Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-10-14


chances OF good government are enor-
mously greater with Democrats, who
recognize their responsibility 10 the
people in office, than with Republic
cans at the helm of State, no matter
how excellent personally these latter
may chance 10 be, in a given contest.
When the worst il said OF the worst
members Of the Democratic party, il
they are intelligent men, they will al
ways concede the proposition that the
people ought TO rule. Even the Jack
sonian Democratic doctrine Of rotation
in Office IL an efllorescence Of the
genuine Democratic principle that re-
turns power TO those who have given
il Mt convenient intervals. The CON
siderations which have governed this
journal are especially potential In
Presidential year and in Presiden-
tial year at that which Is TO determine
whether or no the Republican party
has 30 entrcnched itself in power as
to make its tenure practically
equivalent TO the right di-
vine of kings" We regret to
see that the conciliatory spirit Of the
HERALD il not shared in all quar-
tiers, as the following from the Alta
Of the 4 th inst. shows We find il
under the head Of "Delmas at
Stockton"
a believe that the State will give It's Flee.
tnral vote for Cleveland and Hendricks"
said he, "but the railroad companies are
making great fight ON Legislative and Con
gresslonal chndidates-a much harder fight
than IN apparent a. most people In this the
railroad Is assisted by all the sooalled tilsaf
fected Dcmocrats-men Ike Johnson aud
Daggett and Marshall. "--iStockioa Null
The above is reported as one Of Mr.
Delmas's uttcrances in his Stockton
speech. In this the railroad IL as
sisted by all the so-called disafiected
Democrats-men like Johnson and
Daggett and Marshall" Why should
Delmas assert that Daggctt and John
son are disailected, and assisting the
railroad 10 defeat the Democratic
ticket? II lac said what he il reported
TO have said, then his utterances were
false, and made to deceive, and,
therefore, were quite characteristic,
Governor Daggett has been out in the
campaign making speeches, and do
ing all in his power TO promote the
success Of the Democratic party and
all its nominees. Johnson, who is
the writer hereof, is doing, in his
humble way, all he can to
aid the cause of Democracy
and every nominee Of the party.
johnson has stood by the Democratic
party all the days Of his life, and will
continue to do 80 in spite Of the ignor-
ant mouthings Of the blatant dema-
gogucs and scheming rascals who ran
the extra session Of the Legislature
and the stockton Convention. John
son il for the Democratic ticket from
President down TO Justice Of the
Peace, all up and down, and every
man ON it. This Mr.. Delmas IN the
same gentleman who formulated the
so-called Democratic platform at
stockton, in which he denied the right
Of repatriation. He is now selected
with other incompetent blatherskites,
by the State Central Committee, to
90 over the State and Islander men
who are Democrats from principle,
men who have always been with their
party in season and out Of season.
This man Delmas knows less OF the
true Democratic theory Of govern
ment, Judging from his utterances,
than hog knows OF astronomy, yet
he IN the right man to 90 over the
country proclaiming that johnson and
Daggett are taking sides with the
railroads to defeat the Democratic
party. 1t requires an unblushing
falsiiier for such work, and Mr.. Del
mas IL just the man TO do it.
For the purpose Of the present Pres
idential campaign it would not harm
Mr.. Delmas whit il he were to allow
such old and honored Democrats as
observation-disclosures Johnson and
the incumbent Lieutenant-G
Daggett to 20 their ways in peace.
From all accounts they are doing
their level best to advance the cause
of Cleveland and Hendricks; and,
however they may differ from Mr..
Dalmas IA to certain features of
our State politics, these differences
might very well be permitted to pass
for the time-being. Broader and
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