Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-10-23
HE GREAT ISSUE.
Pith and Point Of the PO-
litical Battle.
THE PRESS AND PLATFORM.
Democratic Doctrine on Tariff Re-
fern as Taught by the Great
Leaders East and West.

Mr.. Watterson, popularly known as
the "Star-Eyed Goddess Of Reform
calls Mr.. Harrison "the candidate OF the
money devil" Which, we rise to re,
mark, is truthful if not polite.-[St. Paul
Globe.
In New York the number of sheep has
diminished under the high tariff much
more than in Pennsylvania. We have
only about 800, 900 sheep in the Empire
State now, against 5 900, 900 in 1867, when
the high wool tariff was adopted Ell
mira Gazstte.
It took Chairman Quay OF the National
Republican Committee twenty-four hours
to find out Blaine was in New York. AT
least, he gave no indication that ne knew
the fact before that time. At that rate
Quay won't find out that he is beaten out
of his boots till week after election
Manchester Union.
The number of sheep in Pennsylvania
in 1887 was 1904, 323-about one sheep
to every family. The production Of wool
is estimated at 4 1885, 900 pounds little
less than pound apiece for all of us.
The number Of sheep in Pennsylvania
has fallen off since 1850 over 100000.
Wool raising is Improbable on our dear
Observation-Disclosures Record.
The Pioneer Press, the colored peoples
paper, published at Martinsburg-the
only paper in West Virginia specially
devoted to the colored people as class
says:
"The colored voters were never so
much divided as they are now. Go it,,
boys, for you have been tails to the Re-
publican kite entirely too long"
charleston wv. Va.) Free Press.
The Hoosier Democrats will uniform
5000 torch bearers this week, and one
organization will be full regiment of
Democratic Grand Army men. including
some of the members OF General Ben
Harrison's old regiment. The Indiana
soldiers are evidently to be found on
both sides of the political fence Ban
gor Commercial.
In pigeon-holing the House Retaliation
bill the Republican Senators have given
mortal offense to the Irish contingent in
the ranks OF that party. 1t only needed
some such cravenness as has been dis
played in dealing with the fisheries dis
pute to open the eyes OF Irish dupes to
show them the character of the company
into which demagogues have succeeded
in leading them.-[Philadelphia Record.
One of the notable things about the
present campaign is that large number
of colored voters are breaking away from
their bondage TO the Republican party.
. 1t is estimated that 24O 900 colored voters
in Northern States will vote for Cleve-
land and Thurman. Nothing indicates
the march OF intelligence more among
the race than this fact. 1t shows that
they have risen above the blind prejudi-
ces of the past and are exercising their
reasoning powers upon political AFFAIRS
LA Crosse (Wis Cronicle.
Judge Thurman's Letter of Ac-
ceptaMce.
The strength of Judge Thurman's let
ter Of acceptance of the Democratic nom-
ination to the eVice-Presidencyl lies chiefly
in its impressive quality of earnestness,
sincerity and absolute conviction. In
every phase and sentiment is revealed
honesty, which, linked to his long ex-
perience in American politics, has se-
cured for him the respect and confidence
of his fellow countrymen, irrespective of
partisan considerations.
Judge Thurman puts the issues of the
conflict before the people with the SIM
pie force of one who has an abiding faith
in the truth of what he says and is con-
scious of his being entirely right in his
Interpretation of the principles of his
party and in his Endorsement of them as
available for the good and beneficial
government of the Republic. His words
are fitted to the comprehension of all
all sorts OF people, so that by the light
of his experience and practiced states
manship' the workingman, who has but
little leisure for the study of difficult prob
lens in politics, can see his way clearly to
the service of his own interests, while at
the same time the most profound student
of the merits of political questions can find
in the same beacon guidance and an
inspiration. Judge Thurman's letter is
brief, and does not dwell upon the de-
tails of the situation. But it indicates
tro .dly and Complementary the core
and the salient features of the contro-
versy, putting into the field in that form
a compact campaign document that will
60 further toward the instruction of the
masses as to the depth and true charac-
ter and significance of the contest than
the most elaborate arguments.
Having thus, with a few mastery
touches, brought into the foreground, in
massive prominence, the correct forms
and spirit of the principles involved,
Judge Thurman makes this strong point
in his conclusion:
1T seems to me that if the policy OF
the Democratic party is plainly presented
all must understand that we seek to
make the cost of living less, and at the
same time increase the share of the la
boring man in the benefits of national
prosperity and growth"
Let Democracy therefore make sure
that its policy is 'splainly presented" SC
that "all must understand. ."-[New Y York
News.
Plenty of encouragement for the
democrats, But the Republicans
Have to Whistle.
There is no encouragement for the Re.
publican party in anything that has hap
pened during the past week, wrote VIII
liam M. Speer on October 18th from New
York to the Chicago Herald. The result
of the Democratic factional fight in in
creasing the Democratic vote in this CITY
was at once apparent in the returns from
the first days registry, where third
more votes appeared than on the first day
in 1884. At that time the local issue was
not fully made, and the registry at first
was slight, but this year the County
Democrats and Tammany Hall had nom-
mated separate tickets before the registry
opened. The result was big increase.