Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-11

1t is gravely proclaimed, in the inter-
est of an always would-be-candidate,
now at Sacramento trying to corral the
possible anti-White vote for senator,
that che is a good Republican, but on
financial and some other subjects he is
not opposed to the Populists."
But this is claim that can be made
on behalf of any member of that party.
Finance never was designed to make a
Republicans chances less to catch votes.
especially in this state. Mr.. Stanford
was elected the last time to the senate
upon a single issue-if there was any
issue at all, or any reason at all for it
and that was his record on the cheap
government loan scheme, which is the
only measure, great or small, with
which his name was ever associated in
Washington. And, as if this were not
enough, the Republican legislature, on
the 11th day of February, 1891, passed a
solemn memorial and resolve which,
after explicitly admitting and declaring
that the farming interests get no benefit
from the tariff, and that, therefore,
something else for them must be done,
distinctly and specifically called upon
congress to pass bill authorizing any
man owning aud occupying land to bor-
row 5411s per cent OF its value from the
government, upon mortgage, at 2 per
cen. interest. And, further, that there
might be no delay, and, above all, no
misunderstanding as to the sincerity Of
the party and its solicitude over the sore
needs Of the poor farmers, Governor
Markham was instructed to write at
once to every member of congress from
California, urging the prompt passage ol
such law. 1t is presumed that Gov
ernor Markham lost no time in doin 8
this, and even went without sleep, and
perhaps shed scalding tears of pity
upon the pages as they sped from pen to
post.
Now, all this was exactly what the
Populists had been asking for, and in
substance what they proceeded to put in
their platforms. But what followed ?
Why, the moment they began their
campaign, and had been in the main
strengthened in their position by the
unqualified approval of the Republican
party OF the state, they entered into a
concerted movement through their ed
itore and orators and fell foul of the
Populists with the grossest dis
paragsment and abuse, applying to
them epithets among the mildest Of
which were ''croakers, distress shrek
ers," calamity howlers." The Demo
Gratis did not pretend that they had ever
held to the doctrines Of the Populists,
but they treated them becomingly and
generously, as a portion of the great
body of voters who had arisen in protest
and revolution againet the continuation
of Republican mieiule. 3
What can be said OF the claim OF any
Republican upon the Populists for sup
port? Is it true, as we said in the be-
ginning, that not only one particular
psrson at Sacramento can ask their help
because he may have held an opinion
like theirs, but any one of theparty could
do the same thing; for the whole party
has laid the foundation for the Popu-
lists position. But no Republican in
this contest can be supported or re-
spectsd by the Populists, for they real
ize they have been aattered and aided
only to be openly betrayed and scoffed at.
In fact it would be hard to find in any
state in the union such record of du-
plicity and depravity az has signalized
the conduct OF the Republicans OF Cali
fornia towards the Peoples party.
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