Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-08-14
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~ AuOW4 bnAouShOdv eu0 OhAtSu
States as the Labor agitation. The
fact IL that we thought 1t would de-
vslop greater strength In Califor-
MIA iu the late election than it did.
Both the old, national political par
Ties gave it . splendid opportunity
By banding against it. Yet the
Labor movement so-oalled was so
inherently weak in California that,
with this splendid opening Of o
practical surrender of both the old
political parties, it only carried
one-third of the Constitutional
Csnvention. 1t Is all very we'll to
arrange a programme by which
men from both the old political
parties sh I'll unite; but, when the
"slate has been fixed," the rank
aud flle, who really attach some
Significance to the time-honored
terms "Republican and Democrat"
either don't vote at all or, in their
resentment at what thsy regard as
the unmanly abnegation Of right,
they vote for the new party.
Now, while we have regarded To-
cal sue ,esses for the Labor move
mant as quite likely, we have fire.
quently placsl ourselves on record
~ looking upon any national party
OF the same elements as chimerical. i.
Ksarney Is now in the East, and
the workingmsn will, influenced
by love OF novelty flock to hear
him. They will find him man Of
. hundrel tim,, lass intellectual
oAliber than Gen. Sam F. Cary and
fifty 9th .r of their Eastern leaders
wao havs triel, for the past fifteen
years, to break the thrall Ia which
either the Republican or Demo.
cratic parties have held the masses.
Tley will take to Kearney as the
audience of a theatre takes to the
little farce, which Is generally the
after.piece to n solid plav.
In Ci.if)rnii the Democratic
party has uuqlestionably lost
largely by the Labor movement.
The Workingm.n in this State are
in the main D.mo,rat-. III the East
a. Il "a. ,J.H,p., r., .,,uh Gtnfas
as Pennsylvania, where the manu-
featuring Interests have hinged
on the high protective tariffs which
have been established by the Re-
publican party, the workingmen-
that is, the workers Ia iron, glass
and cotton-have been, nine to one,
Republican. These men are now
poor in spite of the tariff, aud the
witehery which charmed them be-
fore has now no signifi ,ance. They
will largely respond to the call of a
Labor party, and the Republican
party will be weakened accordingly
In the East, just as the Democratic
party has been in California.
To continue the parallel with
Pennsylvania: Tn Lebanon, Schuyl-
kill and Lycoming counties, which
contain u tremendous coal mining
population, which has hitherto
been Democratic, the Democratic
party will suffer. On the other
hand, In such counties as Alle-
gheny, which has given as high as
fifteen th,uslni majority for the
Republican party, that majority
will entirely disappear, and per
haps be replaced by Democratic
one.
On the whole, we think the po-
litical situation is entirely in favor
of the Democratic party. Which,
ever party carries the Congressional
elections this year will achieve n
signal prestige, but the Dem ocratie
party, If it Is successful, will score
u double victory, as the United
States Senate, from the 4th of March
next, is hopelessly Democratic.
That the Democratic party will
emerge from the contest with ma
jority OF the next House of Repre-
sentatives no reasonable man can
entertain any doubt. Such staunch
Republican States as Massachusetts
will be demoralized this year,
owing to the Labor agitation, and
the Democracy will secure several
districts hitherto hopeless, the
workingmen pulling the chestnuts
out of the fire for them. In New
York the Democracy will be as
sisted by the violent fight between
the Administration and Conkling.
All tho Congressional candidates
are certain to be either ConkIing-
ties or friends of the Administra-
tion. In either case universal cut
ting is certain to follow. Ohio has
been re-districted, insuring to the
Democracy their fair influence. In
diana has thrown off the Re-
publican yoke. In such States as
Connecticut, Now Jersey, Illinois
and Rhode Island, the labor agita.
tion Will be positive benefit to
the Democracy. Behind and above
all towers up the 'solId South,v
which will return practically
unanimous Democratic delegation
to the lower house.
The Fall Congressional elections
will tell the whole story of our inn
mediate political future. The
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