Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-01-28
assrepresenssd d California.

assrepreseussd CsisfOrnis.
We were somewhat surprised at
eneountering, yesterday, the fol-
passage In the leader of our
esteemed contemporary. the E1-
press:
The StalwArss are growing i'm
patient at Arthur's hesitancy In
Obeying instructions. They not
only desire to "help him make
some postmasters," but they are
anxious to help him make some
Cabinet officers as we'll. Cameron
and Grant continue to urge Chaffee
for the Interior Department, while
Logan petulantly declares that he
wants q movement and no more
promises; that he has had enough
Of these. Arthur Is desirous OF re-
dseming his promise to Sargent,
but hesitates In the hope OF concil-
iating Grant & Co., and 80 the mat
ter hangs.
It is now some weeks since Chat
fee authoritatively, and without
reserve, announced that he was
not q candidate for the Interior
Department, aud would not accept
that position If rendered to him.
As Senator Sargent was one of the
most pronounced "thiri termers"
In the United States. is q fanatical
"Stalwart,n and has always been
one of the most powerful of the
"Grant ring" 1t Is hardly neces'
sary TO say that Grant and COnk-
ling are amongst his warmest
friends, and that, II he is appoint.
ed, it will be largely as the result
Of their cordial and hearty advo.
cacy, and against the almost unan-
imous opposition of the people OF
the Pacific Coast. With oil the
machine element OF the Republic
an party, Mr.. Sargent is popular
both East and West. He was al
ways known az one of the most
facile tools OF corporations, and his
influence was always against the
masses and the true theory of DEM
ocratic-Republican government.
A. respects his standing in the
State Of California, the utterances
Of San Francisco Republican news.
papers are no criterion whatever.
Somehow or o iher the real senti-
mont of the people Of this State
latterly never succeeds In getting
expression either In the Republic
an or Democratic press of the me-
tropells. At the time when Jim
Blaine was the overwhelming
choice OF the Republicans Of Cali
fornia for President-s preference
which the Republican State Con-
vention was obliged to register in
the appointment Of delegates to the
Chicago Convention, not q single
Republican newspaper Of San
Francisco advocated his claims.
The Post, Alta and Chronicle were
oil for Grant, although this bad
and ambitious man could not have
rallied corporate guard amongst
the rank and file of his party in
this State. It is q matter for deep
and patient thought-the way in
which so-ealled organs of Repub.
lican opinion failed to eche the
name Of Blaine, In single in
stance, through long preliminary
campaign in which he was
the distinctive popular favorite.
The championship Of the prsten-
siOns of the Pine Tree statesman
was com mitted to the Argonaut
and 10 few country newspapers,
the Democratic HERALD being
amongst the latter, and on the
principle that the preference Of the
people, irrespective of party, odght
to find authoritative public exprss-
sion. The Democratic masses were
not . whit more fortunate 40 re-
spects the metropolitan dailies, nj
though the offence was more
venial in their case, for the reason
that that party had but one met
ropolitan organ, the Examiner, as
against many on the other side
That journal has since passed
Into other hands, and is now Il
recognizsd political power. III
the masses of this State had been
honestly polled prior to the meet
Ing Of the Cincinnati Convention,
Mr.. Tilden would have been found
to have been their overwhelming
choice. as against oil contestants,
0en. HANCOCK, VINO i5 much liked
on this coast, not then having
loomed up as q candidate. Yet,
when our Convention met, to the
surprise Of the rank and file of the
party, o Field delegation was sent |
to Cincinnati, although, samira-
bic ~ that gentleman is in many
respects, the number Of California
Democrats who desired to have
Field - their nominee was prae.
tiCally nihil. However ovsrshad.
owing his standing as q jurist, and
however various and admirable
his abilities. precious few Demo-
Drats, throughout the length and
brosdth of California. wonld hsvo