Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-14
op.m.on Of n Granger.


ARTEsIA, January 9th, 1886.
EDIroR HERALD. Personally | have
not the pleasure Of your acquaintance.
but being a subscriber to the HERALD 1
have read your ideas for over one year,
and must say as a rule | like them.
First, for being a conservative Demo-
crat. giving credit to whom credit is due;
second. fanatical in nothing. except per
haps in defending personal liberty, but
more especially mental liberty. At the
last election | voted for Cleveland and
the Democratic ticket, and did
what l could to insure success. l
read your editorial In a late issue OF the
HERALD headed, g Bright Prospects tor
the California Democracy" but, really,
l do not see at present what we are do.
ing or going TO do to get the majority OF
votes in the State aud county, l con-
tend that in measure the Democracy
Al the last election let it go by default.
For instance. here in Artesia Republican
speakers were making all kinds OF re-
form pfeuBtbi put hcs 'oHt.'J DeA
ocrat. The candidates sent their picts
ures. And, by the way, speaking OF
those pledges among other things
promised when Col. Edwards and Mr..
Dunsmoor were here, Edwards, turning
around and looking at Dunsmoor, said !;
g tell him now, | SHALL ii elected, in
troduce laws in the Legislature to io,oer
his and other county officers
salaries" Yet. inside of two months,
it was stated to the Supervisors that
something must be done for him or he
must throw up the office, and II | am
informed rightly they assisted him.
Now considering that the party is split
on that railroad humbug, it will take all
the party can do to win the day. They
must carry the war into Africa. No
more sending pictures, but let them be
around among the people and offset the
pledges which the Republicans are bound
to make. Wishing the success indicated
above, allow granger to suggest to you
that every Democrat ought to be in
favor Of and which think will
enable us to capture the county.
Again, there being nothing on national
affairs except the silver question. the
main thing Is county affairs. 1 would
suggest
First-Reductio of taxation by asses
sing the big ranchos the same as the
small ones. For instance. you buy
forty acres from one Of these large tracts
and the assessor will assess it at $40 an
acre, but the big rancho at not half that
rate. VIII you please look into the
matter and give us your ideas in the
HERALD
Seoond-A radical change in road mat
ters. Assess the land for road purposes.
Abolish the plan OF individuals working
ON the roads, unless it Is a days work
for every forty acres or 81 so taxes. 1t
is an outrage that q man owning thou
sands of acres and possibly living in San
Francisco in this case will pay nothing,
making poor men work on the roads
that the big ranchmen use.
Third-Abolition OF Railroad Com
missioners.
Fourth-Do the same with the State
Board of Equalization.
Fifth-Favor the State printing the
text books for the public schools and
selling them at cost.
Sixth-Using all lawful means to get
rid Of the Chinese.
seventh-0pposed to all sumptuary
laws.
Eighth-Encourag home interests by
legislation.
Ninth-Have silver coinage.
fear Z am taking up too much Of
your space, but as this is the first time |
have inflicted anything of the kind on
you | am in hopes you will find room
for it.
Now there is one thing more. and that
is to recollect there is such a place as
Artesia in this county, containing $50
census school children in the school dis
trict. occupying school building that
cost So, 600. Call around this way when
convenient and you will find the latch.
string out.
Yours truly, GEo. FRAMProN.