The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-27
The Political Revolution in Cal.
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The result Of the election Just held in
California to choose delegates to meet in
convention to frame 3 new State Consti-
tuition will be regarded everywhere as a
matter Of more or less concern. There
il no doubt labor has been more disorgan.
lied and impoverished in that State for
long time than in any other part Of the
country. From one extreme-iancied
prosperIty-mAtters have gone to the op.
posite extreme actual poverty. Under
this condition oil things what IL called
Kearneyi ism has arisen-that is, po-
litical agitation under the lead Of
a man named Kearney-sdvoeating
agrarian doctrines and supported by the
multitude OF disconnected and impover-
lshed men that abound in California,
with communism publicly preached, and
the rights Of property called in question.
The lSboring men, 10 one department or
another, have fallen in with the move.
meut-though 1t does not follow BY any
means that they will accept or permit the
carrying out OF the extremes indicated.
We would rather expect that mostly they
are prepared TO act on the theory that
though we may enter the coach on It's
starting, we are not bound to go with it
TO the end Of the route; we may leave
i. q. any safe or convenient point"
Yet It Is feared that the cleo
ton, having resulted adversely to the
conservative elements Of the State, its
organic law may be SO changed as TO lead
10 consequences too serious TO be lightly
considered. There is no doubt that in
California reckless agitators have had for
some time past an unusually favorable
field TO work in. Society appears there
TO be divided up pretty much into two
clAsses-the very rich, who are few 10
number, and the very poor, who are
counted by thousands. As our California
correspondent pointed out 10 his letter
published in Saturdays Supplement,
there Is In that State practical monop.
oily Of land and ofcapital; that every thing
has co.operated TO oppress the poor.
The industries are stagnant; many
wild speculatious 10 manufActur-
log and stock companies have
ended, as might have been expected, dis.
astrously; the mania for gambling in
mining stocks has pervsded and demor-
allied all classes, whilst in the labor mar.
ket the Cinnamon have in many cases
pushed out the whites. II was this in
PRODUCTION Of "Chinese cheap labor" that
doubtless gave the 6rst impulse 10 the
movement which in the important cleo.
tion just over has carried the State and
secured control Of the constitutional con-
vention. In the city Of San Francisco
itself the "Kearneyits" or Workingmen's
ticket was elected by plurality,
receiving four thousand votes more
than were polled for the Demo
cratic and Republican tickets together,
and two thousand Eve hundred votes
more than we're received by the delegates
on 4 "iusion" ticket chosen from both Of
the old parties. Elections in California are
prover6iGl close, andin the rural districts
the success Of the "Rearneyites" has
been lcss pronounced thSn In San Fran
cisco, but still sufficient, II is thought, 70
give the @Kearneyiies" the thirty-three
delegates at large, which lie virtually
equivalent 10 the control Of the orglui,
zalion Of the convention. The blatant
oratory oil Kesrney would not have gath.
cred around him such following ne be Is
reported to have were It not that there
were underlying causes that created sym.
patty with his utterances and raised him
into popularity. II Is only where there
are real grievances to be redressed thAt
such success as that Of the workiDgmen's
party and its outside affiliations is posi-.
bic. What some Of these grievances are
has been stated by our correspondent.
Among their more reasonable demands
are land reform, the prohibition Of the
investment Of trust funds In speculative
enterprises, municipal reform, and legIs.
laton in favor Of the diffusion Of bank.
ing capital instead Of its concentrR.
ton. But above all they iusist on the
expulsion Of the Chinese. Around Ibis
demand all others eluster, Other griey.
ances are felt, but this moSt Of all, It's
the one subject upon which all or moat