Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-25
The Colored Voters Going
Back on the G.. O.. P.
The Jewish Times on Archer
for Railroad Commissioner.
PembertOn the Man to Put at the
Head of the County Schools.
Other Matters Connected With the Cam.
paign in the State and County
Dwelt Upon.


Whereas, I was duly elected as rep
resentative of my race on the Repubh-
can county central committee, and ac-
cepted the same with the expectation
that my race would meet with Just con-
sideration at their hands, and not. AS
has been the case, with the most shame
full effrontery.
did much to advance the interest of
the party and to harmonic the dissatis-
fed ones in every particular. At every
attempt to have something done for
them L was given to understand that
they could elect their ticket without the
negro vote, and my reason for resigning
from the said county central committee
is because OF its persistent refusal to
concede the just demands OF my race.
To me it seemed a fixed principle on
the part of the committee to suppress
any motion tending to harmonic its
members. Therefore l hope that it will
not be said that my actions were
prompted by mercenary motives or anv
ulterior designs. Sincerely yours,
r. II. Staten.
The Jewish Times and Observer pub
lished in San Francisco says of Judge
Archer, candidate for railroad commits
sioner:
The nomination of the Hon. Law
renee Archer for railroad commissioner
in the Third district, by the Democratic
state convention, is to our minds one of
the best that could have been made by
that body. For the last eighteen years we
have had the pleasure of personal and
Intimate acquaintance with Mr.. Archer,
and during all this periodsthe public and
private character of Judge Archer has
been above reproach. His public and
official acts as legislator, mayor and
barrister, certainly have earned for him
the confidence, esteem, and even love of
all those that know him. Above re-
proach, fearless, true and upright, the
election of Mr.. Archer as railroad COM
missioner would be move in the jim
terest of the public at large, and we
know of no man that we would rather
trust with the destinies of the people
than the Hon. Lawrence Archer of San
Jose.
There is big revolt in the Republican
ranks against w. w. Seaman, who
seeks to succeed himself as superintend-
ent of public instruction. Those who
have the best interests of the schools at
heart will vote for the Democratic NOM
inee, j. N. Pemberton. He is young
man of first-class qualifications. He has
been teacher for ten consecutive
years, six of them in this state. He was
stationed at Downey CITY for some
years and bears very fine reputation
Ia io
Vernon school, and is greatly liked. He
being graduate of the state
normal school at Kirksville, Missouri,
and having taken besides full mathe-
matical course in the Westminster col
lege at Fulton, Missouri. He is a mem
Der OF the Astronomical Society of the
Pacific, and has been a member of the
Los Angeles county board of education
for four years. Besides graduating from
the normal school, he did teaching in
the normal school for some time. He is
a married man, capable, diligent, and
with a reputation above question. Vote
| for him.
A stranger in the city writes as follows
about Republican methods of spending
money:
EDITORS HERALD-As a nonresident
property holder in your city, and not
conversant with the workings of YOUR
city government, | should feel favored if
you would, in your valuable paper, give
me and others interested information as
to the way the street commissioners are
paid, whether by salary or fees, and if
by fees, do they fix the amount in each
case to suit themselves, with no regard
to the amount OF service actually rem
dered. The case in point is Some time
ago they published their intention to
extend Denver avenue from Tenth to
Eleventh street, a labor involving the
condemnation OF a part OF two lots
fronting on Eleventh street, and the
three commissioners make a charge of
$50 each for their valuable services.
This to me seems to be an outrage.
and needs only to be generally known to
cause some uprising that will clean out
the Augean stable and break up the
ring that seems to look upon the public
as their legitimate prey.
These dear Cat any price) commission
ers claim that the lots on both sides of
Eleventh street, between Nevada and
Sentous streets, are benefited to the ex-
tent OF eighty cents a foot, which fail
to see, as in the above block there were
already two streets running through
from Tenth to Eleventh streets.
think the acts of these officials need
more ventilation than they get, that the
people may get some idea of the wav
public business is managed, for it is
evident that if they can carry matters
in the high-handed way above men
toned, we are never safe from such
assessments as would virtually amount
to confscation of our property.
INQUIRER.
The friends of DR.. Joseph Kurtz, the
Democratic nominee for county treas
urer, feel highly elated at the prospects
of the success of their favorite on cleo
tion day There is no question but that
the doctor and his friends are making
quiet yet effective fight for this import
ant Office. The German vote of the en-
tire county is united in his support
The Germans are aroused to the fact
that they have been cruelty snubbed bv
the Republicans, not having a single
representative on that ticket. To Sc.
cure reparation of this insult they in
tend to elect Dr. Kurtz county treasurer.
The doctor has lived here for over a
score of years, and is popular, well
known, and of unblemished character
and reputation. The bank candidate on