Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-30

VINO mas declared himself separated from it
forever. Nor are we aware that he has
at any time retracted these declarations.
or repented Of them. But the Republican
party has nevertheless taken him up, with
all his blushing treasons thick upon him,
and made him its leader. And upon this
all the Republicans whom he formerly de.
nounced and repudiated are expected to
come forward enthusiastically, and support
him and accept him. The evidence is
that there are great many old-line Re-
publicans who will refuse to do this. Why
should they do it? Have they any interest
in rewarding deserticn? Are they likely to
take pleasure in showing their confidence in
the man who abandoned and abused them,
and who has never expressed the least re-.
| greet for what he did?
And how can the Prohibitionists be
blamed for nominating a ticket of their
own, after what the Republican Convention
did? II the action of the Convention
meant anything, it meant that the rewards
OF the party are kept for its traitors, and
that the only men who can expect nothing
at its hands are those who serve it faith.
fully and persistently. The lesson was one
which the Prohibitionists could not but
take to heart. They are nearly all Re.
publicans. They had stood by the party
Loyalty, through good and evil report.
They had voted the straight ticket for
years; and in return they had received
absolutely nothing. But whereas their
demands were always evaded or rejected,
they had put before them the instructive
fact that when men left the party, and
turned upon it and kicked and cuffed it
heartily, it at once began to recognize the
merits of those men, and to take them for
its leaders. We say this was a lesson
which the Prohibitionists could not but take
to heart. 1t proved to them in the most
convincing way that it was necessary to
be Prodigal Sons in order to have the
Fatted Calf slain for them. So long as
they remained in the party, this fact
demonstrated, they could count on moth.
ing but neglect and contumely. If they
desired to control the party they must
first abandorland then abuse it.
| This is the obvious and unmistakable
lesson of the Republican State nomina.
tions. The Prohibitionists acted upon the
new light, and they had abundant justifica.
ton for SO doing. Nobody can doubt that
In the next campaign they will be given
what they wasn't, and they will be treated
with the utmost respect and consideration.
That any Republicans should be unable to
see the force OF this reasoning is not at all
creditable to thsir sagacity. The truth is
that in nominating Estee the Republican
Convention adopted the principle that bolt.
ing is the high road to favor in it's eyes.
The Prohibitioiists have accepted the logic
of the situation, and they were perfectly
warranted inHhe course they took. It is
not to be SUPPOSED that they are fond of
the Democrat because they leave the Re.
publican parE, or that they expect any.
thing from the Democrats. On the con.
trary, all their instincts and ideas are Re.
publican, but they have belief which
they have come to regard as more important
than sham political issues, and they intend
to force this question to the front. They
know that whatever success they can
achieve in their programme will have to
be accomplished by the aid of Republican
votes, but that is precisely why they are
at present i, an independent position. For
the Republican party has in effect told
them that the only way to secure its sup.
port is to oppose it vigorously, and do it
all tn, harm they can.
No consistent Republicans indeed can
have !. word to say against any amount of
boiling this year, and for the plain reason
that t be party has formally declared this a
bolteri year. The real Republican party
is not IN the field in California to-day. 1t
is being misrepresented by impostors who
are mssquerading in its clothes. The Pro.
hibitionists have only followed the Re.
publicsn methods, and their right to do so
certainly cannot be disputed by any Re.
publican who supports the present State
ticket. When the Republican organiza.
tion puts up for Governor man who is
not Republican, the men who are Re.
publicsns may very well hold themselves
free to vote for any one else. A man who
is onlya Republican when he wants an
office b y no claim upon the SURFACES of
the party. The Prohibitionists saw this,
and therefore acted. They do not expect
to carry their ticket this year, but they
are jusified in expecting that the party
which rewarded Estee's desertions will
reward them also when the time comes,
and that therefore they will make the new
movement pay in the long run. No doubt
there are other Republicans who find other
Iustificati,ns for refusing to support Estee
One Of tn sse reasons is that he has turned
his coat too often, not only upon general
politics, bat upon the railroad question,
State tax tion, and other matters. In
short, when it comes to question as to
why any Republican should support Mr..
Estee, it b comes apparent that the affirm
alive of such proposition is exceedingly
difficult to maintain.
The Rep ablican managers have in truth
thrown away every one OF their oppor-
tunities, because they were too cowardly
and unpri acipled to take a manly and
Straightforward course. They have shuffied
and juggled with the party and the people
until they have offended and disguised
and aliena ed thousands who supported
them for sears. They have put up a
hybrid tick,h. upon shamelessly dema.
gogic platfo IN, and in SO doing they have
| justified whatever OBJECTIONS have taken
place or maH take place. They themselves
have brokeii every party tie, and now
they need rot complain or pretend sur.
prise when the rank.and.file wander sway.
The Prohibition have taken Republi.
can course in leaving the party. They
have followed the plain suggestion of the
Republican State Convention. They have
acted upen the theory that the best way
TO control the Republican party is to defeat
it. and we lave no doubt that they will
have cause to congratulate themselve.
upon their decision. Indeed the only ele.
ment which Is altogether without logical
support and Justification is the element of
stanch Republicans which remains by the
ticket, ignoring the fact that all i. has to
expect from its devotion is insult and