Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-01-23

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= ltodoao 4 The United States
r. ~ = Me1loerlty. Inieok-
S - Pat * our most sx-
1loeeeys thers IL much to
[U11A GhaGrln. The psried
uos6o6 ~ tsansleion from,
r1al eervllity e the assertion.
GS1nr1ote governmental inda-
aqeo - rsplsts with lofty
:! S16> Il II : lovely tradi.
az D6nt none but those OF com.
16na intollset dared to olfer
n1Dlvss for prominent place;
~ y insures the integrity and o..
s. 4 = The general threng Of
Il 1lnnee, - rsnsct that only
1lseinGulshsd class we're Per.
l1o1 = hold once BY their suf.
~ elevatlen of Warrington to
onno mllltasy command vas
ID natter sf aceldsnsy. The
ltGneatlons Of superior ability
~ beoa nAny and Of long dura-
os "a his Subsequent Prssidsn.
~ oneooe wAs not 20 much the re-
~ o. ~ previous services ~ the
eto - his capacity for that -
1n1 poeltion. He was . great
- u .eaeh department. he was
1nlIoe = M. He rsvsAlsd especial
1glo . snrsounding himself with
- 49, talent Of the day. There
~ = hle part NO wrstchsd sub
11vlenev = party bshests, but
2el - eeNesolling regard 70 the
- of thoeo summoned to his
:; : fanee, regardless Of their polit-
- ellnaena
~ to9nsd fer merit, among the
1olos = The people, continued In
- 1oe11latlve eeanoiiS for % long
! 1aulo onoh luMlnarlss as Webster
s ~ 1enten and Calhoun. The ma
] - lleeened 10 their wisdom and
S nosyative admonitions until
8 onoh tsse them awsy. It 10 mel
oholy . eass back upon the con.
& 80 q these intellectual giants
- elneere and ardent In his Pc.
11las views Of policy-and oil
nked together In bands Of inten-
- fkiendship. Il was the brother.
eo1 - lefty intsllsetual apprscia-
1oos We say Il 10 melancholy to
RR 1oll ~ forensic hsroism Of such
nntle giadiators with their dis
4 8nlshed associate Of Ashland,
& - ~ contrast their nervous
oWD0 with the palipg pigmIes Of
- psoeont hour.
Is - . dreadful thing when the
s ~ e availability dawned upon
& ~ political horizon. and when
Do11y tastios ross above capacity.
4 - ~ availability that threw into
s ~ saeeession Of such great ones u
hx1en and Adams and Jackson,
- extssmsly moderate Harrison
n1 Ihyles--the one old and Lon.
1l1e, and The other Totally incom.
oooat 1of the imposed duties.
q ever we're demanded the mate
~ - veil ~ the intellectual 70.
o91eos u the land. the prssent Il
~ eln4 and moment. It 10 . SOL
Gan end portsntous fact thst
pvoe einee our organisation did
z - 1e1efAl Congressional ihalll
nevsel sueh little capacity - now.
boee ehambes that once resound.
r. with the eloquent logic Of the
posl dletinsuished Of our race, are
II 1oW pellutsd, with few illustri.
0m exseptlons, with the vsrlest po-
Il leloal ecavengers, who are hardly
vegetable at the lowest hustings;
- - devoid Of ability o. intsgri-
4 ~ mons frothy and eharacterless.
Nllho havs ridsn into power and
onoo ON the fWtid wings Of rotten
Doety machinery.
z yo have said that ours 10 the
- of msdiocrlty. We have not
Done far enough. It 10 the age Of
s lneerieEily. There 10 inane and
eeopid wfangling at our capital,
s WheFs should be the elevated words
ee patriotic wisdom-silly plati-
lo1ee In the place Of condensed
+ end moving thought. There 10 no
Mining our present attitude In
eole regard. It wounds us thus to
3 uneolion the frequent truth. We
loaf Ne have NO Otis or Patrick
oofy ct our seat Of government.
= y not true that our best men
GElok from station and politics,
neing The sllms Of party?
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