Year: 1871

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each its platform aud its candidates, from
Governor downward. Most of the counties
have their tickets made up, and the day ID
at hand for active campaigning. We have
carefully cast about US for the signs which
Oh such occasions the people always give
out, and our sober judgment is that Cali.


toruia is as good as rescued from the grasp
Of the Democratic party. In days gone BY
the rule of jud gmeut in our local politics
was: A full vote, Republican victory.


But this year We think the old rule will
| bear variation. There does not promise b
| be full vote, notwithstanding the certain
indications of Republican victory. This
year the falling IF iu the vote will be on
the Democratic side. That party 6nds it
utterly impossible to awaken its members
to anything like enthusiasm, Their toler.
able State ticket is weighted down here at
the capital with most indifferent set Of
county nominees, and everywhere with the
vicious and contemplate record Of the last
Legislature, and the germs Of demorali1a.
tion sown BY Vallandgham in the State Of
Ohio. The "new DEPARTURE. intended as
concession to catch the votes of loyal men,
has the bitter aversion of the old-line1
without the confidence Of any considerable
portion of those who fought or worked to
save the Union from destruction.


This election is justly regarded as the
prognostic o: triumph in November, 1872.
The party that carries the State on the
9th of September is aln ost sure to carry it
in the Presidei tai election; and as goes
CAlf1rn 90 the three Pacific States.
This we think is now pretty we'll understood
y the people at large. and the idea will be
a governing power in their votes. Another
point is equally understood That if the
Democracy shall elect the next President
the country may anticipate with entire con-
fden au ultimate addition of not less
Il an two thousand millions to the national
d BIT and proportionate inc rease of Fed
eIal taxes. 1t is not the men who in the
Ohio Convention voted for the "new de.
par;ure" who are TO rule the policy Of the
nemocratic party in case it g is back into
Iower, but men like A Fl Stephens-the
chlvalry wing. in alliance with the Tam
III my Irish set of New Y rk. We need
NJ assurance that these malcontents will,
the instant they obtain the power, strike
fIr a law compensating the South for the
l)ss of its slaves and overturning the
amendments to the Constitution aid every
act OF Congress which gives them effect.
No sensible man can read Stephens His
tory Of the Civil War, and come to any
o.her conclusion than that he and bis party
are intent upon these designs That book
sre ks not merely the faith of its author,
but gives tongue to he complaints and
purposes of the ruling wing Of the Democ-
racy. 1t refuses to admit that the war has
settle anything 1t is standing menace
against all the amendments to the Consti-
tuition and the laws enacted to give them
force. As against it, the "new departure"
is the meaDest waste paper. to be set aside
by 81 ecial pleading at the moment of op-
portuuity Of this our readers may be
assured that, in the event Of national
triumph Of the Demt cratic party. the pub.
lie debt will be increased Lot less than
two thousand million dollars. Can the
nation stand such burden of taxation?
We do not believe it. At the close Of the





hundred millions. 1t has in six years been
reduced over S5000J0,000, but the reduc.
tion was secured by means of the most
r z d taxation ever endured by any people.
In the last two years Co gress has been
able to slacken the burden and relieve the
people But an addition of s2,000,00O,-
900 would make the debt fifteen hundred
MI h,D a,I ~
OF the North would not, could not, stand
the burdens such debt would impose
upon them for such purpose. What
purpose? To raise from loyal men the
means to reward treason by premium?


This national political outlook will aud
ought to have controlling influence on
the State elections this year in all the loyal
States. We expect, tn, refore, to see them
all, and particularly California, vote the
Republican ticket by respectable majorilies.
We admit the great service a reformed
Democracy would be to the country, and
that the 50 called new departure" proposes
such reform, but it would be the hight of
70 ly to trust in the honesty and sincerity
of that party's new scheme when it is
known that all the Southern Democrats
and full halt Of those at the North are
thoroughly against IT.


From consi ierations like these, we pre-
sumo, it is that the Democratic party ia
this State is now so much demora aised
and wanting in its usual enthusiasm. The
Two wings cannot honestly fraternise.
But there are other causes of division.
On the railroad question full half of the
Democracy (as might be expected from
the con!uct of the last Legislature) are in
sympathy with the railroad subsidy
schemers, and large fraction Of them are
seriously offended with the denomination
of ilaight. In all the State they have
but two daily newspapers supporting the
ticket, and one of these is the property Of
gentleman understood to have an interest
in the State printing. The Examiner
may be said to stand alone in the dlsintsr.
ested advocacy Of the reelection of Hsight
The organ OF the party 10 this city, sub
sidised by the Legislature as an organ OF