Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-10-02
wallace Leash's speech.

There are several statements In
an editorial In yesterdays Express
which call for some attention from
US. This journal is therein assum-
ed to be the organ of Mr.. Leach,
the Democratic candidate for Con-
gress. 1t is In truth the organ OF
no man, but is instead consistent
and earnest advocate of Democrat
10 principles. Our personal prefer
ences, founded as we supposed on
the best interests of the party, were
made emphatically known during
the contest over the nomination,
and they were decisively for Mr..
Rose of Sunny Slope. The Democ-
racy Of the district thought proper
to nomin ate Mr.. Leach and to ig.
more the expediency of
the views of this paper;
and, until we shall see some evil
dence which convicts Mr.. Leach OF
crime, we shall not presume to re-
buke a constituency which COM
prises nineteen counties and con-
tains q numerous and self respect.
ing Democracy.
1t has been alleged against
Mr.. Leach that he was oblig.
ed to fly from Illinois
on account of some crime. Mr..
Leach mounts platform; and,
whatever else he says, or omits to
say, he emphatioally denounc ed
this charge as untrue. He further
read a telegram from his old law
partner, Hon. w. H. Barnes, OF
Jacksonville, Illinois, In which
occurs this language: "R. w.
"Leach was never prosecuted here
"or anywhere, SO far as I know, or
"a charge of esnbSzzlement, or any
"other criminal charge. Twas hi'
claw partner up TO the time h,
"left here and knoH all about it, II
"anybody doas- I{never heard /
"intinsated, here ~ elses0here, tha
"he vas gully ct a$y orimae." II
that short seutenc ce dispassionat
people will see MI. Leach's com
plste vindication ffom any charg
which has thus far been preferre'
against him in connection will
his early career in Illinois. Some
thing besides a mere newspaper ar
ticle will be needed, after such {
complete exoneration from his oll
partner, to pull him down. II hi
enemies have any damniug evi
dence they should bring 1t out, TO
this 10 broken reed.
Further, ss to the sh orthand repor
Of Mr.. Leaoh's remarks, we were 81
) anxious that exactly what MI
Leach might say should appear II
the HERALD that we waived tn
responsibility of reporting him ant
sent him In person after Mr.. Fox
to secure that gentleman's profes
sional services. Our directions Il
Mr.. Fox were, II possible, to com
press Mr.. Leach's remarks int
three columns, giving the materia
portions, and to get it all, If possi'
BILE. Mr.. Fox left the platform al
0:15 P. NJ. and he delivered to thi
onice the last OF his written ou
notes at 2:20 A. M. He had writer
out as much as he could, this ofnc,
had stayed open much later than
usual, and the most loyal effort hat
been made by US to secure to tn
public the whole substance ant
body of Mr.. Leach's address.
Az far as the HERALD is concern
cd, Mr.. Fox's shorthand notes are
open to the whole world. They ar,
Mr.. Leach's property, and W,
claim no interest in or right to dis
pose of them. We hav,
had all the use of them W,
want. The really Important par
Of his vindication lies In the nut
shell we have quoted. We have
no doubt an application to Mr.
Leach personally will result in a
permission to publish the speech
IN extenso. Mr.. Fox will bear vi
out In the declaration, which it IL
hardly necessary for US to make
that he was not trammeled la any
way, as to what he did report
from this Office. We suggest ed
neither pruning nor amplifying
nor selection of passages
merely limiting that for his part o.
the report three columns was abou
what our limited force could handle
at that late hour. AS ho brought
10 fully three.qusrters of colum n
less than we allowed him, and as
we we're still ready to keep our
force Of eon,positors on hand, de-
ranging our ordinary routine o
business, we presume that Mr.. Fox
thought he had done his duty by
us and by Mr.. Leach conscien.
tiously.