The record-union., 1896-10-29
THE VOTERS CONCLUSION.
Recapltulation Of the Congressional
Contest
splendid Canvass Made by Grove L.
Johnson Which Will Surely
Result in Victory.
(From the Amador Republican,

Ills DdlLle between Hon. CrONe L.
johnson and Marion De Vries, Esq, and
their respective coherts has been raging
for several weeks, and it has been some
What acrimonious and distinguished on
the Democratic side by an unusual
amount of vituperation, misrepresenta-
ton and calumny.
1t seems fitting, as the contest is now
nearing its close, that We should sum
up the general results clearly and con-
cisely. 1t is apparent that the intelli-
gent voters have arrived at certain
conclusions which it is our duty and our
pleasure to publish and fndorse.
MIR. JOHNSON.
Mr.. Johnson is not unknown; he en-
joys an enViable reputation, not only
IN his profession as a lawyer, but as
man of high literary attainments, be-
ing regarded as one of the best authOri-
ties in the State upon Jurisprudence
and related subjects, and also on ques-
tions relating to the higher education of
the young people in our normal schools,
colleges and universities. He is man
who is possessed of a disciplined mind
accurate judgment and answering in
tegrity. He has shown, too, in every
emergency of his professional as well
as his political career that he has the
courage to stand firm in support Of
every measure which his judgment and
his conscience approves In other words,
he is one of those men of whom the
poet wrote:
80, for head, heart and hand
Like those of the simple great ones gone;
One still, strong man in a blatant land.
WE NEED SUCH MEN.
Such men the country needs. At no
time in the history of this Republic has
there been more urgent need of strong,
brave, earnest, disciplined. shrewd and
honest men in the National Congress
Mr.. Johnson, in the Fifty-fourth Con-
Gress, made a record of which any man
might we'll be proud and with which all
intelligent and honest men are Well sat
isfied. For his own district and the
State of California he secured more IA
vorable legislation than any other man
who ever occupied the same position
Among the many measures proposed
and passed affecting favorably the in
terests of the people of this Congress
sional District and State, all of which
were advocated by him, we may men
ton the bill making an appropriation of
$3.50 900 for the protection of the Sacra-
mento and San Joaquin Valleys from
debris, thus making the resumption of
hydraulic mining in the near future
possibility comforting incalculable ben
efits upon the miners of the hill country
and the farmers of the valleys Also
bill for a non-partisan commission to
examine into the conditions Of the Sac
ramento and Feather Rivers, and au-
thorizing the expenditure of S14OOOO for
the Improvement of those streams.
These two measures alone constitute
sufficient ground to justify much higher
claims to the gratitude and considera-
ton of the people of this district than
= have ever been made by Mr.. Johnson or
his friends These things are accom-
plished facts, but suppose that this dis
trict at the last session of Congress had
been represented by a man without
force. without character and without
brains. or rnisrepresented by a blatant
demagogue, then this magnificent work
would have been impossible.
JOHNSON CRITICISED.
The part of Mr.. Johnsons Congress
sional record which has been most
criticised. and which has been made
the basis of the most scurrilous and in
decent attacks by his opponents, when
rightly viewed, vindicates his honor
and his ability in his course in regard
to the Central Pacific Railroad. Mr.
Johnson has written and published an
open letter which explains fully and
clearly the conditions of the railroad
and the Government mortgage upon
it as disclosed by the Investigations OF
the Congressional committees, impart-
ing information upon this question
hich was unknown and unattalnable
before those Investigations We're made
He has proven to the satisfaction or
any honest and unbiased man that the
a 70 hot n for
was the only course open to an honest
man of good business sagacity and
faithful servant of the people. On the
other hand, we have wild. impossible
vagaries elnanating from those who are
insane on the question of Government
ownership of railroads, or inSincerely
advocated to catch the votes of such
individuals Mr.. Johnsons plan, like
the Bible, may we'll be made the rule
of our faith and practice until some
one produces something better.
A MOST HONORABLE RECORD.
Mr.. Johnson also introduced a bill
for the prohibition of the immigration
of foreign laborers, q, measure which.
IL made law would do more to elevate
and improve the condition of American
laborers than anything that ever has
been OF is likely to be proposed by
the conf uSlOnlStS VINO are opposing
his reelection. What he has accom-
plished and the measures proposed and
advocated by him constitute a most
honorable-a splendid record. Never
in the whole history of this country
was a district better represented by a
man serving his first term in Congress-
BY virtue of his force of character and
his zeal for the welfare of his constitu-
ents he rose at once to a commanding
position in that honorable body, and he
holds now a vantage ground which will
enable him to serve us most effectively
in the future. The lesson of expert
efce is that only those Congressional
districts can be thoroughly well repre-
scented and receive due consideration
at the hands of the of the national leg
is.ators. which, having secured a man
of high qualifications, energetic indus
tliOus and faithful, continue him in
Office at least long enough to enable
him to carry through successfully such
plans as he and his constituents have
decided to be for the welfare of the
district. 1t is only necessary to recall
the names of such men as James c..
Blaine. Samuel J. Randall, John ]. In
gals and a hundred others whose first
term in Congress was the mere veSti-
bule to a subsequent career of useful
ness and honor.
CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE HIM.
1t is self-evident that the Second
District at this important conjuncture
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