The morning call., 1890-10-01
MEMS. EEOM ABROAD.

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j: The5San Francisco. co. respondent of the
.NeY York Times writes -
=. Tie Democratic Nati6ual Committee ought to
devote serious altentionto the situation in Cali
io1nia. II the Democrats do not elect four out Of
six Representatives. their entire State ticket, a
majority in both houses OF the Legislature. aud,
by consequence. a United States Senator 10 sue
coed Stanford, The fact will be due TO scandalOus
PREACHER J and ineXplcable apathy in their own
ranks.
We speak of this as news from abroad BE-
cause it could not lave been written by any
one couversant with California politics.
There is no ground for the assumption that
the Democratic party il united aud under
good leadership could elect their State ticket,
their candidates for Congress in four dis
tricts and the State Legislature. On the
contrary there is not Congressional district
in the State that the Republicans NAV not
hope - earn. The 7usS cofrespVe1t
admits that the "biud boss is the evil genius
Of the party" With singular disregard Of
the natural consequences. of lie dershiD the
correspondent asserts that Mayor Pond was
nominated in spite of the blind boss. He
admits that the 14l votes Buckley cast for
Fond on the last ballot gave Pond his ma
joritv, but asserts that Pond would have
been nominated anyway. With this alleged
inability to lead. the correspondent proceeds
TO show how Buckley's leadership is likely
30 be fatal to the. party. THE CALL quite
agrees with the Times correspondent that
Buckleyism is costing fhe party some thlsl-
sands Of v6ies% But. this result Will be ac-
confpltShed:b -BucSley' 5 ability tQ*inake the.
Rsriy dO.his bidding, not by any:i1a6lity.6 on,
his part: to- nominate his cana idites. if rom
8. the three leading; Democratic: aspifan4s for
the Nomination for Governor -ALr:::BHckley
collf haYe:taken his .ehpiee.= He nreferred
= Mf. P0ndfor REASONS fhiS . wiI. :: I he other
t w0 aspLranfs were, in the popular mind, TOO
closely bound up with Buckley. Mr. Pond
: lad. upon OCCASION 81 own a seeming indie
: peldence. sHe had vetoed two or three'city
:. ordinances which: the Buckley :Superyisors
promptly. passed oyer: his heal: But. the
:. xetaeS saved Mr.~*P ond!s credit with some
members 81. lii. party: II had made a SHOW
Of OPPOSITION to a few Of Buckley'S. meas
:ureS, and a good. ma ny. Democrats said,.that
. it was not. Mr.; 'qli,,s fault. that hisyetoes
We're not.efectiye;; as the Mayor he ha1:per-
Termed: his duty and: was: rtsponsib Bile forthe
= Supervisors, s6=far only as he. had power
over: them. TT hes FINES CORES p0nienr says
that il would be- worth 5p00=Totes <to. the
II tlt lasl lslal!li en-
been. Republican. In our opinion 1T Won ID be
+: worth :ne5Ter.2O, Do0Iyole!s:s FaurmilIi6n S of
liars S5;a.large. suIn: TO. be tiken fruil. the
pe0pIe.in a single session in excess of the
estimates oftheGqntroll9T: = Unfgr Ultimately
for tie party,s' the CORE spondent continues,
:. ::'it.. was. Democtatic.. When il began its
session Buckley went up Ito iSacr&inento.
People who wanted bills. passed did not &c
to the Numbers. they went to him.. Buckley
is sued his orders and: the Legislature carried
tfsm out. The correspondent ..forgets that
" if the. Legislatqrehad been Republican, Buck
lev would not have gone to Sacramento: II
the. next Legislature is Democratic he will
go again; il is Republican: he VIII spend
.. The: winter elsewhere: =. =; :.