Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-03-20

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There sis something namboyant and
unwarrsnted about the Republican as
sumption that that party has reasona-
bls show Of winning in the next Presi
DENTAL election. This piece OF pure
cheek proceeds from the TACT that the
Democratic party has failed, in the elee-
tions thus far held, to maintain the
phenomenal, and thus. Of course, excep-
tional, mAjorities Of the tidal wave year
Of 1882. No int ellgent Democrat ever
looked for repetition OF those tremen
dous figures. because it requires a Re-
publican Congress and Executive to be
in power, at the same time, with the in
svitable and scandalous excesses Of both,
to work the people up to a white heat
Of electoral reputation Of such sensa.
tional dimensions.
Nevertheless, while the iocular major
ity Of 10000 for Cleveland, in
New York, in 1882, was reduced
TO $1,000 in 1883, the majority still
rsmained, though reduced. in 1883. We
have infinitely more confidence in q
hard working majority Of 5000 than in
. capricious and ridiculous majority Of
hundreds OF thousands, which may be
eAsily whistled down the wind. The
fact, outlined with the vividness of q
silhouette, is there that, for the first
timo in the history Of the Democratic
party, since the Republican party was or.
gauised, we have carried the Empire
State twice In succession. Even more
significant and thorough was the result
IN Ohio. After carrying the Buckeye
DtAte in the full volume of the tidal
wsve in 1882, we carried it again, with
: sick and unpopular candidate at that,
In 1883. This is fact that requires the
mature attention Of the political doctors,
because il emphasizes the circumstance
that, twice In succession, the German
vote has left the Republican party in the
great Middle States, and has left it for
good!
No politician who is not q prize ass is
ignorant of the fact that the German
vote has been the great buttress of the
Republican party In the United States
and ever since tho organization of that
party. There has not been year, since
1880. when the rash and precipitate ac.
tion OF certain Southern leaders allowed
ths Republican party to obtain exclusive
control Of our national affairs in which
the German vote, II thrown for the Dem
ocratic party, in predominant measure,
In either the States Of Pennsylvania,
Ohio, News York or Illinois, would not
hsxs determined the Presidential issue
~ favor Of the ''unterrified. The fact
that, twice consecutively. we have car
ried Ohio by the aid of the German vote,
supplementing similar experience in
New York, shows that our political con-
ditions have essentially changed during
the past iustrum The German has
surrendered his traditional devotion
70 the Republican party. He was
both the sturdy body and the Corinthian
capital Of the party of Seward and Lin.
coin. Now that he has chosen to repu-
date the Iago.like counselors who have
led him to his undoing, and who have
nothing In common with his original
leaders, We may look for such crunch
ing of the pillars of the Republican po-
htical temple as has not been witnessed
since one Samson figured in the details
Of the narrative Of Holy Writ.
Waving the national aspects of our
politics, and coming down to California.
the fact that the Republicans have car
ried Oakland and Sacramento - two old
and approved Republican strongholds-
10 being dwelt upon largely and vocifer-
antly by the Republican press. They
studiously ignore the fact that this as
SHINE exultation is akin to that in
which the Dutch people, Of happy mem.
ory, celebrated the taking of Holland
AL the while, we admit that the elec-
toral developments of the past twelve,
month have put the Democratic party on
its good behavior, and we are heartily
glad Of 1t. We desire to succeed after
the fullest possible discussion of the ma.
tional issues, and as a result of an intel
ligent and hard fought fight. We wish
to enter the Presidential contest of the
current year as the Roman gladiator en-
tered the arena in "the brave days of
old, accoutred to win and indifferent TO
the issue. We thirst for the close and
warm grapple in which quarter is neither
asked nor received. We believe that
the issue of such q strenuous contest
will be glorious Democratic victory
one which will be memorable in its good
results to the party. In such spirit
We rs-echo the inspiriting cry, "onee
more to the breach, good friends