Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-01-09
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Let Pendleton so.

The Ohio Legislature, which is Demo
cratic, is Just now engaged in the bust
ness Of electing United States Senator
to succeed the Hon. George H. Pendle-
ton. II Mr.. Pendleton is Democrat
in any honest, sterling sense, we do not
know of it. The first Democratic Prosi.
dent, Thomas jefferson, found himself
tied up by the voracious greed Of tho
Federal party, which was the progcnitor
of the God and Morality Republican
party OF to-day. The indecency Of this
attempt to take from the first Demo-
cratic President oil really efficacious
power in national affairs is frequently
commented upon by Mr.. Jefferson, in his
Ana. While our kid-glove friends, first
of the Federalist, secondly Of the Whig
aud thirdly of the Republican party,
arc always disclaiming any interest in
the aeshpots of Office. they were and
are in truth the most insatiate seekers
after political 'pap' ever known on
earth. The nvidity Of the horse leech's
daughter and the adolescent appetite OF
Oliver Twist, who was always crying for
more, are both amazingly discounted
in the comparison. From q cabinet
minister TO tide-waiter, any one who
was not ready to Star Route things for
the Republican party, with all its hypo-
critical pretences, has been shot, as with
the suddenness of the volant impulse of
catapult, into the exterior darkness
spoken Of in Matthew, wherein there is
weeping and waiing and the gnashing of
teeth, in this case political. Unless
"Gentleman George knows all this, he
Is little better than a pretentious ass. If
he does know it, he was but little better
than knave and traitor TO the Demo.
cratic party in introducing into the SEN
ate OF the United States pseudo
"Snivsl Service" bill, which debarred
any Democrat. even though Democrat
should be elected President of this coun.
try, from eligibility TO any Office higher
than $1,000 clerkship. "Gentleman
George" in our opinion, has approved
himself to be little better than Repub-
lican stsol-pigeon, and VIC welcome the
signs, which are gratifyingly abundant,
that the Ohio Democracy are about to
spew him out OF their mouths.
The Hon. Henry b. Payne, of
Cleveland, is the principal com
petitor of "Gentloman George" The
Republicans are very much excited
over the possibility that this admirable
man and gentleman, who is worth at
least fifteen million dollars, and who is
a staunch and blooded Democrat, might
carry off the Senatorial prize, more par
ticularly as he is very formidable Demo-
cratic dark horse for the Presidency.
More power to his elbow, say we, espe.
cially as Allan G.. Thurman looms up as
the compromise candidate for Senator.
should Payne fail. Thurman or Payne
would fill the Ohio Senatorial bill
to perfection. After Hancock, Hoad.
ly and Thurman, should those splen.
did exemplars of Democratic principles
fail to come to the front for President in
the next National Convention, we could
not have better man to the fore than
the Hon. Henry B. Payne. He
Is honest. He is capable. He
Is sober. In these regards he fulfills
the trinity of Jeffersonian qualifi
cations for office. More than that. he
10 immensely rich, and could stand off,
II nominated, the assessments of the
Republican bureaucracy. In this re-
spect he comes up to the Garfield stand
ard Of politics.
Let Pendleton go. As q Republican
toady he is not needed by Democrats in
this day and generation.
Since writing the foregoing the tele-
graph advises us that Payne has been
nominated by the Democratic caucus on
the first ballot.