Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-09-14

den Of carrying on this government must
soon rest! claim they are more inter-
esied than any one else, as without
them we would not be here nor would
we need government.
After twenty-five years OF corrupt
rule, the people have again an opportu-
nifty OF turning those who now control
the government, out of power and taxi
ing possession themselves. Twenty-Five
years without change is a long
time for any party to control the
government, corrupt practices arebound
to grow up. Population In office, jobs
against the government, the use OF Off
cial station to subserve private ends,
plundering the public treasury by men
whose sworn duty was to protect it.
This at a time when the Nation was
staggering under the incubus of an enor.
nous public debt, ought to cause the
people to pause and reflect and see where
such conduct will lead. Corruption
traced to the very door Of the White
House. A man selected for the high
Office of President who admits himself
to be sharer Of the spoils in a job to
plumber the government at a time when
he was drawing salary 10 protect us
from the band Of public plunderers who
had fastened themselves ON Congress;
while he was in the Speakers chair his
rulings were notoriously for sale and at q
time when no was filling on office direct In
line for the Presidency. He has grown
bold and brazen; and if the people en-
dorse his conduct no appropriation will
ever receive his sanction unless he first
knows what thereis in it for him.
Should the Republican party through
its leaders steal or buy this election then
indeed do fear that this great Repub-
lie Of ours, the wonder OF the nineteenth
century, will decay aud fall to pieces by
its own rottenness, as did the republics
of old. No man can read the Mulligan
letters and say that Blaine is an honest
man, nor can you point to any job TO
rob the government but what you see his
ear marks in it, His elegant mansion at
Washington; his railroad lands, stolen
from your children; his railroad bonds,
obtained at the sacrifice of personal
honor; his millions of ill.gotten wealth,
obtained exclusively by standing in with
with the rascals that were fattening
at the public crib, when he
was drawing u salary out of the public
treasury, supposed to be for services in
protecting the government, ought to
cause the blush Of shame to mantle the
cheek of every honest citizen. His pa
triotism was shown for his country in
the dark hours of the nations existence,
when he hired q Democrat to do his
fighting while he stayed safe distance
in the rear. forcing himself into fat gov
ernment contracts. His illustrious ex-
ample in getting in on contracts was fol-
lowed by Grant, who short time since
was caught, and whose partners arc now
lying in prison to answer for their crimes
in robbing individuals. Blaine was too
smart for that; he tackled the govern
ment instead Of private individuals, and
was safe as long as he and his
gang controlled. Let there be q
change, and unless he and his gang
plead the statute of limitations
you will find that you have not prison
room enough to accommodate all that
the Democratic party will send there.
But my Republican friends refusing
to discuss his official record in regard to
honesty and integrity, say that his
American Policy is grand; that when he
is elected (God forbid that should ever
bel, an American citizen will be respect.
cd abroad, lie will see to it that no
wrong is committed against him. Talk
is cheap. Republican platforms are
melasses to catch flies. When an officer
has had chance to judge him by his
acts; that Is fair, no one can complain
OF it. Mr.. Blaine has been Secretary Of
State. He has had chance to show
what he would do to compel other
nations to respect the rights Of citizens,
and what is his record! / speak from
il. On the I'D of March, 1881, the
British Parliament passed most outra-
geous law, known as the Coercion Act,
which provided that any person who
was destrained by warrant Of the Lord
Lieutenant of ireland TO be reasonably
suspected OF crime, might be arrested
and legally detained until the Both day
Of September, 1882, in prison without
bail and should not be discharged on
trial by any court without the direction
OF the Lord Lieutenant. 1t was not
necessary that there should be any act
charging the man with crime. The
Lord Lieutenant's suspicious were
enough. The prisoner did not even
know the specific acts complained OF.
lie could not get trial nor bail, nor any
relief without the consent OF the Lord
Lieutenant. The act suspended the writ
Of habeas corpus, the right to confront
your accuser at speedy trial. Ii was
retroactive law, as it allowed arrests
Of suspects so-called, back to September
30, 1880 1t was uncoustitu tional and
should not have been respected In Eng.
land, much less In free America. Under
this despotic law several American citi.
zens were arrested and thrown into
dungeons. Among them was Daniel
Sweeney, worthy citizen of San Fran.
cisco, where he had lived for upwards
OF twenty years, aud where to him and
his good wife eight native American
bora sons and daughters were born.
The great American policy man Blaine,
was then Secretary Of State. He re.
ceived letter in his official capacity
advising that Daniel Sweeney, an Amer
ican citizen of twenty-five years stand
ing in the United States had, while Wis.
iting his native land and while in deli.
cate health, had been torn from the
bosom Of his family by au armed force
and lodgel in Jail without even knowing
what he was accused Of. He demanded
trial and il innocent he desired to be
released at an American citizen.
His wife also wrote claiming for her
husband and children the protection Of
our government. She said her husband.
who was compelled for several hours In
the day to walk in cold damp mud, ankle
deep, would die unless soon released
That her eight American.born children
would be orphaned and she widow IN.
less her guiltless husband wosld be re-
leased; that he had not committed an,
crime and in the name of decency, jus.
tice and humanity she begged that oui
government take action. Here was o
citizen Of the United States innocent o.
crime and being slowly murdered by the
British authorities; and here was q
chance for Blaine to show his granc
American policy. OF course l know
| you expect me to say he Immediately
ueInanQtu tuo ftlease OF SWecDy, hnt
failing in this. war was declared with
England. Not so. He said h,
could not interfere, and go fa
as he was concerned Sweeney
could get no relief. There is you
American Policy for you. / say Gov
ernment that would permit the above to
be done to her citizens is not entitled tc
the respect of any one.
The Democratic party is pledged t
protect native or naturalized. 1t did g,
when in power. When Marcy wa
Secretary Of State. he was willing tC
plunge the nation in blood before h
would allow the rights OF native o.
naturalized citizens to be trampeled on
The tariff question was reviewed, ais
the Sumptuary Legislation of the Re
publican party. Blaine was shown t
be a Prohibitionist. He Joined hand
with them in Maine. but was to
cowardly to vote himself, and lodged til
issue.
Grovar CIavala nd and Tboa Ha,l