Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-01-14

oonH 0s Oofll6l6, OleVol8uu Woulu nave
sold in the political pools dollars to
marbles az his own successor. Every
body wanted to vote for him. The
ladies liked him, although they
did not approve of his peculiar style of
beauty, and the children cried for him.
He was, in addition, a thoroughly patri-
otic man who knocked himself and his
party out-an unaccountable performance
which neither the Democratic party nor
his friends have yet fully understood.
What the Democratic party is highly
interested in is in being restored to the
control of great country, and having its
principles in the ascendant therein.
There is something stimulating and en-
nobling in directing the destiny of such
a country as the United States. Even
the incidental circumstances attending
the control of great country-as Mr..
Gladstone admits the United States is
the greatest in the world now and des-
tined to become incommensurably
greater in the immediate future-are
things to be regarded by men of sense.
The Democratic party has clear
record on the question of protection and
free trade. All it has to do to regain
control of the country and hold it prac-
tically forever, is to repeat, in substance,
the platform on which it elected Mr..
Cleveland in 1884. On identically that
platform it can elect as good a man and
| as good or perhaps better Democrat in
1892. The Greek and Roman churches
have been separated for centuries by a
mere word as to the procession of the
Trinity. If in the Democratic platform
of 1892 there is failure to reaffirm the
real Democratic position on the tariff
not the Calhoun position, by the way
the three lower wards of New York City
will knock out the Democratic candidates
in 1892 as they did in 1888.
We may as we'll realize these facts
early, and prepare to win. The John @.
Calhoun.Jef Davis Democratic party is
free trade contingent of a party of far
better and more patriotic traditions.
The Jeferson.J Jackson Benton Demo
cratic party-which can always carry
the United States overwhelmingly if ito
Southern contingent will give it chow
is party which aims at a tariff for
revenue, with the duties go laid as to
protect American industry. The Demo
cratic idea is to make these duties low,
and to make them steadily lower. The
winning Democratic position is the re-
peal and modification of the war tariff,
but the party, outside of Senator Vest,
Mr.. Henry Watterson and a few other
fervid spirits that lost us the Presidential
election of 1888, is disposed to so place
the duties which are necessary to main.
tain the government as to protect Amer
lean industry-the American workman
and American workmanship being fully
recognized.
Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock was rush.
ing into the White House on resistless
tide. Like the man after whom ne was
named, and whose "fuss and feathers, i"
"hasty plate of SOUP. .. and sssweet Ger.
man accent" and "rich Irish brogue'
letter landed him the worst defeated
man that ever ran for President, Gen.
Hancock was capable of making mis-
takes. He wrote one letter too much.
Unfortunately for Gen. Hancock, un-
doubtedly one of the most charming men
that ever ran for President, he en-
countered newspaper reporter, who
beguiled the Democratic candidate
into writing letter in which he stated
that the tariff was purely local ques-
ton. If, instead, Gen. Hancock had
said that the tariff was question of To-
calities he would have been elected.
The order in which q word is intro
duced in the procession of the Trinity
has separated for ages the two most
nearly allied branches of the Christian
religion. If the Democratic party shall
in 1892 substantially re.affirm the plat
form on which Mr.. Cleveland was
elected in 1884, the Democratic party
will resume possession of power and
practically hold it forever. If, on the
other hand, it allows Mr.. Henry Waiter.
son and Mr.. John G. Carlisle to dictate
it's policy and frame its platforms, it will
be beaten as often as it comes up.
1t is Democratic privilege to express
ones views, and the HERALD has had no
hesitation in doing it energetically and
without reserve.
If the Democratic party will send it's
Kentucky egotists to the rear, in 1892,
and return to genuine Democratic
policy, in line with Democratic tradi.
tions, it will control the United States
until it gets tired of task which would
look to most people as very fascinating
trust.
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