Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-07-24
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a Roiausess Babes.
Probably ct no stage Of its his
tory has there been such eonfu.
sIon Of tongues political as exists
in San FrancIsco to-day. While
the Rspu bIican party is badly de-
moraiised, the rival Manhattan
and Yosemite factions of the De-
mocracy, and the apparently
steady liberalization of the Work
ingms to engross nearly all the
omces, threaten very unpleasant
things in that quarter Of the politi.
cal compass. rbe depth and In.
tsnsity Of dissust at the work Of
the Republican nominating Con-
vsntion Is shown in the unmis.
taxable 9nfHiviugs Of the Alta and
eoSt. The Call, which, like the
CAyomicls. was once ambitious of
running q ticket Of its own, In re-
viewing the work of the self-con-
stituted Republican nominating
Convention, surrenders Its habitual
caution to the extent of saying that
she Democrats have fair chance of
naming the winning ticket II they
act wisely. OF course the utter
ances Of these journals are subj ect
to modification; but, in view of the
Nontemptuous treatment of the
Rlwsrt wing Of the Republican n
tty by the nominating Conven-
tion, II the Grant and Conkling
have even the spirit Of the
when trod upon, they will
SAthemselves high kickers to
1Ittsr end. Unlike the Democ.
kcy, which contented itself with
- harmless generalization upon
the advisa billty of doing away with
Ne plea Of insanity in murder
eal1sr the Republicans. when nom.
mating their ticket, went out of
the way to assert that the attempt
to assassinate Garfield was due to
the faolious course Of certain emil
nent Republicans. meaning Grant,
Conkling and Arthur. The Alta
has lAbored In season and out, with
marked ability aud good sense, to
get this stupid Convention to
withdraw these offensive and dis
integrating resolutions, but utterly
Without avail. As q result, that
journal and the Post predict dire
things at the polls. The Alta, In
fts review Of tho wind.up OF the
Convention, says:
An attempt to make 1t possible
f)r all groups Of Republicans 10
support the ticket was defeated. A
determination seemed TO exist In
favor Of making q weak ticket.
largely doomed to defeat. The
lobby was happy over this, aud
dslegates who otjsoted to IL were
Missed with impuuity.
What . perfect ola podrida of
what is neither 1sh, flesh, Lor
fowl, nor yet good red herring, fs
likely to be presented to the pe0-
pie Of San Francisco for their suf
frages, may be judged from the fol-
lowing, also from the Altd:
The municipal campaign prom
ises TO be q lively one. Tue crop OF
factions and conventions Is un.
usually large. First in the field is
the Tag pay ers' Convention, OF
which DR.. Aver Is the guiding
spirit. Then comes the Republican
Convention, which deliberately re.
jeots the support Of one wing oi
The party. Next is the Manhattan
Club Democracy, and Tonight the
Yosemite CLUB Democracy meet
Then there Is the Workingmen's
Convention, followed by the DIE
satisfied Workinemen's Conveu.
tios. The regular Greenback ckers
will also have u ticket, and there
are Indications OF another ticket
rsprssentiDg the boiling Green.
bsckers. How many more organ
issti0ps, or disorgani4atioDs, will
rush into the breaoh, It is difficult
to say. The good citixen will con.
suit the public interest by making
up the ticket that he votes from
this many candidates presented. /.
BY r. jecting all those who fnd II
necessary to defend themselves
from serious charges and support
Ing those whose record 10 free from
stain, the voter will be doing the
best thing open to him.
Certainly those who have enter
taiued doubts as to the perfection
Of Democratic. Republican govern
ment. and who happen to be eel
down 10 San Francisco 10 the pres
snt political Babel, are not likely
- have their misgivi1gs removed
BY what they will there behold.
The periodical scramble for the
local ofnoes presents the very
worst aspect Of the American sys.
tenn, and San Francisco is to-day
perhaps the most discouragi Ing spo,
on the American continent to in
spire one with an abiding respect
fer Jsfierson's favorite hobby oi
popular government localised to
the last degree. In addition to
The regular Conventions. which
have already thrown their tailr.
eomst-llks In every thing but brill
lianees over the political f1rms.
nonts there are innumerable
sspieos" clubs, whose musical
bowls Will, at later stage, lend
variety 10 cadences which would
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