Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-11-25
True Democracy.

TRANSLATED rom La Voz del Nuovo Mundo,
of Nov. 18th.
Under Democratic rule every COM
munity may prosper, when integrity
and civic virtues, the fortune of ma
tions, shed their light upon the front;
but when virtue, intelligence and
knowledge, without which their we'll
being and prosperity are impossible,
are supplanted by audacity, vanity
and ignorance, communities, instead
of advancing, are impeded and not
unfrequently surrounded with difficult
ties, the forerunner of fsorrowful crises
which become the burial places of
liberty and of personal rights.
The beautiful city Of Los Angeles,
celebrated for the salubrity of its eli
mate, the fertility of it's soil, the hos
pitality of it's amiable citizens and
the extraordinary progress which of
late has been made in the develop
ment of its resources which will soon
make it not only one of the most i'm
portant cities of California, but of Pa
who understand and can help carry
forward this movement, without which
all individual efforts will be of no
avail For this reason, the patriotic
and well-meaning citizens who in
truth love their city and desire its
growth and prosperity, should be ac-
tive in the public meetings, so that
from the ballot-boX there shall result
the election of those citizens who,
with their popularity and Intelligence,
are well known for their integrity,
patriotism, knowledge and probity.
When we saw among the announce
ments contained in our worthy con-
temporary, La Cronicd, that of Don
Francisco Sabichi, in which he an
palup palupce55 hljtmsSf a7a c9nqSdgidate foEw wt}e the
greatly surprised; for of the very little
estimation we have of that individu-
ais capacity, kaaowled9e ana good
Sta,ading in the community in which
we have known him since 1861 without
its then being in the power of the imag-
ination to suspect that thirteen years
later he would have the boldness to
aspire to position so respectable as
the one he now solicits, notwithstand-
ing his meagre education and ignoble
capacity. Some one has said, there is
nothing so audacious rs Ignorance,
and in this case Mr.. Sabichi
comes forward to confirm the truth
fulness OF this saying by his crack
Drained pretension. If III any city of
this State it would be an indelible in
suit that men as obscure as Mr.. Sabi-
chi should offer themselves as candi-
dates for II position so important, it is
much more so in Il place like Los An
geles, which, more than most others,
counts in its lap eminent and merito-
rious citizens, who, with the influence
alone which they possess, could effect
much more than this ollice-hunter,
who appears to believe with all his
might that offices are only to give
honor and TO increase the vanity of
dull mortals, and not for the further
ance of the progress and happiness of
the people which is, wherein prudent
men of patriotism look for their fame,
and not by iilching through surprise
their election from the uninformed
portion of the people.
This candidacy has justly aroused
the patriotism of the sensible men of
Los Angeles, who do not see it but rs
a gratuitous insult to the good sense of
the community, a mental aberrancy
on the part of him who proposed tand
of those who support it.
We conclude this article with eX-
pressing the intention to pursue with
out delay this question, in the fortu
nate issue of which is involved the
growth and social happiness of
worthy people and which, like those
Of Los Angeles, merit our respect and
warmest sympathies.
EEIJpE EIERRO