The herald., 1898-09-12
BOSS RULE REBUKED

| In its issue of yesterday morning the
Times Of this city kicks over the traces
entirely, and refuses to pull another
pound for Mr.. Cages band wagon. This
is what people who keep the run Of poll
tics have expected for some time, and
The Herald Is free to say that It Is the
only consistent course left open to our
contemporary.
The Times has always been consis-
tent opponent Of gang rule and Southern
Pacific bossism in the Republican party.
Before the holding of the recent Re
publican state convention that paper in
dulged in very frank denunciation Of
George Arnold, a willing servitor of the
Southern Pacific machine. who aspired
to reelection as member of the state
board of equalization, where he could
do his patrons the most good, and other
taxpayers Of the state the most harm.
Discreet politics would have dictated
the quiet dropping of Mr.. Arnold in the
shuttle but Boss Burns had his name in
the slate, It seems, and it went" This
placed the Times in the strained situa-
tion Of opposing Arnold, while support
ing the rest of the ticket.
But Boss Burns did not stop there.
The next move was to appoint on the
state campaign committee two Los An
geles men who had been repeatedly de-
nounced as members Of the railroad push
and who were particularly obnoxious to
the Times. This was really more than
the eagle bird could stand. Hear his
| scream:
1t would surely have been possible to
have found among the thousands Of
voters in Los Angeles county two Re-
publicans, other than Parker and Os-
borne, in whom the gubernatorial NOM
inee might have reposed his confidence,
without giving a slap in the face to the
mass of this people who know these
two worthless for exactly what they are
remnants of that Lindeyism in Los
Angeles which the people some time
since crushed out, as they fondly hoped
for all time, but which by this
recognition of these two Lndley hench-
men has been galvanized into sem
blance of life for the time being. AS is
we'll known, Osborne and Parker were
cheek by jowl with Hervey Lindley
while the latter was doing politics in
Los Angeles, and each of them was
ever ready to do the bidding of that
small boss and his greater boss. the
Southern Pacific company.
And again:
The claim s being loudly made by the
Democratic press that the Republican
ticket this year is railroad ticket"
and when Mr.. Gage deliberately ap-
points two pronounced henchmen
of the Southern Pacific as his
campaign managers, he lends pos
itive strength to that claim and
disarms the faithful friends who
would rejoice to see him elected to the
office for which he has been nominated
and for which end they had hoped to
put forth every effort.
All of which acknowledges the indict-
ment so '1oudly made" by the Demo-
cratic press that the Republican ticket
this year is railroad ticket. 1t is. The
fact is so plain that the wayfaring man,
though fool may not err therein.
That the Republican cause in Califor-
MIA is absolutely hopeless this year the
Times tacitly admits in the following
paragraphs:
1t is clearly evident that Mr.. Gage
has been imposed upon by his advisers
and that he has done someth hing In
making these appointments, which his
friends will have to make explanations
Of, and apologies for, from row until
the day of election and If disaster to his
cause shall result from this deplorabe
act, Mr.. Gage and the men who have
counseled him to do this thing alone
are to blame.
If Mr.. Gage can win his election with
such handicaps as these, he Will certain
" achieve a victory that will be men,
orable in the political history of the
state of California.
AS matters are going thick and-thin
Republicans who still propose to stand
by their ticket have only one peg to hang
their hopes upon, and that is the eff
cacy of the Southern Pacific barrel
Some Of them no doubt are staying in
the ranks solely for the purpose Of tap
ping that barrel. Among the really
patriotic and conscientious members Of
the party there are doubtless many who
will help to turn their party down in the
forthcoming election, solely as matter
Of discipline and in the hope of freeing
it from the selfish gang Of manipulat-
ors who have secured control of it's
machinery.
The only correct and satisfactory way
to do this is to vote for Mcguire and the
fusion ticket.