The record-union., 1898-08-20
TO REBUKE POLITICAL HAIR
LOTRY.

The abject debasement Of the Demo-
cratic party by it's late convention:
the unblushing prostitution of it to the
personal ambition of candidate who
lately left it with curses hurtling from
his lips; the debauchment Of the an
cient organization by the more ag-
gressive and lustful Populists; the
complete and pitiful failure to make an
issue worthy of the consideration of the
Republican party, makes the outlook
for the latter exceedingly bright and
glowing.
1t will representatively assemble In
this city in a few days. 1t will come
up before the people with fresh laurels
on it's brow. 1t will come neither COM
planning nor excusing. 1t will appear
crowned with the victories achieved in
prosperity under its policy in excess of
anticipation, in expanded commerce
and enlarged trade; in augmented ex-
ports and diminished imports due to
the successful fostering Of home indus
tries.
1t will come before the people proud,
but not unduly boastful Of an Admins
tration that has placed the nation
higher in the esteem and respect of the
world than it had ever hoped to attain
in this century. An Administration
that has inaugurated and concluded a
gloriously successful war in less than
| four months; set free millions Of op-
pressed people at our threshold, added
to the national domain two Of the fair
est islands of the Atlantic and the Pa
cific; reunited in the bonds of ardent
patriotism the whole country through,
and brushed away every sentiment of
| jealousy, coldness and suspicion be-
| tween the brethren of a glorious re-
public; reunited the nation in new
and more ardent love for the flag; and
placed the Union before the nations of
the earth in a commanding position.
! There has not been a time in the his
! tory Of the party since the days OF
Lincoln, when it has had greater rea-
son for pride or more cause for honest
self -laudation. Next week it will
tread over the ashes Of the late Demo
cratic Convention and from the same
forum proclaim to all the people of Cal
| ifornia its victories, its purposes and
| its hopes.
It will stand alone before the voters
not guilty of harlotry with any other
party, of trading principle for expedi-
ency, of trafficking it's virtue fortempor-
ary advantage, of bartering its chasti-
ty for gain. 1t will confront a combi-
nation of cowardice and chicane and
move on to certain victory
It is simply unthinkable that the peo-
pie of California are going to become
party to the shameful lechery and
shameless political cohabitation in the
open, that disgraced the political an
nails of California this week. Over the
Democratic platform and ticket, taker
as whole, the prophetic finger writes
failure. while the disgraceful miscege-
nation goes down before the cohorts oi
the Republican party, rebuking politi.
cal harlotry, honestly proud, right.
eously declaring their triumphs and un-
erringly pointing to their successes.
1t will hail the State next week with
the waving palms of victory assured
and will declare itself strong, vigorous
and accomplishing, but with severity
where justice demands, in strong
contrast to the whining, traffickins
and prostituting the week just closing
has witnessed.