The herald., 1894-07-09
SOMETHING ABOUT The GUBRRNAToR-
lAL NOMINATION.

ing features OF current poli'ics-espe-
cially OF Democratic poltics-is the
, easy way in which some half
dozen politicians undertake to dis
pose of the leading nominations of the
party. In the case of the gu bernstorial
nominations a small clique of Democrats
have rendered it to J-dge Jackson
Temple, who has committei no fault OF
taste in the matter. That distinguished
i gentleman has too much good sense to
decline nomination that nobody has
been authorized to tender him. The
position of Judge Temple mas simply
been that under no circ umstancss would
lie accept the nomination or the Office
itself.
The HERALD yields to no one in pro-
found respect for Judge Temple. That
gentleman would please this journal as
we'll as any one, and far better than
many others, but who, in tbs name OF
psrtizan decency, has been authorized
to 60. around rendering the nomination
for governor to Judge Temple or to any
body else? We simply wish to know
who these busy bodies are, so that, in
common with other Democrats, we may
know who our putative masters are.
II half-dozen politicians own the Dsn'-
ocratc party of California. it is just as
we'll that we should know who they are.
There is ons feature about this busi'
ness as to which Democrats take deep
interest. There are in this ancient or
ganization lot of superciious scrubs
who think that there are only two or
three men in it who are fit for anything
to live even. 1t is the practice of these
people to settle on somebody or other
| for scme position or other, and to as
sumo that nobody else in the party OF
Thomas Jefferson could by any possibil-
ity bs fit to figure in the position. They
do this Notwithstanding the fact that
worth score of the persons they great
lv prefer. 1t was this kind of people
who bulldozed Cleveland on the Demo-
cratic party for president over multi
! tudes OF Democratic leaders who are in
finitely his superiors, intellectually,
morally and from any point OF view.
This kind of humbuggsry must be
stopped in the Democratic party. I'm
der its operation the party has been
nearly obliterated, and unless this poll
cy is changed the obli.eration will be
complete.
The party, the HERALD has positive
reason to know, will stand no more OF
this bulldozing. One Democrat is as
good ss another, and il we are to judge
by the kind of article furnished US by
Mr.. Cleveland's administration, a d.,
well, a good deal better. Whether the
Democracy shall believe that it will win
or lose in the coming gubernatoria
fight it will insist on making its OWL
nominations, and if it should fail to d.
30, Democrats would largely 60 a-tis hirl
on the day Of election-in fact, it is no
at all unlikely that they will do 80 any
how.
No more OF this man worship-nC
more hero seeking and tuft hunting 10
= the Democratic party, say wei II 81
average, square Democrat is not gooC
. enough for the party to which he be-
9 longs why then, in heavens name, lie
:. some other party run the government
), and il this insoen. depreciation c
Democracy continues somebody fror
some other party will guide the helm G
state at Sacramento-of that we may bt
verv sure.
We ASSURE every reader of the HER AL
:. that we know whereof we speak whe
~ we say that this era OF humbuggery ha
had ito day. What the party needs is
;, surcease OF nonsense and tomfoolery TO
- ever and a day. II the time.honore
;, organization of Jefferson can get goo
:. old-fashioned and aggressive Demo
r. crat to head its legions-a ma
who can make o manly and rim,
ing fght-it has chance OF SUI
~ cess. II it cannot-if it goes arour
rendering nominations without author
zations-it will be licked out OF its boot
~ Tergiversation. put this in your pil
:: and smoke it.