Year: 1879




the rules of legitimate journalism,
Is sort of boomerang arrange
ment, whichshurts no one but the
author and the cause he advocates.


Our contemporary says of Glenn
that 1t does not believe that there
is more thorough Democrat In
the land than he. and quotes
from the Doctors speech at the
Democratic ratification meeting at
San Francisco.


The Downey City Courier speaks
thus of the State aud county tick
cts In its last issue:


We place at the head of our COL
umns to-day the State and county
tickets of the Democratic party,
and shall give them our cordial
support. The State ticket is com
posed of the very best material of
the party-men who possess the
Jeffersonlau qualifications, honesty
and capahility, and if elected to ad-
minister the affairs of State will
do so to the satisfaction of the peo
pie. During the past four years the
Democratic party has admi ni-tered
the affairs of the State of Califor-
MIA in such a manner as should in
spire the confidence of the people
The State debt, in that period, has
been reduced nearly half million
dollars, the assets OF the State have
been increased over million dol
lars, and there remains in the
treasury nearly a million and a
half of dollars. These facts speak
for themselves, and must come
home to the people with irresisti-
BILE force. They show that the
Democratic party is the true party
of reform, carrying out their pro
fessions to the very letter. AS in
the past the Democracy has been
the party of reform, so in the future
it will make a record to point at
with pride. Our county ticket is
composed in the main of men well
known throughout the county
men of sterling worth who, when
ever they have occupied official po-
sitions, have filled them with hon.
or to- themselves and satisfaction
to the people. We believe the
ticket placed before the people OF
the county will commend itself to
their favorable consideration, and
have no fears but that it will be
triumphantly elected, 1t is far the
best ticket in the field, even though
we do say it.


The Santa Barbara Press coutin-
ues its crusade against Mr.. Jarrett
T. Richards, one of the nominees
of the Republicans for Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court. We
take the following from Its issue Of
the 7th inst:


The effort which was secretly
conceived, aud which has been
supported by constant wire pulling,
intrigAe, chicanery. fraud and
strategy to elevate to the Supreme
Bench of this State u candidate in
whom the first elements of fitness
are wanting should not be possible
of success. If the facts of the case
are known, believing as we DO In
the Republican party as the party
of intelligence aud moral worth
we caunot' believe that it will sue
ceed.


If the State Central Com mlttee
will not take action in this matter
by removing Mr. Richar1s's name
from the ticket, and putting in its
place the nam ., -ome man whose
character ana attalnnents would
be acceptable to the party and the
people at large, it will become nee
essary for the people themselves t.
take the matter into their own
hands and select candidate from
one of the other tickets, who CON-
bines those qualifications, the alb
sence of which in Mr.. Richards
makes bim so eminentIy unfit for
the position to which he aspires.


Such a man may be found In s
B. Mckee, of Alameda, a man dis
tinguished for his learning, integ-
rity, judicial wisdom, large expert
ence aud exalted character.