Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-03
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Tns nsil- Dessr.
Having placed ourselves osten-
tnfioasly IN opposition to the Re-
publican party At = time when
overy fool could see that political
sucooss, north Of Mason and Dlxon's
line, lay in any native born Amer
lean procIaiming himself = Repub-
.lleap; having remained for years
ma yeafs out Of the charmed circle
In which onclal largess 10 dis
slensed. wath numerous invitations
6nd every conceivable inducemsnt
q enter 1t, It is hardly necessary
fer ~ to say 1t this date that, for
political success. per se, we care
nothing, and les than nothing.
The fact that party has In It the
eloupents Of temporary success IL
nothing to rs. Rash and intem-
psFats men may succeed for time
Bat We have an abiding faith In the
sentiment.
Truth crushed to earth will rise again;
Ihs eternal years Of God are hers;
Bat error. WOUNDED. writhes In pain,
The fact that : brutal disorean-
izer lIks Kearney might succeed
for : while-might AFFORD . modern
edition Of the Midsummer Nights
1br6au Of the poet-would not in
iauencs us one whit either way.
We believe that Kearnsy and the
NorkIngmsn's party, with their
lnon-partIzan allies, have reached
their psrihelion. From this time
On they will be In apogee. That is.
to- cay. dropping astronomical
.srms. and getting down to plain
Ensllsh, the party and Its allies
have gone up like = rocket and
they are about TO come down like .
sfick.
But that 10 not all there is tn this
SOW peculiar party. 1t has
turing its brief career, bull
iozIpg attributes Of the highest or
sr. No bloated capitalist denies
the poorest man In the land the
night to express his opinions under
tke canopy Of high heaven with the
utmost freedom. No capitalist
| Ibso bssottsd ~ to deny his poorest
lGllsw-cltizen the right to talk ~
he pleases, and to vote as he
plsases. But the workingman, SO
called, has often developed ''bull-
dosink'' qualities Of . high order.
Net content with absolute liberty
Aimsslf, he Is often ready to
bounee the free.born American cit
l1en who has the impotence to diff.
fSr with him. Under the inspira-
! tion Of Ksarneyism, he stands
fsady to break up IL he can, or,at
lest interfere with, meetings
called in opposition to his wishes.
TIE cher day, the Governor Of
The State Of California, in Union
Hall, in San Francisco, was greeted
With oat-calls, unmannerly inter-
fuptlons and all kinds Of indigni-
ties Ia an address made by him to
hls fellow citizens. Meeting after
meeting has been broken up by per-
sons calling the mselves working
men all over this State.
Now there is this thing to be said
about al that. In the height Of the
war, when party spirit, rs under.
stood amongst Americans, ran
higher than ever before In our his
tory, Democrats and Republicans
alike could hold public meetings
without any attempt at "bull-doz.
iug.' There is deep seated In
stlnct amongst Americans that the
right OF free discuesion and un.
trammsled political action shall be
held sacred. The immemorial
practice in the United States has
been to win In q political battle II
you can, suffer defeat with resigna-
ton and, II you are victor, show
yourself moderate and "lsvel.
hsaded.p Frown down rufianism,
has been the motto. Accept ths
ballot a. the supreme arbiter in all
differences. and.eschew the spirit ol
bully. "Bulldozing'' to the rear,''
IL the demand of California politics
to-day. Such scenes as occurred
dnring Prof. Lippers address In
6au BsrnArdino, and which were
attempted at the anti. Constitution
meeting in front Of the Cosmopoli
tan Hotel, night before last, must
be honored In the breach, not ir
the observance.
BAN Francisco has shown her