The record-union., 1898-10-15

LIICt, rang the KEYNOTE Ol llIe C0AiA
paign in his able and eloquent speech.
He said it was the duty Of every man
who had a family, every man who had
little home of his own, who believed
in honesty and integrity, who believed
in approving the war Administration OF
President Mckinley, to vote the Re-
publican ticket this fall
Mr.. Johnson called on his auditors to
vote, when they went to the polls for
ticket they knew-a ticket which rep
resented something, and for which
somebody was responsible. Such
ticket, he said, was that nominated by
the Republican party. In opposition
was a ticket nominated by the Demo
Populo Silver Republican-A
party, which represented no party, and
for which no party was RESPONSIBLE.
and the man who voted it could have
no way Of knowing to which branch of
the manyhorned creature the candi-
date belonged
Mr.. Johnson spoke of Henry T. Gage,
the nominee for Governor, as a self
made mana man without stain, an
able, honest, capable man. Gage, he
said, had met the little giant of the
Democracy (Maguire) in debate, and
udQ SWGDL ulIl away DIS Cudll Is swept
before the wind
Mr.. Johnson mentioned each Of the
candidates for State offices, and gave
graphic word pictures Of the virtues Of
| each one of them.
In speaking Of Al. J. Johnston, candi-
date for State Printer, Mr.. Johnson
said he was a man who ought to re-
ceive every Republican vote in the
State for his nerve and bravery in
fighting Governor Budd in his attack
on the State school book system. John
ston, he said, stands for the Stateschool
text book system as against Governor
Budd and the book ring" and in that
capacity was deserving Of the support
Of every person who had believed in
the common schools Of America.
Mr.. Johnson referred briefly to each
Of the county candidates. The Demo-
Populo-Silver ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
party, he said, would have it believed
that every man in the employ Of the
railroad company is moral leper and
ought to be an outcast Of society and
treated as a criminal. The people of
Sacramento, he said, would have the
chance to- repudiate such statements by
casting a vote for William N Lamph-
rey, who had for twenty years been in
the employ of the railroad company
and who was a candidate for County
Clerk. Mr.. Johnson said it was claimed
that Humphreys opponent was a good
man and had made an excellent Coun-
ty Clerk. That was probably true, but
he might die some day and in that
event the county would need another
good County Clerk Of experience and
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Of Mr.. Lamphrey. A vote for Billy
Lamphrey would be vote for the right
man.
Mr.. Johnson said that when four
years ago Thomas H. Ber5ey ran for
the office Of County Assessor, he had
feared for him because of his big heart;
but his fears had been unfounded. and
he had proven all right. He had raised
the tax on the railroad and on the
banks. and the rich, and had lowered it
on the property and homes Of the poor.
His motto had been equal rights for
all alike" and his administration had
been unassailable
The speaker paid a glowing tribute
to Charles T. Jones, candidate for Dis
trict Attorney. That office, he said,
needed at its head a man both honest
dIk0 GILC1GIl-OtlE equally dUI6 10 give
an opinion on the law and to prosecute
criminals. In 1873, and when but %
years Of age, Charles T. Jones was
elected to the Office Of District Attorney
and had left a record which had never
been surpassed by any prosecuting at
torney in the history Of the county Mr..
Jones, Mr.. Johnson said, is a terror not
only to criminals, but to criminal law
T.
and had been beaten, as had most Of
the eminent criminal lawyers in the
State. Charles T. Jones had taken the
scalp Of the most Of them.
In speaking of George C. McMullen,
candidate for Coroner, the speaker said
he was one Of natures noblemen. He
had been tried and found not wanting.
He had more friends than any man in
the county, and was just the man to
raise the efficiency Of the Office and
lower the expense to the county.
Mr.. Johnson spoke of A. S. Green
law, candidate for Treasurer as a man
who was plain, honest and good. He
had been unawed by defeat and was
not puffed up by victory. He had in
stilled reform into the methods of con-
Quoting the office of Treasurer, had ma
debt. and was to be trusted.
The speaker extolled the official acts
Of Sheriff Johnson. He had made, he
said, an excellent Auditor and Record
er, and had subsequently made the best
Sheriff the county ever had. He, too,
had a big heart, and should he live to
be as old as Methusaleh, would never
be rich; not because he was a spend
thrift, but because his purse was al
ways open to the call of charity
Mr.. Johnson said that a better man
for superintendent of Schools could not
be found than B. T. Howard He had
held the position for eight years and
had been instrumental in raising the
schools in the county to their present
high standing. He said that every man
from the country who was entitled to
a seat IN the County Convention de-
manded the nomination Of Mr.. How
ard.
Mr.. Johnson also paid high comph
ments to J. Q. Boyd, S. B. Smith and r.
T. Cohn, candidates for Surveyor, Pub
lie Administrator and Auditor and Re-
corder He spoke Of each as efficient
and faithful public servants-men who
would do their duty conscientiously and
for the common good Of all the people.
Then the speaker turned to the leg
islative candidates. He spoke in high
praise Of both w. D. Knights and Hon.
William Johnston, whom he hoped to see
elected to assist in securing needed leg
islation for Sacramento County, and TO
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