Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-26
r. r. DEL VALE,


Time 10 Cail n nhit.
From the early days Of the Republic
grave fears were expressed by the most
thoughtful Of our statesmen that the
tendency towards Capitalization in the
Federal government would ultimately
provo fatal to our system. Mr.. Jefferson
was specially imbued with these fore.
bodings, and even as early as 1873 he
inspired the celebrated Kentucky and
Virginia resolutions which were designed
to act as brake upon the machine of
administration which John Adams had
started at break neck pace down
decliyity that would have landed us in
either q constitutional monarchy or a
despotism. The temptation upon the
part of those who controlled the power
and treasury Of the nation to make their
tenure Of office perpetual was frequently
dwelt upon by these men. 1t impressed
Gen. Jackson so strongly that, in at
least two OF his Presidential messages,
no recommended the extension of the
term Of the Presidents to six years, with
ineligibility to reelection. This rec.
omrnendation has frequently been made
by other eminent statesmen, the last
instance being in the case of Grover
Cleveland in his letter Of acceptance of
the Chicago nomination.
The people of the United States find
themselves confronted to-day by band.
ed array of men who, for twenty-four
years, have controlled the government
of the United States, and exclusively
profited by the disbursements of the
national treasury. and who imperiously
assert their right to an indefinite lease
OF power. Their number is legion; for
careful calculation of the men who are
drawing money from the government
places the figure at one hundred aud
twenty-five thousand. This, of itself.
is tremendous factor in the quadren-
nially recurring elections of this coun-
try, but there are even graver features
of peril to still further complicate the
situation.
During the long ascendanoy of the
Republican party it has created corpora
tons and fostered monopolies without
number. There is hardly an association
Of capitalists in the length and breadth
Of the United States that are not under
obligations to the Republican party,
which has lowered its peculiar favorites
with prodigality not known since the
rich patricians of Rome competed with
lavish eagerness for the favors of the
Pretorian guards, who were wont to sell
the imperial purple at auction. Having
betrayed the rights of tho masses to
a hundred forms of aggressive capital,
the Republican party has demanded aud
received Quid pro quo in the shape of
immense corruption funds, which have
been used to carry doubtful States, and
which have undoubtedly enabled the
Republican party to triumph In one pre-.
vious aud to make an energetic fight in
the present Presidential election. twas
these cohorts of office holders and this
plethora of money which led Mr.. Tilden
to say that 1t required two-thirds vote
of the masses to assure the installation of
Democrat in the White House.
The now almost universally admitted
fraudulent inauguration of Rutherford
b. Hayes was dispiriting enough. TWAS
an exhibition of gross injustice and tyr
amy, backed by the bulldog Grant and
the Federal bayonets, that was well cal
culated to make intelligent citizens take
gloomy view of the future. Sombre
presage as it was, even worse followed in
the Presidential election of 1850. Ex-
United States Senator Dorsey, the Chair
man of the Republican National Com
mittee, who superintendent the distribu
ton OF the ''soap" in Indiana, has given
very graphic picture of the appalling
corruption which was practiced to defeat
the will of the people in the October
election in that State. The "showcr of
crisp new two and three dollar bills" did
the business; eHd, fresh from this un.
republican. un.demoeratic euormity,
the Republican party gave this corrupter
of the ballot banquet at the Fifth Ave.
nue. Hotel, in New York City, which
was presided over by Grant, and at
which President Arthur made his cele.
brated soap" speech. Every one who
reads the newspapers carefully remem-
bers the great terror which sat heavy at
the hearts of Garfield and his friends
about the middle of September, 1880.
The terrified aspiraut hurried to New
York himself, and went down on his
knees TO the moneyed men of Gotham.
Levi p. Morton, whom he rewarded
with the appointment of Minister
to France, responded with q check for
500, 600; other rich Republicans did the
came; and the Presidency, after having
been stolen in 1876, was bought out of
hand in 1850. That year it was Wall
street. This year the pig iron interests
come TO the front in moneyed advocacy
of the Republican candidates, while the
cotton lords are ready to do their share.
That year it was the man smirched with
the DE Golyerp pavement and Credit Mo.
bilier scandals who was expressed
through. This year it is the redoubta.
BILE hero of the Mulligan letters and of
the Little Rock & Fort Smith Railway
whom it is sought, by the samo agencies,
to place in the White House. We are
not even allowed the poor consolation Of
knowing that the elector is to be cor.
rupted in the interest Of man of high
character, who might emancipate him.
self from the men who made him and