The herald., 1898-06-16
THE REPUBLICAN SPLIT WIDENs

Whom the gods would destroy they
cisco is enraged; the Times is mad. and
the Express is angry, very angry. The
Wave has been pouring forth walls OF
poisonous vituperation because Henry T.
Gage is candidate for governor. The
Times takes the Wave to task for it's
TRADE of abuse and unfounded accuse
lions, pleads ignorance of the candidacy
and excuses the conduct of Mr.. Gage,
ernorship for that part of the state in
which Mr.. Gage resides, but indorses At
torney General Fitzgerald, who lives at
Sacramento. The Express has not, and
does not, chastise the Wave for the un-
pleasant and probably untrue things
which it has said about Mr.. Gage and
his candidacy. 1t turns with wrath upon
the Times, presents to it's readers and an
astonished public the deadly parallel col
umn of the Times editorials and twits
the Times Of paying double game.
Says the Wave:
The people of the South have given
unmistakable voice to one earnest po-
litical wish-they want a senator and
they want 1t with a strength and with
fervor that will not tolerate compro-
mise nor brook defeat. If the Repuh-
lcan nomination for governor goes to
Mr. Gage. or any other southern man,
the people down there will not fail to
read the message of treachcry en-
blazoned on the wall; they are wise
enough determined enough and fore
handed enough not to be bound and
gagged and violently robbed in broad
daylight without making resistance:
they will bolt the ticket that has been
guilty of the treachery and send their
indignant protest in the shape of
solid. enthusiastic Democratic legisla-
tive delegation, united and determined
upon one issue-a senator from the
south. :. The lying and
transparent promise that the south
can have both of the offices Ohe gov
ernor and the senator) deceives no one
who is not eagerly searching for an
excuse to be deceived.
Says the Times:
Senator Whites successor should be,
and probably will be, chosen from the
region south of Tehachapi. 1t does not
follow that the governor of the state
may not also be chosen from this sec
ton. The one section or the other must
have both the governor and one of the
senators. Northern California is thus
favored at the present time. Thou
sands of Republicans are asking why
should not Southern California be ac-
corded the honor next time"
The asking of the question compels
negative answer.
Says the Express:
Some weeks ago this journal took oc-
casion to express itself on the subject
of the comparative value to this section
of the state of the governorship or SEN
atorship, and we declared it to be the
practically unanimous desire of the peo-
Pile of Southern California to be repre-
scented in the senate of the United
States by some man living south of
Tehachepi and that to that end we
should put forward no candidate for
the governorship.
From this potpourri Of poignant para
graphs the reader may mistrust that the
erstwhile blue sky Of Republican politics
has become slightly clouded by the fogs
Of Republican candidates and their news
paper champions. The fight of these
factions does not greatly or Immediately
concern us, but the fact is the fight is on
and the split in the Republican party is
growing wider. The clashing interests of
the north and the south and the con-
tending and fighting factions in each of
those sections must certainly divide the
strength of the Republican party, and
we are led to agree with the Wave that
it will inure to the benefit of the Demo
cratic party.
We have no means at hand with which
to stop this fight, and We are, therefore,
compelled to permit it to continue, under
mild protest. Democrats will see to ii
that the vanqushnd and the victors shall
both have safe passage up the traditional
river where the defeated always take
their post election vacations.
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