Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-08
THE CITY ELECTION.

The city election tomorrow takes its
chief significance and Importance from the
fact that in it the issues of Conservatism and
Kearneyism are forced upon the COM
munity. The ticket headed by MIR. Minis
represents the Kearneyite movement The
Democracy has flung itself into the arms OF
that element, and conservative men,
whether Republican or Democrat, must
recognize the circumstance, and act accord
ingly. And the importation OF this issue
gives the election a larger meaning than it
would otherwise have had. The people of
California have lately seen enough to con-
vince all who are open to conviction that
the period of disguised anarchy which has
cursed the Stateso long must be brought to
an end by the determined and united action
of all good and peaceable and law-respecting
citizens. Kearneyism stands for all that
is most prejudicial to the growth, progress
and prosperity of the commonwealth. 1t
gave US that new Constitution whose very
shadow has so darkened all our prospects.
1t has spawned forth upon us Communism,
and the war upon capital, and threats OF
arson and murder, and truculent bombast,
and bad legislation, and the vilest dema-
gogism, and every crazy and lawless and
revolutionary tendency that can clog the
wheels of industry, paralyze enterprise,
drive money out of employment, and paul
perize the people. 1t has gone far to ruin
the reputation of the State abroad. 1t has
made the California I" labor agitation
by-word and reproach. all over the
world. 1t has brought business to com
plete standst;ll, has stopped manufactures,
has caused real estate to depreciate, has
compelled an emigration of the enterprising
class upon whose bold and extensive under
takings honest and sensible workingmen
thrive. No State was ever cursed and
blighted with so intolerable a plague as
this Kearneyism, and to the direct evils
bred of it have been added the shame and
disgrace of its utilization by Ameri-
can demagogues. Democratic politicians,
chronic .ofice-seeking carpet-baggers, like
Mr. Minis, have been found willing to sell
their birthrlght for mess of Kearney's
pottage; to help this alien and seditious
movement aimed at the disruption of re-
publican institutions, for the sake of a little
pelf and power.
Against Kearneyism and all that it
stands for it has become necessary to OPP
pose resolute 'front.' There is no longer
any excuse for time-serving or vacillation.
The ignorant and the malevolent elements
joined together in this movement are ruin
ing the State. That is the sober truth,
which no candid and intelligent observer
can or will deny. Sacramento will be
called upon tomorrow to define her posi-
ton upon this vital question. The cleo
ton of Minis and his ticket will be VIC
tory for Kearneyism. The election of the
Republican ticket will be victory for
Conservatism. The evidences are null
tiplying fast that this battle will
have to be fought out all over
the State. 1t is the issue of greatest
urgency, and which must be settled before
men can know whether it is worth while
to devote any more time and labor toward
building up the State. 1t has in fact be-
come necessary to ascertain whether Cali
fornia shall henceforth be an American
State, enjoying the blessings of a repubh-
can form of government, or whether it
shall be Mexicanized province, ruled by
ruffians and fools, and from which all en-
terprise and patriotism and wisdom and
peace and thrift, are to be banished. Either
Kearneyism must go, or the prosperity Of
the community must go. That is the
question to be settled, and that
is the question upon which the
voters of Sacramento must take sides
tomorrow It is not now the old languid
conflict between Republicans and Demo
Gratis. 1t is the serious and earnest
struggle between the forces which aim at
unfolding Society, and the forces which
aim at destroying it. There ought not to
be any doubt as to which of these forces is
the stronger. There is in fact no such
doubt. But it is necessary that the friends
of Conservation should on this occasion
realize the Importance of the issue before
them, and that they should put Sacra
mento once more where she has ever been
in the van of progress, enlightenment and
civilization.