Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-09
AUGUST 8, 1877
POLITICS IN CALIFORNIA.

campaign. The usual squabbling for leader !
ship within the respective parties has about
ended. The Democratic commissions in San
Francisco over the Brady Mannix ring have
been composed by the application of the
proper soothing poultices; and the storm
aroused within the Republican bosom by rival
asnirants for Senatorial honors and the clash
ings of jealous ringmasters seem ready to be
soothed and harmonized by the Committee OF
% We believe now that the contest will be
souarely made by the two great political parties
without counting much gain to either SIDE
from the discussions of the opposing party
Republicans know from past experience that
they need not expect accesslons from the
Democratic ranks on account of any STRIFE
within the battle lines of that party, no mat
ter how bitter their denunciations OF each
other, no matter if all except each ones lndl-
yidual self, are thieves and liars, shophfters
and political buns, they all put in the same
straight tickets on election day. Democrats,
however, count largely on their files being
augmented on account of the tactlous "rang-
ling of their opponents, but they forget that
the loudest mouthed Republicans now used to
be the soreheads, the reformers, the incor-
ruptables, voters of independent, opposition
tickets, and their sneaking allies. This Is the
element they may thank for every victory
gained within the past ten years. Can you,
0 blind leaders of the Democratic blind, count
on the friendship of your old confederates so
lonp as the good Rutherford is President
When did you ever get any comfort or sup
port from such Republican warehouses; as
George C. Gorham, c. G. Phelps, Tom Shan
non, F. F. Low, Gen. Evans, Bill Carr and
A. A. SARGENT These are not the men who
will abandon their party in the time OF her
need, even though their counsels may not be
needed. The Democracy are loud In their
praises of the Presidents civil service reform
policy. and why, we should like to know.
Does anv one believe that they would prac-
tice what they preach? Since the days OF
jackson, "To the victors belong the Spots
has been their watchword. laundering for
political fodder has been the bane of their
lives; cross road postofices the Ravens to
which they are ever steering. When we see
people abandoning all of sudden their life
time practices we suspect their sincerity, most
assuredly we do their good judgment, and SO
we suspect in this particular the honesty OF
the Democracy. We believe too that this
sudden praise of the administration will soon
be changed to bitter denunciation, for 1t Will
only serve to strengthen malcontent Republl-
cans without making the least diversion IN
favor of their old allies The Republicans
who are most dissatisfied with the President
policy are the founders of the Republican
party. They are the most implacable foes the
Democracy ever had, and this sudden zeal on
their part, this sudden cooling OF coon skin
ardor in inflaming the devotees OF the great
and glorious constitution against their old
enemies cannot be otherwise than disastrous.
1t is folly for them to build on the hope that
men like 0. ?. Morton and Jim Blaine will
ever throw them crumbs of comfort. 1t Is
possible that they may not have such lively
appreciation of civil service reform as the De-
mocracy, but even if they are not so elated
when the bugle sounds, like old war horses,
they will fall into the ranks, and for such
reasons it is our firm conviction that the Re
publican party will be victorious during the
coming campaign in California. A number
of the county conventions have already met
and soon everything will be set for the strug-
gle. The journals which are usually astrlde
the fence are the first this year to put for
ward their platforms of principles The first
gun of the campaign was fired at Sacramento
last Saturday evening. The Republicans had
a ratification meeting, bonhres were lighted,
brass band was in attendance, speeches were
made by the Legislative nominees and others.
There is scarcely month left now for buzz
ing and speech making. There is this year
neither State nor National ticket to be
elected in California SO that local interests
will have considerable influence in determln-
ing the result in the State. The next Legs
lature will elect successor to Mr.. Sargent IN
the T.. S. Senate, so that the chief interest as
between the two political parties will be in
choosing members to that body. The Demo
Gratis have u large majority of the followers
in the Senate, and with the State so evenely
divided, they start out with considerable ad-
vantage over their opponents. San Francisco
Republican, will however, more than offset
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