Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-04-03
Political Pcrtents.

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Political Portents.
Political signs show clearly that the
justification of Democratic principles
made evident at the late elections is
destined, happily, to have lasting
effect for veal upon tho future Of the
nation. For wise ends the Republican
party had been given lease OF power
much longer than was warranted by the
political issue which called that party
into living, for with the close oil the war
that issue likewise came TO an end, and
we became again the homogeneous peo-
pie which under nearly three genera
tions OF Democratic rule had laid the
broad foundations Of the nations great
ness. But, by the illegal exercise of
federal power, and the usurpation OF ex-
traordinary authority, the Republican
party went on recklessly, and with
rapidity increasing in geometrical pro-
gression, In the commission OF deeds
tantamount to acts Of treason to the
fundamental principles of government
intended by the people, from which it
emanated, to protect the true interests
of tho people. Nor have the leaders OF
tho Republican party been unmindful
Of tho slight hold they have ever had
upon the fealty Of their supporters.
This the selection Of the three last can
didates whom that party has succeeded
in electing to the presidency abundantly
shows. In 1868 they were obliged to
nominate candidate who neither by
virtue OF natural requirements nor any
civic act had made himself the creditor
OF the nation. Like Napolean the Great,
he was one Of the accidents born Of war
and opportunity, but, unlike that greater
soldier, he was not a statesman. Whom
the latent common sense of the nation
had strangled In its birth the monstros.
ity known as tho third term" and we
were saved from prospective stratoc.
racy such as that under which imperial
Rome suffered, these same leaders re-
sorted to the last expedient, that OF
putting in nomination nonontity. Why
and how he was not elected, but, never.
theless, took tho oath he kept not in its
entirety, we all know. That Mr.. Hayes
was not chosen by the people to occupy
the presidential chair of the United
States no one now denies; that he owed
his seat to tho mistaken magnanimity OF
tho Democratic party Is no less patent
And the future historian Of our country,
for history can not be written until the
daily events which make it have been
refined In the cruciblo of time, will
adduco as proof Of this that, only
two years before the presidential elec.
ton Of 1876, the people had shown
unequivocally, by the only means given
under the constitution, Its adherence Of
the heso.called principles of the Republican
party, for il elected to the lower house
Of Congress Democratic majority of
the men who most directly represent its
sovereignty. In 1880, in consequence
Of certain conference at an insignificant
town in Ohio, chief magistrate was
elected who, as soon as his grasp was
firm upon the scepter, with politi.
clans provision Of tho coming storm
which should wreck his political fortune
also, turned upon the Warwicks who
had enthroned him. Most fortunate
for the nation was this. For thus was
slain the more dangerous OF the
twin tyrants who sought to AFRO.
gate to themselves the guidance oi
great peoples destinies. According
to that eminent authority who held the
position of Attorney General in the
Cabinet OF Mr.. Garfield, the sole princi
pies of the Republican party were "boss
ism and the public plunoer. As VT
have seen, the former was the victim of 6
political parrieide, who, had he lived
would have found that ho struck deeper
than he knew, since the act must have
wrought also his own undoing. Ther'
remained, then, but the public plunder
Blinded by the good luck which haC
attended them, the men who in serving
their people had 80 neglected their pri
vate interests as to become wealthy
among the wealthiest of the land, be
came even less alive to that sense o
shame which, but for these examples, i
might be thought deserted no man en-
tirely. And thus thieves became NOR
numerous and bold, and thronged al
places at the national capital, from thos
of high officials, who made collusiv
agreements with contractors known t
be dishonest, and who robbed the hum
blest carriers of the public mails, whom
they themselves aided in robberies o
the peoples money, down to chairmen o
national committees, who pick the peck
cts of Congressional pages, and Speaker
OF tho House of Representatives, VIII
remove from office competent publ
servants that places may be made 70
men whose sole merit consists in kinshil
to the giver. But, at the late elections
the people spoke in language that ha
but one meaning, The meaning is, tina
the people will submit no longer to al
organized system of public plumber, o
which the sole aim is the personal prof
OF few men who know no other rule Q
action, and their dependents. The pee
pie of the United States is long sutferin
and slow to act. When, however, it
mind is madeup regarding the neeessit
for action it is irresistible in its might
Aud this the remnant of the Republ
can party will discover early in Noven
Der OF the coming year.
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