Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-24
WHY VOTE THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET.


are good reasons why voters, who have
the best interests of the state at heart,
should vote the Democratic ticket. The
heads of the two parties may be taken
as fair samples of the whole tickets.
Combine with this the people who are
making the fight for Pond, and those
running the Markham campaign. The
foremost figure in the Republican ranks,
standing right abreast with the candi-
date for governor, is self-confessed
thief; man who stole $4,000 of the
taxpayers money, and coolly pleaded
the statute of limitations when brought
face to face with his crime. This
man managed Markham's fight in
the convention that nominated him,
and has been to the aspirant for
the highest civic crown guide, philoso-
pher and friend all through the canvass
OF the state. No such figure, or shadow
OF such figure, appears near Pond.
But waving this, look at the men.
Pond comes before the state with rec
ord OF forty years. in her borders. He
has done business in many parts of it,
and in many lines of enterprise. He is
known intimately to thousands, and in
all his career no man looms up to charge
him with the slightest crookedness
in business. Those associated with
him in all his multifarious
enterprises stand by him without ex-
ception. No old-time business associate
in all these forty years stands out and
says that man defrauded me of cent.
On the contrary, all his old friends
speak of him in terms of the highest
praise, and hundreds of those who are
Republicans, openly announce that they
will vote for him. His public record is
as good. He has served his city, great
commonwealth in itself, wisely for eight
years, and in all that time no act of crook
edness or disloyalty to his trust comes up
to sit in judgment on him. He
has provoked hostilities, but who
are his enemies? Scoundrelly
contractors, grinding monopolies, cor
rupt political wire-pullers, whose inter-
eStS ne has dared TO oppose.
Markham has been in the state half
score years. That is he came here that
long ago. AS matter of fact he has
not been in the state five whole years all
told. He never became citizen of the
state until eight years ago. That is all
but small matter we confess, if it
stood alone. But it does not 80 stand.
He has been engaged in a few enter
prises with others associated with him.
How does he come out of these? There
is hardly man with whom he was
ever connected in business who does not
rise up and condemn him in the most
positive way. They charge him directly
with acts that are not honest. Some of
them are on the streets with the open
determination of defeating him. One
or two of them have even made heavy
bets against him. Others more con-
servative whisper things most serious to
his disadvantage. But Mr.. Markham s
own acts, or rather words, are on record.
In a public speech he has said a
change in the tariff ruined his
fathers business. History records
no change of the sort at the date
named by Mr.. Markham. Mr.. Mark
ham wrote letter to his partner Hal
lock, in which he acknowledges the
great kindness done the corporation by
Ike James, and says he is glad they
have secured the money to pay off his
mortgage; but at the same time sug-
gests a go-between to get the notes
shaved for Markham's benefit. He says
in the same letter that he has sold the
property on his cheek" He uses Ian
guage in that letter that would disgrace
a drab. That letter was used in a
trial in the courts against him,
and under oath he did not dare deny it's
authorship. He does deny it, however,
when used against him in the campaign.
There are the men. For which of them
will you vote?
Turn to the county tickets and ask
yourself which you will vote. The Re-
publican party has been in power for
the past four to six years. In that time
the county taxes have been run up from
about $400, 900 year to about 81 $780,
600. What is there to show for this
triplicate levy of taxes? Do not tell us
of the increased expenses of the offices.
In former days the offices were paid by
fees, and the treasury reaped no benefit.
Now the sheriff's Office pays over to the
treasurer $4,000 year net profits.
Other offices do the same or better.
Under Democratic regime scoundrels
were brought to taw and punished for
their misdeeds. and the district attor-
ney did all the work of the office. If
any official went wrong his party did
not save him, but he was made to re-
coup the county. Under Republican
rule the district attorneys office
is by-word among the law
yers and laughing-stock among
the criminals of the community. Nay,
it is asserted on good grounds, that
scores of the lowest of criminals bear
commissions under this regime. The
tax collector skips, and years pass,
but no serious effort is made to
recover his bonds. Republican off,
cials rob the treasury, and parade the
streets free men. Their cases are