The record-union., 1896-10-30

Here Mr.. Johnson took up the his
tory of the Republican party from its
| advent into power and paid an eloquent
tribute to its achievements and its
| patriotic devotion to the country and
| It's interests. It had stricken the
shackles from the slave and made him
the political equal Of his master; 1t had
put down gigantic rebellion and given
peace and prosperity to the nation, the
very life Of which had been threatened.
Referring to the county candidates
OF the Republican party, Mr.. Johnson
said: You need to look carefully to the
election Of members OF the Legislature
and a member of Congress. for the lat
ter has a vote on the financial Ques-
| ton in the National Legislature. You
| know the Republican county candi-
dates. They are all good men, Mr..
| Brusie, candidate for Senator. has had
experience. Mr.. Lovdal, for the Assem-
bly,, understands his duty, and in voting
| fer these gentlemen and Messrs. Sims
and Ennis, for the Assembly, you are
voting for men who will fifty represent
you-who will ftly represent the Re-
publican idea Of protection to Ameri-
can industries.
I
turate in the candidates presented for
Judges by the Republican party, for
| the nominees-Messrs. Catlin, Post and
| Hart-are lawyers Of ability, men Of
standing, and will all adOrn the judicial
| bench Of Sacramento.
I may be pardoned right here for
saying that the Board Of Supervisors
occupies toward the county the same
v 'ative position that Congress does to-
ward the United States. 1t Is the gov
erning body, and you have chance
| now to vote for a good man for Super
visor in your district-a man you have
tried in office and found that he Is COM
petent. worthy, honest and attentive
to the duties of his position. In voting
for William Curtis you are voting for
the right man in the right place. (Tre-
| mendous applause and cheers.) He
knows how to work for your interests,
and you should keep him there.
| l may be pardoned here for saying
something about myself. I am here
among people who have known me and
whom have known for many years
| people who are interested In Sacra-
mento and all that benefits the county.
am asking not merely Republicans,
but men Of all parties, to vote for me.
I represent Sacramento County, and am
entitled to the votes of every citizen and
Taxpayer of the county, because while
in Congress I have labored for its best
interests. I succeeded, even In the first
session Of my first term, in obtaining
more appropriations for this Congress
sic nal district than all the members of
Congress put together that we have had
In ten years.
| fr Tn6 t, he I7xy
draulic mining debris question and told
solution and settlement of the trouble
between the valley people and the min
ers. He had succeeded in obtaining the
passage Of law that will forever set
at rest this question that had agitated
the people for many years. 1t provides
for nOn-partiSan commission that will
| expend $3.50, 900 towards the construc-
| tion of barriers to hold back the debris
Of the mines and prevent it from further
inundat1ng the lands of the farmers.
Another appropriation he had obtained
was $4,000 for the Improvement OF
the Feather and Sacramento Rivers.
and that too, against the recommends
ton Of the War and Engineering De-
rartments, making a total of $500, 900
in appropriations for the benefit Of this
| CT unity and district.
This, said Mr.. Johnson, I submit to
you, entities me to the support of every
| taxpayer and voter In the county, re-
gardless Of his party affiliation I be-
lieve that, with my experience In Con-
| gress, I can do even better the next
| term.
Referring to the statement that he is
friendly to the railroad people, he said:
Well, suppose I am. Who is there in
Sacramento County who should not be
friendly to the railroad company? ]
would like to know who. Take the rail-
road away from Sacramento and what
would we be? Where would we be, and
what would ourcity be? Take the shops
and business away from here and what
would become of us?
| Everyone Of you know, and so do I.
The man who owns dollars worth of
property in this city or county and
| fights the railroad is necessarily an en-
erny Of Sacramento County. He is the
enemy Of the thousands of men en-
p,oyed by the company and of the sue
cess and prosperity of the county. The
railroad company has no control over
NE. I am not and never was its attor-
ney. / have had many lawsuits against
| it, but live in Sacramento and all the
property l have on earth is in Sacra-
ME nto City, and therefore am in favor
| OF treating the railroad people fairly
and promoting the interests Of Sacra-
me nto by keeping their business here.
| cloud cheering and applause) The as
So ult now being made on the railroad
company by demagogues and black
mailers is wicked and contemplate.
| The young man who is running
against me Is making his campaign
solely on the proposition that he Is
| fighting the railroad. He came to Sac
| ramento City and made honey and mo-
| la@ses speech in which he spoke kindly
| of the railroad and said he had no fight
to make against it, and did not believe
| in fighting 1T. He said he thought a
great deal Of the shopmen, would not
| antagonize them and that he had no
animosity toward anyone. You would
have thought, to have heard him, that
he was an attorney for the railroad
company.
| Bring me Populist or Democratic
| lawyer who would refuse Sic, 900 a year
which is the salary the railroad COM
| pany pays it's lawyers, I believe-and
you could order your ascension robes
and get your ear ready for Gabrieps
trumpet, for the end of the world would
be near at hand. daughter and ap-
| plause)
| Mr.. Johnson then read handbill that
DeVries Is circulating outside the city
of Sacramento, which says: "Are you
against refundfng? Are you for silver :?