Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-10
usmeshing About Democratic Al
ministraiIon.

number of facts which snow now
essentially honest and patriotic
how responsive to the just rights OF
the tax-payer-the Democrat is
zen entrusted with power. To
n with, take the State of Ken
Kentuckians are naturally
nd chivali Gus race. 1t may
III truth, that too mr"s
sS.Ov ~vCur IN That
idering that in that
"dark and bloody
III was the theater OF
- of Daniel Boone and
panions, a strong element
essness, in out of the way
may be condoned by the po-
Il philosopher. Especially is
3 the case when regard ia had to
4e scrupulous honesty and honor
Of lie administration of public af-
fairs in that State. Kentucky has
. trifling debt-not exceeding
$500, 0O0-mainly held in Holland.
For years the financial officials of
the State have tried to redeem this
debt, but the stubborn Dutchmen
like the security, 1t has some time
to run and they are determined to
hold on to it to the last day of the
date nominated in the bond. And
well they may, the interest being
high and the payment undoubted.
Failing to redeem this remnant of
their State debt, the Kentuckians
have deposited in one of the nation.
al banks of the city of New York
an equivalent sum, whose interest
precisely pays the interest of the
Kentuchy ronds held in Holland.
Wher the principal becomes due
49, sum deposited in the New
York bank will be passed to the
credit of the Dutch creditors and
Kentucky will be in name, what
sne Is really, out OF debt.
But that is by no means all. Not
only is this overwhelmingly DEM
ocratic State out of debt, but she
has an overplus of S5,000,O0 &C.
cumulated from vvrious sources.
This sum she has placed
at interest and from its
income the whole expenses
of the State government are annu-
ally paid. We ask those yerdant
believers in the inability of Demo.
Gratis to govern people to advan-
tage to ponder seriously this fact,
which is not more gratifying than
1t Is astonishing.
Having taken q representative
State from the "solid South" we
shall next take up the State of
New York. 1t has been the FASH
ion of the Republican press and
stumpers to hold the Democratic
party Of that State responsible for
the populations of Tweed and his
gang. The truth is that every viii
famous enactment which gave
Tweed a power iniquitous in its
scope was passed by a New York
Legislature Republican in both
branches. The confederates of
Tweed were the leaders of the Re-
publican party of the Empire
State. The spoil was divided be.
tween them, and the great guilt,
shame and indignant public repro
baton should be visited upon the
heads of those who claimed to be-
long to the "God and moralityn
party. Tweed's great strength lay,
amongst Democrats, with those
who, FROM lack of education and
the nice sense of honor begotten of
refined associations, were not fas-
tidious in their ideas of public
rights. His strength amongst the
Republicans, on the contrary, was
amongst a class who were never
tired of using every ethereal aud
dubious adjective which could fit
tingly portray their bypocritical
assumption of public virtue. There
Is q difference, with a vengeance,
in this state of things, which no
discriminating and conscientious
man can fail to record against the
Republican party of New York-a
State in which they ostensibly
claim the major portion of the re-
spectability and public spirit.
Waving this aspect of the mat
ter, however, the State adminlstra-
ton of Governor Tilden, whose
policy was continued by the pres
ent Democratic Governor, Lucius
Robinson, was the dawn of o better
lay for New York. The thing that
made Tilden Governor over Gen.
DIX, py tremendous majority,
was his exposure and pursuit of the
Tweed ring and Tammany Hall,
the latter having become as cor.
rupt as its "Boss," Tweed. Nc
sooner was he installed In
the Gubernatorial chair than
he at once proceeded to
antagonize, and pluck up
by the roots, every corrupt
ring in the State, all of which had
impartially battened upon the
treasury of New York under the
administration of Democrats and
Republicans. He defied and over.
turped the hitbarfn in, pra0no n I a