The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-09-07
A GLANCE AT tbs WORK.

The Republican convention Will turn
out greater number of disgruntled
candidates than any convention ever
before held in this county. These and
their friends will form no insignificant
element in the party, and the election
of the ticket Illuminated will not be the
walkover that was so fondly anticipated
by many optimistic Republicans. Some
of the best men in the party have been
ruthlessly slaughtered, and the belief is
burned into them that they have been
the victims OF an intrigue such as it
will severely test their party loyalty to
forgive. The secret ballot gave. as it
was doubtless intended to give, the pro-
scriptive element in the convention a
vantage ground which they were not
slow to make the most out OF. Men
who are stabbed in the dark will be apt
to cherish the resentment such a mode
OF warfare cannot but inspire, and we
shall be very much mistaken if il does
not result in detection that will prove
serious enough to the managers of the
campaign.
But it is not only the Indian work of
the A. P. A. element in the convention
that will prove boomerang to the
ticket nominated, but the convention
has incurred the active hostility OF
very powerful and enlightened section
OF the fair sex who take an active inter
est in public affairs. The confirmation
by the convention of the platform OF
principles enunciated by the party at
the state convention induced the ladies
to believe in the sincerity OF that plank
which favored the proper recognition OF
women in politics. They therefore pre-
scented a distinguished and eminently
capable member of their sex as fit
person for nomination as superintendent
of schools. They argued with reason
that if the declaration in favor of the
recognition of women in their platform
was not dab OF treRcle for the purpose
OF catching flies, their sincerity would
be demonstrated by conceding to q dis
tinguished and experienced lady that
erately fell down upon their women's
rights plank, and said in acts, il not iE
words, that that declaration OF party
principles was delusion and snare.
We admit that the convention was in
somewhat OF dilemma. 1t had not
only to struggle against the machina-
tons OF that old man of the mountains,
Otis, who had become the chosen boss
and oracle of the a. p. AS who fas-
tened themselves SO strongly upon the
convention; but it had to assume the
virtue OF fairness against the presump-
ton of dark-lantern and pre-arranged
slate methods, implied in the adoption
OF the secret ballot. 1t struggled noply
to throw off the incubi which dominat.
ed it, and in some instances il succeed
ed. The slate WAS smashed in several of
the nominations. but the general aroma
of the ticket gives very sensitive evi.
dence of it's paternity to the olfactories.
But what We particularly wished to
convey in this article was the general
idea that the work OF the convention
has weakened the party for the coming
campaign very materially in this county.
We do not anticipate that the Demo-
cratic party, under it's present manage
ment, haa the ability to take advantage
of the opportunity the shortcomings OF
the Repu blican convention has given it.
1t will doubtless go on in tho old way
and formulate ticket that will be more
acce ptable to the manipulators than to
the people. When this is thoroughly
seen by all who are interested in good
government, the time will be ripe for
the selection of a non-psrtisan ticket
that will be composed OF men who can
be relied upon to give us an honest and
economical administration Of our county
affairs. Nothing but waste and extrav-
gance can be expected from local gov
eminent which reaches office through
the tortuous slums OF the party conven-
tons, as just Heen. Public opinion at
the east is rapidly crystalizing into the
idea that municipal reform cannot be
secured inside of parties. and that it
can only be brought about by eschewing
politics in local elections.
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A YEAR OF ADVANCEMENT.