Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-09
r. r. DEL VALE,
of Los Angeles.
Erect or Buffers Candidacy.


Republicans nrs vaunting themselves
greatly on account of Ben. Butler run
ming for President. While it is possible
that some workingmen will support But
Ter, who would otherwise vote for Cleve-
land, we do not think in q national cam
paign that many Democrats will throw
away their ballots on him. The labor
ing classcs know that every vote given
Butler Is half vote for Blaine. and that
Rs long Ms the Republican party contin-
ues in power there will be no reform of
the present abuses of government which
affect workingmen more than any other
class Of our population. The man who
comes home at night and finds burglars
in his house, the first thought that
strikes him is to "turn the rascals out
Ho does not stop to enquire into the pc
culiarities of those that assist him in
the good work, nor does he grumble at
any little disagreement between them as
to what course should be pursued after
the marauders are elected. He only
knows that his house is being robbed,
his property is being destroyed, and
everything hop sesses including his own
existence is in great danger, and that
there is absolutely no safety until the
house has been rid OF tho burglars. This,
only, must be first. All else must be
delayed until afterwards, Then, and not
till then, will minor issues hold sway,
and so we think il will be with Demo.
Gratis in regard to Butler. throughout
tho Union. No man who was ever an
earnest Democrat will vote for him in
this grand year of 1854, when the golden
opportunity has come OF Kidding this
government house of the marauders who
have so long infested it, and who are
robbing its greatest treasures. No man
who wants the Republican party dis
placed from power, will vote for any.
body but Mr.. Cleveland. Ga the other
hand, we have no doubt that there are
many Republicans, especially of the
laboring element, who are disgusted
with the organization to which they
have hitherto belonged, who are dissat.
isiied with the policy that makes tho
rich man richer, and the poor man poor
or, who are done with the Refers, the
Bradys, the Dorseys and the
Dear Hubbells," OF their party,
who want to see change in the
government, who desire to have
the books opened and the light let in
upon the transactions of the past twenty
years, and who are not yet ready to
come entirely over to the Democracy;
there are many men OF this class, we are
confident, that will support Butler. We
should not be at all surprised il Butler
received far more Republican than Dom
ocratic votes. 1t is safe rule to Judge a
fountain by its drops, and here in Los
Angeles we know several men who say
they will support Butler, who have here
tofore been Republicans, but we do not
know one Democrat who will vote for
the great Massachusetts Strabismic. BE
this as il may, however, there can be no
gainsaying the fact that the brains, the
principle and influence OF the Republi
cans have gone oil with the Independ.
ents. La the city of New York with its
fifteen hundred thousand people, of all
the great newspapers printed there only
one, the Tribune, supports Blaine; and
its editor, Whitelaw Reid, in the Greeley
campaign of 1872, said worse things
of tue Republican party than probably
any other editor has ever written OF that
culpable organization since. The Blaine
meetings all over the great pivotal EN-
pire state are poorly attended
and spiritless, The Independent
meetings are largely attended and en-
thusiastic. The break is of immense
proportions, and cannot be bridged or
filed up. Besides all this, st. John, the
Prohibition candidate, who is generally
supported by the Republican clergy
throughout the United States, and the
Temperance organizations, will receive
an immense Republican vote. 10 an
unprejudiced mind it must 'bo evident
that these side-shows taken altogether,
are of immensely more benefit than
harm to Gov Cleveland's chances, and
that when they are considered, Blaiue's
strength dwindles to n mere phantom
army without the slightest possibility of
success.