Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-01

The Democracy of Los Angeles was
represented yesterday in Turnverein
Hall by remarkably full aud harmoni'
ous gathering OF the party. While there
is, here aud there. note which, 1t II hah
had the shaping OF the resolutions, the
HERALD might have modified, this Journal
responds to its old loyal aud immemorial
duty of aeclaimng the keynotes OF its
party. There arc circumstances in which
even party organ may object to the
programme outlined by its fellow parti
zans, but these occasions are rare, and
they only arise when IT is sought to foIst
q corrupt or incapable man into the lead
ership, local, State or national, or when
the well understood principles oi the
party are departed from. ln this case
we accept as pleasure what is often
only task, and n very severe and per
functory one at that. In instructing the
delegates to the Stockton Convention to
select representatives to Chicago who
are IN favor of the nomination
of Samuel J. Tlden for Presi.
dent the Los Angeles Democracy range
themselves In line with the aspirations
of Democrats everywhere. Only de-
fective Democratic leadership prevented
the nomination of Mr.. Tilden in 1880.
II, while the outrage was fresh, the
Sage Of Gramercy Park had been nomi-
mated by acclamation by the Cincinnati
Convention we believe that he would
have accepted the trust In common
with myriads of Democrats throughout
the United States we hope that he will,
even with the added burden Of four
years, consent to apply his unexampled
talents and reformatory energy which
may even be called genius, to the benefit
Of his fellow citizens by heading the
Democratic clans this year.
The Convention, In its resolutions, de
nounce the majority OF the Railway
Commission, thus inferentially paying
the compliment which he has deserved
to the Hon. w. W. Foote. Our only
sorrow il that 1t did not go further and de-
mand the abolition of all commissions.
They are un- Democratic and the natural
allies Of corruption. We hope to live
to see tho day when the Harbor Com
missioners and all the other fungus
growths begotten of bureaucracy will be
swept from the virgin soil of California.
From strictly local point of view
perhaps the most significant resolution
of the Convent IN il that which com.
mends Hon. X. +. del Nalle to the
Democrats of the Sixth Congressional
District for the Congressional nomina-
ton. Mr. Del Vale is one of the most
promising young gentleman in Cali
fornia. He has been advanced, at u
very early age, to posts Of great re-
sponsibility, and he has administered
these trusts with great ability and
fidelity. There is no doubt that Los
Angeles county is this year entitled to
the compliment of being accorded the
right to name the candidate for Con-
gress. He belongs to a distinguished
native California family, is popular,
progressive and magnetic. Should he
be elected, as in all human probability
he will be, to tho Congress OF the
United States. we have no doubt but
that he will render important services to
the nation, TO his State and to the
section in which he lives.
We have only one fault to find with
the action of the Convention. We must
be permitted to doubt the wisdom of
Angelenos sending man like Head to a
Democratic State Convention. The
Democratic party of this county got
fully one thousand votes on account of
the anti-sumptuary law plank of the San
Jose Convention. This man Head, after
taking this pledge in the fullest and
most unreserved Kramer, violated it in a
very shameless way. We do not be-
lieve in paying premiums to treachery;
and the same convention which repudi-
ated Carpenter and Humphreys for their
failure to realize the aspirations of the
people ought to have sat down on Head.
We don't wish to be too particular, but
we think the line ought to have been
drawn there.