Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-08

Its political ssgacity under bushel
of salt, sells IL alive to Clitus Bar.
bour to represent that statesman at
the sand lot. Clitus gives his note
for the pig. Becoming jealous Of
its rivalry he sells It to Governor
Kearney (taking his motel, whose
parlor 1t graces for season, but be-
ing discovered in an indiscretion
with Mr.. Wellock, is divorced from
the Arch-agitatOr's bed and board,
and bought by General Volney
Howard--who gives his note. Gener-
al Howard wants this pig to write
letters to the Bulletin favoring the
new Constitution; but as 1t scorns
to prostitute its intellect that way,
Its less scrupulous owner parts with
1t to the congregation of Metropol.
itan Temple, whose pulpit 1t now
fills, they giving their note and a
benediction. I don't know any pig
in town that has experienced SO
many vicissitudes of fortune.
The foregoing pig is now repre-
sented by five promissory notes,
and benediction not taxed. None
of these notes bear interest, nor are
they Of any benefit to their holders
except as they may enable them,
at a stated time, to get something
of the same value as something
previously renounced. The various
notes make a trail OF papers like
that left by the "hare" In the boys
game of "Eare and hounds" Now
comes the Assessor under the new
Constitution, and, Ia obedience to
a righteous provision taxing prop.
erty used for religious purposes,
assesses that porker In the bosom
Of the church. Then he strikes the
paper trail extending out through
secular spaces into the Internal re-
giohs of the Chronicle office, and
having assessed the grunter where
1t Is he again assesses 1t where 1t
was last, and again where 1t was
the time before, and so on, through
the whole series, until that not
very valuable fitch of bacon, which
has "dragged at each remove
lengthening chain" of "solvent
Credits" has been the innocent
cause of six payments into the
State Treasury. Beyond Mr.. de
Young the Assessor does not trou.
BILE himself to 60, for OH the ranch
Of the granger who is so intelligent
as to exchange pigs for Chronicles
tho pachyderm's trail consists of
tracks in the mud, and these Gen.
eral Howard's Convention neg
lected to declare property.
Next comes the Post Of Saturday
with these two editorial dabs:
Has the private enmity of Gov.
ernor Downey against the Farm
~, aud Merchants Bank of Los
A ngeles anything to do with his
espousal of the new Constitution?
The Ex-Governor is good hater
and he knows that the adoption of
the new instrument would cripple
all capitalistic enterprises. But
why should he be willing to injure
the entire community, Just to get
even on his personal enemy?
There are two gentlemen In Cali
fornia upon whom the facts should
be Impressed, for their own sakes,
that lightning seldom strikes twice
in the same place. Each has held
high Office obtained through pc.
culiar combination of circum-
stances that occur but once In a
mans lifetime; and both have
long been hungry for further hon.
ors at t. hands of their respective
political parties, which, somehow
or other, do not respond with de-
sired promptitude. Ungenerous
people-and there are many such
express the opinion that ex-Gov-
ernor Downey and ex-senator Cole
have made drafts on the Working
mems party that are not likely to
be honored.
And in its local we find the fol-
lowing:
About fortnight ago ex-Gov-
ernor John G. Downey, OF Los An
geles, caused to be published at
length the reasons why he is in
favor of the new Constitution.
After perusing the publish ed state
ment, Edward Martin. of the Hi
bernia Bank, and Peter Doahue,
the well.known capitalist, who are
old-time friends of 1.-The ex- Govern.
or, Joined in sending the following
telegram to him:
"What in hill has got into your"
GSigned.l EDWARD MARTIN.
PETER DONAHUE.