Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-11-29
An Uasostunsse Democrasic Tend
ency.

The probability is that, between
the years 1851 and 1876, no earthly
EFFORTS could have placed the DEM
ocratlc party in possession OF the
government Of the United States.
Numerically the party outnum-
bored its Adversaries and does 30
to-day. With all the artificial ap-
pliances which are made to inHu-
snce elections out of the way, 1t is
very doubtful whether the Repub-
llcan party could have carried a
single Presidential election after
that Of 1858. Nay, it Is very doubt
full whether Lincoln himself could
have been elected President over
Mcclellan except by the thousand
and one devices whose mechanism
10 so we'll known to the practical
politician who is in power, But
these appliances were on hand and
were always efiicaciously used,
with the result of securing the
continued ascsndancy of the Re-
publicans at Washington.
The tidal wave year introduced o
new phase In our politics, with the
result that, Notwithstanding the
Efforts Of the hundred thousand of
hoe.hoiders created by the Repub-
liean party, and maugre the un-
stintsd expenditures Of its lead rs
to corrupt the voters Of the United
States, Mr.. Tilden was really elect
cd President by pronounced ma.
jerity of both the popular and
electoral votes.
The fact ia that, since Grants
second election, it required q very
rare degree Of stupidity upon the
part of the Democratic leaders to
shut them out of the possession OF
the government. Only the grossest
laundering could have resulted in
Mr.. Tilden's failure to take his
seat. For years past a malign i'm
pulse seems to have ridden the
party, compared with which the
Old Man of the Mountain, on the
shoulders OF Sindbad, in the
Asiatic fable, was q very light bur-
den. Cross.purposes have been
piled like q Pelion on Ossa upon
the back Of this devoted organiza-
tlop. Grant, who occasionally
says happy thing, although his
good sayings are about as rare as
those OF the Duke Of Wellington,
put the matter In a nutshell when
he said that, when the Democratic
milkpail was nearly full, the
bucket was always kicked over.
Democratic success thus far has
been made impossi ble-at least as
to practical resdlts-by an unfor-
tunate disposition upon the part of
SEINE of our leaders to turn their
Weapons against themselves Just
svictory was about to perch upon
their banners. One Of the n notable
Incidents OF the st. Louis Coaven-
ton which nominated Mr.. Tilden
was the loud-mouthed outgivings
Of John Kelly that he would not
support the Sage Of Gramercy
Park even II nominated. Fortu.
nately Mr.. John Morrissey hap
pened to be at that Convention,
and he sought out Mr.. Kelly, and
forced him to shut up. Unhappily
for the Democratic party, Morris
sey was dead wnen Kelly began
his antics against Robinson, or
thsre would have bsen some rare
old performances in New York
city.
It 10 net too much to say that
quarrels amongst the Democracy
have admitted of Hayes and Gar
feld occupying the White House.
Bat for these 50 useless but always
reliable dissen sions, both Tilden
and Hancock would have filed the
o6ies Of President. A cabal OF
Democratic Senators was RESPONSE
BILE for the selling out of Tilden,
and John Kelly himself defeated
Hancock for President of the
United States, as he had previous.
~ defeated Robinson for Governor
Of New York.
The unfortunate tendency of the
Democratic party ever to quarrel
amongst themselves, in season and
ont has time and again handed |
over the country to its advsrsariss. |
The quarrel between Van Buren, |
and Cass and between Breokin.
ridge and Douglass lost the party |
two Presidential terms, just "a the |
later dissensions lost 1t two more |
tsrms. These wranglings and |
eross.purposes are by no means |
to national politics. New
York city and Brooklyn are
hsney.oombed with interneoine
partizan hostilities. Owing to these
|noessant squabblss, a Demo-
DrAtic majority, in the me-
|ropeIis Of the country, Of
Yearly two to one, is often
n FILTERED away ~ to admit of the
lepublicAns slscting the local Of |
loials in the city and county Of
Iew York, ~ witness the election
= : Republican Surrogate there
Ne other day. In Brooklyn the
400 sad story has been repeated,
~ it hss resulted In the sIection