Los Angeles daily herald., 1884-12-09

Elsewhere we fepublish from The
San Francisco Pot and 4ha articles
which are correctly designated ia the
heading Of this brief disquisition
The Post hsa always, amongst the
press 81 the Golden state, been the
friend. par erceHeace. Of the Orange
Grove cts and county That journal
has never iutermlited an opportunity
81 saying a good word for Us, year in
and YEAR out, and Angcleaos would
indeed be uueralefol 4 they failed 20
remember this sterling and timely
friendship.
Nevertheless, while reproducing
the hearty good words Of our esteem.
ca contemporary, We have a word OF
derpecation % TO one portion Of lbs re-
marks. While recognizing the stren-
uous and earnest service which the
press Of this city has done for this
section, the Pom adds that Los An
geles papers have been monotonous
reading on account Of their discharge
Of this most acceptable and exiaent
duty
Thoro we differ With t. On the
CONTRARY we hole that the news.
popors Of this city have been MI tire
more interesting on this very account.
There is nothing that has moro attrao-
ton 70 Intelligent readers than do
tailed aud continuous accounts Of the
growth Of a new section We have
been often tempted into thinking that
the san Francisco press has been
singelariy iejune and fiat from its
eternal iteration Of the seandaloua
amours Of the newly enriched vulgar
ians, Ike sharon, who form such a
large and discrediiable portion Of ia
population. The pages Of Juvenal
and other writer's who dealt IN the
noisome detsila Of the decline Of the
Roman Empire wore full Of inst such
offeie and disgusting matter, notably
IN The case OF the Empress Messelina
When We come 70 Los angeles, how
aver, We strike a fresh and virginia.
page, which is IN harmony with the
sweet and wholesome laws Of Virgil
and tie other innocent poets aud
chronielefs Of robust and heroic
ago.
Thus, By a natural transition, we
reach the thrcnody uttered by the
Aiia in q iahorcd measure. That Jour
nal clearly sees the handwriting on
the wall The potering out Of the Com
stock lode, IN connection with the
completion Of superb schemes Of
northern and southern transconti-
mental railways, throws San Fran
cisco into an eclipse from which she
can only be rescued by decades Of
painstaking labor Her role OF "roll.
taker hy the Sen, happily for the
people Of this Coast is ended perhaps
for all time When regsfd is bad 70
the unlimited possibilities Of South
egn California, and to the immense
potentialilies Of Wilmington harbof,
there is nothing strained in assuming
that San Francisco has already struck
her periheliou and is now permanent-
" on the down grade.
In view Of the unquestiouable de-
cadencee San Francisco, why should
not the people Of this Coast and Of
the Atlantic Coast, for that matter,
find a consolation and eeutering
point OF interest IN the comet-like
ascent OF Los Angeles TO the very eln-
pyresn Of prosperity aud progress 2
The less OF vulgar and prurient De.
tails Of a demorali1ed social life that
appears in the columns Of our press
the better There are plenty
a journals ia which these Gao be
sought Tor and found without pollut-
ing the family circle Far better for
az and for the world that the news
papers Of los Angeles should be con
versant with facts Of agricultural and
horticultural Development with the
progress Of the vine, the orange, the
lemon, the olive and the ponegranate
than with the drear and grisly and
vulgar narratives OF a debased and
piayed-out civilization.
We eheeffully stand On the Posts
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