Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-06-10
Ihe head 60 . Democratic ana Pes.
pte'a Victory.

No reader Of the HERALD can
have failed to remark that, until
lately. We have not teen enthused
with the prospects of Democratic
victory this Fall. We have regard
ID the matter, In sporting parlance,
somswhAt % follows: The Repub-
lIcan party selling first favorite at
long odds, with the Democracy Sec
ond, the Workingmen's and New
Constitution parties in the field. To
carry out . parallel taken from the
turf, al who have ever bought
pools In = race know how likely
The hrst choice Is to drop from first
70 second position on the first heat.
The Kearneyites will not carry
California. There is no necessity
for much discussion on this propo-
sition. Next September they will
have t. do their own voting. Hith-
erto circumstances have prevented
the disclosure of their real numeri-
al weakness. In the Constitu-
tional election in San Francisco
thousands voted the Workingmen's
ticket for . " lark" Through the
Aid OF such persons the Kearney
delegates managed to poll $4,000
votes. They were assisted in doing
this by the good humored frolic.
someress OF men who, in all ma
tlonal and important State issues,
are either Democrats or Republic
cams, and by the fact that in San
Franclsco there were, In addition
to the Workingmen's ticket,
atrAIght Democratic and Republic
can and non-partizan tickets. The
larkn has run its day. No self
respecting citizen of California,
who does not already belong to a
Workingmen's club, will be
instrumental In placing Denis
Kearney In this State in some such
attitude as that occupied by Cess.
Ter and his cap In the Switzerland
Of William Tell. The insulting SUI
premacy of Kearney will never be
recognized In California, and those
who have taken his blighting and
prssumptuous pledges have COM
nitted . fatal mistake. His ribald
and insolent diatribes have rung,
from Humboldt Hall, the knell of
bis party. His followers, when the
vote comes to be counted, will be
astonished at the baroness of the
mere political skeleton of which
they will be the CHASTITY bones and
calculations.
To our extreme surprise things
are shaping themselves for Dem
ocratic victory in September. The
Republican party of California
seems to be passing into the control
OF the corporations. The most
prominent candidates named for
Governor by the Republicans are
men as to whom there is well
grounded suspicion of monopoly
tendencies. Rumors of the ascend
annoy Of the Gorham- Carr. Boruck
influence in the counsels of the
party ill the air; and, where there
10 80 much smoke, there is likely to
be some fire.
Under such circumstances the
duty Of the Democracy is clear. 1t
10 to assemble on the first of July
and nominate q complete straight
Democratic State and Congresslon.
81 ticket, taken from Democrats in
harmony with the new Constitu-
tion. It is quite in the power of the
party to command the hearty and
enthusiastic support of the new
Constitution party, which is pow.
erless alone, but which is very
strong In the State, in spots. The
new Constitution party, as sepa-
rate organization, would be fiascoi
and voters, knowing that 1t would
be doomed in advance, would hest
tate to identify themselves with it.
There are five Californians who
would join to make a movement
approved by the new Constitution
party successful to one who would
be willing to isolate himself by be-
coming q member of a select and
helpless organization. 1t is worthy
Of remark that the new Constitu.
tion party, as the Chronicle has re.
peatedly pointed out, developed its
principal strength in Democratic
strongholds. In counties where the
Kearneyites were strongest the
poorest showing was made. So oil
counties in which the Kearneyitei
and Republicans predominated
The Constitution is now the su.
preme law OF California and all
Democrats cordially support it
There would, therefore, be no In
consistency in all Democrats unit
ing IN giving o pronounced promi.
nence to the representatives of tina
element of their party through
whose hearty championship th,
new Constitution has become GU
organic law. The HERALD was
hearty and resolute opponent of th,
new instrument from conviction
Our readers of all shades of. opinion
are witnesses of the fact that GU
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