Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-07-20
WE are th oroughly in love wit

WE are thoroughly in love with
fair play In politics. The fashion
Of slandering an opponent is far
more honored In the breach than
In the observance. We find, in the
last number of the Downey City
Outlook, an article so exactly in
accord with our views in this re-
gard that we cannot forbear repro
ducing II:
Some Republican journalist, who
IL trying hard to make capital
against DR.. Glenn, the Democratic
nominee for Governor, because he
&Vps go, 900 acres of land, says that
lfP immense estate, if divided
4 to 100 acre tracts, would furnish
& ple resources for 375 fami lies, or
51775 persons. Yes; and If all of
George G. Perkins's steamships
were cut up into canoes, no doubt
an equal number would each have
"a little boat of his owD to paddle.
1t it is not always right to do
lese things. Both of these gentle-
men obtained their property in q
legitimate way, and they are using
it legitimately. Both of these cam
didates for Governor are men of
intelligence, character and execu-
tive ability. As to their being rich,
they are all the better for that; they
will be above temptations that
many ''poor devils" might not re-
& nank
! - forced construction of the term
may classify Glenn and Perkins as
s'monopolists'' Of the mildest type;
hut In the odieus sense Of the ex-
preston 1t cannot be done. Per-
kins is concerned in steamship
'tcompany which has uniformly
dealt fairly with the people-carry.
ing freights and passengers at rea.
sonable rates. When the company
fret came upon the southern coast
route in opposition to an old and
wealthy line that was a monopoly
and used its power oppressively,
the rates were lowered to figures
below what any people could ask.
The old company finally sold out
and retired; but the new line mere
i ~ raised Its rates to figures that
Awere at least not extortionate.
4Then . weak opposition came on
AID the Perkins Company seeing
that there was only business for
one line, lowered the rates and run
of the opposition. After which
+ the old reasonable rates were re-
sumed. This company also fought
the railroad power which Is, always
has been, and will continue to be a
until regulated by law.
@As to the pooling of rates, we
know nothing about it. 1t is de-
7nfed. However, we are satisfied
the Steamship Company did no
more than they were compelled to
DOLBY the Railroad power. We
Were In . position for two years, at
Wilmington and Santa Monica, to
watch the movements of both the
Steamship and Railroad Company.
The former always seemed to be
animated with disposition to treat
the people fairly, and encourage
! business development; the latter, at
al times, might be compared to a
greedy fellow who, thinking it his
last chance, was not only willing
to clear the platter but lick the
plate-utterly careless as to wheth-
or any one else got anything TO
eat or not. We think the history
4of the Steamship Company will re.
& flect no discredit upon Mr.. Perkins.
& DR.. Gienn's career In the accu-
i mutation OF a large landed estate is
xequaIIy honorable. He made all
This purchases from bona fde own.
>ers; he never frozs out his neigh
bors; he never took advantage of
\ 33he straightened circumstances OF
6ny one. At the time Of his first
purchAse the residents of that part
of the s ate considered the land of
little value. He redeemed it TO pro-
ductive and profitable use, and this
encouraged hundreds Of others to
cultivate the same quality of soil.
E.As . consequence, the price of land
doubled, trehled and quadrupled; (;
and much of his land was pur-
chased at an enhanced value that
he bad created himself. In the
working Of his large estate DR..
E (3lenn employed white labor, pay
. jnR good wages. This Is not like
the land monopolist, who is so obi
Gus to the people in this State. That
class OF men have acquired large
poesessiOns by all sorts of unfair
neans, and hold them as mere
Dslock ranges, waiting for q time
when they can sell out at high hg-