Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-12
WHAT MUST BIZ DONE TO WIN.

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WHAT MUST BIZ DONE TO WIN.
It will not do to underestimate the
strength of the ticket nominated at
Minneapolis, nor to place any reliance
in extensive defections from the Repub-
lican ranks as consequence Of the bit.
ternesses engendered in the convention.
Az general thing the leaders who de-
veloped strong personal antagonism to
Harrison before he was nominated will,
after sulking in their tents few days,
eat their crow with relish, and enter
energetically in the fight to elect him.
Those who think that the Democratic
have walkover will wake up to q real
ization of the fact that if this years
battle is to be won, it will only be by
the exercise of the best judgment of the
representatives of the party in the &C.
lection of the standard bearer and in
putting forth q tireless energy in the
conduct OF the campaign. -
The issue is tremendous one, and it
should enlist the patriotic concert OF
action of every American who does not
wieh to see this great republic Drift into
the traps that have been set for it by
the millionaires and monopolists who
are absorbing to themselves the wealth
and power OF the country through dis
criminative and class legislation. No
one can fail to realize that continu-
ance of the policy that has governed the
country under Republican rule must
eventually, and that too in the
near future, change the entire character
of our government, and supplant the
pure republican principles of our insti-
tutions by the rule of an oligarchy of
wealth. system far more intolerable
and oppressive than the despotism of a
military chief or the government of an
established family under monarchical
limitations. The danger is the greater
because it comes as the wolf comes in
the fable, disguised in sleeps clothing.
Under the false pretense Of protecting
American labor and industries, the
Republican leaders are fasten-
ing upon ~ . policy that en-
ables a small and favored class Of
the people to use the sovereign power Of
the government to enrich themselves at
the expense of their equal fellow-citi-
Gems. The Mckinley tariff is actually
placing the taxing power of the nation
in the hands of a favored class, who are
thus enabled to build up all kinds of
trusts and monopolies for the oppres-
sion and impoverishment of the people.
This is the issue, and the country has
only the Democratic party to stand
between itself and the logical carrying
out of so dangerous policy.
If there ever was time when the
deliberations OF q party assembled in
representative convention should be
guided by the highest motives of patriot-
ism and the profoundest teachings Of
wisdom, it will be when the Demo
cratic convention meets in Chicago.
Upon the result of its deliberations de-
pend the most momentous consequen-
ces for good or ill to our common
country. All personal prejudice should
be set aside, and the whole body should
work earnestly and faithfully for a
common object-to select not only the
best man possible to head the ticket,
but to select the man who stands the
best chance of election at the polls.
If that convention in its wisdom be.
lieves that Mr.. Cleveland combines in
himself these indispensable qualiaca-
tions, then Mr.. Cleveland be it. But if,
after having carefully surveyed the en-
tire field. they should find that there
are unfortunate antagonisms in the state
of New York which are sufficiently seri-
ous to imperil Mr.. Cleveland's chances
Of carrying that state, then it
will be its imperative duty to
take up = man against whom
there can be no factional opposi-
ton. Ex-Secretary of the Navy Whit
ney stands out a. grand figure on the
canvas of the country, man upon
whom all the discordant elements in
the Empire state can unite. He il a
great man and has a grand record. He
il the founder of our new navy--the
man to whom we owe all that has been
done towards the lifting OF
our navy out of the control
Of corrupt officials and thieving
contractors, and placing it in the posi-
ton to become the most formidable and
effective navy in the world. With such
= man at the head of the Democratic
ticket, not only. New York could be car
ried, but his name would be tower of
strength to the party in every doubtful
state.
If We have to leave New York for .
candidate there is galaxy of distin.
tinguished men elsewhere from whom
we can choose with safety. Russell OF
Massachusetts, Pattison of Pennsylvania,
Campbell of Ohio, Gray of Indiana.
Palmer Of Illinois, Boies of Iowa,
and host OF others. There is no lack
Of material from which to choose for a
winning fight. What must be done
above all things by the Chicago conven-
ton is to select man to head the ticket
who will carry to it the prestige of sue
cess. Sentiment must be set aside, and
victory kept conspicuously in view.
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