Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-07-26
Political Points.


Political Points.
The Republican platform is about as
full of misstatements of fact and auda-
cious bounces as usual, and that is say
ing much.-[New York Sun, IndD.
1t is time Malone was dethroned. He
represents the very worst feature of Amer
lean politics. His methods of manage
ment are not tolerated in any other State,
and have been repeatedly rebuked at
National Conventions.-[Chicago News,
(IndD.
Ii the Republican party desires to pre-
sent an emblem for this campaign that
would represent its principles and princi-
pals, it should hang out the sign of the
Three Barrels: one labeled on the head,
Harrison Hard Cider-1S40;" another,
" Free Whiskey-1SSS;" and the third
"Monon's Proofs $ S $."-[Exchange.
A great part of these private pension
bills are indeed gross wrong and an in
suit to the proud name of an American
soldier, and for party convention to con-
denim the President for vetoing them
shows an utter inability to understand
how every true soldier m ust regard them.
IL hiauClpllld llul6S, \luU.
General Harrison is reported to be
slowly breaking down under the great
mental strain which has been suddenly
forced upon him. 1t takes a man OF
Mr.. Cleveland's solid and majestic pro-
portions to stand the wear and tear of a
Presidential campaign. = New York
World, (Dem.)
Mr.. Depew, just before sailing for
Europe, answered a reporter,
who asked him what he was
going abroad for: ooh, just for fun. {"
That's the place for Republicans to 90
who are looking for fun this year. There's
mighty little of it for them here Brook
lyn Eagle, (Dem.)
I'VE favor the entire repeal of internal
taxes rather than the surrender of any
part OF our protective system" This is
the language in which the Republican
party declares that free liquor and to-
bacco are better than to surrender any
part OF the tax of 30 per cent on copper
ore, 81 per cent on cotton thread, So per
cent ON crockery, SO per cent on common
window glass, 103 per cent on building
beams of iron and steel, and y per cent
on blankets.-[New York Times, Ind.
Seriously considered, General Fiske's
nomination will render New Jersey hope
lessly Democratic in the real contest.
tables OF electoral votes will, therefore.
have to be changed accordingly. 1t is
believed that many votes given to St.
John in 1884 were so disposed OF by Re-
pubiicans who believed that Mr.. Blaine
would be elected anyhow, without their
assistance. Whether such votes will be
similarly given away this year is a ques-
ton that the returns alone can answer.
A decrease in the national Prohibitory
vote may be looked for by those who be-
lieve in the efficacy of tightly-drawn
party lines.-[Baltimore Herald, (Ind.)
The Democratic party does not believe
IN absolute prohibition, but it recognizes
the fact that the movement in favor of
absolute prohibition is sincere and i'm
portant one, and entitled to the respect
which the Republican fanfaronade Of
false pretense adopted as a platform of
principles at Chicago does not deserve
Ii the men who are suppc rting the candi.
dacy of Gen. Fiske for the Presidency
this year can convince the Republicans
that prohibition is the one live issue be-
fore the country the Democracy will he
glad, for it will force Republicanism to
throw off the mask of hypocrisy, and
compel Republicanism either to confess
that it cannot grapple with the subject.
dlsband and leave the field clear to De,
mocracy and prohibition or else honestly
accept prohibition as its cardinal princi
PIE, and fight on that line Brooklyn
Citizen, Dem.
How does the party stand for all this ?
BY maintaining the enormous and nm
necessary taxes that burden manufac-
ture, limit the markets of commerce
the returns of agriculture. less |
On the employment of labor, and increase
the cost both of production and of ]iv-
ng.. This is, in plain English, what the
imagery of Judge Thurston
means. This is apparently the answer
he convention is expected to make as
% what shall be done with oyer-taxa.
ION: This is the way in which the Re-
publican party proposes to meet the
'lain. definite, business-like, honest
policy for which Mr.. Cleveland stands
Well it won't work. The American neo-
'le are not to be caught with such chaff
,eneath the meshes of net spread in
,lain sight. They have a clear idea of
he situation. They know of the surplus
nd whence it comes and what is it's ef-
ect: Does any sane man suppose that
or four or five months shouting praises of
Elaine and Blainism they are to be blind
to these facts? If the Republican
managers think 80, November will nm.
eceive them. New York Times Ind.
Rep.)