Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-21
The Governor aud the Newspapers


The interest which has all at once
been developed amongst our Republican
contem poraries of Los Angeles in the
question is passing strange.
There is q mysterious simultaneousness
about it quite as impressive as Bill Nye's
celebrated signature to the circus pros
pectus, in which he announced the ad-
vent of oliver Pad" the grand lion,
whose only food was fresh Ohio men.
Whatever is the cause of this simulta
neousness, it is simultaneous beyond
measure. All these great intellectual
ENGINES of political opinion and power are
now oiling up their pistons and packing
and lubricating their fire boxes. To drop
line of simile which would become too
complicated if persevered in, every Rspub-
lcan journal of the Cityof the Angels has
pranced gaily into the political arena and
scored for race which is somewhat re-
motes one would think, considering that
the elections in this State take place two
months later than before the adoption of
the new constitution.
The Tribune stands on impregnable
ground. In carrying the colors of our
present gracious Governor, Strictly
Business" r. W. Waterman, that journal
shows that it knows q good man and
good thing when it sees either. Take
him for all in all, if by some inscrutable
Providence Mr.. Waterman should be
called away from us we should not soon
look upon his like again. He is noble
example of the crude, and has shown a
happy faculty of receiving instruction
when it is rendered through the per-
suasive methods of Boruck. 1t would
be like gliding refined gold or painting
the lily to attempt to award to Strictly
Business" the full need of his merits,
personal and political. The Insurance
Ring of California will vie even with the
Tribune in chorusing his praises. Sc
strong has been his powers of personal
magnetism that many Democrats are
found to Breathe heartfelt prayer that
he may receive the Republican nomina'
ton. They remind their Republican fell
low citizens Of the injunction OF St. Paul tc
'shold fast to that which is good" The
Governors devotion to his fellow citi-
zens and neighbors of Southern Cali
fornia has even carried him to the dis
interested pitch of being willing to sell a
mine for a couple of million dollars
which would be dear at fifth of the
money. In the field of politics, under
the tuition of Boruck, he is rapidly ma.
turing into statesman of the first rank,
having even extorted compliments from
Mr.. Blaine, in correspondence which
the Secretary of State had with Sen Or
Mariscal. The Tribune has every reason
to be proud of it's protege, and will
doubtless champion him to the end with
the force and ability for which it is noted,
Singularly enough, the Times and EG'
press show q callouS Indifference to the
claims of the Governor for renomins.
ton. Mr.. F.'s aunt, in one of Dickens'f
charming novels, described Arthur Glen
nam as having "a proud stomach" We
are inclined to think that the TSnees Cal
be grouped in this category so offensive
to the venerable lady quoted. In the
past it has dealt with Governor Water
man with scant respect and often with
levity. Nay, it has even gone to the
point of denouncing the official head ot
it's party, questioning his motives and
intimating that his official and personal
record is "rotten," to employ phrase
which has come into vogue of late years
amongst the vulgar to indicate all man
ner of political tergiversation and iurpi
tude. The Express has not gone to the
lengths of the Times in its arraignmenI
of the Governor, but it has raised the
standard of revolt and shows unnistak
able signs of knitting the great exemplal
of 'Strictly Business" methods.
Both these journals express decided
preference for Col. H. III. Markham az
the Republican nominee for Governor
That this is an attack upon Waterman in
flank and rear Which possesses elements
of danger cannot be doubted. The Re
publicans feel like nursing their strength
in the southern counties, and under
ordinary circumstances would be almos,
certain to accord the nomination to this
section, the more particularly as, should
the "grand old party" carry the State,
the immemorial injustice of selecting the
United States Senator from the northern
and central counties would be repeated.
The rival aspirations of two Southern
Californians may very naturally result in
also throwing the nomination for Gov
ernor to the North.
AS it stands, it is a very pretty devel-
opment, all strictly within the Repub.
licsn ranks, and in any aspect it is
auspieious of good to the Democracy. II
will be interesting to watch the progress
of the struggle between the followers OF
Markham and Waterman and their
respective journalistic champions. To
make head against this powerful opposi-
ton, intensified by the very considerable
following of Col. Markham in the Re-
publican party, will put ,"Strictly Busi-
nese'' to his trumps.
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