Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-13
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There 10 probably not In the
length and breadth of the United
States . man who engages larger
measure Of the popular esteem than
Horatio Seymour. People Of oil par.
ties delight to do him honor and
there can be little doubt but that,
II be could have been persuaded to
aocept the Democratic nomination
for President last year, his irrssist'
ibls strength in New York, for
both factiens Of the Democracy In
that State love him, would have
resulted in his triumphant elec'
tien. He il the one American who
has really and honestly desired to
b left out Of the calculations Of
politicians. Since they have dis
covered that Seymour really
means what he says the Republi'
cans are o. cordial in conceding his
exalted claims on the public attsn-
tien - any other class of our peo'
pie.
While Mr.. Seymour has never
been . rabid partisan, 1t Is encour'
aging to Democrats to note his per-
feet faith in the future Of the DEM
oofatic party. The Syracuse Co"r'
Ter, Of Feb'y 2sth, contained
lengthy interview with the Illus
trious statesman from which we
shall make copious extracts. or
the two parties he says:
ssIt seems to me that the policy
Of the Democratic party is plain
one. It outnumbers the Republic
can organization, ~ 10 shown BY
the returns. Although the latter
party had the assistance Of nearly
. hundred thousand office-ho'ders,
besides the support Of large num-
bsrs who voted for Its nominees for
the purpose of promoting schemes
Ia which they are interested, both
Mr.. Hayes and Mr.. Garfield not
only received less than majority
Of the votes Of the American peo'
pie, but they were actually beaten
q regards the number of their sup.
porters by the Democratic candi-
dAtss. The controversies in the
Republican party are more wide'
spread and deeper than those in
the Democratic party. Nothing
more 10 needed to the success OF
the Democratic party than firm
and steady adhesion to its princi'
Piles. It 10 true that these have
been too frequently lost sight Of;
but many schemes will be develop
ed BY the Republicans under the
toachings of Mr.. Garfield that pow
or gravitates more and more into
the hands OF the general govern.
msnt, for which Mr.. Garfield re-
joicss. His speeches upon this
subject are Invitations to all man.
nsr Of schemes to .besiege the cap
isal. This will arouse the public
mind TO the necessity Of returning
to . constitutional policy. While
there are dissensi0ns in both par
sies, the long.continued power of
the Republicans has engendered
controversies throughout the mass
Of this party, while the troubles in
the Democratic ranks are mainly
local and more easily cured"
In the foregoing utterances Mr..
Ssymou has very luminously
though very briefly outlined the
great peril which threatens Prssi-
dent 0arfisld's administration.
The record Of the new President
hes been such 80 to make 1t highly
probable that schemes for the pub
lie improvement which will in
volvs the discussing of large sums
Of the peoples money would
meet with Garfield's coun-
tenance, and Mr.. Blaine, his
1scretary of State, has al
ready thrown out very broad inti-
mstions that subsidies to Ameri.
can shipping interests ought to be
. leading feature of our national
policy. While Garfisld's chsrac-
ssrissIcs a. . member Of Congress
are By No means conclusive IS to
what his attitude as President will
be, they at least sfford streng pre-
sumptions OF the bias suggested by
the Sage Of Deer1eld.
Mr.. Seymour rests his hopes Of
the future Of the Democratic party
upon the steady accession of young
mon. He says:
ut 10 certain that the fate Of the
Democratic party depends upon
the addition to Its members of tho
youne. the unssllish, and the &C.
live. Old men and their quarrels
are the great causes of the destruc-
J tlon Of political organisations. As
/ en- one Of them, 1 have . right to
speak freely. In the natural
oeurse Of events, large ehare of
thooo who now disturb the Demo.
eealte party BY their quarrels will
hove passed away, and most Of the
ethers will be- rendered inactive
" old see and physical inhrmi.