Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-12
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Says Amcs: at seldom happens thai
Che leaders a. revolutionary movement
and the great mass of their followers are
exactly OF the same mind, or that they
continue long to be Of Che same mind If
they were go mOmentarily; or that the
facts resultin from the movement itself do
not undergo such change as to produce
divisions OF parties and to alter the entire
complexion and objec! of the revolution. &"
The Democratic party in California hav-
ing fallen INFO the grasp of an unscrupu.
lous faction, the legitimate outcome of
whose schemes is communistic g division, "
has been by It's bosses put upon the high.
way Of corl1auuistic revolutionary move
ment. IN no political party is there more
demagogy than IN Che Democratic, and in
no other country than this has demagog-
ism shown such broad capacity for raiding
upon the public treasures or mounting
communistic hobbies that estimate the end
and aim Of government to be the seizure Of
the goods Of those who have, and their distri.
button among those who have not, by labor
and economy acquired worldly possessions.
The purposes and aims Of the extra session
call are embossed all over with the up.
turning sud ovorthrowing schemes and
plots TO exact blood money from industry
and enterprire, and in lieu of that to tap
tho ,,rI1io traaqr,rfy
All this it proposes 60 do through the
medium OF an extra seasion of the Legisla-
ture. Il IS jcst aa gell t. sp.ak of things
as they are. There is 40 sincerity IN this
extra session business. 1t disoIoaes only
the coarse aan3 Of the roboer, and the Gun.
ming OF the demogogUe. Il IS a PROPOSE.
tion to uases5le the laws; TO speedily,
Hastily and for purely Political purposes,
tear the Constitution TO pieces and recon
struct it alter q communicate model. The
extra session means lust that. 1t means
confscation. and oonfsoation is ROBBERY.
The Democratic party today stands
with a biu1ierbuss At the head OF the
transportation interests, and demands,
"your money or yonr life" The whole
gang OF uncomfortable sehemsrs who
have put on foos shis extra session outrage
are bought and cold by party prejudice
and persousl vantage. Rejecting IL
their acts .he;c moral status, they expect
to gain materially and politically by their
nefarious scheme. They hope to force
special constitutional election prior TO the
Presidential conventions, and 4" whoop up "
an anti-raiiroad sentiment on the top wave
OF which they can ride into power.
The majority of the party bitterly op.
pose this whole business. They deplore
the influences that have brought about the
ascendency OF the vicious clement. But
the thing is done tho Democracy follows
the ringmlsser. and now all effort is to be
directed TO building up sentiment to forti.
fy the extra session plot. In San Fran
cisco Chris. Buckley has issued his man.
date that al clubs and organizations of the
party must indorse the Governors call,
hurrah for the new king, and take medi-
cine without crimace.
This is . strange condition of affairs. To-
stead of result following cause, VIC sbao-
lutely have effect preceding That is to
say. the extra session cap has been clspped
upon the party pole, and all the faithful
are commanded TO bow down and shout,
LONG live Gsslsr." 1t is case wherein
4 governmental revolution is being carried
on in advance of the sentiment of the peo-
ple. from which alone it can derive vi.
talisy.
Already the Democratic committee at
San Francisco hss gone doleiully to work
60 bolster W the new move. It has issued
It's orders to members of the Legislature to
come up and be instructed, and it's CON-
mands to the hirelings OF the bosses and
rings to keep up the dropping spirits Of the
file by loud hurrAhs and feFocious resolu.
tions.
All this is apusing, but it is saddening
also. The progress IF events points to
serious consequences. The division "
elements nave put the knife to the throas
of the State. TheY have called from The