Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-11-30
The Principles of Progress.

politan cities in the world. Her people
are as diverse in nationality as they are
in habits and tastes. She has drawn
into her midst representatives OF all
classes and almost OF every race. Her
original sturdy pioneer American
stock has been supplemented by
new and very large accessions from
every State in the Union. and there
is hardly village or town in the United
States which has not its representatives
in our city. Yet all this diverse and
heterogeneous mass gravitates into
homogeneous whole under the mild,
equitable and liberal visitations of our
country and State, and the wise
policy which has heretofore guided
our local government. We have as
tonished the world with growth
in population and wealth, such as has
been rarely witnessed in nation OF sur
prises in this respect. One can almost
count on ones fingers the years that
have passed since our city was mere
village, containing only few thousand
inhabitants, and having access to the
outside world by slow and tedious modes
OF conveyance. Now we have access
to every part OF the Union by
three complete overland railroads, with
choice of through passage in part by
every important railway traversing the
United States. In addition to our pres
ent facilities for transportation, we are
in fair way to be placed in direct COM
munication with Salt Lake by pro-
jected road which seems to be in
earnest and capable hands. The Car
son and Colorado narrow-gauge railway
is also coming towards us and placing q
vast and rich inland territory under our
commercial control. When We look sea-
ward, we find that we have now safe
and commodious harbor into which all
but deep-sea vessels of large draft can
enter and discharge cargo; whilst prac-
tical steps have been taken to give us a
supplemental port where deep-sea ships
and cars will be brought together.
The commercial future of Los Angeles
is thus assured OF transportation facili-
ties such as few even of the most pros
porous cities of the Union enjoy. But as
if there should be nothing lacking to
make her growth and prosperity certain,
che has tributary country of vast ex-
tent and OF unlimited productive possi-
bilities. and is located in Sec
tion which possesses the most genial,
salubrious and attractive climate in the
world-s climate which is drawing to US
people who come here for pleasure, cur
iosity, health, and to establish perman-
ent homes, from all parts OF the globe.
The growth of our city during the past
six years will be more than doubled in
the next six years, at the end Of which
time We shall in all probability be en-
abled to boast Of population OF at
least 25O,O0O.
A mistaken local policy, however, may
have the effect OF interposing serious
check to this growth. If we adopt mar
row and hide bound policy-if instead of
wise and liberal course in the
treatment of questions upon which a
divergence of opinion may exist-a
course that may repel instead of attract
strangers to our city--we may find our
seriously retarded and our pros
perity gravely interrupted. No city like
ours can be placed in straight.jacket
without producing reaction which will
prove detrimental in the end
1t is our duty to try no visionary ex.
periments in the government of our city.
We can secure good order and advanc.
the moral tone of our city by the wise
of the laws of the State
and the ordinances of the municipality
Vice and crime can be repressed without
resort to untried measures of questionable
policy. Let us suppress with the strong
arm OF the law all places where dis.
order and licentiousness prevail. The
to accomplish this purpose
Is ample now and always has
been. The Democracy OF this city have
placed candidates before the people who
will rigidly carry out the true policy OF
reform enunciated by the party. They
have at the same time pledged them
selves and their nominees to carry out a
system Of public improvements that will
make Los Angeles one OF the bealthiest
and best paved cities in the Union land give
her school facilities commensurate with
her present and future needs. The wise.
benef1cent and progressive policy out
...s.. .n ~. ..,o r;latform Of the Democratic
party is the policy that will surely ad-
vance the interests of cur city; whilst ve
can possibly hope for no good practical
results from the Quixotic experiments
suggested by the visicnaries and ex-
tremists who are trying to ride into power
upon sensational platform.
Mr.. John BrysOn.
The Democratic party has s;opol;zad