The record-union., 1899-03-16
ELECT A SENATOR.
No Excuse for the Present Dis
graceful Situation.
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graceful Situation.
From the yisalia Delta.)
The Pacific region is attracting more
attentlon now than ever before in the
history OF the United States, and Cali
Iorlna should have full representation
IN the United States Senate. None
snould realize this more than those
VINO are prominent candidates for Sen
ator. They should consider the needs
OF the State before their own personal
ambition. If they find at the last, be-
lore the Legislature adjourns, that
they, or no one of them, can be elected,
then each should willingly step out and
leave the race to some one who can be
elected There are suitable persons for
this high office who have not yet been
nominated. Those who try to prevent
the election of a, Senator after finding
ther own case hopeless should be
marked men forever after.
REMEMBER UTAH.
(from the Stockton independently
Tne rejoicing of the Republicans of
Utah at the adjournment of a Demo-
cratic Legislature without electing a
United States Senator should be an
OBJECT lesson to the Republican mem
bers of the California Legislature AS
the Utah failure is hailed by the Re-
publicans there, the failure of our Leg
lslature to elect will be greeted by Dem
ocrats here. The Republicans in the
Call1ornia Legislature, if there are any,
should lose no time in getting together
for the single purpose for which they
were elected. # they don't get to-
gether to elect a Senator, then it is not
Republican Legislature, and the peo-
pie have been deceived and defrauded.
What do the thousands who voted for
Republican candidates care about the
distribution of petty offices in the
hands of the Legislature? Nothing
whatever. That is a mere inci1ent of
the situation. And yet it is the only
question ON which party lines have
been drawn at Sacramento. A failure
of the Legislature to elect will result
in the permanent retirement from pub
lie positions of some whose political fu-
ture appears now bright, but who will
be held responsible by their party for
thus depriving the State Of full repre-
sentation in the Senate. Remember
Utah.
THERE ARE OTHERS.
(From the Marysville Democrat, Ind.
Rep)
Since the Legislature convened and
an effort was made to elect a Senator
there have been interviews published,
petitions presented, and prominent men
of the Republican party have called
upon their Senator and Assemblyrnan
to urge upon them the Importance of
electing a Senator before adjournment.
These appeals have not been received
with respectful consideration. To the
contrary, Senator Cutter and Assembly
man Raub have continued to vote for
Grant, and used their influence to pre-
vent a party caucus. There are men
other than Burns in the contest, there
fore the excuse that California had bet
ter have no Senator than Burns is
mere subterfuge-an excuse that
school child can readily see through
There is some honor in pleading guilty,
especially so when the public are sit
ting as a jury.
SECRETLY DEMOCRATIC.
(From. the Pasadena Starr
The present California Legislature
was supposed to be Republican, but
it's failure to elect Republican Sen
ator looks as though it were secretly