Year: 1879

As between Republ leans and Demo
Gratis the State of California is nearly
evenly divided, the little majority which
does exist being in favor of the Republic
cans. This fact is made plain by "a glance
at the returns of political elections in this
State during the past twenty years.
Whenever party lines have been closely
drawn, as in Presidential contests, the
Republicans have gained the victory,
though usually by too small a majority to
allow the result Of any succeeding elec-
tion to be forecast with certainty. Slight
detection among Republicans has at
times given the State to the Democracy
but with the merest show of disaffection
in ibe latter party, the former has invari-
ably gained an easy victory. The results
OF past elections bear US out in the claim
that California is Republican State.


In the campaign now fairly opened, the
Republicans are confident of success, and
the election of their entire State Ticket is
conceded 0y the more impartial OF their
opponents. Never was our party in this
State more united and harmonious than
at the present time, and better still we
have before us the mere sem blance of our
old-time enemy, the Democracy; touse
divided against itself, dsorganized, at sea
without rudder or compass. OF the four
State Tickets now in the field, one is Re-
publican, giving the utmost satisfaction to
every member of that party and meeting
with hearty and enthusiastic endorsement
from the rank and file of the orgs nization.
The other three tickets presented, when
sifted to their foundation, are found to be
simply off-sho OTIS from Democracy
parent stem being absorbed-and yet not
one of them can be truthfuly claimed as
straight-out simon-pure Democratic
Ticket. A temporary dissolution has
taken place The q eat Democratic Party
Of California is practically dissolved so
campaign is concerned. That it will re-
unite in the Presidential contest Of next
year there is no doubt, but for the present
it is lost, strayed or stolen. We know
not where to look for Democracy. This
is the undeniable fact, and lie who gain
says it allows his prejudices and his de,
sires to get the better OF his reason.


Among the best elements of our citi
zens. of both political parties, there is a
deep>laid feeling Of distrrst and disgust
at anything which savors of Kearneyism.
The Workingmen IS nominees will figure
in the campaign only as the representa-
tves of an uncomfortable element of the
Democracy, taking from that party nm es-
timated support OF 10000 TO $1,000 votes
which alone is sufficient to encompass
Democratic defeat. As between the New
Constitution Party Ticket and the nomi-
ton Of last week, many good Democrats
have no particular choice and regard
neither with especial favor. True, the
same man heads both tickets, but it is
argued with reason that when DR.. Glenn
accepted the nomination of IL faction di
rectly antagonistic to the Democratic Or
ganization he forfeited all claim to the
support of true Democrats 1t is also
held that the late Convention disregarded
all former expressed Democratic senti
ment by selecting as their standard
bearer well-known ponopolist Of the
worst character-one who monopolizes the
soil. Below the head the bod les separate,
and while being made up Of slngularly
milar material they are supposed to
be entirely different. On the one hand is |
a lot of Democrats and few Republic !
cans who have played themselves out in
the old parties and now set themselves.up
AS the only persons who can be trusted
with the Interpretation of the New Con
stitution, Il question which was settled
with the adoption OF that instrument. On
the other hand we find list Of nominees
whose names have long been familiar in
Democratic Conventions, and whose chief
aim in life appears to be running for Of,
fee. Claiming TO be straight Democrats


with the best interests of that party Mt
heart, it will he extremely difficult for
some of them to make the people believe
that they have not dore more to injure
the Democratic Party than have others
who early Joined the New Constitution
movement and stuck to it. Certain it is
that there are scattered throughout this
State many earnest, intelligent men, nat
urally Democratic, who are greatly dis
pleased with the condition of their party
affairs at this time, and who know not
what to do. 1t is more than probable
that considerable number OF these, rec
ogn izng The true worth and character of
the Republican nominees, will conclude
to vote the Republican State Ticket, and
not improbable that some of them will


remain within the Republican fold. The
greatest desire Of this class just now is to
set the seal of condemnation on those
would be leaders whose selfish ends have
contributed greatly to the present chaotic
State of California Democracy. The
most certain way of accomplishing this
end is in aiding the Republicans and it
will doubtless be adopted.


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