The San Francisco call., 1897-10-19
NOT BORN With
SILVER SPOONS
SacramentoS Republi-
can Candidates All
Self-Made Men.
Land Peeled Potatoes in the
Rear of the Hotel He
Now Owns.
Csp'tal City Politicians Comment
on Stephens Pub. ished
Interview.
Special Dispatch to THE CALI.

SACRAMENTO. Ost. 1s. One mark of
distin tion which is most commendable
feature of the Republican municipal
ticket lies in the fact that every nominee
is man who. in the strict sense of the
word, is self-made.
William Land peeled rotatoes under the
back stairway of the hotel he now owns.
a. a. de L;gne was messenger boy, and
his scant earnings went 10 the support of
a widowed mother.
Charles n. Lii man started out to battle
with the world at the age of II years, W hen
he worked as cashboy in San Fran
cisco store.
Paine and Pemish are Sacramento boys
and have had to work for a living from
tn elr earliest days Of boy hood.
II. l.. Frast and Phil Douglass, Wa CHI
horst and Panataker were all poor boys
when their struggle began along the high
way OF humanity.
Charley Robertson and Captain Young
are not exceptions, and, as stated at The
outset, every nominee on the epublican
ticket owes TO no one his success In life.
Not one among them had single yard OF
ms journey paved by any one but himself.
Not single stone was turned not sim
gle obstacle removed by other hands than
their own. No silver spoons or luxurles
of wealth were theirs TO begin with, and
each one OF Them Who can now boast OF a
competency can do so with the satisfac-
tory feeling of one who has honestly
earned every dollar he can call his own.
With such men il is safe 10 trust the ad-
mlnisiration OF municipal affairs.
The many laDorers employed III and
arVund the departments of public works
may feel that, with such men at the head
of our city govern menr, faithful service
will be appreciated, a good record re-
warded.
There is much comment in the city to-
day ever the interview with Mr. Stephens
published in to-day's CALL.
Upon what meat does this our Caesar
feed that he has grown so much
better ana purer and greater than other
men = asked prominent Democrat to-
day. He didn't come in, eh, until a
gr at cry of dissatisfaction arose against
all the other nominees? The people
tiocked 10 him, did they, as the only man
in Sacramento who could gracefully and
properly bling respectabillty 10 the
Mayors robe? Doyou want to know who
tiocked to himT' continued the excited
Democrat well, Pli tell you-a hand
ful of men who have never drawn
an easy breath since they were born.
They are men who are never
satisfied with any body or anything when
iIOfu any Oub luclT OW II.
Why Is Steiuman for Stephens, J. m ask =
in you? For the simple reason that e Is
wild at Land, on account OF recent even s.
and wiluersi Ill at Hubbard on account of
little election episode which took place
about year ag1. He wouldn't come over
to Leonard for like reasons; so there you
are. He is behind Stephens, for no other
reason than his desire 10 see both Hub
bard and Land defeated. Stephens VIII be
third in the race, and you take my word
for it.
Nv no will be first? Leonard, OF course. "
But as lie said il. this prominent Demo-
crat winked the other eye.-
A friend of Hubbard who does not wish
10 have his name mentioned spoke as fol-
lows: Il shoul not think that an old
politician like Russ would speak as he
did, If reported correctly in to-day's CALL
There was no necessity OF his saving that
there was general feeling of dissatisfac-
tion with Land ana Hubbard. 1t is
perfectly natural that some ssat-
isfacuon should arise-that would be
true whoever vas nominated - but
to say that 1t was general is, in my opin.
Ion, putting II rather strong. think that
among Republicans in general, w .lliam
Land wa, and Is, accepta BILE. think that
among those who supported Hubbard two
years ago he has lost none of his popu-
iarity, and while a few of his supporters
thoy nave guns ~ OiepHeus. LneIe is Oy
no means feeling of dissatisfaction
which is general Mr.. Stephens, l think,
will find this out on election day.
Those who were with Hubbard two
years ago are, in the main, with him 10.
day. The Republicans as W ole, will
support Land. Leonard will carry his
party vote. Now. ifyou will tell me what
is left for Russ will be Obliged 10 YOU.
l am not much of a politician, but some
times figure little, and my figures are
very discouraging to Russ"
Tue friends OF Lind are little if any dis
-urbed over the prospects, and a plain and
candid and correct estimate just at this