Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-28
Letter from a Workingman.

EDITOR HERALD: AS q working
man, l beg the favor of small space
in your paper to address few remarks
to the citizens of Los Angeles upon
the important topic of the approach
ing election. Now, the prosperity
and happiness of Il people depends en-
tirely upon the purity Of the laws by
which they are governed and their
sound and healthy administration. In
some countries the power to make the
laws is vested in the hands of few,
while the many are left with no other
chance but to obey such laws, which
they have not the least voice either in
making or executing; but+this is not
the case with us, in this much-favored
land, as all classes of men in this re-
spect have equal rights. Hence, if we
mis-apply this power within us, we
are left with only ourselves to blame.
If we want good laws, we must elect
men of sterling integrity to enact
them; and even then, if they are not
handled by upright and honest men,
we are left like the boy with his step
mother, who said that "the bread was
good, and the butter was good, but
what he found fault with was the way
the worthless brute spread it,"
We are now on the eve of our muni-
cipal election, and it behooves us, as
men who have the common interest
of our growing city at heart, to place
the right men in the right places, re-
gardless of any clique or small faction
whose only aim is their own interest
and the power to promote it upon the
expense of the taxpayers. We have
quite number of candidates in the
field offering themselves to serve us
who come under our notice in the
form of party tickets. Now, all these
we should examine and see how mat
| ters stand with them at home. Have
they managed their own affairs with
justice and economy? If SO, we know
how far to trust them with ours; be-
cause, depend upon it, this is a qualifi-
cation which is highly necessary for
public office. In these matters we are
too apt to speak in the third person,
and say, "they should do it;n but say
ave should do it," because it is
not only our interest to do
it; but we also have the
power to do it if we only would make
proper use of our reason and vote. We
should pass by such naked allegations
as those we see from time to time in
that worthless, snarling sheet which
like the dog in the manger sneaks out
of it's kennel every evening with its
angry bark at evrybody outside of the
limits of it's own ring. Surely this
illustrious writer should learn to be
more candid and deal more with prin-
ciples. He will find Mr.. Beaudry's
character like piece of good leather:
the more he rubs it the brighter it will
shine. ......
AS to how Mr.. Beaudry came in pos
session of his land | know very little,
but this know, he has and is making
good use of it. He not only sells to
the public at reasonable prices, but
also has been to considerable expense
in improving it and at the same time
improving the city. The excavations
and new streets he has made speak for
themselves. Can the slanderer deny
this? | defy him. In conclusion L
may say that / believe Mr. Beaudry to
be fit and proper gentleman to sit in
the highest seat of our municipal Of
| fees, and as such | will both vote for
him and support him. Yours truly,
VERITAS.