempt
ing fraud upon the ballot-box, but we
doubt very much if these men whose
names, occupations, and residences are
published are of that order. If there
are suffers attempting to steal mems
votes, the thing to do is to roust them
out and provide them with births in
the State prison. 1t ought to be no
difficult task to unearth them. They
have to locate to register, and it is
therefore easy to ascertain how far
these locations are genuine and repre-
sent honest voters.
But we should judge that the larger
number of the names published as
transfers from San Francisco are those
of decent people and honestly trans
ferred. AS a matter of fact a large
number are well-known men, and moth
ing singular attaches to their transfer.
There appears to be a hundred and odd
names in the list printed by the San
Francisco Bulletin, but that is not an
astonishing number of transfers in
view Of the Importance of this city, the
attention it has awakened in the last
few months and the progress it is max
ing.
Nor is it peculiar that many transfers
should be made at this time. Transfers
are always most numerous just pre-
ceding an election. It is well known
that in the last two years good deal of
change has been going on in our popu-
lation. The strike of 1894 had much to
do with it. We lost a very considerable
number of citizens by that unholy af-
fair. The places of these men have to
considerable extent been filed by new
corners The introduction Of the cleo
tricaI power and lighting from Folsom
has caused a very considerable input Of
voters who have been engaged here dill
gently for a year in mechanical con-
struction.
There has been a very perceptible
change generally in the population,
and new faces are common on the
streets of men who are evidently in
dustrious and steadily employed.
There has been a notable thinning out
OF the vicious element. thanks to the
hrmness of Republican police magis-
trate. This element is being replaced in
our enumeration by, we believe and trust
a desirable class. We apprehend that
when the votes are counted on election
day IL viii be found that our voting
strength is not disproportionate to our
population. When the cancellations
due to death and removal and the new
voters by reason Of young men coming
Of age, and other voters by reason of
removal to the city, are all taken into
account, we will probably find that our
normal voting strength has been
maintained, and perhaps considerably
advanced. If we are to believe that
Sacramento is growing it should show
advance each year from this time for
ward.
But, as has been said, if there are any
suffers coming in. any frauds upon the
register being committed, there is am
nIe time to show them up. The names
are omen to inspection, and it is very
easy matter to trace out the men and
ascertain lust who they are. If there is
anv intention behind this agitation
about suffers to attach a stigma to Mr..
wilson or his party, and there have
baen vague limitations Of that sort,