Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-30
PERTINENT POINTS.
A Democrat Gets in Some Good Work
on Times" Line of Sophistry.

"A Democrat Gets IN Some Good Work
on "Times" Line of Sophistry.
EDITORS HERALD-On the 23d instant
a letter appeared in the Los Angeles
Times, dated Los Angeles, October 11th,
and headed, "The Democrats and the
Irish" 1t clearly indicates that that
paper is sorely pressed for campaign ma
terial. 1t took its writer from the 11th
to the 23d inst. to scrape up something
he thought would be damaging to the
Democratic party, and transfer his imag-
mary bosh to the columns of the Times.
This writer states that "the Democratic
party is in the habit of posing as the
special friend OF our foreign-born citi-
zens, and especially OF those of the Emer-
aid ISLE" But that, he alleges, is about
as far as it goes. True to the traditions
of the party, the last Democratic con-
vention of this county, he claims, ex-
tended its heartfelt sympathy and sub
stantial aid to the oppressed peo-
pie of Ireland in words, cheap
words; but so far the "substan-
t al aid has not materialized, nor is it
likely to-" And then he goes on to
state how all the macs were left out in
the cold by the last Democratic county
convention but one lucky fellow, who
did get the nomination for the import
ant position of constable, and "a little
cheap sympathy for the rest" Now, it
is certainly great misfortune to be
blind, or even to be troubled with stra-
bismus, yet this squint-eyed gentleman,
j.. s., as he signs himself, has been
able to see the whole performance of
the last Democratic convention, but
strange as it may appear, he was en-
tirely unable to see single act of the
last Republican convention, which took
place only few days before the other,
though it is quite possible that if he had
placed his squirming optic in line, and
ranged it along the mourners' benches,
he could have seen really fine speci-
men of our colored citizens in the per-
son of Mr.. Robert Owens, a man pos
sessing good character and good prop
erty. He, too, wished the nomination
for constable, but did he get it?
Not by just $50 miles of Republican
gospel measure. In making up states
and tickets every other element has to
be conciliated and recognized, but as to
the colored citizens, oh, well, they'll
vote the Republican ticket anyhow.
That is the real cause why Mr. Owens
did not get the nomination.
The leaders of the Republican party
have come to the conclusion, politically
speaking, that the colored voters are
their property, and whether it is their
choice or not, they must vote the ticket
which is placed in their hands.
But the colored citizens are learning
very fast how taffy is made, and how it
is sold, and the only tariff duty they
have to pay for it's manufacture is to
vote the straight Republican ticket,
Office or no office. They are. however,
beginning to know on which side OF
their bread the butter is smeared. AS
this j. SIS. mind is so much tor
tured about the Irish, and why
they stick SO closely to the DEM
ocratic party, it may be we'll to
give him few points on that subject
before leaving the question. In the first
place, the Irish and their descendants
took an active part in achieving Ameri-
can independence, and in forming the
government of these United States; and
we find their names strewn alonp
through the pages of our history from
the immortal Patrick Henry down to 8
venerable old gentleman known here
sbouts as the Honorable Ex-Governor
John q. Downey Of Los Angeles, who il