Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-05-31
Pertinent Points About Miller.

i EDITOR HERALD: The Republl'
can papers Of this State, without
one exception, endorse and greatly
magnify the words Of Gen. Miller,
Republican Senator, because Of bis
saying, II will break the deadlock
unless you 60 into executive ses-
sion and take up the Chinese treat.
ies." The Senator attempted to
convey the idea that he would
abandon his political friends In or.
der 10 have a question Of great mo.
ment to his constituents consid.
cred. Was he sincere? Certainly
not. During his service in the
Senate one hundred opportunities
were offered this disinterested
friend of the people of this State to
embrace the chancs and he each
time refused to break the deadlock.
Senator Farley every day Tor q
month moved executive session.
Wherein does Senator Millei's sin.
certify to his constituents rest =?
Every day for months Democratic
Senators moved an executive ses
sion. Just SO often did this much
lauded Senator Miller vote against
the wishes Of bis State and to the
detriment Of her dearest Interests.
We are told, by Re publican author.
tty, that he would havs dune 10.
Why did he not do 70 when the
opportunity was offered? Why did
he not vote with Senator Farley3
Why did he not CONDUIT the wishes
of the State he represents? He
lacked backbone. He feared the
great ones Of bis party here and
dared not do that which he boasted
he would do. Vain boaste,! Were
his frieDdsin favor OF betterinR the
condition of the poor whites or
blacks living on the Pacific Coast,
were he true to the laboriug classes
and opposed to the employ ment Of
the Chinese to the exclusion Of his
race and countrymen, he would, on
the first motion for an executive
session., rise in his seat and openly
before the Senate and the whole
people Of the Republic have said 90,
Did he do SO? No. The Senator
waited for the caucus and there he |
fell and for months remained down.
he never rose to the situation and |
perhaps never would unless a few
Of his friends here, fearful of defeat, |
met and gave him that which he |
never possessed-backb0ne. The
man and bis morality, intellectual.
ity and progression party love the
Chinamsn, as their action at Chi.
cago goes to prove. The party, with
Its Senator from this State, 10 hou.
est aud pure as snow anu learned
In all the lore of tue ancients, but
1t taks us poor Doors Of the Dem
racy TO compel it to do Justice to
the suffering poor OF this Coast
vote An executive session and con.
firm the treaties.
The leaders Of the Republican
party In the Senate spoke against
confirmation, and SO would the
rest were 1t not that they feared de.
feat here at the next election. Had
the caucus decided to vote against
of the treaty, is there
one man fool enough to thiuk that
Backbone Miller would have
down iu the face of his party and
voted with the Democrats. His
record OF the past tells another tale.
The next Congress will be kepub.
lican in both branches. What are
We to expect from party that
would have endorsed the China.
men at Chicago were it not
through fear that the California
delegation would leave. A party
that is to-day naturalizing China
men In New York. viii Back.
boue Miller vote with the Demo.
crats at the next session to pass
laws regulating the Chinese i'm mi
grafton? If the party applies the
whip, and from the action of its
leaders in the Senate it is fair to
believe it will, senator Miller will
have to twist his backbone out of
shape to oppose it. Tue Demo-
cratic party confirmed the treaty,
Senator Miller's back bone to the
contrary. JAMES O'LEARY.