The herald., 1898-08-10
KEEP THEM OUT

Harmony in the Democratic councils
is not alone desirable. II Is essential
And the surest way to obtain 1t is by
keeping out the 1rreconcilables. The
Irreconcilables are such from choice
They always bet to lose, by coppering the
ace. They are to politics what the an
archists are to civilization and good or
der. They profit from chaos. They
produce it In order to conceal their plum
dering designs. They hate peace, for
there is nothing in it for them. Were
they sailors they would be pirates.
There are Democratic 1rreconcilables
and Republican Irreconcilables and
Populist Irreconcilables. And they
usually pool their issues. They endeav-
or to have nominated men of their Xix,
whom they can handle. Failing in that,
they attempt to beat the men they can't
buy. Succeeding in a given case. a
weak man is put on the opposition ticket.
BY whip-sawing they often succeed in
getting a number of their class elected.
The politics Of the successful ones in
their confidence doesn't count, so their
hearts are true to POLL" The Irreconcila-
bles of the Republican stripe have sue
ceeded in DISTINGUISHING so per cent Of
the country voters Of that party in this
county, and are likely to thus secure
selection Of delegation to the state con-
vention pledged to a program that bodies
no good to Southern California interests
to rob it, in the name of the G. o. p, Of
its lust deserts The Irreconcilables
Of the Peoples party are those who
made an abortive attempt to distract
and divide that party on the question
of fusion. The Irreconcilables in the
Democratic party are those who have
just been defeated In conspiracy to
divide the party in this county, send
a contesting delegation to the state con-
vention. and defeat the nomination for
governor of James G. Mcguire, the OBJ
vious choice of the Democrats of the
commonwealth. The Popuist Irrecon-
cilables were put to the rout The Re-
publican Irreconcilables have placed
their party in chancery. The Demo-
cratic Irreconcilables will. at today's
convention of the party in this city, make
a last desperate struggle for recognition.
Succeeding in getting representation
on the delegation to the state convention,
however meager it may be, they will
pose at Sacramento as the Whole Thing.
They will masquerade there as the
chosen representatives of Southern CAL
ifornia Democracy, which they are not
and never can be. They will show how
indispensable they are to the organiza-
ton in this section. They will never
once hint that they were turned down
at the primaries, despite efforts at sue
cess which scrupled at no questionable
methods. And they will renew there
the conspiracy which was thwarted in
its incipiency at home. They will an
tagonize the popular candidates of the
party, and they will antagonize any plat
form that may be reported. What they
lack in numerical strength they will
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wear megaphone voices to pump wind
from immense lungs. They are sure to
give the convention a bad half hour
There is but one way to protect it from
this unmerited affiiction, and preserve
the harmony Of the organization. here
and in the state. They have been dis
credited and turned down. Their arms
have been taken from them and they are
| in the stockade awaiting exchange
| There they should be kept under guar6
until occasion for further mischief
making has passed. The Democratic
convention today has a duty to perform
"a duty to itself, to the party and the
section. 1t should resolutely set its face
against the mistaken policy Of giving
| them any representation whatever or
the delegation to Sacramento. The del.
egation should not be hampered by any
such impedimenta. Let it be free from
push faint or the suspicion of gang in
1uence. Let it be truly representative
of the undefiled Democracy of Los An
| geles county.