Los Angeles herald., 1890-07-17
1T is A DEMOCRATIC YEAR, SURE.

Signs multiply on all sides that this ls a
Democratic year in California. The
rank and file of the party never was so
enthusiastic in the history of the state.
The determination is to put a strong
ticket in the field from top to bottom,
and to unite the entire party in grand
effort to elect every man omit. The best
elements OF the party are alive to the
necessities of the occasion, and will take
a hand in all the deliberations of the
party. 1t is in the air. Every member
lof the party feels it in his bones that
| this is winning race for every man on
the ticket.
These premonitions of success are well
founded, and these hopes will be
crowned with fruition if the proposed
| programme is carried out in all its in
tegrity. The programme is toput on the
ticket for all offices the very best men
in the state. There will be no dead
! weight to carry in the race. All parts
of the state will have due recognition
on the ticket, and the best men in all
communities will gather no end OF the
floating vote for the whole ticket.
The main towers of strength, the
Boas and Joachim that are to uphold
this beautiful political edifce are prac-
tically selected already. Pond and
White will lead the embattled hosts of
the Democracy to the fray and will win
the victory all along the line. Whites
senatorial canvass will win votes for the
ticket from Siskiyou to San Diego. His
fight is gallant one. He is pitted
against tremendous odds, but he will
!, win by his personal popularity and his
popular position in this contest. 1t
is practically the election OF a
senator by the direct vote of the people,
who will thus have an opportunity to
put man OF their own choosing in the
upper house to represent their interests
and not those Of combined Corporations.
POND is Known as an official of Moor
ruptible character, of thorough familiar
ity with the affairs of state and with
great administrative ability. The busi-
ness men of the bay city will be behind
his leadership in armies and hosts. The
farmers of the state will be there, too,
in all their strength. Let but the rest
of the ticket be of piece with these
and it will sweep the state like whirl-
wind and leave no vestige of Republi-
canism in its wake. The splendid organ
ization of the party all over the state
will be of great service in winning the
battle.
The enemy is not organized. 1t is split
into the most antagonistic factions at all
points. This city is good illustration
of what is going on in other parts of the
state. The recent county convention
seemed very harmonious on the surface
but it has left open sores that will not
heal in all the members of the party. A
certain clique got possession of the party
organization before the convention met
and set up programme on wheels which
was railroaded through SO quickly that
the rank and file of the party was in the
soup before they knew the dinner bell
had rung. 1t was about as slick job as
ever was perpetrated. No man outside
of dozen knew what was going on until
the little clique had got everything done
its own way. 1t made the heads of the
slow-going mob swim to see how the few
carried everything before them. But
after all was over the fellows who had
been licked recovered from their stupor
and began to ask who hit them A keen
knife does its work quickly, but the in
jury is all the deeper. The wound hurts
just as much. The fellows who had the
daylight let into them have got on their
feet. At first they made great roar
about the foul dealing they had met
with, but when the victors laughed at
their pain they began to bind
up their wounds and prepare for
another battle later on. There is an
armed truce until next November, and
then when the clique is actively engaged
with the united Democracy in front,
their betrayed brothers will be jabbing
them in the flank with all the vicious
earnestness of men who are paying off a
grudge. The high moral element had nc
show with the boys in the convention,
but the saints can treasure up wrath
against day of vengeance to some pur-