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he realized that it was preferable to
charge others with corruption than to
explain his own erratic attitude on the
great questions of the day. Mr.. Ma
giure has been a member of Congress
for the past six years, and during that
time he has not passed or assisted to
pass any measure of benefit to the
people. 1t is true he opposed the re-
funding bill, but so also did the Repub-
lican members from this State. What,
then, has Mr.. Mcguire done that he
should be exalted to the chief mag
istracy of California in preference to
man Of the ability and high attainments
of Mr. Gage? Manifestly nothing.
On the other hand he has done many
things which warrant the opposition OF
the voters of the State. He has been
the chief promulgator of the many,
dangerous isms which have retarded
the progress of the State, and is at
present the chief advocate of the per-
nicious doctrine of single tax. On this
question, however, he is now silent. Ii
the theory of Henry George is good
enough to induce Mr.. Mcguire to leave
his seat in Congress and endeavor to
fasten it on the people of Delaware,
why is it not sufficiently beneficent to
require at least an explanation during
the present campaign?
BUILDING UP THE NATION.
Tuolumne Independent: The Ameri-
can people are aware that If the re-
public is to live up to the promise Of
it's new life it must look to the Repub-
lican party for the legislation to do so.
country cannot build navy main
tain and equip an army, improve the
rivers and harbors, provide adequate
public buildings, construct Notifications
and establish our power and protect our
commerce and uphold our flag in dis
tant lands without a revenue equal to
the expenditure and without a credit
equal to any emergency.
Twice has the nation been called upon
within the last half century to meet the
emergency Of war at the close of Demo-
cratic Administrations. On both oc.
casions the emergency found the coun-
try paralyzed by the experiment of
free trade, found the public treasury
empty, the national credit impaired, the
national armament without proper
equipment and dissatisfaction, distrust
and hard times widespread. 1t has de-
volved upon the Republican party,
composed of the most intelligent, pro-
gressive and energetic elements among
the people on both occasions to con-
duct the war, to bind up the wounds
and rebuild the prosperity that prior
NAL administrations had shattered. The
task of rebuilding is now the foremost
duty OF the country.
The Republican party will be entrust-
ed with this important task, as it was
entrusted with it in 1863 Voters know
that continued prosperity depends up
on Republican success. They know that
the task cannot be accomplished by
those false economics and those eco
nomic experiments that in the last
Democratic Administration compelled
Grover Cleveland to borrow $3.50, ,OOO,-
oOO in Europe with which to tide over
the Wilson-Gorman theory of taxation.
DANGER SIGNAL.
Oakland Tribune: The Civil Service
commission has hung out a danger
signal for Federal officials as regards
political activity, warning them that a
display of partisanship may lead them
into trouble. That is certainly the
ethics Of the situation as far as civil
service employees are concerned. If thew
are to hold office irrespective of party
they certainly should continue neutral
wnen somebody else's place is at stake.