Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-14
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When the writer was small
boy he remembers reading In the
Eostern newspapers an account of
3 State election In California,
sonewhers about 1850, in which
there were two Democratic and
ene Republican ticket in the field.
II his memory serves him right,
one Of the Democratic tickets was
elected, while the defeated Demo-
cratic faction polled more votes
than the Republicans. His sur
prise was extreme to note, at the
next Important election, that the
Republicans had carried every
thing.
There h no doubt Of the fact that
California 10 the pronounced 'chop-
per" Of all the States. This sprIght-
y young commonwealth, political
", IL everything by turns and
nethiBg long.
Recurring to our own expert
enoss, landing upon California soil
IN the height Of the Granite Greeley
campaign Of 1872. the Republicans
won . splendid vietory-a victory
= declalve that one would think
that it guaranteed the State to the
suoeessful party for years to come,
and such would have been the case
were It not for the fact that this
va In California. Just one year
AFTER the Republicans had routed
their opponents horse, foot and
dragons, bag and baggage, scrip
and ssrippage, the Independents
carried California, electing Judge
HeKinetry to the Supreme Bench
and sending Newton Booth to the
United States Senate.
Promptly upon the heels Of this
tremendous ''chop," our fair young
oommonwsalth recognized the me-
esssity Of approving herself the
champion chopper" According
" In tho following year, 1874. she
wheeled round and annihilated the
Indepsndsnts-triturated them, 90
70 spsak, reducing them 10 an i'm
palpabls powder that floated away
en- the four winds Of heaven-ac-
quitting herself Of an operation, as
respected the aforetime triumphant
Indspsndsnts, which remarkably
rsssmblsd dsssication. The Demo-
cFntss In the campaign Of 1874, tri-
umDhsd In . manner as signal as
the Republicans had in 1872 and
far more signally than the Inde-
pendents had triumphed in 1873.
A . matter Of course, the Demo.
cEats having won notably In 1874,
q became necessary that Califor-
uia should, in 1873, reverse her
former preference. Accordingly,
assistsd by the kindly ministra-
tlons Of Senator Morton In San
Ffanclsco. she gave q majority
for Hayes, seating the fraudu-
lont President In the White House
through the aid Of the Eight to
Seven Commission.
The obligation was then imposed
upon the ambitious yeung Com
nonwsalth to go Democratic, to
preserve her reputation a. pollti-
oal "dirt" intact. She came up to
the requirement in superb style,
slsctiBg = Democratic Legislature,
and sending the Democrat Farley
10 the United States Senate, to re.
place the Republican Sargent.
The next election in this State
was for delegates to the Constitu-
tIonal Convention. It would not
do to have the Commonwealth
20 twice for the Democracy in sue
csssion, consequently a sort Of
hsrmaphrodite ticket, called the
Non-Partizan, won, with a tail
oomposed of few scattered Demo-
prats and Republicans.
Our charming young demoiselle,
California, scarcely knew how to
sail BY name the gallant who had
ven her transltory affections in the
Nen-Partizan contest. However,
she felt that 1t was obligatory upon
her 10 rspudiats him next time,
whoever or whatever he might be,
and certainly there was not much
nasculinity about him.
Thus, whom the "WhAt-Is-It'
oombination, which carried the
new Constitution, came up as .
1uitor, It was absolutely necessary |
That Aademoiselle California |
should show 1t some favor.
The question now arises, will the
, ~upg bellies favors to the "What-
[s-iw be . evanescsnt and tickle
~ they were to suitors whose man.
lInsss and sex were pronounced?
We think they will be even more
trAnsltory. and that period Of
favor unparalleled In Its brsvity
will be the result of the last polIti.
al amour which has characterised
our volatile young Commonwealth.
- this time she must pine for
something manly and robust, and
lithsr the Democratic or RepubII-
Nh party will be the next preferred
luitor.