Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-27
WHY HE is STRONG.

A careful survey of the press OF Cali
fornia since the adjournment OF the San
Jose convention shows an almost uni
versal recognition of the strength Of the
Democratic ticket. The eminent fitness
of the nomination of Mr.. Pond is con-
ceded by Ethe interior Republican press,
who have not caught on to the peculiar
tactics OF the Cal, Chronicle, and Bulletin.
The truth is that there is general feeling
that men OF exceptional personal worth
head the tickets of both of the great
national parties. As the canvass will
this year turn on economic questions,
Mr.. Pond has confessedly an immense
advantage over his Pasadena opponent.
1t will not injure the Democratic cause
one lot or little to admit that Col. Mark
ham is strong in the southern
counties. For q Democratic Jour-
nalist not to concede this would
be to forfeit the confidence of his
readers, prize for which all newspaper
men of sense struggle. But Pond is also
strong in the southern counties, and in
none of these is he stronger than in
Los Angeles. In addition, the nomina-
ton of Hon. R. f. Del Vale for lieuten-
ant-governor has added greatly to the
strength of the Democratic ticket, not
only in Southern California, but in all
portions of the State. Great as has been
the growth of Southern California, it
will not be contended that the bulk of
the vote of our great commonwealth lies
here. Whatever may be claimed for
Markham in the southern counties is
more than made up-is made up three
fold-by the strength of Pond in the
central and northern counties and in the
city and county of San Francisco. Ad
mitting the same ratio of personal
strength for each candle date for Gov
ernor in the region in which each lives,
the result would be an overwhelm-
ing Democratic victory. Pond comes to
the front with a record of administra-
tive purity, ability and efficiency not
surpassed by any American citizen in
purely municipal affairs except by that
of Samuel J. Tilden.
OF course the Democratic candidate
for Governor will be abused without
stint by portion of the Republican
press. His long and stainless career as
an official will be sought to be whistled
down the wind. Volumes of Dubious
rhetoric will be written, in which he will
be held up as political hypocrite. II
will be asserted with damnable iteration
that he is cheek by jowl with Buckley.
An unusually handsome and engaging
personnel will be caricatured. Figures
will be made to lie, and facts to go
through all the groupings of the contor-
tionist-they will be dislocated and tied
in knots-but when all has been done,
the truth will assert itself, and Pond will
emerge triumphantly from the ordeal as
the chosen of the people-vindicated by
those who know him best, viz, his
neighbors and constituents.
The Democrat who is disposed to admit
the fair personal character Of Col. Mark
ham, claims as much or more in that
line for the nominee of the Democracy,
and he can point, in addition, to the
record of Pond in the line of honest and
painstaking administration, retrench-
ment and reform, extending through a
long period of years. Mr.. Pond is him
self platform. His personality is a
guarantee of good government and in
corruptible integrity. His career is a
campaign document, and his mere name
counts for as much as thousand stump
speeches.
In their present mood the people want
a man with record, and they have him
personifed in Mayor Pond.