Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1879-10-03

There Is good deal OF qui ct
anusement to the "mere looker-on
10 Vienna at the by-play of the
Republican managers. Their cue
Il, evidently, to create the impress
sion that Democratic success, ma
tionally and elsewhere, Is out of
the question. Through the agen-
eies. photographic or ether, which
they control, these gentlemen are
determined, II they can't actually
succeed In elections, to depre IS
Democrats as much as possible be-
fore their result is announced. To
read the average Republican news
paper, and the twaddle which
comes over the wires from the AS
ISOLATED Press, and which Demo-
cratic journals even are obliged to
publish, one would suppose that the
Democratic party was an old barrel,
falling to slaves. Instead of this the
truth is that it is impregnably en-
trenched in both houses of Con-
gress, and that the party prospects
could not be better than they are.
The future of the Democratic party
II not dependent on the elections of
49, gear. but even the elections
about to take place bear by no
means an unfavorable appearance
for as. The bolt of John Kelly is
accepted by many superficial OBJ
servers as confirmation strong as
proof Of Holy Writ that Gov. Rob.
inson will be defeated for Governor
OF New York by Aionzo B. Cornell.
That result don't follow by any
means. Tammany Hall has come
to represent the cunning, the bru-
tai self-assertion and the trickery
OF the Democratic politics of New
York city. These elements could
not have more offensive imper-
sonation than in John Kelly.
While it is conceded that be is not
. thief, he is dictatorial boor and
represents, with disgusting real
ism, the "machine" Democratic
politics. All the FOUNDERS, re-
peaters, strikers, and gener-
ally disreputable rag tag and
bob-tail of the Democratic
party, are hanging on to
the coat tails of John Kelly.
Meanwhile, the respectable MEM
bers Of Tammany Hall are drop
ping Kelly like hot potato.
George William Curtis, in Har-
per's Weekly, says that, while the
Kelly bolt is serious, it is by nc
means necessarily fatal to Demo-
cratic success in New York. This
" Journal of civilization" through
its accomplished editor, admits
that Robinson and Tilden represent
the respectable element of the
Democratic party in the Empire
State, and he also admits that
Alonzo B. Cornell, the Republican
nominee for Governor represents
the machine" element of the
Republican party. He has no hes
ttation, in reply to an inquiry from
the New York Herald, and to let
tiers from personal correspondents,
In advising conscientious Republic
cans to scratch their ticket. 1t is
not only possible, but it is quite
probable, that this silent and I'M
demonstrative Republican defec.
ton from Cornell, based on princi-
pie and self-respect, will more than
counter-balance the utmost evil
which the treachery of John Kelly
can do to the Democra
There is something very inspirit-
ing in the personal character of
Lucius Robinson. In the old days,
when he was Republican, Hor-
ace Greeley's New York Tribune
very different thing indeed from
Jay Gould's Zribune-was wont to
call him the honest ma n par e1cel-
lence of New York politics. The
circumstances of his coming over
to the Democratic party were Pc
puliar and highly honorable to
lon. In 1854 the Republican Leg
tD'ture of New York voted to pay
thy interest on ;the public debt of
thst State in greenbacks, then
worth less than fifty cents on the
dollar. Lucius Robinson, at that
time one Of the Republican State
officials, worked with his utmost
might and main to defeat this
Ubiquitous legislation. He an
nounced that, If the measure were
carried through by the Repub-
lfcan party, he would never
again have anything to lido with
that organization. 1t was carried
through, and Robinson immedi-
ately joined the Democratic party.
He came over to US at time when
our chances ofsuccess never looked
blacker. His career since has con-
firmed the high opinion of him al
ways held by his friends. He has
carried out, with vigor and success,
the reforms inaugurated by Tilden,
and it is owing to this fact that
certain of the scheming city De.
.rsQcracy can't endure him.
! tfhis is not the first time that
mmany Hall has undertaken to