Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-19
How Political Parties Stand.

failure of factions. The people have had fair
opportunity in the State to witness the peculiar
merit ard pretcnsions of the various political par
ties which have entered the field from time to
time, and proclaimed their wholesome views and
principles TO the dear people for their consdera-
ton and approval.
With the exception OF a mere temporary re-
verse, the Democratic party has enjoyed, since
the adoption of the State Government, an almost
unbroken line Of political trumphs The bcne-
fits Of this extraordinary success enjoyed
by two eliques protesting the same political faith
The clique who were Immediately in power, that
is the responsible officers who were performing
the duties of the offices to which they were elect
cd by the people were made to contribute TO the
support of the unsuccessful clique until the cam
paign wheel in the State election was again pnt
in motion TO determine the direct lucky clique.
1t really mattered but very little to the people
which clique was directly in power; the same
reckless and corrupt state of things existed under
either. The party most skilled in laying wires
were always the successful party but then the
unsuccessful party could always succeed in CO.
ercing their more fortunate brethren TO bleed
freely. Thus it has been that the two patches of
politicians have controlled the State government
since its adoption and moulded the people to
their own idea of the GREAT principles for which
the Father of the Republic fought, bled and died,
but which GREAT principles in reality consisted
in the pecuniary advantage Of the various fat
Offices.
The result of the election just over gives US
reason to hope for better state of things in the
future That class Of politicians who suppose it
the duty of the people to keep them in Office
merely because they are loud proclamers Of a
certain politiccl faith, or the ready and willing
tools by which all the dirty work can be accom-
plshed, will undoubtedly find themselves under
serious mistake. The people of California are
beginning to open their eyes to matters of self
preservation to themselves, and to reflect upon
the character and consequence of the bumbuging
lmpositious which have been practiced upon them
for years under the pretension of principle.
1t has been generally remarked by the press
throughout the State during the campaign, that
the people showed less enthusiasm than ever be-
fore in the State. Taking our own county as a
criterion we believe what the prcss has gener-
ally asserted, to be true in reference to the en-
thusiasm of the people. But it was not the lack
of enthusiasm in the people that made the cam
paign such tame one. The masses we're think
ing and rejecting how to vote and who to vote
for. We regard the quiet election just passed as
an evidence Of the people endeavoring to get rid
of the old taskmasters and hobby-riding poti-
clans, rather than evidence OF their lack of love or
enthusiasm in the principles they professed.-
Seeing how political parties now stand, it is not
difficult TO foresee what will be the state and re-
suit of political organizations one, two or three
years hence. For some time before the election.
it was very plain to see the relative strength Of
parties. The result of elections are always un-
certain until they over; but the close obsert-
er needed not the eye of prophet TO have told
where success was certain. The Democratic
party stands today better organized than it has
ever stood before in California. The Hon. John
B. Weller, Governor elect, stands as the leading
administration Democrat in the State and is well
supported by the men whom the people have just
elected to high and honorable positions. The
ground occupied by the incoming administration
is very different from that which former Demo
cratic administrations occupied. Gov. Weller
stands free and clear from the shackles Of the
wire-working cliqucs and the pledges to those
old hacks who feed upon the crumbs that drop
from the treasury box, and from the little that
falls from the contingent fund of the Executive.
He has now an opportunity Of travelling on
through wider and clearer channel than his
predecessors had and this position he gained
through bis able and independent course during
the campaign. lie has only to 60 on and carry
out those measures of reform he so forcbly ex-
planned to the people from the stump, and which
he clearly showed were measures Of the greatest
import to the State and the expiration Of his
Gubernatorial term will again bring out the
manifestation OF the peoples appreciation in the
bestowal Of still higher position than that Of
Governor of California. The other parties in thu
last campaign wore very different aspect to that
which they presented one year ago. The Amer
ican party entered the field. two years ago, with
the Democratic party, and swept the State elec-
tion by an overwhelming majority. 1t is qucs-
tionable whether it is properly called party now
or not, or whether it really exists as party. 1t
would seem that the doctrines of the American
party are not sufficiently broad and tangible to
be considered conservative national. To do
il the fullest justice, il is only the shadow of
what 1t was two years ago. The Republican
party had but few open advocates in California
two years ago. and yet we lind 1t at the present
time, and in the last campaign leading the
American party There Is another feature about
the Republican party which will result 10 its ad-
vantage, and that is, that was nominated
for any office by the Republican party but those
who professed the creed, while on the other hand
the candidates Of the American party, or rather
those supported by that party, were chiefly drawn
from Others
Judging the future by the present, there can
be but little doubt as to the results Of the next
election 1t will be contest, beyond the posi-
bilty Of doubt, between the Democratic and
Republican paFties-and in these two parties we
believe will be found all that live aud active ell
ement which will present itself in the shape Of
political organization in California
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