Year: 1872

Not long ago we foreshadowed the op
position OF the Sacramento Union to tn
Republican party in the next campaign
The event followed fast upon the heels q
the prophecy, and in its issue of Novem
Der 27th the Union formally took its leav
Of the Republican party. The first quer.
naturally suggested is, what is its follow
ing? The San Francisco Spirit Of tn
/ Times, Of November 30th, contained al
article relating to this matter in the trutl
or lalsity Of which the Republicans of thi
State are deeply interested, Here is tht
article:


PEoPLE's PARTY.-The Sacramento


Union "says" that there is great dea
Of talk among people nowadays for tht
formation of Il peoples party. Yes, tina
is so. SeabOugh, the chief editor of The
Sacramento Union, talked a great dea
about it, when he was in this city n few
days since, and in the talk stated thai
/ Governor Newton Booth, Henry Edgcr-
ton, J. e. Hale j. G. McCaium, John
/ l.. Love, and others, were ready to take
/
pressed as to Governor Booths compile
ity in disorganizing the Republican Par
ty, he said | REFLECT HIS OPINIONS SIR.
| REFLECT his OPINIONS. Now
let us hear something more about the tale
told of the formation Of a peoples party,
in order to see how far the Republican
party may be demoralizcd and broken up.
The destruction of the Republican party
in this State, will be found to be the
toughest contract the Sacramento Union,
San Francisco bulletin and CdiL, their
lickspittles and myrmidOns ever took i'll
hand"


But few months ago the statement
that Newton Booth would join with the
Union and Builctm to disorganize the
Republican party would have been re-
ceived by us with scornfu increduity.
At this time we hardly know what to
think about it and desire to ascertain the
real facts. The Sacramento Union boasts,
in terms at once CALLING and offensive to
the Republican press, that its course on
the Congressional question received the
endorsement of Governor Booth. Now
why was not this assertion met with n
straight forward, positive denial? We
think that Newton Booth owes it to the
Republicans of this State who pro-
pose to stand by the Republican colors
that his position concerning the so-called
Peoples movement be defined beyond
question. We labored to the utmost of
our ability for his election. We are
ready to give him an unrescrved support
as the nominee Of the Republican party
for any position to which he may aspire.
Everybody knows that the proposed Peo-
pies Party movement means nothing
more nor less than the defeat of the Re
publican party and the placing Of Demo
crats in power. Democrats will under
stand this and will support it to man
for that reason. The real issue before
the people is this The Sacramento
Union and San Francisco BuAciH have
formed an alliance, offensive aud dcfen-
sivc, for the purpose of advancing their
pet schemes and controlling the politics
of this State. The national admniStra-
ton being Republican, for the furtherancc
of their plans, it was necessary to control
the Republican State organization. In
this, we rejoice to say, they have igno-
miniously failed. Now they propose to
wrcali their revenge by running where
they cannot rule. The sooner we know
the worst and provide for it the better.
In this contest those who are not for us
are against us. If Governor Booth is
slandcred by the Sacramento onion edit
or and is not party to this scheme for
disorganizing and defeating the Repub-
lican party, let him tell the fact to the
sixty thousand Republican voters of this
State. They have right to know, and
he should tell them. For our part we will
hail with unfcigned delight the dccara-
ton by Newton Booth that he intends to
remain with the grand old party to which
the country owes SO much, and to which
he is so deeply indebted.