Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1881-08-16

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The Los Angeles ELpTeSS OF
day before yesterday suggested the
calling of convention at an early
day for the purpose of considering
the proposition of q division of the
State in accordance with q recent
law. Both the HERALD and Er-
~ess favor the division, and go
sd most of the papers in South
ern California not managed by
money from up country. These
papers have carefully considered
this question, and understand it in
all its bearings, and the most of
them treat it without reference to
antipathy to the northern section
for its well-known, we'll. established
and indisputable injustice to this
section OF the Stktc. The cause
was much injured recently by the
Los Angeles papers, one of which
desired to "annex" slip of Ari-
zona, and both intimsted small
smattering of malice in the matter,
always to be deprecated. Mr.. Nc
Glashen, of the Santa Barbara
Press, on assuming editorial con-
troll of that paper opposed the d.
vision, but little time sufficed to
present the question to him in an
other light, SO that he has in his
paper been presenting the other
side of the question.
Most emphatically We second the
motion for the convention. 1t
should be held. In it the real facts
could and would be brought on:
and laid before the people, when, If
there be anything in 1t, it would be
the better Understood by all peo-
pies and sections. 1t could do no
harm at least.
The division of States usually
ensues first, upon too much terri
tory in the State to be divided, and
second, convenience of the people
In both divisions; and it has usual
~ been the argument that the saw
ings effected by shortened travel
and the many advantages growing
out of it will compensate for all the
outlays for State improvements,
but division seldom or never set
tied the question of the location of
the capital or its cost, questions
that 60 directly to the people of
BAV HO W ot0tCs ACA0o ~ Rlc6-
ent and for some time back the
proposition for new State, or sew
eral Of them, has been agitated,
and will probably ensue at no dis
tant day, and 1t proceeds simply on
the claims for 1t mentioned above
territory and convenience-both
excellent reasons.
In our particular case, we feel
that territory and convenience, as
well as many other incentives,
should urge US to separation, but
malice is not among them. The
tribute we pay to the north part of
the State, by which our resources
and advantages are ignored, il not
spuffed out, would soon discharge
the cost of State buildings. AS u
State we could extend our trade OF
all kinds and build up; as depend
ENJOY, we will not be able to do SO
we'll or compete 20 successfully
with the money bags above us.
AS an independent State we could
do without dietation or Interrupt
tion all that State may do for the
furtherance of its interests in all
departments with no direct appeal
to any outside of the State. IL is
not 30 now.
The question as to q division of
State favors to this section is
scarcely worth alluding to, for it is
20 notorious that we have been
overlooked In that respect that it
would be worse than silly to do so.
We can easily count up such ia
v0rs, and dismiss the subject quick
ly. After q hard fight, we procured
for Los Angeles q Branch Normal
School costing $50, 900, against $780,
0O0 ut San Jose! After a similar
snort, Los Angeles secured q term
Of the Supreme Court, and it 30
manages as 10 remain in session
for from three days to a whole
week, which would seem to argue
that business was more rapidly dis
patched In the rural districts than
In the great city. These are all.
And when one remembers the op-
position they encountered in the
loglsIature their value IL not
largely enhanced.
Another argument for State d.
vision 10 the will of the people al
xDady expressed, and lacking only
the direction Of Congress to make
q affective. The convention may
Gpo1re that end.