Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-26
Foa cosoRrss. SIXTH Dsruncr,
r. r. DEL VALE,
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Genuine Democratic Usage.


The HERALD has watched with great
pride and pleasure the growth of the
Democratic club organization in Los An
geles. At every stage Of It's progress it
has met the cordial sympathy and cheer
ing word of this journal. We believe
that to-day Los Angeles is by far the
best organized district in this State, and
perhaps in tho nation, and to the clubs
we ascribe much Of the splendid aplomb
which signalizcs the Democratic situation
locally.
Proud of our clubs as wo are. the
HERALD claims the privilege Of address
ing to them word or two of counsel, to
be priced by them according to the worth
Of what we utter. The Democratic party
IL an organization almost coeval with the
government of the United States, and its
very essence was devotion TO the rights
of the individual voter. The cardinal
ideas of Thomas Jellersonwere embodied
in the propositions that nothing should
be done by the general government
which the States could do, nothing by
the States which the counties could do,
nothing by the counties which
could be done by the townships.
and nothing by these latter
which the individual citizen could do.
We must be permitted to remark that
these wholesome, Democratic ideas are
lust as potent now as when they were
first enunciated. The individual citizen,
after all, whether he is club man or
no, is the potential political unit He
Is the factor upon whom all possible
schemes of sneepss must be built.
In this connection we will explain our
ideas of political clubs. They are gem
orally composed of the youth, soul and
energies of tho parties to which they
belong. Their legitimate object is to
give momentum and purpose to CAM
paign. The nioaus operandi consists in
inviting discussions of Democrtic doc
trine, seeing that their rightful fellow
Democratic voters are registered, giving
eclat and dash 10 political professions
and demonstrations Of a like character.
A Democratic club, in the present CAM
paign, can be of inestimable service in
giving impressepient and velocity to the
popular movement in favor OF Cleye-
land and Hendricks and Del Vale and
the Democratic local ticket which will
be nominated later on.
We regret to see movement in
some of the clubs to run the
approaching Democratic primaries and
to prevent any Democrat from voting
at these primaries who does not belong
to some one of the organized clubs.
Such programme is hostile to the real
Democratic idea The man who should
have the hardihood to stand in the way
of a reputable Democrat in his progress
TO the polls, in primary called by his
party, ought to be shot down in his
tracks. The Democratic party is not
seeking to repol but to attract voters
No square man would seek to deny to
his fellow man the full complement OF
his rights; and certainly no Democratic
club will be found intriguing to curtail
the Democratic vote at the primaries or
at the election on November 4th. What
man, whe is denied the rights OF citizen
ship at the first, viii care to exercise
them, under Ring dictation, at the sec
oud election?
The Democratic clubs of Los Angeles
are too manly and patriotic to attempt
to dictate to their fellow citizens. They
know that, while both ornamen.
tai and useful, they form not
a third of the Democratic vote,
and that any attempt on their part
to disfranchise their Democratic brethren
would result simply in the disorganiza'
tion OF the party in this city. W.
want ne San Francisco system in
troduced into Los Angeles. Democrats
here will not submit to it. They hope,
rather, to force upon the Democracy o.
the metropolis the honest, earnest and
uncontaminated methods of the country
Democracy.