Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-26

be taken in certain direction without
its being necessary that the movement
will land us in some far away and un-
thought of radical extreme. 1t rips the
poor old scaramouch all to shreds and
tatters.
Well, the false issue raised by The
Flcrentine Mosaic, and all the other big
rcorbacks OF the campaign having be-
come utterly exploded before the cam
paign has actually become really warm,
something must be done. California
has played large part in this campaign
from the beginning. This State got up
the great cry "Blaine or Bust" which
scheme preferred the latter alternative,
and actually and incontmently
"bust," and went all to pieces. This
State also is responsible for the
discovery OF General Harrison's false
position on the vital question of Chinese
exclusion, and that mistake has many
times returned to plague its great in
ventors. California, therefore, owes its
party much. 1t rises to the needs of the
hour and pays it. "Blaine and Bust"
having "bust," Mr.. Harrison's Chinese
record having turned the tide on this
Coast against him, the Republicans OF
the Golden West must do something to
retrieve the downfallen fortunes of the
g. o. p. Lo the needed some
thing has been done. 1t is the
West letter. The British bugaboo being
demolished by the Presidents Retalia-
ton Message, the Free Trade scara-
mouch being literally ripped up the back
by the Senate bill, the question now is
how shall We gull those obstinate Irish,
who are not half so ignorant as We
thought them to be. They suspect these
editorials from the English papers.
They think if free raw material in Amer
lea were to benefit England, the London
Times would hardly favor Cleveland in
so open a manner. Besides, Gladstone,
the noblemen Depew interviewed, John
Bright. the Manchester papers, are all
of one mind, that free raw material
in America will injure England. These
Irish who ale not half SO ignorant as they
are thought, seem to be on to our game.
They do not scare worth a cent. Thus
the Republican leaders OF California rea-
soned, and thus came the Murchison let
ter and Mr.. Vests answer. 1t is fraud
from one end to the other. There is no
such person as Murchison. But the
great "Blaine or Bust" leaders, the fel-
lows who discovered Harrison's Chinese
record, write letter under a ticti-
tious name. The soft.headed diplomat,
who represents the Court OF St. James,
at Washington falls foo!ishly as school
girl into the most palpable trap, the let
ter which he writes in answer duly finds
its way to the destination planned, the
concoctors OF the scheme. They have
copies OF the original letter OF the fictitious
Murchison. These are ali the circum-
stances needed to prove the fraud prac-
ticed on the slow-brained Saxon who is
called diplomat.
Well what does it all amount to? The
slow-brained, so-called diplomat says he
does not think Mr.. Cleveland or the
Democratic party intends or desires to 60
to war with England if an honorable way
OF settling the existing difficulties can
be found. That is absolutely all.
Did anyone suppose the con-
trary to be the case? Does any patriotic
American want any other course pur-
sued Is it the intention of Mr.. Harrison
and of his party in case OF their success
at the polls, to 60 to war with England,
and not try to settle this matter by di-
plomacy? For the sake OF the country
we hope not. And they do not. The Re-
publican party does not allow the Presi-
dent to carry out his Retaliation policy.
The Republican Senate killed the bill,
and adjourned leaving it in the pigeon
holes. 1t would injure one or two Eng.
land seaports. They do not intend to 60
to war with England. Then what is
going to be done with the great mares
nest which few political novices have
found in the West letter? 1t is a new
sort OF scarecrow which will not scare.