Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-23
THEY OUGHT TO BIZ HRLD IN SAN FRAN
CISCO,

THEY OUGHT TO BIZ HRLD IN SAN FRAN
CISCO.
The fight which is being made to hold
the national conventions OF the great
parties in San Francisco is one in which
the HERALD heartily sympathizes. Cal
ifornia is a name of great significance
and interest in the east. Immense num-
bers of the people of that section are as
familiar with our unique history as we
are ourselves. The story Of the modern
Argonauts is quite as entrancipg-in-
deed far more so-as that of Jason and
his companions in their search ior the
Golden Fleece.
1t might, perhaps, have been better if
the concerted movement had been made
to hold both conventions in the Angelic
City. Then a sort of aureola would have
clustered around both tickets, and they
would have possessed virtue even if
they assumed it not. The yignette in
which would have appeared the words,
'sEl Pueblo de la Reina de Los Ange-
les, would have possessed an irresist-
ible fascination for those who love
euphony, and there might have
been some inherent virtue in the
legend which would have relieved
politics of much of their grossness. On
the other hand, this section would have
run a great danger if great masses OF
gross politicians had been permitted to
desecrate our groves as official bodies.
OF course we shall expect to see, and
shall welcome, the elite of both parties
should they come here, but we shall be
glad to know that the riff-raff and rag
tag and bobtail (there is very little of
these elements in Democratic national
conventions, although we regret to say
that the grand old party is not equally
fortunate) will be kept up in San Fran
cisco.
For these and various and sundry
other reasons we should be heartily
glad to see the conventions of both the
Democratic and Republican parties held
in San Francisco. They will find that
city highly interesting and delightful
center of most pronounced cosmopoli-
tan character. They will find the city
itself matter demanding their curious
and respectful attention. Its site
alone is thing for intelligent attention.
The Golden Gate leads into the most
matchless harbor on earth-a harbor 80
vast that the navies and the merchant
marine Of the world would be lost in it.
The seven dwarfed hills OF Rome would
seem contemplate when contrasted with
the seven and seventy noble eminences
of San Francisco. The Presidio drive is
dream of iridescent beauty, whose in
comparable majesty and variety proba-
bly, few even of the people OF the Golden
Gate themselves realize. &4
California deserves and should receive
all sorts of consideration from the peo-
pie of the United States. Since 1849
this state has poured. by authentic rec
ords, million and quarter of minted
gold dollars into the channels of COM
merce, principally into those of this
country. It Was the Midas touch of
California that awo1e the United States
from it's rustic repose to dreams of an
empire of peace, but of opulence as well.
Notwithstanding the drain of $40, ,000, 900
in gold to Europe during the past spring
and winter, this country has still a stock
on hand amounting to nearly eight
hundred million dollars. Had it not
been for California we not only should
not have had this sum, but we should
al
lars behind in gold COMA very mate
rial thing indeed when the monometal.
lists are carrying things with high
hand.
Thus we are entitled to the recogni-
ton of both the national parties that
claim to hold the destinies of this great
country, which is so vastly indebted to
California for its aggrandizement, in
their hands. The age of many cities is
underlined. But there can be no doubt
about that of San Francisco. Forty-two
years covers the alpha and omega of the
business, and the study OF lusty me-
tropolis assuredly yet mere youth, so
to speak, will afford the politicians a
most interesting subject of speculation.
Then there is another reason why
San Francisco should be chosen. The
political conventions are generally held
in midsummer. In all other cities
where national conventions are held the
sweltering, the perspiring and the re-
sulting cuss-words are beyond all COM
putation. In San Francisco, on the
other hand, the breezes will be even
more grateful than those which in GER
tain portions of the old world blow from
Araby the Blest. They come down
from the cool Arctic circle, and are