The San Francisco call., 1897-07-14
Uprising Against the Ex.
aminer-Budd-Ma-
guire Cabal.
Fresno Expositor Leads Off in
an Editorial DenounCing
the Combine.
Says 1t Is Fighting Senator White
From Ambush and WreckIng
the Party.

FRESNO, CAL, July 13.--The San Fran
cisco Examiner, Governor Budd and
James G.. Mcguire do not seem to enjoy
the good will of the Fresno County Dem
ocracy. While this feeling against the
paper and the Governor has been known
to exist for some time, there has been no
open demonstration until this evening,
when the Daily ExposItor, which can be
con nsidered the leading Democratic paper
of the San Joaquin Valley, printed q
doubIe-le editorial in which it had
some disloyal things to say about the
''com bination."
Tie editorial begins with the assertion
that serious trouble threatens the Demo
cratic party in the State, if rumors now
in the air mean anything. 1t continues
That these rumors are widespread and that
they are accepted by the rank and file OF the
party as true is shown by the numerous let
ters we get on the subject from leading Demo
Gratis in this valley. The story is to the effect
that a combination has been made to deliver
the Democracy of the State, horse, TOO; and
dragoon, into the hands of certain cabal
upon a platform to be satisfactory to the con-
spirators. The movement appears obe against
the interests of Senator Stephen NJ. White, but
it probably means the crushing of other am BIZ
tious men-indeed, OF any one who may stano
in the way OF the conspirators.
The editorial then states that it would
like to see the Democratic party success
full in the State, and strikes direct from
the shoulder at the Examiner, Budd and
Mcguire in the following manner:
Democratic success can come, however, only
through an honest, free, fair and open exer-
else of the individual Democratic will. Boss
ism will not win. Combinations OF indivld-
uaIs distas eful TO the masses Will not be
tolerated Com bina tions and conspiracies TO
control the destinies OF the party, no matter
how clever. popular or unexceptional the IN
dividual member thereof may be, Will be
certain TO end in disaster.
In the following paragraph the editorial
indicates the "com Dination distasteful To
the masses" it refers to in the preceding
The rumored Examiner Budd-Maguire com.
bination would be q strong one, certainly
and it might be regarded as in the best In
terests of the party by those constituting 1T
but we feel confident that 1t would fail and
end in defeat for the party. II such con-
spiracy has been formed or is in contem pla
tion those engaged in it should take warning
and abandon the movement
The editorial concludes as follows:
Let those who are opposed to Senator White
come out into the open and fight fair fight
He may be defeated in such contest. but his
friends viii then accept defeat gracefully and
in good part and, burying ali differences, will
go forward to achieve common victory. II
he is to be fought from am bush, II he Is 10 be
stricken down without fighting chance, the
danger Oh sulking viii be largely increased
and it is the suIkers who are usually esponsi-
BILE Tor party defeat. The successful politician
Is he VINO leaves no Unsuitable ground for re-
sentiment in an opponent or for bitterness in
defeat. All those in this reputed com bination
owe mucn to the Democratic party-iar TOO
much to set themselves up as dictators and
dispensers of its offces-to cause its certain
ruin.
The editorial has aroused great deal oi
interest among local Democrats and it
meets cordially with their views. The Ex-
positor has recently changed hands, and
is now under the editorial management oi
q. o. Zlegenfuss, well-known newspaper
man,