The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-09-03
KEARNEYISM IN CALIFORNIA.
From the Brooklyn EsQle,

-~AS@e AsA$ - L 4oM IN OA OhN Aa
From the Brooklyn Eagle.
California p olitics are in such chaotic
condition that calculations OF the imnnet
diate future must be mainly guesswork
YET It "a quita likely At present that the
Francisco. II not In other portions Of tile
state. In that event the great city Of
the Pacific Coast will pass under the rule
OF demaR0gues, and this may BE- said
without regard to the principles--or lack
Of principles, ~ the reader pleases-that
disttug' ish the KeArnay can 1idates. The
Mayor will be Ksiioch, III he lives. man
whose character needs no Comment II
a BALLOON sh1 9 Die, one q Ksarney's
OF the ticket. The Sheriff. Tax Collsc-
tor aud School Superintendent wi be
ignorant men, with characters consider
ably below par, and the other city Offices
will be filed with mon Of a. low social
and moral grade. 1t Is said that appre-
tensions OF this result have caused
heavy business depression, and that
many Of the solid cilzeps are anxious to
be taken with some grams Of Allowance,
and II may seriously be Questioned
whether the success Of the Kearney par
ty would be an unmixed evil. 1t would
Do . change from one extreme to the
other, TO the rule Of corporations and the
wealthy classes to the rule OF the multi
tudinOus poor; but 1t Is by no means cei-
tain that the latter rule would be worse
than the former. rltr,-
The success of the Kearney party, If It
succeeds, will be evidence Of that sort Of
reaction which begins with revelation
and ends with reform. When pendu-
lum has been raised high ON ono side, 1t
acquires an impetus which carries it,
when II is let loose, quito Is high on the
other; but It gradually iecovers 10 ecu H.
6rfum, and vibrates regularly and In or
der. The Republican party, having
raised the pendulum in California to an
unreasonable height on one side, is re-
sponsible for Its eccentric success In
mounting to the other side. Republican
rule has placed California under the 90 q
troll Of corporations and land mOnOpOlisis
and Its effort has been to increase the
gains OF the few at the expense Of the
prosperity Of the many. We DO not pre-
tend to say that the Democrats have
been blameless In this matter. Like their
chOly example Of the rule Of Rings AID
corporations, the Democrats of Lalifur-
mia have been too willing to form en-
tangling alliances with those who plum
der the people; but tho Republicans,
who have mainly controlled the politics,
Of the State during long series Of years,
are manly Responsible for the evil con-
dition Of affairs In, California. The rule
Of corporations and monopolists springs
from political corruption. and leads to
increased corruption Ultimately 1t be-
comes SO Oppressive Is to be unepdur.
able, and popular uprising ensues, and
society may congratulate itself when
the revolution is q peaceful one. The
business depression complained of IL
caused not BY KearDeyism. but by the
condition Of Affairs Of which iKearney-
ism 10 the natural and necessary reac-
ton. II tstmpossible to Cypress the peo-
ness. When the foundation is crushed
the superstrueture may be expected "a
| tum BILE. = - - 90
1t is by no means evident that the sue
cess Of Kearnyism should be considered
an unmixed evil lift overthrows the
rule Of Rings, of corporations, of mono
pOlists, Of corruptfOnists, and despoilert
generally, 1t win accomplish . great
work. The only possible fear Is that il
place of those evils. We see no reason.
able ground for this fear. II we may
judge the Kearneyites by their past
they are more to be feared when they
are seeking power than when they have
gained iS. Their greatest triumph thus
far has been In the formation of the new
Constitution. In that eudeavor they
were aided by the farmers, who are al
ways regarded as q conservative FORCE
The same corrupt combinations which
oppressed the workingmen of San Fran
cisco oppressed the farmers of the int
rior, and they made common caus
against their common enemies. TIL
Constitution thus formed was receives
by the press Of the country, previous Il
fair examination, with an almos
unanimous howl Of condemnation, JUS
because Of its origin. But calm and
careful inspection of that instrumen,
soon convinced the public that 1t con,
tanned many good points. It is new ad
| mitted that when its manifest crudities
are corrected 1t will show q great adj
vance In favor Of government by the
people. If the Kearneyites are judged BY
what they have accomplished, their sue
cess need not be feared by fair minded
and well meaning men. Even the rule
Of ignorance is preferable to the rule Of
corruption, and there Is nothing more
discreditabie than dishonesty. Let the
pendulum swing freely, and it will BIZ
sure TO correct its vibrations, and tina,
pretty speedily. When the people take
the reins into their own hands, 1t viii
not be long before they find the middle
of the road and keep it. .....