Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-17
Political Points.


James A. Orr is still holding his "pri.
vate record" down with shotgun, but
his public record is outrunning him.
The only thing the republicans have
found against Hon. Joseph A. Filcher is
his name. The objection they make is
that he is Filcher in name but not in
practice.
The Butte Record says: "Keep the
ball rolling. The prospects of the Demo.
cratic party in the county were never
brighter. There are no kickers or squeal-
ers this year."
The San Benito Democratic County
Convention had the good sense to nomi.
nate an exceptionally able lawyer for
District Attorney in the person of B. B.
McCroskey. 1t is pity that this exam
pie is not more generally followed.
The Visalia Delta rep grows qua I'm.
ish over M. F. Tarpey's "imported &C.
cent" and refers to him as a 'sspud an
nihilator." This is new name for Re.
publicans, but Tarpey gets there just the
same.
Santa Ana standard)
A few warm and sincere Democrats
who want to see the party successful and
the whole ticket elected suggested the
giving of grand barbecue in This valley
on the day that Mr.. Lynch speaks here.
A number of the ablest speakers in the
county have promised to come in case
the barbecue is gotten up. 1t would be
a grand old affair it rightly managed,
and we would like to see it pushed
through if possible.
The Lodi Sentinel, a stanch and intel
ligent Republican journal, gives utter
ance to these candid remarks concerning
the Republican nominee in the Second
Congressional District: I'VE have not
yet heard Republican in the county
express his appreciation of Campbell s
nomination, but we have heard numbers
of them openly declare that they could
not and would not support him. If
Marion Biggs shows up in good shape
he will carry this county, What's the
matter! Another private record, per.
haps!
Joseph ID. Lynch, editor of the Los
Angeles DAILY HERALD, has been nomi.
mated for Congress by the Democrats of
the Sixth District and in doing so his
party has paid deserved tribute to a
strong and influential friend of South
Cal fornia. While differing politically
with Mr.. Lynch, we cannot overlook the
fact that such an advocate as be will
make of our needs and rights will be of
vast infuance in Washington, at least SO
long as his own party holds the reins of
power. With voice and pen he has la.
bored for years in the interests of Los
Angeles and South California, and il.
would seem proper now to give him a
wider field in which to work for us.-
Rural Californian.
The Democrats of San Benito county
have nominated Hon. j. II. Matthews
for the Assembly, and in doing so hon.
ored themselves and honored the coun.
ty. Mr.. Matthews is man who instinct
lively inspires respect. He is neither a
great scholar nor brilliant orator, but
plain farmer, with the most unerring
common sense and integrity, so undevi.
ating that it makes men better to shake
hands with him. In his county he Is
familiarly known by old and young as
"Uncle john" and the term is one of
mingled affection and respect. He was q
member of the Legislature of 1923, and
during that heated period he never once
went astray from the right. His judg-
ment was always clear and his counsel
safe. San Benito county has not man
in her borders that can do so much in
the Legislature as "Uncle John" Mat.
thews.-TS. +. Examiner.