Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-31
THE ONLY WAY TO WIN

Chairman Spellacy Is sounding the
keynote of the Democratic campaign in
California. It is simple. euphonious
and easy to remember. "Get together
says Mr. spellacy. "and stay together
Within a few months the Republicans
win inaugurate their campaign at SAN
ia Cruz with a gathering Of the Re
publican league OF clubs. At that point
their policies will be largely worked out
and the program of the machine
be, announced. 1t is already over
burdened with Ruef and Schmitz, the
Union Labor party, the municipal own
ershp bunch and the rivalry between
leaders at San Francisco and oak
land.
The enemy is at its weakest. Devour-
ing wolves of its own creation are
tearing at its vitals and it will enter
the coming contest with its forces seq
regated and at war.
It is the Democratic opportunity.
1t is time when the old party in
California must be "wise as a SER
pent' and as harmonious and persistent
as wel-drilled brigade of regulars.
During the past few years the DEM
ocracy of this state has spent most
Of its force trying to determine under
which boss it will serve. and in con-
sequence its members have gone about
bearing the label of favorltes, without
any regard for the party itself. The
last state convention, held at Santa
Cruz, had more to say about the rival
factions than about the platform and
the best method of carrying forward a
campaign.
This sort of thing must cease, or the
Democratic party might just as we'll
stay at home this year and allow the
warning factions in the Republican
ranks to fight it out among them
selves. There is no national campaign
to distract public attention in this
state; no occasion for the Dedication
Of an easy boss; no opportunity, in fact,
for the exploitation of individuals.
We've got a fight on our hands, a
hopeful fight, and we cannot win it if
every company is to battle on it's
own account and shoot its friends in
the dark. We cannot hope for the
respect of the people-much less their
sympathy and encouragement--if we
again carry into our state conventions
the rivalries of San Francisco leaders.
We must drop the personal and fac
tional fights of the past, leave San
Francisco to wash it's own dirty linen,
if it must, and stand up solidly and
move as a single body. with one pur-
pose and one object in view.
No Democrat who deserves the name
will stand in the way of a unification
of his party. No Democrat who does
object should be allowed in the organi-
zation. He is traitor to California
Democracy who offers the smallest re-
sistance to the progress and process
of harmony, and the first squealer
should be fired out.
With nothing in the way of getting
together, the present program of
harmonizing the old factions should
be an easy one. An injection Of party
enthusiasm, a determination on the
part of individual Democrats to permit
no factional fights, and a general
agreement to put upon the state ticket
only the strongest candidates, regard.
less of location or past affiliations, will
bring the Democratic membership into
unison, where it can move forward as
one man into a campaign that will at
least have above it a rainbow of hope
and promise.
"Get together and stay together" It's
the only way to win.