Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-19
fiain Talk for Democrats.

EDITOR HERALD: It is the duty
OF the Democratic party of Califor-
MIA to look the situation squarely
In the face and not to blink the
questions which are involved In
the result of the vote on the new
Constitution. No man OF candor
will deny that, if the new Consti-
tuition is ratified by the people. it
will be a triumph for the Chronicle,
for Kearney and the Sand Lot
That it will strengthen their posi-
tion and increase their power i'm
,nensely, no mau of sense will
deny; and that this result will be
produced at the expense of the
Democratic party is as plain as the
MONDAY sun. In short, If the new
Constitution is ratified, the Demo-
cratic party in California will be
so weakened, and Ksarney aud his
followers will be so immensely
strengthened, that the Democracy
had as well disband their organiza-
tiOn in this State, until after Ksai-
neyism and communism shall have
run their course aud almost ruined
the State. Under the new G ,nsti-
tuition, the most important election
which ever occurred in the STATE
will come OFF next fall, when ali
the State officers, from tho Gov
ernor down, including all til.
Judges in the State, members o
the Legislature, and four Congress-
men, will be elected. AT that cleo
tion there Will, probably, be only
two parties in the field-the Keai-
neyites and the RepubIIcans-lf the
new Constitution is adopted. we
cannot If We would, close our eyes
and refuse TO see result, whici,
will be inevitable, If Kearney an
the Chronicle shall come out as We
tors IN the stru. gle over the new
Constitution. In that event Dem
ocrats will be forced to the disa-
greeable alternative of choosing
between their old enemy, the r :
publican parry, reeking with fraud
and corruption, and Denis Keai-
ney, an ignorant, blatant dem.-
gogue, full of com mnunistic, revolu-
Lionary schemes, fatal to the secui-
,ty Of property aud all business eh-
terprise. TO be forced to take
either horn of the dilemma, will b.
bad enough, and particularly in
view Of the fact that the vote OF
California muy become most inn
| ,ortant factor in the next Presi-
Dental election. Considering th.
imminent peril in which this move
ment has placed the Democratic
party In CalIfornis,is 1t not amazint
hat Gen. Howard, Judge Terry
Gov. Downey and many other life
'ong Democrats, should join hands
with that notorious sheet, tn,
Chronicle. in its effort to place thu
poiItlc.i power and all the offices
IN the State, legislative, execuliv,
and judicial, within the grasp OF
the ignorant blatherskite, Denis
Kearuey and his Sand Lot follow
ersp AS already stated, In Gaze the
new Constitution is ratified, til,
struggle at the next election will
ne between Kearuey and the Sand
Lot on the Que side and the Repub-
iicans on the other; and in such u
contest the chances will be in fsvol
of the Sand Lots. A victory for
-ither would be bad enough, God
knows; but II this State Is to be
furned oyer to the mercy Of the
Kearney crowd, under. such rev.
oiutlonary document as the new
Constitution, q fatal blow will be
struck at the prosperity of the
State, from which it will no. re-
over in twenty years There is bur
one way to avert this great calam-
lty With certainty, aud that is foi
the Democratic party to vot.
,gaiust and defeat the Constitu-
non. If this Is done, Kearneyism
communism and all the evils which
Dllow in their train, will have r, =
'eived death blow, and the 81
rious old Democratic party w .r
restored to its pristine -, .n.
aan easily carry th -ttlr
next election. = HEt t..
their old #liH t.
cans a# Hat a1-~'
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