Los Angeles herald., 1892-06-05
AFTER DR YOUNG'S SCALP.

1t needs NO open letter from Mike De
Young to inform the public that he has
got the senatorial fever in its most fla
grant form. Every issue OF his paper
shows it. The order has manifestly
gone out to his reporters and editorial
writers to let no chance clip to mention
his name in favorable way in his own
paper. Some of the breaks his re-
porters make in this direction are nau-
seating. When George w. Childs was
nearing Oakland in his private car a
Chronicle reporter boarded her and
stated who he was and his business to
Mr.. Childe. At this the Philadelphia
philanthropist was reported lin the
Chronicle) to have frightened up and
to have asked very earnestly about the
health of his dear and distinguished
friend, Mr.. M. H. De Young! This is
only one of scores of similar examples
which make it obvious that special in
structions have gone out to keep
Mr.. De Young's name before the people
as far as the Chronicle can do so. The
late exposure of some sort of an agree
ment entered into at Sacramento oy
senatorial candidates before the last
legislature to the effect that De Young
was to have the next chance, has aroused
a feeling of indignation amongst honest
Republicans who seriously object to the
disposition of United State tessenatorships
by the collusion OF a few scheming poll
ticians. The Lake County Avalanche
takes the lead amongst Republican in
terror newspapers in sounding the note
of opposition to Mr.. De Young's pre-
tensions. Here is specimen Of the
way in which the Avalanche handles
the subject:
The more the Republicans have con-
ce ded to the Chronicle the more it's sell.
fish, unappreciative proprietor has
asked, until now he has the effrontery
to presume that the party owes it to
him to elect him to the United States
senate. Heretofore it was simply the
matter of granting him dollars and the
naming of some Office, besides giving to
himeelf one important Office. His pres
ent demands involve not only the good
name and reputation of the Republican
party and the dignity of the grand old
state OF California, bnt also the honor of
the nation. Right here the line should
and must be drawn; the leaders of the
Republican party cannot afford to shirk
any of the responsibility of putting thie
man De Young and his diehonorable gang
down any longer, He has stepped be-
yond the pale OF reason and has asked
for something that no respectable party
can afford to grant him. He must not
be made an issue in this campaign, or
the next legislature will be lost to the
Republicans, for the respectable voters
of the interior will not support him, and
would prefer to sacrifice the state to the
Democrats, as he did in the Sargent!
Farley fight, rather than see him repre-
cent them in the senate.
II the interior Republican press should
join with the Avalanche in it's crusade
against De Young, it will make his
chances of reaching the senatorial goal
very slim. The Democracy, however,
can look upon such episodes as this with
a great deal of complacence. Neverthe-
less, if the choice of Republican senators
must 60 to the highest bidder, we would
prefer to see it knocked down to De
Young rather than to the mere attorneys
of the monopolistic corporations. De
Young has popular stuff in him-the
others are mere markers on the senate.
rial cbeckerboard.