The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-05
JUMPS INTO THE BREACH.

Thst splendid Democrat, John Nc
Gonigie, OF Ventura. has thrown him
self calamity into the congressional
arena in this district, and announces
that IL no other good Democrat is willing
TO make the fight, ne will do so himself.
He is determined that the party shall
net be again Cannenized. One expert
ence Of that disgrsceful character ought
to suffice for all time.
What hamilating fasce WAS that OF
the bsss surrender of the party in this
district tive years sgol The event proved
that the policy of fusion on the con-
gressional ticket in the Sixth district
wss not only demoralizing to the party,
bat that 1t WAS actually throwing away
seat In congress, which We
might have had. Had a good
representative Democrat been noE-
mated he would have been elected
hands down. The Republican nominee
failed by very large vote in polling the
strength OF his party. and fair analysis
of the returns showed that the Popuiist
vste proper was in q great measure de-
rived from the Republicans. A very
small percentage of Democrats went
over to the new party, but q very large
percentage of them did not vote at all
for congressman. Even with this de-
fectien in the party which was dragged
BY the throat into the fusion infsmy, the
Republican candidate. q gentleman Of
strength and standing in his party,
fsiled to carry the district. II there ex-
listed any doubt before as to which one
OF the old parties had been weakened by
the Populist movement, that doubt was
effectually dispelled by the result of
the last congressional election in this
district.
MIR. McGonigle, in speaking of his
candidacy, assumes the tone of one who
was leading q forlorn hope. The posture
of affairs does not at oil justify any such
lugubrious assumption. On the contra
ry, the chances of electing a Democrat
in this district have not been more en-
coursging in the past ten years. The
Populsts will draw very heavily from
the Republican ranks. Another feature
of the campaign as is opens is instinct
with the elements of success for the
Democratic nominee. Should McLach-
Ian be nominated by the Republicans,
there is very important section of the
party which will kick in the traces and
sulk in their tents. On the other hand,
should the choice OF the Times be placed
upon the ticket, the friends of Hervey
Lindley, who was 30 ruthlessly slaugh-
tered at the last election, will play for
even. These, and that large percentage
of self-respecting Republicans vino re-
fuse to bare their backs to the lash of the
newspaper boss will make q tremendous
hole in the ranks Of the &. o. p.
As we said above, the chances of elect
ing a Democrat in this district never
were brighter than this year. and Mr..
McGonigle has shown great deal OF
political sagscity-whether he is con-
scious OF it or not-in hanging his ban
ner on the outward wall at this early
period in the campaign. We know OF
no man in the party who would make a
better run than our Ventura friend, and
there lie certainly none we would rather
vote for, or whom we could with greater
satisfaction advocate as gentleman
eminently fit in every respect to repre-
sent the Sixth district in congress.