The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-19
A CURIOUS PHASE OF rHImBLERlG.

There is a great deal of wild cropping
about nowadays, by politicians, and
probably altogether the most grand and
lofty tumbling is being dons by so-called
Democratic statesmen. Disciples of Old
Hickory Jackson would like to see, once
in while, little something that would
indicate that this is a homogeneous
nation in which all men are created free
and equal. The admirers of Jackson
will wait in vain for anything OF that
kind. The New York World is probably
more responsible than any other twenty
causes put together for Mr.. Clevsland's
reelection. 1t is not too much to say
that, without the World, the present
president OF the United States woul d
not be in the White House. That being
the case, one would think that the
World would have some influence with
the highly nourished public functionsry
who. all through his second term. as far
as it has gone. has been engaged in
making Democracy and the promises OF
the Chicago platform ridiculous. But,
strange to say, the World, which is
responsible for the Cleveland renais-
sance, has had no influence with this
eccentric pseudo Democratic statesman
who now controls the government.
Very early in Mr.. Clevelaud's admin
istrstion the World collected conclusive
evidence that Attorney General Olney
was the most plant tool OF the trusts
and corporations that had ever figured
in American politics. No man of sense
disputes the conclusiveness of the evil
dence supplied by the World, and yet
Olney is still at the.helm Of state, at the
point of contact of Clevelsnd's admins
tration with the trusts. For fifteen
months the World has been accumulat-
ing its proofs OF Olney's subservience to
all kinds of corporation and trust ag-
gressions, and as it has multiplied evil
dence, stronger and stronger has grown
Olney's faithleasness to his high public
trust.
humorous aspects OF the administration
of the attorney generals office. During
Mr.. Cleveland's first term no man had
such unlimited influence with the ad-
mipistration az Leland Stanford. 1t is
not too much to say that he controlled
fully one-half of the federal appoint.
ments on the Pacific coast. When Mr..
Stanford reached Washington shortly
after the opening OF Mr.. Cieveland's
second term. on attending the presi-
dents levee, that public functionary
rushed up to the Californian. shook
hands with him with effasion, and an
nounced that nobody bad more infiu-
ence with him during his first admins
tration nor would during his second than
Governor Stanford.
And presto! change. No sooner 10
Governor Stanford dead than his widow
is harrassed as if her deceased husband
had been a criminal, which many people
think he was, but if he was, the authori-
ties at Washington were as we'll aware
OF the fact when 80 much obsequious-
ness was practiced by Olney and the ad-
ministration, as now. Under the circum-
stances, suit against Mrs. Stanford was
peculiar. More peculiar than ali just
now is the suspicious interest which has
lately been developed in the affairs of
the Southern Pacific Railway of Ken
lucky. When that corporation was first
called into being there was not a news
paper on the Pacific coast that was not
ringing with its details. OF which neither
the Democratic nor the Republican ad-
ministrations have taken the slightest
notice until the other day.
In the language of a southern poll
tican, "Where are We at?" What deep
and Machiavsllian scheme of plumber
underlies this latest development of our
national politics?
1t may be safely said that it is harder
to humbug our people now than it WAS
several years ago. What is the milk in
the cocoanut of all this recent suppositi.
tious devotion to the public interests on
the part Of Olney and his subordinates
There are not wanting highly intelli'
gent people who will say that the whole
thing is an attempt to throw dust in the
eyes OF the good people. 1t is some
thing of the character of Cleveland'i
febrile action when tho MurchiHon lette
came out. That statesman OF RETROSPECT
ton thought that he could throw dus
in the eyes of the people as to his sub
servient. un-American policy by givin
Sir John Sackville West his walking pa
pers. 1t was clumsy strategy, and faile
, of its purpose of conciliating the Iris
vote.
Meanwhile, what 10 the olesginou
and trust.steamed Olney aiming at?