Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-25
SLOW BUT SURE RErRlsurloS.


That there is Nemesis in politics no
man can doubt who has followed the
course of American history. The at
tempt to substitute Aaron Burr for pres
ident in 1900 was followed in due time
by development of American feeling
which. however unjust, has placed Burr
bv the side of Benedict Arnold in popu-
lar estimation. The reputation of the
will of the American people in 1924,
by which John Quincy Adams instead
of Gen. Andrew Jackson was made
president of the United States-although
it was done in pursuance of the forms OF
the constitution-marked every one who
was concerned in it out for popular ven-
geance. The part that Henry Clay bore
in that memorable transaction forever
ruled him out of the list of real presi-
Dental possibilities, although it was
supposed by the Whig party that the
American people had forgotten the Incl
dent. To come down to more recent times,
the acceptance by Rutherford B. Hayes
OF an office to which he had not been
elected consigned that man, after he
vacated his post, to the densest obscurity
ever attained by an individual whose
general career had been inohensive and
whose private character had been blame
less. Today Hayes must feel lonely as
he realizes the thick obscurity into
which he has fallen. That it is inten-
tional and carefully calculated is shown
by the far different treatment which Mr..
Cleveland receives. He, although a
beaten man for the presidency, and
although many persons think that he
unnecessarily invited defeat, is accorded
everywhere the cordial recognition which
merit and patriotism always command.
Even Grant himself did not escape a
rebuke from the American people, no
matter what his military claims were
upon the gratitude of his countrymen.
When he reached out his hand for a
third term, and was passed over, he got
his share of the Nemesis which followed
upon the unrighteous seating of Hayes
in 1876.
1t now appears that the Hon. Matthew
Stanley Quay, the Republican senator
from Pennsylvania, and still the chair
man of the Republican national COM
mittee, is about to get his just deserts.
This is the famous distributor of the
$400, 900 corruption fund collected by the
pious Brother Wanamaker. This facile
and unscrupulous person seems to have
reached the end of his rope. He has
never recovered from the expose of his
defalcation while state treasurer of
Pennsylvania-a criminal misappropris-
tion of the public moneys which he was
only able to make good through the in
terposition of Senator Don Cameron.
But for the generosity OF the son of old
Lochiel, this high priest of corruption
would have served the state in the garb
of convict. His long and successful
career of fraud and audacity is
about to come to an end. 1t
is conceded that he cannot be elected
as his own successor. and that he will
have to step down and out. Mr.. Chris
Magee, a young and decidedly popular
leader of the Republican party in West
ern Pennsylvania, a millionaire and the
owner of an influential newspaper, is
forging to the front as Quay's successor
in the mastery of the Republican party
in the Keystone state. We employ the
word mastery designedly, for in Pennsyl-
vania the Republican party needs a
master. But the methods of the two
men are as different as the day and
night. Magee is manly, resourceful,
able and generous. He looks like a
natural leader of men and he despises
dirty methods. AS consequence, he
has always opposed Quay and Wana-
maker and their methods. Their Meme
sis is at hand. Magee's success means a
new and better era.