Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-06-17
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No Democrat ought to allow him.
self to be demoralized by the posi-
bility Of defeat. Principle Is every
thing; momentary success Is desir-
able but not to be gained by palter-
Ing with the self-respect or organ
lsatIon OF . party. Once establish
the fact that . set OF mutineers
have the right to control q party
without rebuke and discipline and
cohesion are gone forever. 1t has
suited some people to assume that
the Democratic party has no chance
Of coming out winner in the en-
suing State election. We do not
think so. With a Republican.
Dsmocraticsf New Constitutional
and workingmen's ticket in the
field, success Is narrowed down to
the two former parties, and il the
Republicans should make any
grave mistake the Democrats will
ct once take the lead. We find in
the Argonaut the following senti-
msnts which, coming from polit-
ical opponent, should nerve Demo-
Gratis to Q struggle In which, what
svsr they may lose, they will save
their honor.
Where ls the California Democ-
racy It seems to have altogether
disappeared. 1t is skulking or hid
Ing. It's leaders are paralyzed, Its
rank and file are frightened. Gen.
eral Longstreet told US an incident
that occurred to him at the firing
Of the mine ut Petersburg. His
reeiment was In the immediate vi
ctnity Of the mine. He heard the
thunder Of the explosion, felt the
lifting earth, saw the black smoke
drifting In thick columns over his
head, aud as 1t lifted he saw no
regiment, not man visible. He
knew they had not been killed. In
8 moment he realized the situation.
CAlmly leading his horse to prom
iu1nt position that overlooked the
0eld, he calmly ungirthed his sad
die, and sllxly readjusted 1t. Soon
he saw his regiment forming around
him. Man by man they came
from their hiding-places and plant
cd Themselves In battle line. They
cav that General Longstreet was
not frightened. and soon soldier
after soldier came forth, and there
grew up around him full compa-
niles, and finally his division stood
In battle order, all serene, all sub.
ject to his command. The Califor-
mia Democracy have, we admit,
been subjected to terrible shock.
Their constitutional petard has
hoisted them. There Ia treason in
their ranks; there is cowardice, con.
fusion, fright. The foreign contin-
gent from Ireland and Germany
has weakened, the place hunters
have skedaddled; but nobody is
killed. All the party needs is cour-
age, resolution. and some brave,
lovol-headed leader who will come
forward till the old army shall
rally around him. AS Petersburg
was only small position in q long
battle line, 90 California is only 9
small space over which the conflict
II now surging. The Democracy
have every encouragement. Vic
tory 10 within their grasp. A solid
South gives them q masked battery
Of invincible States. The Senate
IL theirs; Congress 10 theirs. The
Prudential position is the only
place that has not yielded, and that
IL within their possible chance
New York may be set down as
doubtful. Connecticut, New Jer-
sey, Indiana, Oregon and Califor-
mia are even battle grounds. This
10 only . skirmish fight for next
years. Presidential election. Shame
on the cowardly Democrats, not
one Of whom come forward at this
time. II the Democracy had q
leader, one blast upon his bugle
horn we're worth ten thousand
men. This lie only a fright. So we
say to the demoralized, cowardly
Democracy. come back and reor-
ganizs. Call your primaries, call
your State convention, put out your
straight, old, regular, dyed In the
wool, unterrified Democratic ticket.
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It makes US almost wish we were
Democrat, 30 that we could rally
this frightened band. We could
make . splendid minority, at least;
epd II there is any position In poll
tics more desirable than another, II
10 to champion right principle al
the head of Q minority. 1t is our
advice to the Democracy to re or.
RanIxe, call the roll, aud let the
traitors step out. Sound the
"whoop-up along the whole line"
Make the fight.
There are two features in Mr.,
Pixley's article in which we do moi
concur. One is where he speaks sc
eontsmptuously of certain South
ern Democrats and the foreign ele
ment of the Democratic party, and
the other is where he assumes tina
the Democracy Is acting thu
craven. On the contrary, we fin,
that, everywhere, Democrats are
disposed to rally to the party stand
ard In diminished numbers, per
haps, but with an undiminished en-
thuslasn1, prepared to profit by tn
chapter Of accidents and by the re
turning reason Of the masses. The
Asgonaurs definition Of the dut.
Of an honest partizan, however,
clear and unmistakable.