Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-03-09
DO ws Moan Bu.ine.,.

DO We Mean Dusiness?
Responsive to the sentiment of
unrest which we have noticed In
Southern California, and which 10
really . protest against sectional
Discrimination, the HERALD has
aeltatsd, In season and out, for
the establish msnt, in this section,
Of psnitentiaries, branches Of the
State Supreme Court, Insane Asy.
lums, Normal schools, and "sich."
We have been doing this thing for
four years and over. all Of the Los
Angeles papers joining US, Of late.
AZ result Of the public opinion
which the newspapers OF this city
have created, the HERALD being
their Coryphsus. certain State Sen
ators ard Rspres sentatives have co.
operated, and thus Los Angeles
has now . branch Of the Supreme
Court Of the State and State Nor
NAL school. For these results We
primarily compliment the HER.
AID, sscondarily we compliment
cur contemporaries; and, tertius,
the Senators and Asssmblymen,
from Ellie to West, Del Vale and
Crank, who have caught up and
benefited by this impetus. Doubt
lees oil these gentlemen, by this
time, think they originated the
whole programme, Of which they
never dreamed, till the Los Ange-
les press gave it life and being.
Another idea Of the HERALD's
has been . new State, In the make.
up OF which the distinctive South.
ern California counties of Ssn Ber.
nardlno, San Diego aad Les Apge-
les should be leading factors. We
early saw that the only hope for
the formation Of such new State
laid In the union of the Southern
counties Of this State with the
Southern counties Of Arizona. In
our nelghborlng territory the idea
has been caught up with enthusi-
asm and spontaniety. The Legis'
lature OF Arizona, adopting the
idea of the HERALD, has
psssed an act permitting
the Southern and wealthy
and promising section Of thai
territory to unite with our three
Southern counties, the latter the
most promising section of Callfor-
mia. Right here lies the possibility
OF = new State, and only here. The
Arisono Star, published at Tucson,
has the following as to this legiti'
mate and feasible programmes:
The time Is at hand when the
people of the southern part of this
Territory must consider the advis-
ability of changing our Territorial
government for that of q State. The
Territorial Legislature has at its
present session, as we are inform
cd, passed an enabling act and q
memorial to Congress praying the
formation of that part Of the Terri
tory which lies north Of the Gila
river into q new Territory, and con-
senting that the southern portion
might follow its pleasure in unit
ing with Southern California to
form q new State. or late the
press of Southern California has
been agitating the project, and if
the tone OF the press can be accept
ed % evidence 0f the state Of feel
ing, It may be asserted to be deep.
seated and sincere. Southern Cali
ifornia is to-day the most prosper.
Gus part of that State, as is South
ern Arizona of this Territory.
Both have great and present
wealth, and both have inconceiva-
BILE possi bilities in the future. Both
have grown up side by side, neigh.
borly, and with an intermingling
Of dependent interests that would
make . union mutually pleasant.
Though both yet In infancy, each
hes already the strength of man
hoed, and with union and maturer
years would produce q marvel of
wealth and power. In such q
State, the two great industries of
the world, mining and agriculture,
would be closely com bined, and BY
being under one government, with
mutual interests and o common
greatness to achieve, each would
enrich the other, and each section
would be the greater and stronger
for II. Southern California has
already great, profitable and
growing market In Southern Ari-
xpnA for all that she produces,
which, whom sheltered by q com
mon family roof, would be incress.
ed ten-fOld. Already have our
lucky miners made large invest
ments for homes, etc., in Los An.
geles and San Bsrnardino, and the
golden stream just forming will
widen and deepen till Los Angeles
and San Bernardino, like the
country about San Francisco, will
become enriched and opulent from
their neighboring mining commu.
nity. The uniting Of these sec.
tions under one government, and
the more cIosely drawing together
VI the two communities, would
materially hasten this result. We
favor the project. We deem 1t for
our bsot interests In every sense
that We should free ourselves ~
soon - possible from this blotch
upon American Institutions, call.
ed Territorial govern ment. We are
tired Of being governed by stran-
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