Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-13
INTRODUCTORY SPEECH.
Hervey Lindley Deliver
an a BILE Address.

an Able Address.
LADIES AND GENLTEMEN-Citizens ol
this great State of California, as presi
dent of the Board OF Trustees OF the State
Reform School, desire on behalf of said
board and on behalf of this empire State,
which We as board have the honor to
represent, to extend to you one and all a
hearty welcome.
You now stand upon ground which
you as citizens and taxpayers of this
great State own, and in the interests of
the State we invite your attention and
close scrutiny into the affairs of this in
stitution as you see them here portrayed,
after which any honest criticism will be
by us thankfully received.
We desire to call your attention to the
location and surroundings of this institu.
tion; examine the soil, notice the evil
dence of it's producing powers, turn
fawcet there and taste the water, and we
have water right from the San Gabriel
river of sufficient volume to irrigate
every inch of our land, as we'll as for
domestic and mechanical uses; notice
the lay of the land. How can one ex-
psct to find it more perfect?
The morals of the inhabitants of this
community are good-in fact, unexcelled
made up as this population is, almost
wholly Of Quakers and Methodists; ;
thrift ty, enterprisiDg, law-abiding, God
tearing people, with a heavenly desire
instilled into their hearts to assist the
fallen to rise, to strengthen the weak
| to advise and curb the wayward, and
by example and precept to stimulate all
to assume higher plane of life, and
from whom this institution will derive
great benefit.
| Right here we desire to express to the
Pickering Land and Water Company
our thanks for the generous donation to
the State of this valuable forty acres Of
land, for which they paid the cash in
order to secure the establishment of
this institution at this beautiful Quaker
colony.
We wish to call to the notice of every
citizen present The additional 120 acres
OF land lying to the south and adjacent,
which we have bonded in the name oi
the State at 5000 per acre, and we think
the next Legislature, in their wisdom
will see that the necessary funds are
forthcoming with which to pay for this
land.
Governor Waterman, to you, the Chic.
Executive of this state, honored as yet
are by the greatest and most honorable
office that is within the gift of this peo
pie, occupying as you do the Office o
Governor of the greatest and grandes
State in the Union, representing as vol
do q constituency unsurpassed for intelli
gence and thrift, and occupying thif
position, xs you do,with honor and credi
to yourself, the board directs me to ex
tend their thanks, and to you, Attorney
General Johnson and Secretary of State
Hendricks, composing as you three gen
tlemen do the State Board of Examiners
for the uniform courtesy and encourage
ment extended to us in our work, and fol
; the promptness and dispatch with which
J all our claims have been examined anc
approved; also to Hon. John P. Dunn
State Controller, for his never varying
courtesy and accuracy, as we'll as prompt
! ness in attending upon our demands
and to you all, on behalf of the laborine
people of Whittier, who are dependent
upon your motions for their money fol
labor performed for the State, allow me
to thank you, for your promptness and
considerate treatment of this community
will never be forgotten.
10 Hon. James M. Damron, the au-
thor of the bill creating this school, to
Hon. Stephen M. White, to Hon. ]. E.
McComas, to Hon. E. F. Edwards, and
last, but not least, to man whom it was
expected would sit beside us here upon
this occasion, man to whom all honest
men paid homage, a man whose history
is everywhere written among the coun
ellis OF his party, man whose knowl
edge of educational and State affairs is
unequaled by any one in our great com
monwealth; q man, rough diamond thai
he was, but all diamond; man whose
integrity no cne ever questioned; a mar
whose siEcerity and willingness to dc
good or servea friend is without parsl
Il lei. 1 refer, my friends, with sadness
and in deep regret, to honest John r
Brierly-peace be with his ashes. Co
|]aborers as were these men with Other
members during the last session of the
Legislature in obtaining the passage ol
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