Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-07-11
Al Ancrlrno on Mls rRAvrLs.
Interesting Letter from L. J. Rose-A
Gossippy Epistis on Crops. Bust
ness and Politics-New York the
Genuine and only Metropolis.
En- ROUTE. June 20, 1884.

En- ROUTE. June 20, 1884.
EDITOR HERALD.-Left this morning
by New York Central Express for Chi
cago and am being whirled along the
beautiful banks Of the Hudson at light
ming speed. We are continually passing
country residences surrounded by all the
beautiful sylvan scenery so charming in
the month of June. We shoot through
dark tunnels. again popping out into
the bright landscape with the bright
sunlight reflected by the mirror-like
river. We go whizzing by incoming trains
with short, quick shrek, that seem in
as much Of a hurry to get back to the
metropolis as we are anxious to leave it,
and we fly through string Of beautiful
villages with the shrek of the whistle,
which is echoed back by the hills. but
with no time for stop. Here we pass
an iron foundry with blast stack out
of which the fire is blazing at the very
top, again some manufacturing establish
ment with multitude of windows, full
OF artisans and work people OF both
sexes. New we pass sail boat with its
white sails rounded by the gentle breeze.
All on board is listless, quiet, INDECENT,
in contrast with some little tug boat
which il putting, snorting and tugging,
with fire in its heart, at long string of
canal boats, and the wonder grows how
so small a demon can tug so large
mass: or we see rounding some point Of
the river some majestic steamer, with
the spray and foam boiling at its bow,
with hundred flags and bunting fiut-
tering in the breeze, witch its thousands
of excursionists on pleasure bent, while
the band is discussing sweet music,
which comes floating in modified strains
OF sweetness over the water. Again we
pass some beautiful cottage on some
swelling hill, uncovered in trailing
vines and surrounded by various fruit
trees, while near by some rounded hill
Is banded by the green growing corn.
Now and again we pass some small fish
ing craft, with its occupant leisurely
hauling in his net, or some lone fisher
man, who, with hook and line, waiting
for bite, dreaming away life and in
great contrast with the bustling, break.
neck life of the city we have left but
short time previous.
After all there is but one city in Amer
lea and that is Ne,o York. San Francis.
co approaches it in its cosmopolitan
character but it is only a village. Chi
cago has fine bull lings and streets, and in
It's boulevards and drives is the supes
rior of any other city. And although it
does much business, in doing 1t the peo
pie seem to be in no hurry and have
plenty Of time and leisure, whereas New
York is all rush, snap and energy. You
must get out of the way or be run over.
This rush and hurry Le ZONES contagious
and before you know it you become
rusher like every body else; you ran
against this fellow or that one and spin
him half around simply because mo-
manner, and you 20 it all day as if life
depended on your getting somewhere. no
odds where, and that 20. must get there
to a minute, as II minutes were worth
thousands, whereas if you could sell
them for o nickel per thousand you
would make money by the operation.
Just now there are two great excite
ments in the city-Wall street and poll
tics. 1t is said by some that all this
Wall street excitement affects only those
who have been gambling in stocks, that
values may change yet the property rep
resented by these stocks remains the
same; that it will Re wet Summer. as
all the water will be squeezed out Of
these stocks; that the stocks represent
railroads which are moving freights and
passengers as usual; that the country
itself is in prosperous condition; that
crops are good, the farmers are prosper
GUS, and that it is not like g played-out
mine which keeps assessing and returns
ashes, but where much of this is true
yet it is in its conclusions only partly
true. All trade does and will feel it.
Make any portion of population, es-
pecially let it be that portion which &C.
quirss money easily and which means
spending freely, become unfortunate and
poor, and this crippling is felt in thou
sand ramifications and out Of the way
places and among very different classes
Of people. All kinds Of trade will feel
it, and times will be dull here this
year.
As regards politics, there are thou.
sand rumors and incipient Blooms started.
Take New York City and the better
people. the business classes, want Gov
Cleveland for President. It is said he
has Al out of the IS delegates, yet GER
tain class of politicians represented by
Butler, Kelly and their ilk are moving
with every power at their command to
defeat him. 1t is claimed by the friends
of the Governor that they are working
in the interest of Blaine; that if they
can defeat some one who can
carry New York, then it removes
all doubt about Blaine's election
and that their hatred to Cleve-
land grows out of the reason that they
can't run him, nor can't control him, as
they haye found out by this time. 1
must confess to strong leaning to
Cleveland and, after Tilden, he is my
first choice and with the business por-
ton, with the thinking classes, with
those who wish for conservative Presi-
dent, one who will be governed by up
right principles, do his own thinking
and dare to do right, Cleveland is the
man, and believe he would be elected
If nominated. He would almost carry
the entire German vote, for with them
he is their true champion and conserva-
tive man who believes In the largest lib
erty to the laboring classes, and believes
that Sunday Of rest to the working
man is one that he enjoys most by limo.
cent recreation on Sunday, his only day
of rest. in some innocent and happy
pastime with his wife and children;
whereas Blaine will always be received
with distrust as coming from Maine and
being in sympathy with the Maine
Liquor Law. Gov. Cleveland has been
tried and never found wanting. At Butfa-
10 he was elected mayor with political
majority against reform candidate and
he gave that city q municipal govern
ment which reformed her abuses, and is
still the admiration Of all fair think
ing men. As governor of New York he
again stands ont in bold relief as the re-
former in ell extravsgant expenditures,
and against all rings aud Tammany.
Tammany has never been able to swerve
him from his duty to the people, and
they have never been able to bend his
backbone a particle from the rectitude
Of his purpose. What may be done will
soon be seen, whether the convention
will be governed by politicians and dem
agogues, who will work for their own
ends and profit, or by thinking, honest
men who have the good of the party and
country at heart.
/ miss your paper very much and you
will much oblige me If You will send it
TO me for two weeks to 1856 Lake street,
Chicago. III. r.
Spanish American Democratic Club.