Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-21
u. 6. SENATOR,
Stanford the Only Man the Republicans
Can Elect.

Can Elect.
Hon. Stephen M. White has furnished
The Wave, bright San Francisco
weekly paper, with an article in which
he very ably and spiritedly reviews the
political situation. We have today
room for only one branch of the subject
of which he treats. He says:
The coming senatorial contest is not
purely partisan. A number of very
prominent Republicans have informed
me that they design voting the Demo
cratic legislative ticket, for the purpose
! of accomplishing the election of Demo-
cratic senator, and that they feel that
| their action will not subject them to the
charge of disloyalty, because, they say the
United States senate is so firmly Re-
publican that the substitution of one
! Democrat for a Republican who is
hardly ever i'll his seat, and who, when
there, never does anything for his con-
stituents' benefit, will not be of marked
political Importance. While | have
nothing to say of the correctness of this
view, think that can make several
suggestions fully justifying any honest
Republican, however partisan, in vot-
! ing for Democratic legislators.
In the first place, l start out with the
assumption that if the next legislature
is not Democratic, Leland Stanford will
be reelected That am right about
this, | have no doubt. Everything is
set that way. No other name will be
presented to the caucus. All other
members of the Republican party are
disqualified. There is a large number
of prominent and able members OF that
organization in California who would
grace the senatorial office, and who
would like to occupy it, and
who would make the attempt to win the
honor if a square deal was in order. But
they are not permitted to compete for
the prize. The managers of the present
Republican candidate are instructed to
pay without limit to bar out all COM
petition. How do the Republicans to
whom l am alluding (and | am glad to
say that | know several of them person
ally) like this, and how does the rank
and file of the party enjoy the pleasing
spectacle? Not only does Mr.. Stanford
claim that he holds an iron-clad mort
gage upon tho party, but he goes fur
ther, and, through his ministers, de-
clares that the lien has been foreclosed,
and that the time for redemption has
passed. Candidly, what remedy does
the present situation afford? Is there
any way out OF it other than the election
of Democratic Legislature?
Every one is aware that 20 Republi-
can will be permitted to run for the
legislature unless his case has been
thoroughly diagnosed; his political
pulse felt. Moreover, his professions OF
fealty ''to the powers that be" must be
unequivocal, and, strange to say his
morals are inquired into, but only for the
purpose of finding out whether he
will 'stay bought" for be it remem-
bered, that the policy Of these senatorial
managers begets slippery men.
know that there are powerful journals
gramme." | think that the leading in
dependent Republican journals of the
state do not approve OF the perpetuation
of the present dynasty but, in their
advocacy OF the election of Republican
legislature. they are, without intending
it, doubtless aiding in fastening upon
the people the very bossism and political
dishonesty which they so much deplore.
The enterprsing and progressive pro-
prietOr OF the Chronicle, who is ten
times more competent to be our United
States senator than the present Repub-
lican incumbent, and whose services
clearly entitle him to the distinction
should his party be victorious-is natur-
ally restive under the burden. Is it log
ical or right in any Republican to assist
in the consummation of that which he
believes to be crime, merely because,
if he acts otherwise, Democrat will be
elected?
Pause moment, and hear the sena-
torlal managers. In speaking Of this
campaign, they declare that expense
cuts no figure. They say 1--WE have sat
isfactory legislative candidates, even if
we salary them. We must have weak
Democratic opponents, even if we have
to pay them to be knocked down. We
must exert ourselves to pull out strong
candidates who are against us. We
must buy the people to approve
the purchase of our seat. We
must hire the corrupt to chant
our praises. We must threaten the
cowardly that they may not tell the
truth about US. We must prostitute
the Republican organization which we
falsely pretend to admire, to consum-
mate our scheme. We must appeal to
party pride, that we may overcome in
dividual self respect, and when we sue
ceed, we will laugh at the honest voter.
We have cheated him for years, we will
cheat him again. His bigotry will be
strong enough to hold him to vote the
ticket which we have prepared for him.
We know that if the Democracy
should win some one will be elected
senator on his merits. We control all
the money this time. We will spread
the cry that Democratic victory means
the election of rich nobody, having as
little claim to the place as has our man.
We do this to deceive, and we are doing
it all in the name of the great party
about which we care not farthing, ex-
cept in so far asst furnishes us means
to accomplish our ends.'
Let me ask whether the foregoing is
not true presentation of the actual in
wardness of this contest? Is it not the
unvarnished truth? The entire ques-
tion may be thus presented: Do the
voters of California approve OF the buy
ing of a senatorship? All who SO ap-
prove will signify their assent by voting
the Republican legislative ticket. All
opposed will support the Democratic
ticket. The proposition is now in pro-
cess of submission. The solution will be
reached in November.
1t is my intention, during the coming
| canvas To commence the discussion