Year: 1867

| San Franciseo and the next Governor.


Having frequently noticed the oft-reiterated
remarks by the San Francisco press, that that
city is entitled to and ought to have the next
Governor chosen from among its citizens, yer
never having seen any valid and consistent rea-
son urged to support this extraordinary demand,
we would like 10 be informed on what assump-
ton of facts such conclusions are predIcated,
and if good cause can be assigned in justiica-
ton of such claims, or if there exists with the
people of the whole State disposition to con-
cede to. San Francisco the next Governor, we
will deferentially bow acquescence to their will
and acknowledge the error in judgment to the
requirements of the real interests of our people.


In the Presidential campaign of 1864 the
whole number of votes cast for Electors, was
about LOG, 600, of which San Francisco city and
county poled 81 600, or about one-ffth. From
ing representative in the Gubernatorial chair
at present, and claiming the particular attention
of both United States Senators from this State,
with q Congressional representative, had been





being the recipient of most of the Federal pat
ronage distributed among people, had not
been unfairly dealt with in the apportonment of
spoils But are told that over oae-third of
the taxable property of the State is located there,
and being large Taxpayers they should have the
selection Of the principal officers of State. AS
the prosperity of San Francisco depends mater-
ally on the prosperity Of the interior, and the
agricultural and mining interests have greater
need of attention under the difficulties which al
most annually besct them, we believe that their
claims should be consulted well as those of
our commercial metropolis. We have no i'll
will toward the great city Of the coast but wish
it future success and prosperity, and therefore
make these suggestions as much for its good as
for welfare.


No doubt most of the legal ability of the coast
is located in San Francisco, and the capacity of
numerous residents of that city to intelligenty
administer the State government is beyond ques-
ton. But we submit that the interests of the
whole people imperatiyely demand the selection
of an Executive OF liberal and expansive public
views, and untramneled by the claims of
wealthy corporations, or the desires of scheming
and INSCRIPTIONS politicians, and at no time
during the history of the State have such requis-
ties been more needed than at present. Never
was there time when the people of the State
had such direct interest in the conduct of its
affairs as now, and every permanent resident who
designs making these shores his future home
should use his individual endeavors to secure the
elevation of men TO public place who will work
for the advancement of our State and people
and TO build up its institutions Of moral and ed
ucdtional culture.


Our preference for Governor has already been
indicated, and we believe that no man has been
named in connection with such nomination
whose adaptability recommends him more highly
to the consideration of the State Convention
than the one whose heads our columns.
The agricultural communities have never sue
cecded in elevating one identified with their in
terests to that position, (Downey being a chance
incumbent and the growing interests of that
class of citizens demand the recognition of their
claims. If an outspoken expression of public
choice could be had on the subject, we are sat
isfed as to the result But if few political
hucksters and professional place-hunters get con-
troll of the delegations by thwartag a fair ey-
preston of public sentiment, they have at
tempted to do in Sacramento, the result will be
the choice of man devoted to their interests.
At the next election officers of State for the
four years to be chosen, and it behooves the
[ MON organization to make judicious selections
in order to insure success and place the party on
a permanent basis for the future. We trust all
dissensions ard bad-fcelng may be avoided, but
believe the dignity of the great Union party can
not and will not admit of the dictation of few
self-constituted leaders who aim to thrust OBJ
jectionabie men on the people, relying their
devotion to the party for success.