Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-09-16
THE EXTRA SEES SION AND
TIMELY TOPICS.


close of the Fiasco-Governor
SIOnemau's Qualification
Republican Trick That win
Prove N so" merang -Barnes.
tho "FiddIer, Actor. states.
man and Ruffoon"-Va ne OF
the Extra session to the Peo-
pie-Prospects OF the Cam
paign.
EpIToR HKRALD:-At last the agony
is over and the extra session OF imprac'
ticablo legislators has adjourned with
ont day. That body had it in their
power to make out of their extraordi-
nary meeting great good to California.
They could have submitted to the peo-
people one or more amendments to the
Constitution that would have enabled
the next Legislature to pass laws that
would have. settled the water question
on Just and secure basis. Nothing
could have been of greater advantage to
the State than a declaration in the Con.
stitution that the waters of the unnavi.
gable streams OF the State belong to the
people of the State for diversion and
use, subject to such laws as the Legisla-
ture might enact. Nothing but good
could have resulted from lifting out of
the trammels Of special legislation all
laws relating to districting the State for
irrigation purposes, and placing such
limits upon the control aud distribution
OF the waters in such districts as would
prevent their monopoly. A Legislature
comprised of large majority OF Re.
publioans is responsible for this derelio.
tlon OF plain duty--a d reelection which
| amounts 10 what is technically known
as leze.majeste. The people will Ger
taiuly hOl the majority party RESPONSE
BILE Tor his wanton disregard oil their
interes 3. Governor StOnemau, under
he solemn pledge of over two thirds OF
the Republican Legi latuie, that they
would pass suck amendments to the Con
sitution as are here outlined, and snoh
laws as would be effective 10 the premi.
SEES, called the extra session. HIS mis-
take--if mistake he made--was in plac.
ing faith in the honor and sincerity Of
the dominant party in the Legislature;
aud to one who Judges cold facts by the
re ult, 1t would appear as if the Repub'
Leans deliberately gave a pledge they
did not intend to keep and for
the base purpose of securing what seem.
ed to them at the time, party advau.
tage. They first betrayed he Governor,
and then, through thtir organs and
mouth.p ttces, abused him for an act for
which they themselves were primarily
and wholly re. ponsible Let HIM laugh
who runs predict that the people, who
are temporarily blinded by the abuse
and deiraction directed at Stonemln by
ho, dlum X publican leaders and hood
lum Republican newspapers, will soon
res lze the ialsity of their assaults AID
do Justice to the G " rnnr for Mt least
doing his part t ward solving the most
important question that has ever come
before the 5 ate canbot, IN this con-
nection. fail to advert to the
MEAN AND DAsTARpLY LIBEL
Pronounced by ". II l. Barnes in his
address to the Republican state Con.
yention. He took advantage Of his pc.
siiion as chairman Of that body to allude
to the Governor uf the state ia the vec-
nacular OF the habi ues OF Barbary coast.
| have no doubt that every decent Re.
publican in the State was chagrined and
NOR led when he found that his party
had failed TO place at the head of its
State convention gentleman. Had
they known Barnes, as he is known by
some who have been placed in contact
with him, they would never have given
him the oppor tunity to air his billings.
From, sf, axalfad N hai9hA A MAJ,
"who, in the course OF one revolving
moon" has been as Dryden hathi it, lid
dler, actor, statesman and butfosn,