Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-11-02
white and the s.Tribune.'


not appear in that journal, has attempted
in several labored editorials to convince
the voters of this section that my views
upon the water question are antagonistic tc
their interests.
have stated that stood upon the Demo
cratic platform, which aifirms every right
for which any rational irrigator or appro
priator has ever contended. But this does
not satisfy my friends of the Tribune, and
they have attempted to deceive the public
by garbliug my statements, by lying about
my opinions, and by disseminating theil
views of my position instead of my actual
sentiments.
THE TRIBUNE AND JUDGE BRUNsoN.
The Tribune asks me why l say that Judge
Brunson is in favor OF irrigation and why l
assert that the Republican nominees are op
posed to it. To this Ianswer
[ ascertained Judge Brunson's views from
his expressed opinions to me and to Others
prior tn his elevation to the bench; l also
derived my notions upon this subject from
his declarations from the bench since his
election, in cases where irrigation questions
were involved. II the Tribune is ignorant
as to this, it is not surprising, since ignor-
ance and malice appear to be the governing
motives of its peculiar conduct.
As to the views or the Republican nomi-
DeeS 1OT Tue oupItHlt ID SiiCdt L Wal sbult
hat Judges Hamilton, Patterson and Nc.
Farland reside within seventy-five miles OF
each other, and that the Sacramento Bee,
a Republican paper published in McFar
lands county. halted the nomination of the
three gentlemen last referred to as ripa-
rian victory. II is this not true the Tribune
can settle the matter with its better posted
Republican contemporary.
KNOX AND IRRIGATION.
Why does not the Tribune inquire OF Mr..
Knox as to his vie ws uron this quest o I?
Why does It not interview Mr.. Hqzard?
Why Is it combining its dirty attack to me?
Mr. Knox met me on the street a few days
ago and stated that he did not see how any
lawyer could differ from my views as ex-
pressed in the Tribune.
THE TRIBUNE AS A BLAcKMAILER.
The Tribune denies my statemen that
its solicitor attempted, and did, in fact,
blackmail me. Evading the true issue, 1t
denies that that paper solicited my card
upon the theory that that paper would
avoid attacking me in this campaign. The
Tribune, using the plural eve, asserts that
my statement is false. | will here state that
If any person connected with that dirty
journal will say to me personally that my
statement is false that / will take such
measures as will convince him that he had
better seek some other means of support
ing himself than that ofassisting in the con.
duct of paper devoted to falsebood and
L 10 uOL COuIb htWbphpcl
discussion, but l suggest a personal state.
ment. l do not know the editor of that
paper. have heard that an Ohio exile who
has passed through a dishonorable bank
ruptcy presides at its moral instruction
table, am not prepared to state whether
this is really the fact, but l do know that
the name of II. n. Payne appears in that
paper as business manager and as the pro
prietor of Telephone No, 545, and attract
public attention 10 the fact that
say nomadic because he was pho
ographer in Temple Block, a miner in
Mexico and now the manager of the Tribune
was a candidate for Tax Collector in this
| city at a time when the general Republican
| ticket was successful by large majority
Yet the people of this city, the respectable
members OF his own party, singled him out
| for adverse action, scratched him from
| their ballots and defeated him by about 45C
majority, and this upon the ground, as
am informed by very respectable Republi.
can gent emen that he could not be trusted
with the public funds! Yet this public adju-
dcation of his reputed dishonesty has not
hindered him from presenting his name as
the business manager of the newly organ.
lied Tribune. l ask the voters of this city
to judge of people. papers and men by their
| associations. If there Is any respectable
man connected with the Tribune he falls
under the dog Tray rule.
MY TRUE vIEss.
If any voter will look at the Democratic
platform he will find the opinions which
hold. He will ascertain that 1 believe in
sustaining the rights of frrigators and those
who have, in good faith, appropriated the
waters OF our streams He will also find
that the Democratic party does not adyc-
cate doctriues antagonistic to this proposi-
ton; that while 1t believes in vested rights
and in protecting everyone in those prop
erty interests which are guaranteed alike
by the Constitution OF the United States
and that of the State of California, that
nevertheless it favors such legislative &C
ton as will enable the appropriation of all
the waters of the State to beneficial pur-
poses, and as will protect those who have
appropriated in good faith the waters of the
streams OF this State. believe that all the
waters of all the streams of California
should be devoted to the uses and purposes
to which they are best adapted, and that
whatever legislation the Constitution of
California and of the United States will
permit to be had in furtherance Of this
object should be early enacted, and par
ticuiarly advocate the water rights OF Los
Angeles city and of my district.
III these views do not suit the Tribune !
cannot say that am sorry. There has been
time when / have pitied the Tribune
staff but am now convinced that however
much that paper may have erred it will
lose no bread and butter by reason OF its
prevarications.
have Just heard that the Tribune people
are circulating the story that ! am an attor
ney Of Lux & Miller. This is falsehood
1 have never seen either Lux or Miller al
| far as know, nor have ever had any com
munication with them, either directly OF
indirectly. / can no more be induced K
oppose the interests of this section ON irri
CATION or any other matter than the Trlbun,
can be persuaded to tell the truth.
STEPHEN M, WHITE.