Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-14
A Farmers Reasons for support
ing j. ID. Lynch for Congress.

EDITOR HERALD: / am q farmer, and as
such. deeply interested in the election OF
good member of Congress from this district.
l wish to impress upon my brother farmers
good reasons why we should join, irrespec-
tive OF party, in electing Joseph d. Lynch.
In the first place he has studied the agricul-
tural question until he has mastered all its
details. He has made it a practice for many
years to drive out among the.farmers during
seed time and harvest and get their views
upon the capabilities of the soil. and the
best crops to sow. He has kept himself wen
posted upon the crops In other parts OF the
world and upon the markets OF the world.
and thus has been able to give the many
farmers who read the HERALD, the views OF
ether farmers, and also to keep them well
in the great maris of the universe. When
Mr.. Lynch came to Los Angeles. twelve
Years ago, farming was in its infancy in
this county. The great ranches whereon
are now grown immense crops OF wheat
turage of sheep and cattle. It was the al
most universal belief that nothing could be
raised without irrigated. Mr., Lynch al
ways insisted that with thorough cu!tiva-
ton not only crops, but fruit trees could be
successfully grown on our mesa lands with
out artificial irrigation. When the dry sea
son of 1876-77 came, and the failure OF the
Bank of California and Temples Bank
brought ruin to many, and for time seem
ed to all the industries of the State; when
the voice of the "croaker" was beard IN the
land asserting that Southern California was
but desert, and that Los Angeles had seen
her best days, then Mr.. Lynch's paper
advised the farmers to make no sacrlnce OF
their farms as many proposed doing. MT,
Lynch had been in California longer than
most of his readers. He told them that
dry years were of rare occurrence, and that
tree planting and cultivation OF the SOL
would make them still rarer. During THIS
season of depression some farmers sold out
and left the State in disgust. others pronteo
by the advice given them; and to-day see
Mr.. Lynch's predictions more tnah lulnlieo.
He has been FIRST, last and all me time tne
able and energetic advocate OF the rights OF
Southern California. His writings have
brought thousands of good citizens to our
sunny coast. He understands. better than
any man in the State, the vast resources OF
he knows the need OF Southern California
for Congressional aid to improve our har-
bors and roadsteads. He Is. like every one
of us, a workingman. He came to Los An
geles with but little money, yet IN few
pluck, built up the HERALD from very
feeble journal to one of the foremost papers
in the State, and from which ne now draws
a handsome income. MI. Lynch is man
of marked ability, good speaker and
United States. He knows our wants. and
can present them intelligently and forcibly
in Congress, and his untiring energy VIII
overcome all difficulties. 1t is largely
owing to Mr.. Lynch's writings in the HER
AID That Los Angeles city has grown TO SO
great a size that she within ferself con.
sumes nearly all the products we raise; ana
it would be but fair that We should in re-
turn elect him.to the only office he has ever
asked at our hands. especially when 1t is so
manifestly our interest to do So
DO not infer from what l have written
that am Democrat for l am not: am,
whist think every farmer should be, per-
fectly independent in politics believe In
supporting the best men for office, ire
spective of party. Farmers have more at
stake than politicians have, and cannot af-
ford to be bound down to any patty or any
ticket Believing this, and knowing that
in Joseph Lynch the farmers of Southern
California have always had, and always
will have, an able, honest and unflinching
friend, 1 ask them all to assist me In elect
ing him. FARMER.