The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-06-21
PEOPLES PARTY CONVENTION

The Peoples party convention will meet
in few days to elect delegates to the
state convention and to nominate a full
county ticket. This convention will un
doubtedly have before it the question of
fusion in the county and the state for
consideration and decision. This conven-
ton being the first held by any of the
parties in this county. will practically de-
terminc the coalition question for all of
the other parties; for If the Peoples party
decides against coalition, the Democratic
and Silver Republican parties must ac-
cept this decision as final, and proceed
to make such arrangements for a union
ticket between them, and on such lines
as will best subserve the interests 81
these two parties and the people of the
county.
The Importance of careful elaboration
and correct decision by the Populist con-
vention upon the question of fusion
should not, therefore, in the excitement
usually attendant upon party conven-
tons, be overlooked. That there will be
an attempt made to kill the fusion move
ment does not admit of doubt. The mis-
chievous element which stirs up so much
trouble in other parties is also found in
the Peoples party, and win be on hand
to oppose every effort of the conserva-
tive and thinking men of that party to
bring about reform in the administration
Of the county Offices through the instru-
mentality of fusion of the reform and
silver parties.
Tho Herald does not claim authority to
dictate the policy. lay down the princi-
pies, or prescribe the rules of conduct, of
the Peoples party. 1t is a Democratic
newspaper, ospousing the cause of Democ-
lacy and advocating those Democratic
doctrines which must ultimately draw
every reformer to its standard, and tri-
umph, If at all. over misgovcrnment But
The Herald sees in the Peoples party
means of correcting the abuses of the
present Republican county government
The Peoples party, standing alone, is
helpless in the present contest with tn,
well-trained Republican rings of this
county. AS an independent party it has
it's aims and objects to accomplish, but
opportunity TO inaugurate, in our county
government through victory at the polls,
at the coming election, the reforms which
it demands.
In county politics there are some issues
that are overshadowed by others. The
courthouse ring must bc broken up; Of
fees must be reformed into public trust t.
instead of being Republican caucuses;
salaries and taxes must be reduced; some
of the offices should be abolished and
others consolidated-in fine, Reform, Re-
trenchment, Reduction and Republica.
Rout-these are the local issues that are
demanding serious attention of the voters
and must be the battle cry of the Demo-
cratic, Populist and Silver Republican
parties, which, united into one solid pha-
lanx and standing upon this common
platform, cannot fail to drive the Re-
publican cohorts from the Broadway cit
adel
These three parties owe a duty to the
people of this county. That duty has been
stated. 1t remains to be seen whether the
Peoples party in convention will waste its
strength in petty party strifes to the graft
fication Of the Republican party and for
its sole benefit, or will periodically dis
miss its minor differences and join with