Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-26
In a nn,hcr pecnllar Preaieament.


Mr.. Michael de Young, the proprietor
OF the San Francisco Chronicle, and one
Of the Republican delegates to the Chi
cago Convention, has got himself into a
rather painful dilemma. OF late years
Mr.. De Young has been in the habit Of
ventilating his opinions very freely on
his Eastern trips, and this expedition has
been no exception to the rule. In the
intensity Of his devotion to Blaine he has
made it rather difficult for his journal to
support Harrison. At a conference OF
the friends of the leading candidates,
which took place in Chicago on the
morning of the 2Srd inst, the proprietor
OF the "live" paper represented the
Blaine element and he spoke as became
q bold boomer from the Pacific Coast. In
an especial manner he directed his bat
teries against Harrison. The Asso-
ciated Press account represents that
gentleman as saying: "If Har-
rison were nominated it would be
''utterly impossible to elect him.
"I1e could not possibly carry the Pacific
"Coast, nor would he be able to carry
"any of the States where the labor ele-
''ment predominated, because he voted
against the Chinese bill and the treaty
'and every phase OF it, and he had COM
United the still greater mistake of adj
'vocating the naturalization Of the Chi
'nese and giving them the right Of
| Suffrage"
The Associated Press dispatches say
that Mr.. De Young's statement created
CONSERVATION, as we'll it might in the
present status of the labor agitation in
the country, and they add that that
gentleman stated that he could produce
the records. The press reports 90 on to
say that representative Of the New
York delegation made the statement
that he did not think his delegation
would support Harrison if these facts
were brought before them, and he asked
De Young if he would appear before the
New York delegation and make the
statement, which he undoubtedly did.
In this matter two things are quite evil
dent.
a. That Mr.. De Young knew exactly
what he was talking about. His sources
of information as the chief of wealthy
and enterprising metropolitan newspaper
are unsurpassed. He would not be guilty
of misrepresenting the facts against a
leading Presidential candidate of his own
party.
(2.) The Republican party, which has
never been sound or honest either on the
Chinese or Labor propositions, has NOM
mated Harrison with the full knowledge
Of his attitude ON these absorbing issues
of the hour. The overwhelming prepon-
derance Of sentiment in that organization
is at heart hostile to the workingman and
devoted to the Fatherhood of God and
Brotherhood of Man idea. They care
| nothing for the wishes OF the people of
all classes on the Pacific Coast and are
impatient of any representations which
have in view a Cancellation OF the public
sentiment existing here.
There is another view of the matter
which is also worthy of note. 1t places
Mr.. De Young and his paper in what the
vulgar call hole, and it will be very
difficult for them to crawl out of it. As
the doughty Michael is man of stomach
and decided views, it will be painful for
him to eat crow. He seems, however,
to have prepared for himself and his
paper an uncommonly large and odorous
mass of that somewhat disesteemed
comestible. OF course the Chronicle will
at once see virtues in Harrison that
it never dreamed of, but it will be
promptly met by the emphatic declara.
tions of its chief. The scriptural poig-
nant cry, ooh, that mine enemy should
write book" may be applied to the
proprietor OF the leading Republican
paper Of the Pacific Coast. Now, and for
all time to come, as respects this cam
paign, the guns Of the Chronicle are
spiked, so to speak. De Young and his
Jealous band will be compelled to go one
eye on utterances that are, to say the
least, embarrassing.
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