National Republican., 1879-07-31
MIR. GoRHAM's POSITION.

We yesterday morning made brief allu-
sion TO the very singular, and we think quite
unfortunate political attitude occupied by
Mr.. GEORGE G., GORHAM in the pending cam
vass in California. We say unfortunate, for
the reason that we do not think Mr.. COR
HAM sufficiently skilled in the use of the
balance-pole TO save himself from dis
astrous fall, during or in the event of this
perlous political feat. We had supposed,
from the tenor of our California files, that
Mr.. GoRHANG had gone into tho Democratic
camp with his baggage train and ammuni-
tion boxes; but if we are to give credit to
his more recent declarations, he enters the
enemy's camp rs a RepubliCan-to do battle
for a Democratic candidate for Governor,
as Republican, and that he has not burned
his bridges to cut OF his own retreat In
q speech which he made on the 10th at an
Honorable Blk meeting in which he advo-
Gated the election of GLENN, a stern Demo-
crat, on the Honorable Blk platform, he
defined his peculiar position in this wise:
suppose 1 am addressing quite a mixed
| assembage-that l am addressing Demo-
Gratis, Republicans, New Constitutionalsts and
working men. Applause. No man who
| knows me has come here to hear mo make a
| Democratic speech. Aud If any man who does
not know me is here on any such business, he
will be very much disappointed. choose for
reasons which shall state at some length to
| support for Governor, DIR. HUGH J. GLENN.
| [Great appause.l This do because believe
him to be the most worthy Of tho support of
| the people of this State of any candidate who
has been named. Continued applausel / am
a Republican, a radical Republican, bloody
shirt Republican. [Laughter.l And, there
fore, the Democrats who are here must expect
me to say what l think OH that question. Ii
is proper that l should be understood at the
outset. You could as well make Mahomedar
out of Hard-shell Baptist as to make Demo
crat out of me. Laughter.l But you could
more easily mako a Hard-shell Baptist out OF q
Mahomedan than you can make railroad
Republican out of me, because won't stand it
Laughter aud applause
For me and my house, shall be a Republi-
can. Applause But, gentlemen, my pas
sion for my party and my devotion to its doc
trines propose shall not be dragged through
the mire, and compelled to do duty to sustain
private interest which obtrudes itself into
the party counsels. [Applause.l There is nc
Republican in San Francisco who will do more
according to his feeble ability than will fol
the election of HORACE DAVIS [applausel
and wherever ! go in the State intend Il
talk for the Republican candidate.
These brief extracts show that our Stal.
wart friend is just now in politics riding
two horses-a very difficult feat-or, il
other words, he is exercising himself as
waterman, by looking one way and rowing
the other. In this instance success ma,
serve as his life-preserver; but failure
liable to leave him in a damaged politica
, condition. This fighting Democratic bat
, tie in Republican uniform is quite hazard
q Gus, especially if he should chance to b
+ captured on the battlefield. If he ca
o handle pitch without being defiled, he
> possessed of more than usual skill in tina
direction However, we refer to this mat
ter more in sorrow than in anger, and W
: hope he will emerge from the contest ur
Q harmed and strengthened in his faith b
o his temporary service with the enemy.