The record-union., 1898-11-08


office of Governor In explaining their i
reasons for pursuing this course they
said it was not because of the man SO
much as the principles he advocates
and the record he has made. In other
words, we found the lines closely
drawn on the question of business in
stead of politics. There is we'll
founded, widespread fear in the
minds of business men Of that city
that the election of Mcguire would be
detrimental to the best interests of the
State. The election of Altgeld in Illi-
nois was referred to as counterpart
of what may be expected should Ma
guire succeed at the polls. The busl-
ness of the cities depends upon the
progress and prosperity Of the pro-
ducers and tillers of the soil, includ-
ing the men who mine for precious
metals. A blow at capital is a blow
that Injuries labor and wage -earners
in general. The election of an unsafe
man as the chief executive of the
State means the intimidation of capi-
tai and stagnation in building and in
ternal Improvements.
HOW THEY LOOK AT IT.
San Diego Tribune: Straight Pop
ullSlS dIt very ildi III diis oppOSOo ~
voting for a Governor when they we'll
know that the man they are asked to
support is not imbued with true Pop
ulistic principles, but seeks preferment
| at the hands of Democrats and is en-
deavoring to wheedle Populists into
line merely to use them as tools on
election day.
The more closely the record of Mr..
Mcguire is studied by genuine Demo-
cratic ranchers who appreciate the di-
rect value to themselves of the Ding
ley tariff and sound money practices,
| the more convinced are they of the
unwisdom of voting to place California
| in position antagonistic to the ad-
vancement of prosperity. Such think
| ing Democrats will freely admit their
| preference to let well enough alone by
| following the tried and true Republican
| practices as relates to protection,
| finance and other momentous national
| questions having direct bearing on
| State interests, rather than plunge
| heedlessly into the uncertainties offered
| by the governmental theorists for
| whom they are asked to vote.
WILL REJOICE IN SPAIN.
San Bernardino Sun: The attitude
| of the Fusionists toward Mr. McKin-
ley and his Administration is about the
! same as that of the Democracy toward
Mr.. Lincoln and his administration dur
| ing the civil war. There were a great
| many Democrats, who were doubtless
| patriotic, or thought they were, but
| who voted in opposition to the Admin
istration all through the war They
are undoubtedly glad now that they
were not successful, for had they been
| the result would have been different
| and instead of united country, great
| and powerful enough to command the
| respect of the world and advance the
| cause of human freedom even beyond
our own borders we would have been
dismembered and the bright pages of
| history made within the past few
months, of which the South as well as
| the North is SO justly proud could not
have been written. The integrity of the
nation is due, however, to the fact that
| the great mass of loyal people, regard
less of party ties, voted to sustain Mr..
| Lincoln's administration. So we be-
| lieve they will do now. They know
that there will be rejoicing in Spain
| over every fusion candidate elected to
Congress and they will not elect them
TWENTY YEARS AT THE CRIB.
Santa Barbara Press: Senator White
at the meeting on Saturday night said
| the single tax is not an issue in this
campaign. But Mr.. Mcguire is an
issue ard all he wants is an opportu-
nifty to foist his single tax procliyities
on the people. Take no chances. Put
Gage in the Governors chair. and. let
Mcguire stay at home to rustic little
! While. He has been twenty years at
the public crib Now give somebody
else a chance
A SINGULAR INCIDENT.
Alameda Argus: One of the singular
incidents Of the campaign is the fight
tnat is being made on Justice Van
Fleet. Yellow journalism is responsible
Tor placing him in wholly false light
before the people. on account of the
celebrated decision in the Fox case. He
is made to discriminate between the
i1ch and the poor-to declare that a
poor mans son is not of as much value
to his parents as one born in the pur-
ple-When, as matter of fact, he used
no sGch expression, and SO far as he
uttered direct opinion in that particu-
lar phase of the question at all. ex-
pressed exactly the reverse He de-
clared that there is not lone law for
the rich and another for the poor" in
this country. and then proceeded to
eXpound the law as he interpreted it.
In this exemplification he used the Ian
guage of a decision in an Iowa case.
which was to the effect that it might
reasonably be assumed though not con-
clusively. that a son would follow in the
footsteps of its father when he arrived
at the years of industrial ACTIVITY This
was enough for the sensational press
which promulgated it's distorted YER
sion broadcast, and the malicious sec
tion of which is now at work misrepre-
senting and making politinoI ca apital
out Of it. The malign attack is one
that is difficult to combat II ;ilue-
trates that phase of politics that is
most unworthy, and that is all too COM
mon in his great and intelligent State
WHAT HE SHOULD CONSIDER.
should consider is this: Has the Ad-
ministration of President Mckinley
been one of honor and satisfaction to
the country? If SO. it We're the sheer
est nonsense to elect Congressman who
will oppose the President and seek so
far as may lie in their power to coun-
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