The record-union., 1898-10-21
GOOD REASONS.

Nevada City Transcript: Gage
should be, elected because he repre-
sents the-best interests of the people of
the State and furthermore because his
personal record shows that he is in
every way qualified. to assume a trust
that means. so much to the citizens and
taxpayers of California. If he is sent
to Sacramento he will make one of
the best Governors the State ever had,
because he will handle it's affairs hon.
estly and impartially and with fairness
and justice to all alike.
A FRIEND OF ANARCHISTS.
Marysville Appeal: P. B. Preble of
Oakland has taken his pen in hand and
written to the Cali atletter in defense
of Mcguire, the Popocratic nominee for
Governor Mr.. Preble insists there was
nothing to condemn in the speech made
by Mcguire in Congress against the i'm
migration bill, and quotes approvingly
from that speech the following and
other passages:
WHO are the nihilists? They are
the democrats of Russia who are strug
Cling against almost hopeless odds to
establish the natural and inalienable
rights of man in that country.
Who are the anarchists of Spain?
They are the republicans Of that coun-
try, seeking to establish the principle
of popular sovereignty as against the
unnatural privilege of governing now
enjoyed by single family"
But Mr. Preble omits from his quota
tions more remarkable part of the
speech, which we here present:
Gentlemen urge the passage Of this
L.
cluding anarchists, socialists and nj
hilists from this country. Assuming
that it would be right and desirable.
though I do not admit it would be
either right or desirable, to exclude
these classes or any of them from this
country, yet the present bill does not
tend to their exclusion. They are gen
orally educated men, many of them
holding university degrees, whose Of
Tending consists of resistance to tyr
amy, which in the conditions under
which they live is obedience to God"
It appears that Mcguire is in full
sympathy with that form Of resist
ance to tyranny" recently manifested
by the horrible assassination of the
Empress of Austria, for the sake of
example" as her anarchist murderer
OIe Iudy WSli SuppOSC elioI
If Mcguire were in Russia he would
be nihilist, and in any other country
of Europe an anarchist. But the people
of California are scarcely willing to
elect to the office of Governor a man
who has openly declared his sympathy
with dynamiters and assassins. The
voters are not anxious to have this
State the asylum for such wretches. 1t
would not be a pleasant thing to see
the Governor Of California extending
the glad hand of welcome to fugitive
anarchists and nihilists from the Old
World.
KILL 1T.
Fresno Republican: Among the con-
stitutional amendments which are to be
voted on at the coming election is one
permitting each county in the State to
frame local County Government Act.
This will strike many people as being
an attractive privilege, but the amend
ment contains a bug" 1t permits
each county to make it's own election
laws, and should a majority Of the
freeholders chosen to frame the Act be
opposed to the Australian ballot, one
of the best safeguards of purity in cleo
tions ever devised would be destroyed.
For this reason it will be we'll to vote
against the amendment, which Is sec
ond on the list.