Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-07-28
POLITICAL ron.roN BEATING.

SUanJlal OASIS UneTe Is 1oI any PiOhieltuiO ~
| ieieing on the Democratic side. 1t is true
that at least they have Union soldier at
the head of their ticket, but when that Is
said all is said They have the same old
bad record to defend, the same objections
to clear away, the same obstacles to en-
counter which have always hitherto pre-
vented them from succeeding Their pres
ent premature boastings are therefore ex-
ceedingly impudent and foolish, and we
do not wonder that the New York Herald.
which is supposed just now to be sort of
Independent Democratic journal, rebukes
thems sharply for their school boy antics. The
Herald says: The simple truth is, that In
"order to win the Democrats need to cease
s'fuddling their brains with gas and froth
"as soon as possible, and apply themselves
+" to prove to the country that they are fit
e to run and capable of governing the
"United States. The Republicans have
"no need to show capacity for Govern
" ment. They have demonstrated it for
twenty years, This much is only to
"prove fitness to retain power, and ca
opacity to WELD it. But the Democrats
"have a double burden of proofs to sus-
e tain, and no time to spare, and they
'tmust prepare for some costly sacrifices
in the demonstration. If they are hit to
"govern they must confirm the sincerity of
'the revenues tariff and free ship resolu-
"tions of the Cincinnati platform in the
conduct of their canvass This may cost
them Pennsylvania irretrievably. They
'tmust antagonize the Republican plans by
"profuse appropriations for internal i'm
"provements. This may weaken them
in the Mississippi Valley. They must
set their faces against reputation in any
''guise. This may sacrifice the electoral
"vote of Virginia. They must demand
absolute stability in the value of the ma
tional currency, which is impossible
$50 long as legal tender green
"backs are afloat, and Lightweight
cent silver dollars are coined by
the ton. This may immediate them in
Indiana" The Herald thinks that if
they are afraid to do all these things they
may as well give up hope of success. Ii
that is their only chance, however, it may
be set down as gone already, for nothing |
can be more certain than that they will !
follow none of the suggestions quoted |
above The Herald would apparently be
pleased to see the Democrats win the fight, |
and therefore it tenders them the best adj |
vice it can give. But if Democratic sue
cess is dependent upon honest and faithful
living up to the platform, and the carrying
out of sound national legislation, it is the
widest folly to expect anything of the
kind, for the Democratic party has at every |
step shown a total incapacity to realize the
actual needs of the country.
The present beating of tom-toms is quite |
of piece with all its previous proceedings,
and rightly examined it will be sure to
be forlorn hope. The Democratic
leaders are sagacious enough to perceive |
that they are not prepared for sober argu
ment that their support is too discordant
on all living issues, and their record too
bad, to give them any hope of success in
controversy. And therefore they are re-
solved, as the only course open to them,
to whoop up the biggest shouting they
can, and make their campaign one of tom
tom beating exclusively, trusting to the
cohesive power of public plumber for the
strength of the final charge on the day of
election As usual this Democratic plan
is fatuous. The leaders might have learned
in all these years OF fierce contest that
the Republican party is not to be
frightened or overcome as the walls OF
Jericho were thrown down, by severe
blowing of trumpets. The organization
which has governed the country for twenty
years shows something of political methods,
and it understands itself well enough to
proceed quietly without losing ground. 1t
will soon bring the Democrats off their
high horse nonsense. They will be obliged
to realize that the country is not prepared
to take them at their own estimate, but
that they must bring credentials and proofs
of capacity sufficient to outweigh all the
services of their opponents. Can they do
this? The Herald seems to assume that
they can if they will. We, on the other
hand, declare that it is not in their power
to indicate their pretenses, and that this
is the true reason for their hysterical and
continued rejoicings. The fact is that
when it comes to question OF proofs OF
capacity and trustworthiness they must be
thrown out Of Court, for all the evidence
in these premises only tells the other way.
Nor have they any policy OF a kind to
recommend them. States rights is their
special prediction, and notification, and
both of them they must discaim before
they can get a hearing. They are inspired
by the great hope OF filing the eighty
thousand Offices of the republic, and be-
yond that the majority of them do not
look. The few who have deeper purposes
are contemplating schemes the eonsumma-
ton OF which would neutralize all the work
done in suppressing the rebellion, and it is
not by ventilating such projects that they
can expect to make votes They think
they have an easy campaign before them,
but they viii find it the hardest and
hottest they have ever been engaged in,
MIR. BgRGa DESERTS BIS coLogs.
We learn with surprise and dismay that
Mr.. Bergh, the lifelong champion of the
animal world, has deserted his colors, and
literally abandoned the cats OF New York
to destruction. He is represented as de-
claring that there are too many cats in the
Empire city, and that they ought to be
thinned out. Nay, he has even proposed
methods for slaughtering them en- m1asse,
AMI in short it is only too apparent that he
has been demoralized by these feline sere-
naders which produce such steady crops of
bootiacks and hair-braiders in the back