Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-06-13

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RESrEMBERINo the dependency
which has characterized utterances
OF the HERALD for some months
back, when We say that the future
for the Democratic party In Cali.
fofnla looks now unusually good,
We may be suspected Of inslncerity.
Hut We are never inslncere. The
HERALD 10 always honest and out
spoken. It doesn't care . baubee for
successs. % success. There has
never been q quarter Of an hour in
the history Of the present editor of
the HERALD In which success, as
antagonistic to principle, counted
for dsuce-acss; but success, In con.
sonancs with principle. 10 dear to
our heart. Nevertheless, we hon.
estly believe that events In Callfor.
nJa are shaping themselves for
Democratic victory.
Why should not a Democrat,
knowing that his party is engaged
In an epic struggle for the solidarity
and continuance Of the Republic,
feel robust and manly? There is
but one chance Of the perpetuity of
republican institutions, and that
IL Ia the manlinsss and resolute.
nees OF the sympathy with 'the
great unwashsd" of the old and
thoroughbred Democracy. The
most subtle conspiracy against free
and republican government In the
history Of mankind has the boards
In California to-day. The Kear.
nsy party has but one
Inspiration and purpose. That
purpose 10, through the aid of q lot
Of unthinking Irish and Roman
Catholics, to give the game to the
Republicans. Let the SO called
Worklngmen's party succeed In
the coming election In this
State and no amount Of In
science and vulgarity upon the
part Of Grant and his followers can
prevent the hero of Appomattox
from becoming = third time Presi-
dent Of the United States, with the
sequel Of shoddy empire in which
the Catholic and the foreigner will
60 to the wall. Let Kearney sue.
esed In California next fall, and, as
m inevitable result, calculated
upon by those who have hired this
venal fellow, enough votes will be
dIsengaged from the Democratic
party In the United States to make
Republican success a thing as GER
tain ~ the night which succeeds
the day. A cowardly boatswain,
- the hireling Of Republicans, il
to-day the most disgusting and
most threatening feature not only
Of California but Of national poll.
tics.
In order to leave his purpose
without doubt, Kearney was care.
full that an Irish nationality and a
pronounced leaning to the Roman
Catholic religion should distinguish
his ticket. This feature Of the
Workingmen's Convention NOT
only suggests that Kearney has
stqdiously invited the formation oil
. Native American party, but that
hs has really, ~ the Chronicle sug-
gssts. 90 ordered his ticket az to in.
vits Issues of religion and race.
Notwithstanding Kearney, and
his treacherous coadjutors, the
Democratic party Of California
have . splendid opening. No
amount Of half-hearted Dem ocratic
seal In this State can disguise the
fact that the national Democracy
are resolute and hopeful. Ten thou
sand local California shysters can
not obliterate the fact that the ma
tlonAl drift Is towards the Demo-
cratic party. In our local elections
the watohword should be, "place
none but consistent Democrats on
guard" Give q wide berth TO
traders and temporizers. Give no
man . chance to enact the "piece"
role. whether on State or national
platform. The men who have not
the heart to be Democrats on q local
stage are certain to be unreliable
and to be elements of weak ness Oh
the national thsater. Every In
stinct Of the dignity of our national
politics calls for a Democratic or
Republican account render from all
aspirants for Office this year. The
"0ood Lord, good deviP politi-
clans should be at o discount In
face OF grave national Issues. Every
one should remember that when
"the devil was sick the devil q
saint would be; when the devil was
well, devil saint was he." Trim
mers and time.servers are not the
demand Of an exigent development
Of State and national politics. II
! the Democracy can't win, why
then, In Gods name, let their man.
~ II misguided opponents take the