The record-union., 1892-08-12
THE DEMOCRACY AND THE
THIRD PARTY,


The Examiner of San Francisco, claim
ing, and with consent of the party whose
fugleman it is. to be the exponent of the
Democracy, has, under the above head
ing, set the fashion for the attitude, that
will presently develop into one of prayer
and entreaty, that the California De-
mocracy must assume, thanks to the
rank unwisdom of the leaders who COM
mitted it at Fresno to a silly raid against
vital industrial conditions.
just now the Examiner pulls the De-
mocracy down upon its marrow-bones
before the voters it fears General Weaver
will entice, and with signs and tears
beseeches them not to desert the original
Jacobs, the only, true-blue, Simon-pure
anti-monopoly and genuine railroad hat
ing party.
The Examiner of yesterday said:
General Weaver, in his speech at the Pavil-
ion on Tuesday night declared that the fight
IN this campaign is between the Peoples
party and the Democracy. In the sense in
JendeG by the General there is a measure of
truth IN the statement.
1t then proceeds to declare that the Re-
publican party is "not in it," that the
Peoples party is essentially democratic,
but in the matter of anti-monopolistic
denunciation not nearly so sound and
straight-out as the Democratic party.
I'VE are both battling for the same end, %
sxclaims this new Daniel, ''onIy we have
chosen different points of attack and do
not agree as to which is the more import
ant first to assail."
Then this wiseacre in its amusing at
tempt to cover the fact that the Demo-
Gratis have created votes for the PEOPLES
party, says: sit the Republican party)
is the common enemy. The
Peoples party gives predominance to the
financial question, whereas the Democ-
racy has preferred to direct its strength
against the tariff intrenchments."
That is to say, as it further along ex-
plains, 1--WE are fighting on the tariff line
while the Peoples party conceive that
their financial schemes, if successful.
would have the incidental effect of de-
stroying the protective system. With
some Of these financial views the Demo-
cratic party is not in sympathy, deeming
them impracticable."
1t then explains further why the
Democracy has ''subordinated all other
issues to the tariff question, but it is a
lame and impotent explanation, con-
Tossing that the party is so divided and
cut up about various financial questions,
notably that of silver, that it cannot pull
together, and, therefore, it was saga
clous and statesmanlike device to cover
It's head and divert attention from issues
the Peoples party had the courage to
declare upon.
But, after long and very involved
special pleading of the Examiner to clear
itself and the party in the eyes of its own.
1t comes to the California situation having
convinced itself that it has fully ex-
planned the cowardiee of the Democracy
to the full satisfaction of the voters
Weaver is weaving from Democratic
ranks. Now, in this State, exclaims this
sage exponent of California Democracy.
especially. there is no reason why a
Democrat should abandon his own for the
Peoples party. But there is every rea-
son why all citizens here who are opposed
to monopoly and are DESTROYS of practical
results should join the Democracy rather
than follow General Weaver
That is to say: Don't follow after
strange gods, good Democrats; Just pc
ruse our Fresno platform and observe that
we are blooded anti-railroad howlers.
Here are we upon our knees explaining
why we could not face south by north.
and were too cowardly to front either way
on national issues; but on the anti-rail-
road line we are sound, and you have no
reason thefore to stray after Weaver"
1t is ludicrous but very significant
situation. 1t is that of Democratic leader
ship crawling upon it's belly before it's
hle, and protesting that it is as good and
little better anti-railroad hater than the
other fellow. More sedately stated the
situation is this: There was an anti
monopoly party; the California Democ-
racy with shameless disingenuousness
sought to steal its thunder, and now that
that party uncovers the deceit and ex-
poses the hypocrisy, the exponent of
Democracy in California discovers that
the more sentiment its party creates
against the railroad the fewer votes it is
going to get.
1t is miserable, ludicrous hobble the
Democrats have gotten themselves into.
and the vain attempt to tack about and
prevent desertion from the ranks is some
thing that suggests ''plot' for farce
comedy.
THE proposition of Mr.. William 81,
Mills, presented before the State Board Of
Trade, concerning the market for Cali