Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-08-31

WHILE we are sorry to say that
we do not think that the attain
ment of a new State called South
California is feasible just now, not.
withstanding, we think that the
next decade will see the thing a
fact accomplished. One cannot
help, however, being disgusted
by the neutrality-suspicious. Of por-
ton of the press which opposes the
formation of the new Common
wealth. The ridiculous idea has
been advanced, notably by the
Chronicle, that an itching for of
fee lies at the bottom OF the
scheme. AS far as regards the fur
theriDg Of ambitious personal aspi-
rations, we know of no section of
the State that is more happily
placed than Southern California to
get all it desires in California as
she stands to-day, In the first
place very large voting constitu-
ency has grown up in Southern
California during the past decade,
and notably in Los Angeles. AS a
section, Southern California has
never received any recognition of
political kind whatsoever; and,
largely through the phenomenal
growth of Los Angeles county. she
is entitled to demand great deal.
or all the United States Senators
elected from this State, the South
ern counties have never had so
much as one. OF all the Govern
ors elected by the people she has
never had one, although an acci-
dent made one of our citizens, who
had been elected Lieutenant.G Gov
ernor, Governor. Thus, as q por-
ton of the State Of California as at
present constituted, our claims to
political recognition, in both the
great national parties are simply
overshadowing. But personal and
political considerations have sim
ply had nothing to do with the sg
itation for State division, which
has several times sprung up in the
Southern counties. The moving
impulse is the fact that the pres
ent State of California has coas
line which is over seven hundred
miles long, that there is greate
difference in climate between Sal
: Francisco and Los Angeles thar
there Is between Moscow and Pal
ermo or Ispahan and London. II
= continue the parallel, there is jus
as little com immunity OF physical O
other characteristics between
Northern and Central California
and Southern California as there l
between Wales and Australia
Besides, as a matter of fact, eiti
zen who lives on the California
side of the Colorado river, has II
: make q journey closely vergipg oI
, q Thousand miles to have his cas-
heard in the United States Court a
3 San francisco. Nor is that by an,
: NJ cans the worst view of the mat
] ter. SO thoroughly imbruted ant
selfish are the people of the North
5 ern and Central counties that the.
never give even SO much as
7 thought to the most valuable ant
= precious part of the State-reedles
to say we mean Southern Califor
nia-much of whose prosperity de
pends on an intelligent system o
Irrigation. Probably nothing
could so perfectly illustrate th'
anomalous condition Of things IL
this State as the passage of the in
famous debris legislation. Her
We have the whole State onerous
ly taxed for the benefit of portion
of the inhabitants Of six minin.
counties. The people of Southern
California, in moving for State di
vision, are impelled by enllghten
ed views and by the instinct o
self preservation. The desire Il
turn up as Governors, United
States Senators or other officials
cuts absolutely no figure in thu
controversy.