Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-08-16
An End 60 she Folly.

An End 90 she Folly.
The HERALD has had occasion to
auimadvert very severely upon
the San Francisco Democracy, of
late. We saw, with dismay, that
it's dissensions were not only going
to continue an UNANIMOUSLY bad mu-
nicipal government of that city,
but would jeopardize the far more
important elections of next year.
For the mere emoluments arising
from the possession of the city and
county offices we did not care a
baubee. As to them we were
ready to exclaim, "What am 1 to
Hecuba, or Hecuba to me-" So
many utterly Insignificant para.
sites, as to whom politics, in the
language of John Randolph, pre-
sents itself in the guise Of the five
loaves and seven fishes, gather
around these little local coigns of
vantage, that we should almost be
willing to see the Republicans
take and hold them all, knowing
how malodorous they would make
themselves during their incum-
bency. But, while we attach but
= trifling weight to the mere offices,
1t Is Important that San Francisco
should have good local govern.
ment, and it is right that the
Democratic party should give her
this greatly to be wished for pana-
cea for her thousand municipal ills.
No fair man can deny the fact that
the late Republican Legislature of
California and the present Repub-
loan Board of Supervisors of San
Francisco, have been the most in
famously corrupt bodies which
have ever disgraced the annals of
any Commonwealth. They were
fit to run in couples or pig together
In the same filthy truckle-bed.
These State and local criminals
saw, with huge delight, the
wranglings in the San Francisco
Democracy. that threatened to as
sure their continued misrule.
WhvT1vvs th.J f-~~a Darnn-
cratic brawler or sorehead they
patted him on the back most af-
fectionately. The large and selfish
corporations having employed Mr..
Reuben E. Lloyd, lawyer, to run
the Republican Convention, and
that gentleman having succeeded
perfectly in his work, all their eff
forts we're henceforth devoted to d.
vidiYg the Democratic party. No
meu know better than these god
tlenen that san Francisco Is by
right Democratic by faily nve
thousand majority. Twenty kear-
neys end O'Donnells cannot blot
out this patent fact. The corpora
tions, having dictated every nom
inee on The Republican ticket,
thought thai all they had to do was
to act on the ancient maxim of di-
vide and conquer. To assure sue
cess in tus marplot game they
acted on the tactics of Philip of
Macedon, and many an ass loaded
with gold was dispatched in the
direction OF the Democratic citadel,
but, we are hAopy to say, with
only temporary Hccess, Forum
sy iui 'ns iceland good name
Of the Democratic pe-,v ,ho Io.d
ers of that organization .nrough.
out the State brought their anfu.
ence to bear to Illustrate this M.
lign scheme, and with the happiest
results, SO far. On Friday evening
the wise counsels OF the State Cen
trAl and County Committees pre-.
vailed, and the absurd Yosemite
and Manhattan factions are now no
more. There is no reasonable
doubt but that the Reunited Dem.
ocracy will nominate an excellent
city and county ticket in San Fran.
CISCO, and that Is tantamu~.s 90
saying that it will be elected. OF
course there will be factional and
fractional growl, here and there,
and the unstinted employment of
Spring Valley Water Company
money will lead numerous patriots
to appear in cards in the daily press,
giving vent to their unutterable in
dignation, on some specious pre-
text or other. But every body will
understand the outgivings of these
WORTHLESS. and the little game won't
win. Money spent in securing
these mercenary little literary ef.
forts will simply be thrown away;
and, by the nomination of u good |
ticket, the Democracy will insure
good government to San Francisco
and guarantee glorious victory
In this State in the important cleo
tions Of next year.
WHILE the capacious maws of
The Chronicle and Post of San
Francisco have been found large
Dnough to swallow the San Fran.