Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-30
SOME WASHINGTON NOTES.
Political Gossip From the Ma
tion's Capital.
The Democratic and Republican
Point Of View.
Dissensions in the Democracy of Tenn
essee and Alabama-RepubIican
Bosses Alarmed-Repub-
liean Schemes.
special Correspondence to the HERALp.

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Alabama is threatened with most serious
consequences from internal dissensions
unfortunately existing in the party in
these states. This should not be. We
must have unity and harmony. They
are essential to victory, and in the great
contest in which we are now engaged we
must have victory. Measures and not
men" is time-bonored axiom Of the
Democratic party which all good and
true Democrats must recognize. Indi-
vidual success cannot be placed in the
balance against the success of the party,
and when any man for selfish ambition
is willing to hazard the success of the
party for his own advancement, he
should be relegsted to the rear ranks,
What Is the success of Jones and Kolb,
or Buchanan and Tourney, as compared
to the success Of the Democratic party?
II they cannot harmonize among them
selves and thus secure unity of action,
let the wisdom and patriotism of the
party, when the convention assemblies,
set them all aside and take up men upon
whom the party can unite. Alabama
has a number of able and true Demo-
Gratis, any one of whom would make
good governor, and who would lead the
party to victory. In Tennessee there is
not county but such leader can be
found. From West Tennessee there is
Atkins, VIM. H. Carroll, w. p. Cald-
well, Casey Young and M. G. Galloway.
In Middle Tennessee may be found
John T. House, Trousdale, Andrew J.
Caldwell and A. s. Colyar. East Ten
nessee has Judge Ingersoll, j. Gu.
Williams, Henderson, Ledgerwood and
David D. Anderson.
We have seen the proud banner OF
Democracy trailed in the dust Of defeat
in the state of Polk and jackson and
Andrew johnson on two former memor-
the party. Let the noble Democracy
of the gallant Volunteer state" learn
wisdom from the past and profit by the
lesson purchased at so dear cost, and
when the state conventions assemble, let
them heal all dissentions and unite on
a standard bearer who will solidify the
party and secure an old time Democratic
victory. Otherwise g. Republican may
he elected governor, the presidential
ticket jeopardized. a United States SEN
ator placed in doubt, and, perhaps one
or more Democratic congressman de-
feated which might change the COM
plexion of the next house and turn it
over again to "Reedism" and the party
Of fanatical hate.
y No mans personal ambition must
stand in the way Of the triumphal
march Of the Democratic party.
/ The Republican bosses are just now
greatly alarmed ct the condition of the
behnocratic party and the danger OF de-
teet by the great number of candidates
that have been suggested. Each Of
these good shepherds has been on the
still hunt to find the weakest and try
and convince the Democrats that
be 10 the most available. While engaged
in this philanthrophic work of disenter-
ested patriotism, it would be we'll for
them first to select the strongest can
didate in their own ranks. At all events
they need not worry over the situation
in the Democratic camp, as our weakest
man can easily defeat their chosen
leader, whether it be the present in
cumbent, the magnetic man from
Maine, the glacial senator from Ohio, or
the sawdust warrior from Michigan.
A good presidential ticket is Blaine and
Alger: one could furnish the sense and
the other the dollars.
A very large proportion OF the cam
paign textbook now being circulated by
the Republican committee is devoted to
the discussion of the necessity for the
passage of Mr.. Lodges force bill, as per-
fected in iniquity by the originator of
the scheme, Mr.. John l. Davenport.
The Republican party, its managers
claim, is committed to the scheme Of
congressional and presiden-
tial elections, and while defeated as they
say for season, through the treachery
of q few Republican, who preferred free
silver to free elections" the agitation
must 60 on until the measure becomes q
law.
"The Republican party, J" say the man-
ayers of it's campaign, 'was defeated in
it's attempt to pass this bill not bv the
Democratic but by the Republican
votes. but officially there has been no
of the party's position.
Its national platform and every state
platform that has been constructed since
the last session of congress has reiterat-
ed the pledge of the Republican party
to pass the honest election law"
To these expressions of the continuing
of the leaders and politi-
clans who rule the Republican policy in
congress- and convention, might be
added the repeated expressions OF Presi-
dent Harrison-official and unofficial
in which he reiterates his belief in the
great necessity of the times is the pass
age OF such bill as that introduced by
Mr.. Lodge, with the assent and concur
renee in advance of the president him
self.
There is. indeed, no room for doubt,
that the Republican aim and hope this
wear not only of Republican president,
but of Republican house of representa-
tives also, is the passage of an election
bill that will insure, as they think, the
retention in power of the "grand old
party" for a quarter of century to
come, and practical denial to the
Democratic majorities of due represen-
tation in congress in the electoral col
lege.
Leaders in the south who quarrel over
small matters and endanger Democratic
by so doing, will do we'll to take
in time, and unite to avert the
which the success of the Re-
publican program would entail upon
their people.
The Democrats can win the coming
elections, but to do so will require the
electoral vote of every Democratic state.
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