Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-07-30
TUESDAY, JULY 80, 1850.
Elements of Political Defeat.

Elements of Political Defeat.
Hon. jeff. Chandler, prominent law
yer and politician of st. Louis, is In the
city. The reporter of a contemporary
has collected some of his views on ma
tional and local political contests. Mr..
Chandler asserts that MIR. Cleveland's g
tariff message, with other elements OF
the ex-President's policy, defeated him
self and his party. That is what the
HERALD has constantly maintained. The
reporter said to Mr.. Chandler: "You
are what is called protection Demo
crat?" The Missouri politician replied ;
"You may call me what you please.
am certainly not in favor of free trade,
l believe that the country is
committed in degree to protec-
ton. 1t always has been and
always will be-" Here again is exactly
the attitude at all times taken by the
HERALD. Free trade, mere doctrinaire
theory, never has been any part OF the
Democratic party's political creed. The
only difference between the Republican
doctrine on this head and ours, is that
the former go frames it's protective
schedule as to enrich the millionaire
manufacturer, while the Democratic idea
is to so levy the tariff duties as to do the
people in general the greatest good.
Jefferson was protectionist, and SO were
all the really Democratic leaders from
his time down.
Mr.. Chandler says the Democratic
party is losing ground in his State, and
assigns as the reason that it has held too
large q majority for too many years.
Such a condition of affairs invariably
works ruin to any political party. 1t
leads to high-hsnded measures. 1t be-
gets neglect and contempt of the peoples
rights and interests. 1t is always fol-
lowed by a revolt of the people, and the
putting of the other party in power.
That is the philosophy of parties
in a great republic like ours. The
more nearly balanced they are the
better the government is. 1t is also for
the real interests of the parties them
selves that no one should rise to such an
overwhelming power as to be able to do
as its leaders and cffice holders please.
Such political existence is like that of
the rank weed that grows at Lethe'e
wharf. Its own rankness causes its pre-
mature decay. The Republican party in
this city may we'll learn an important
lesson from this. 1t has been a calamity
to the city that all departments of the
government should have gone into
the hands of one party. 1t
has been as great a calamity
to the party in power. AS things are
going there may be yet graver reasons
for both the city and the party to regret
so great victory. 1t acts as the soft
DELIGHTS of Canra did on the splendid
army Hannibal led over the Alps, and
with which he won such stubborn fights
as those of the Ticinus, and of Lake
Thrasymne. The pleasures Of the
soft southern city unstrung the soldiers
nerves.
Our Republican fellow citizens
who fill all the stalls at
the public crib at present will
do we'll to recall the circumstances
through which they defeated our forces,
horse, foot and dragoon, and left the Los
Angeles Democracy all political corpses,
with the single exception of our M.
Whaling, whose presence in Office is as
marked as the famed jsm in the Ethiop's
ear. 1t was not Republican ascendency
of the simon-pure type, but political
epidemic. Such visitations pass and the
community always returns to its nor
NAL condition. The people are
not slow in discovering which
side of their bread the butter is on. The
Democratic dissensions that made
the city SO lamentably Republican will
be followed by Republican disseneions
that will replace the reins of govern
ment in our hands. The leaven is work
ing. 1t is large quantity and it will do
its work. A divided political RESPONSE
bility will be best for the city.