Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-04-20
How she Fusion would work.


How the Fusion w0uid work.
The HERALD will probably feel
itself obliged, as an orthodox DEM
ocratic journal, to abide by what
ever conclusion the Democratic
State Central Committee may come
to in the conference to be held at
the Palace Hotel on the oath inst.
But, as long as We have a hope of
averting disaster, we should not
deem ourself q true Democrat if
we did not speak our mind. Prob.
ably any fair minded Democrat
will concede the fact that if the
Kearney organization was not ex-
hibiting decided vigor neither the
Democrats nor Republicans would
think of practically disbanding
their organizations at SO critical
conjuncture as this. The move
ment, if adopted, will be put upon
the plausible ground of bringing
forward the best men, irrespective
of party politics. This is q melo-
dramatic pretence which can be
understood at a glance by the DEM
ocrat or Republican of average in
telligence. The action itself il un-
precedented, and 1t will be at once
stigmatized as the surrender of both
the old political parties to the
alarmed wealth of the State. 1t is
SO characterized now. When this
allegation has been dinned into the
ears of the people in all the high
ways and byways, hamlets and
cities, of California, we shall wit
ness most lamentable spectacle
that of capital arrayed distinctively
against the men who earn their
bread by the sweat of their brows.
Whether intended or no, the fusion
will be regarded as a gauge thrown
down by capital to labor, and it
will be promptly picked up by the
challenged party.
We shall anticipate events a lit
tie. For the sake of the argument
we shall suppose the fusion to have
been effected. Up to the moment
the fusion ticket shall have been
announced, many active politi-
clans, influenced by the hope that
theirown names may be found upon
1t, will maintain a non.com-
initial il not friendly attitude.
The very instant, however, they
find that their own conspicuous
merit las been overslaughed, as
they will regard it, numbers of
these persons, comprehending
many glib and effective speakers,
will discover that the fusion was
an immoral political bargain.
They will recognize the fact that,
as there will be neither a Repub.i-
can nor Democratic organization
In the field, they are perfectly foot
loose, and they will go over to the
Labor ticket in myriads, giving it
the advantage of skilled political
managers and sagacious spokes-
men. With the fusion adopted :.
and this aspect Of things political
developed, there may be some peo-
pie who may consider that the
Kearneyites have a slim chance of
carry ing a majority of the MEM
bars of the Constitutional Convex
ton. We are not of their opinion.
With regular nominations by
the three parties that now contest
Tor the supremacy i'm the Constitu.
tional Convention, we believe that
the Democratic and Republican
parties would command between
them two-t birds of its members.
With the fusion contemplated we
should not be surprised if the
Workingmen would have two.
thirds. With the fusion u fact ac-
complished, Kearneyism would be
engulfed in the flood of Intelligence
and political experience which
would be poured into the Labor
organization. 1t would no longer
be COMPOUNDED with the murder
and arson and hemp using and
quail-shooting brigades with which
Kearney has Disguised the people.
1t would receive an infusion of new
blood which would give 1t robust
vitality fand an Intelligent. pur-
pose.
1t must he borne in mind that in
cases where party lines have been
disregarded in the formation of
Constitutional Conventions it has
been done by inserting pro.
visions, in the act calling
the Convention, STIMULATING for
an equal number of Democrats
and Republicans. There has been
no faint of bargain and sale about
the transaction, and there was no
suspicion that fear of threaten
ing rival organization impelled to
the act.
The HERALD was the first Demo.
cratic journal in California to strike