Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-03
HERALD LETTER BAG.
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE ON
THE PENDING CAMPAIGN.
sorship-ventura Likely to Go Demo-
cratic This Year.

to the HERALD by people interested in
the pending campaign:
Farmer Frampton Again.
EDITORS HERALD-It does seem to me
that the coming election should, at least
for county officers, be conducted on
business principles. We Democrats de-
pend, in aigreat measure, on Republican
votes to elect our ticket. With the
farmer the question should be, which
ticket will it pay best to support? As a
farmer, have no hesitation in saying
the Democratic ticket. There are very
few Republicans that are satisfied with
the affairs of the county as conducted by
their own party. Take, for instance,
the assessor. What assurance have we
that Mr.. Gray will do better than
Mason? 1 received a paper from Al
hambra, setting forth the many good
qualities, etc., of Mr.. Gray; that he
was a horticulturist, etc. The fact is,
Mr.. Mason had just as good reputation
as Mr.. Gray ever did, and he lived at
Fulton Wells, owned an orange orchard,
bought hogs of the farmers and, in fact,
his general reputation was good. He
promised everything farmer could ask
for; and yet in raising the assessment in
the manner he did, he has cost the
county more money than any dozen
criminals that were ever in it. Mr.. Ma
sons conscience compelled him to do
this. What assurance have we that Mr..
Gray's conscience will not run that way
The fact that he was Mason's deputy is
enough to politically damn him. Then
why take the chances, when you have
Mr. Bilderrain to vote for, man who
has proven himself friend of the
farmer, and who is willing to let the
farmers have little conscience as well as
himself? Then there is ohm T. Gaffey the
nominees for the state board of equal
ization. The man who saved Los An
geles 10 per cent on one hundred mil
lions three times, or in other words,
$50, 900, every Republican should vote for
him. Great efforts are being put forth
to elect Stanford for senator. 1t puts
me in mind of the anti-railroad matters
ten years ago. After the new constitu-
tion was adopted by the farmers, and
the railroad commissioners elected, they
went on tour to hear complaints. AS
a visitor l went to Anaheim with three
good Republicans to enter complaints.
Stoneman, Cone and Beerstreecher OF
Kearney fame were there. | expected
the house to be full, but the fact was no
body was there but these three men,
and one from Westminster. Not single
merchant was there. All cowed, AFRAID
to say anything, for fear they would be
cinched worse than ever, and these three
Republicans asked as favor the rail-
road commissioners to do all they could
to preserve Anaheim landing, as it was
the only competition the railroad had.
Four years afterwards senator was to
be elected, as now. The Republicans
elected an anti-railroad ticket. Colonel
E. +. Edwards of Santa Ana was one of
them, and you ought to have seen the
supreme disgust they had on when they
found out how badly they had been
sold. They talked tar and feathers
and held indignation meetings,
and the only excuse Edwards
offered was that if he had not voted
for Stanford he would have had
to vote for a Democrat. But
this time Stanford openly comes
out and demands to be returned
by the Republicans. Now we would ask
is not this Stanford Of today the same as
six years ago? They try to make out
that he is great liberal man, he is put
ting up great institution OF learning.
Six years ago the promoter of this had
a great deal to do with the election, and
it has been dragging itself along ever
since. Last year it was getting along
too fast and stopped for while; now
the chances are it will not be done before
the presidential election. If Stanford is
such good man why has he gouged the
farmers right along until the Santa Fe
compelled them to lower freights? Let
Stanford get in again, and the people of
Los Angeles must not expect anything
until Oakland harbor is finished, moth
ing for Wilmington. We have paid for
all we got from the railroads. Then let
us have change by voting for the
Democratic nominees for the legislature.
GEO. FRAMPToN.