Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-08-15
POLITICAL PHASES.
How An Honest Man, the Noblest Work Of God,
Feels About the Matter,

EDITOR HERALD: There is one
very remarkable feature in the
present campaign and all the candl-
dates of the parties in the field
seem to be hammering at the same
things-the railroad, the China
men and the new Constitution.
Yet the iron horse is still running
on his track carrying passengers
and merchandise from place to
place and hears not the bark of the
political dog at his heels. The
Cinnamon go as usual about their
daily occupation saying, "Me no
sabe." AS to the new Constitution,
it is now the law of the land, hence
I cannot see any argument in talk
ing so much about a thing we have
already in our possession. Yet as
matter of course, it may be very
convenient for such men as Vo!ney
f. Howard and Mr.. West, who
are making a clumsy effort to sit
upon two stools, to boast q little of
their work in connection with the
new Constitution. But they have
to carry their dish very level, you
know, and gently fish into their
uets all the votes they can from the
two tickets they are figuring on. L
felt sorry for Mr.. West while listen
ing to his harangue from the Court
House steps OH Saturday night.
He seemed to me to be something
like an unskillful dancer on tight
rope, with the new Constitution
pole in his hands, awk wardly try
ing to balance himself between the
WOrkingmen and the FL. Bs.
Now, sir, 1 am one Of those that
believe the theory of every man
and woman having special qualifi
cations TO fill different positions in
society, and that the proper work.
Ing of our social and political ma.
chinery depends upon having the
right men In the right places. Ii
our friend West would stop at
home and attend some church and
sing psalms he would be far better
employed than sitting in the State
Senate to dispense laws to govern
the people.
FIVE should by accident elect Mr..
Bragg we would be guilty Of spoil
ing u good blacksmith to make but
very poor Sheriff.
l have known my old friend j. Fl.
Butler long before he came to this
city and always found him
to be good, kind hearted
sort of man, always ready
to give helping hand to those he
saw in need. Yet. with all these
good qualities, would be sorry to
see him go to SacLamento, know
ing that il be was to introduce such
patchwork measures as L have
heard him violently contend for in
clubs at home he would soon be
transferred to Stockton. II want
ed all the taxpayers In the county
to forever abhOr the Workingmen's
party, ! would vote for l.. e. Page
to be Tax Collector, knowing that
he would insult all he came in con.
tact with.
Our newly-made citizen, ID. f.
O'Leary, who was naturalized April
ID, 1879, wants to be our future
County Recorder, and is now going
his rounds stumping for the Office
Surely this brave son of the green
isle puts me in mind of two Irish
men who once landed at New York,
one three days after the other. The
last one arrived on the Fourth OF
July, and when he heard the bands
playing snd saw the procession
marching through the streets, he
said to the first one, "And shure,
Pat, and what is all this about ?"
The answer was: "Get out, We
greenharn, don't you know that
we are celebrating the day we
gained our independence" This
needs no comment from me as the
bold Dan is now out in the country
commenting for himself.
Next we have q gigantic figure
named Dawson bouncing to the
surface from Downey City, and he
wants to be our Representative.
Now, If this worthy's brain did but
correspond with the height of his
physical frame and the length of
his heard, he might make an aver.
age make shift; but as he has al
ready been before the public for
years craving nomination and
always failed, l think he would be
better employed at home looking
for his equilibrium.
/ have more of these hybrids to
bring to your notice, but in consid-
GRAFTON of your space l will leave
them for another letter.