Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-25
Come Down to Cases.

EDITORS HERALD Ill we are 10 credit
the Express, the Republican city con-
vention, OF yesterday, adopted plat
form which contained the following:
Resolved, That the Republican party
of the city OF Los Angeles in convention
assembled, hereby reaffirm and indorse
the principles of the Republican party
as set forth in the platform adopted at
its late convention at Sacramento, and
under which the state of California was
wrested from Democratic control, and
Republican governor and general assem-
bly, SO triumphantly elected,
/ heard the statement made during
the late campaign, that the Los Angeles
delegation to the Republican state con-
vention should not be held responsible
for the election of Dan Burns to the
vice craftsmanship of the Republican
state convention or for his appointment
as chairman Of the campaign commit
tee, because, it was argued, the majority
OF that delegation had not been in the
state long enough to know that Burns
had, while secretary OF state of
California, failed to account for
over $31 900 of the public mon
eys. But for what period must
we continue to throw the mantle of
charity over our Republican brethren?
The plank from which quote endorses
the Republican state platform as an in
strument under which the state was
wrested from Democratic control and a
Republican governor and general as
sembly so triumphantly elected" The
state may have been under Democratic
control, but what about Waterman and
Boruck? Haye the members of the
Republican city convention not yet
learned that California has been gov
erned by Republican for three years
Boys, you ought to post yourselves a
little. This is not ancient history.
But more inexcusable blunder is OBJ
servable in another portion of the
resolution, which alludes to the tri-
umphant election of general assem-
bly," My visiting statesmen and newly
come aspirants for California offices,
have you not been told that there is not
now and never has been general
assembly" in California? While you are
new here and but slightly acquainted
you should at least read up. A
reference to our state series
of text books or to the
annual statistician even would have
rendered such "a give-away" out OF the
question. III you will ask anyone who
has been in the state over four years,
you will learn that we have a legisla-
ture which is composed of "a senate and
assembly," and that while such a body
as general assembly" is constitu-
tional organization in your far-off home,
| that it has ever been unknown on the
shores OF the Pacific.
The singular and amusing platform
which / have cited, reminds me OF a
clause in the declaration of principles y
adopted by the Republican convention OF
this county in July last, in which
Senator Stanford was referred to as
''a great pubicist." That committee on
resolutions did not know that Webster
defines publicist to be "a writer on the
laws of nature and of nations"
In the most friendly spirit l suggest
that our Republican fellow citizens,
when framing their next platform, en-
ploy not only person familiar with ru-
dimentary English, but likewise some
time resident who may be able to in,
form them as to the A B G of California
government.
When one of the secretaries of the
Republican state COMMUNICATING also
came from Los Angeles said that Peta
luna was the county seat OF Santa
Clara county, we were willing to pas;
the matter over in silence. But these
errorsAre becoming too common.
TIRED.
November 25, 1890.