Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-07
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mont was to commit as much OF 1t
- possible to the township. We
have now reached that regular
stage ef our politics in which the
disoqasion OF Prudential cAndi-
dates Il in order In every hamlet
n III Unitsd States, The parti.
Sane q 0rAnt have prscipitated the
1sedo : Httls earlier than usual.
They are determined "to force the
1ghting," 20 to speak. The last
1epublican State Convention Of
IlIlnois WAS varied by vooiferous
6hoots forG Grant as the Republican
eandidAts for President Id 1880.
Ever 6fnce he left the White
Hons6 the Gsneral himself has
bssn posturlzing In q melodra-
naAtlo, and, we think, very clumsy
way, = keep the attention of the
eountRy rlvsted upon himself. For
the nsxt yssr or so he will devote
himself to bringing the political
mo1odrama to a whitehead of
bixarre sxtravagance. He will dis
charge himself on California from
China and Japan. The inflamma-
bic and Iung.power element of the
Republican party will shout itself
Wf1d aud hoarse over him. The
men Of intellect Of the party, those
ststssmen commanding BY their
records and their natural and ac-
Qplred gifts, will be swept out Of
I - way. But, while the thsught-
lese Republicans will rejoice, ju-
dieIous msmbers Of that party will
grlsve and prepare to cast their
votes for the Democrat, candidate,
whoever he may be, as, frnm their
stann point, q far lesser evil than
the practical subversion of the Re.
public itself fwould be by the elec-
tion for third time ofa successful
general.
We have Of late given some at
tentfon to Grants ALMOST inevita-
bio candidacy because nearly every
1eur6al Published in the United
States has been doing it. Not to
DO 20 would be to abdicate for the
HxRALD all claim for that defini-
tion ofx newspaper which has hap.
PLY classed it rs the"brief chronicle
and abstract of thetimes." Incon'
nection with Grants expected can
dldacy for a third term we have
recently encountered two express
slsns Of opinion which We regard
- worthy of reproduction in ouI
csIumns.
The first we take from the San
Franciseo Argonaut. We have
never had the slightest temptation
t. disputs the sprightliness and
ability Of the editor of this vivacious
sheet. Efhe could only Glide from
his eemposition the Jump Jim
Crow varlableness which some
times distinguishes him, we should
regard him ~ one of the ablest
newspaper men in the United
6tates, maugre pronounced faults
Of style and occasional lapses OF
good taste. In the last Argon0ut,
II summarizing the Presidential
outlook, Pixley says:
The Democracy is anxious that
GenerAl Grant should be the Re-
publican candidate for President,
and 1t is right. Democrats say,
and not without force, that II they
can net beat Grant they can not
beat anybody. It is our judgment
that Mr.. Samuel Tilden's chances
Of nomination are net as hopeless
~ SEINE people are disposed to
think. It seems to US that he has
conquered the political organiza-
tion In New York and now holds
the fort against Tammany, and
that BY virtue of his position and
the accident Of his defeat he may
prove q formidable candidate at
the next Democratic National Gem
ventiou. 1t seems to US that Mr..
Thurman, of Ohio, or Mr.. Hen
dricks, of Indiana. ought to have a
very strong following. and that it
should not be regarded asa mistake
II either OF these party chiefs
should be chosen for leader. To US
Mr.. Bayard, Of Delaware, has al
ways seemed to be, if not great
statesman, at least q man of clean
and honorable record, whose career
In the past would give promise Of
usefulness In higher position. A
contest between any one Of these
distinguIshed gentlemen and Gen-
eral Grant would, in eur judgment,
give to the Democracy u national
victory would give to either of
them the electoral vote Of Califor.
mia. We speak of our own State
with some confidence, claiming to
know the temper OF its people and
the char loter Of the politicians
whom iii has been the policy Of
General G rant and the stupidity of
his weak and nsrveless successor to
appoint aud keep in Office upon
this coast. Inevent that the oilic-
iais, csmp-foliowers, knaves and
party bandits OF the Republican or
gunixation do not succeed in con-
trolling the National Convention,
and that the party shall choose
from It's statesmen some broad
minded and honest gentleman to
be IL Presidential candidate, we
sholi with great pleasure deposit
fer him our one vote In the elector-
81 urn and advise our friends to fol-
low our example.
Those Views are emphasized by
the fact that thsir writer is Re-
publican Of the strAIghtest scot.
n the last number Of the New
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