Los Angeles herald., 1890-09-07

and the duties of these offices have
always been performed with such care
and ability as to assure the best success
OF the enterprises at stake, and with so
scrupulous an eye to the interests OF
those concerned that he has been at all
times pressed to continue in office or to
take Office in some new concern.
After being a citizen of the State from
the earliest argonaut days, he never
figured in public life until about eight
years ago, when he was prevailed upon
to go before the people of San Fran
cisco for the Office of supervisor. San
Francisco was rotten 10 the core in her
municipal government, and Pond was
singled out by the taxpayers and busi-
ness men as the one man in the
city to stem the tide of dishonest
extravaganza and bring the city govern
ment up to the standard OF good morals.
In conjunction with the late Governor
Bartlett Mr.. Pond served the city so
well that he was reelected to the same
office. When the Democratic ticket
went down in the political cyclone
created by Mr.. Blaine's phenomenal
popularity, Mr.. Pond was elected
by a very handsome majority.
When Mr.. Bartlett was elected
to the Office of governor, Mr.. Pond
was chosen to take his place as mayor,
and two years ago he was reelected to
the same office. 1t was his manifested
integrity in Office, and his proven ability
to deal successfully with the finances of
a great city, that suggested him as the
most fitting man to put in the executive
chair of the State. The Democracy
of the State was almost unit in their
demand for him, and although the less
responsible element of the party in GER
tain districts of San Francisco would
have preferred some one less of the
stern Roman vein, yet so strong was the
current of popular favor that his
nomination was forced. He is before
the people as the exponent and personal
embodiment of an honest ad
ministration of affairs, and of
an economical expenditure of the
peoples money. No eXtravagant
or wasteful bill will ever become law
by the attachment of his signature. He
is business man, clean cut and expert
enced, and no amount of disguise will be
able to conceal the true inwardness of a
bill from his eyes.
John P. Dunn has served the people so
faithfully as comptroller that he is now
on our ticket for the third consecutive
term of office. Not word need be said
in his behalf He is known to the
voters of the State and will receive the
suffrage OF all who favor honesty in
office.
1t will be unnecessary to go through the
ticket seriatim. All the nominees are
worthy of the places they occupy with
these. Honesty in office and economy
in administration are the issues, and we
need no cheap fifty cent, nor forty five
cent plank. Our men are the issue
themselves. They will see that the
State is governed for the people.
The other main issue in this cam
palgn is also personal one. 1t is con-
centered in the personality of the two
men now before the State for the Office
of United States Senator. On the Re-
publican side it will be a fight backed
by money and by little else-by nothing
else that this end of the State, at least,
is interested in. On our side, we pre-
sent a man whose qualifications are not
in his pocket.
These are the issues, in the men, and
they will win.