Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-21
FRIDAY. MARCH 81, 1890.

Office of Publication, 123-125 West Second
street. Los Angeles. Telephone No. IB6
FRIDAY. MARCH Ell, 1890.
The Approaching CamPaign-The
Democracy.
The Indications point to long cam
paign and to the early assem- mbling of the
nominating convent ons Of the respective
parties this year. The special efferts
which have been pat forth by his friends
to compass the nomination of Governor
Waterman by the Republicans are
mainly responsible for this premature
activity.
The prospect for the Democracy never
looked better than today. The disgust
at Harrison's inane administration is
nowhere more pronounced than in this
State. This quite general party dissatis-
faction has been intensified by the
course of the Republican majority in the
House of Representatives. There are
multitudes of the Republicans who are
not at all satisfied with Reeds autocracy,
but that is by no means the most poten-
tiM cause of Republican disaffection.
The Committee of Ways and Means, in
stead of reducing the tariff, are actually
increasing the existing duties. In ad-
dition, the only place where reduction
is attempted is in sugar, aud the cut there
is large enough to strangle the
infant beet sugar industry in this
State. The defeat Of the Mu-
tual Insurance bin in this State
is another Of the many causes
which will lead great many Republic
cans to vote the Democratic ticket.
When to all these causes of discomfort
is added the facts that this is the famous
'off" year, and that his fellow Republic
cans are more ''ofish" than usual with
Harrison, all the conditions are disclosed
for sweeping Democratic triumph.
This should be victory all along the
lines. The Democracy ought to elect
their Governor, Lieutenant Governor,
State officers, Supreme Court judges,
and, more particularly, majority of
both branches of the legislature; aud,
with anything like thorough organizs-
ton and competent leadership, they will
do so. A Dsm ocratTraay be encountered
occasionally who says that his party will
elect the Governor but that the Repub-
licans will elect the legislature. Such
talk ought te be frowned down by all
Democrats who desire to see their party
restored at an eariysday to the control
of the national government. It ought
TO be easier to elect Democratic legis-
lature than a Democratic Governor,
and it will be unless there is
adamning trading and treachery in the
party management. There is large
new Republican vote in Southern Cali
fornia which does not count in the cleo.
tions for members OF the legislature,
but which will figure in the vote for
Governor. The membsrs of that body
are the same in number as in 1880, and
while the Republicans may have cap
tured few of them, If the election were
to be held on the basis of the census of
1890 they would carry great many
more districts than they will be able to
show under the present apportionmeut.
TIE Democratic party needs all the
United States Senators it can get; aud,
for the reasons shown, il there is square
dealing, it ought to carry the legislature
if it elects its Governor. The talk to
which we aIIude is based upon the
assumgtion that Senator Stanford desires
to be his own successor, and there is
supposed to be some magic in his per-
sonality that will enable the Republicans
to carry the legislature. To speak
frankly, there is On idea abroad that
certain members of the Democracy
design betraying their party. With
all due respect to Senator Stan-
ford, there is nothing in either his
person or. career that ought to lead any
Democratic seek to return him to the
United States Senate. His great bene.
factions and amiable personal character
may be recognized without investing his
politics with any special glamour.
ThorONgh organization is the ground
work of nost political victories, and the
local Democracy ought TO begin to get
into line at once. The Iroeuois Club
ought to be expanded and energized and
every precinct Of Los Angeles county
should be attended to, and every consid-
erable town ought to have q live club.
It would be we'll to have Democratic
Club for the City of Los Angeles, which
should have an eve more especially for
local and municipal work.
There ia no reason why the coming
campaign on the Dam ocratic side should
not be enthusiastic and victorious.
Should Congress Republican in both
branches adjourn without some substsn-
tial concession to the silver interests the
manifold causes of Republican disgust
will be graced by becoming cspsheaf.
The managers of the Los Angeles aud
Pacific Railway Company claim that