Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-09-27
THE MAN FOR THE HOUR.

comes more ana more appdTeHt tildo
Mayor Edward B. Pond is the man for
the hour. He has record, and long
and honorable one. He fills as conspic-
uous place in the eyes OF the people OF
the Pacific coast as did Cleveland in that
of the citizens of New York when, as
mayor of Buffalo, he paved the way for
the governorship of the Empire state
and ultimately for the presidency.
Not only has Mayor Pond proved him
self brilliant administrator, in public
career covering over eight years, but he
has shown that most attractive trait to
the ordinary politician known as availa-
bility. He is man that one may safe
ly tie to from the point OF view OF sue
cess, because he is sure winner. In
the American parlance, nothing sue
ceeds like success.
Mayor Ponds popularity in San Fran
cisco, always great, will this year be
shown to be greater than ever. That
this means great deal brief retro
spect will show.
lUt 0OlOCu OdtC lldG CkOCbCu L YIN III
office four times successfully. We have
noted this fact before, and it is one that
will we'll bear noting. Iii Republican
aphorism that lie we'll stuck to is as
good as the truth, but this does not
countervail the fact that the truth, in
diligently and perseveringly presented,
is as good as lie.any day. Mr.. Pond first
came to the front in the metropolitan
city in 1882, when he was elected super
visor by majority of 754S, year in which
Bartlett's majority for mayor was only
1926. He was reelected to this posi-
ton in 1884 by $500, and he was the
only Democratic supervisor that was
elected, the remaining eleven super
visors, all Repu blicans, being elected by
majorities ranging from one to four
thousand. That was the celebrated
Blaine year, when the Plumed Knight
carried California by $4,000 majority,
In that election Ponds vote was the
largest by many thousands cast for an y
man on the Democratic ticket.
After memorable career of four years
as a champion OF reform, Mr.. Pond was
elected Mayor of San Francisco in 1886
by majority of 1859 over his Republi-
can opponent, who had seven outside
nominations. Even then the Demo-
cratic standard-bearer ran ahead of his
ticket. Yet perhaps the most con-
spicuous test of his strength was in
1888, when he was reelected Mayor by a
plurality of 1857 over his Republican
contestant, although Dr. O'Donnell I'M
doubtedly cut heavily into the Demo
cratic vote as an independent candidate
for Mayor.
There is precious little comfort for
our Republican friends in a running
record like that. His first triumph was
too remarkable to have been accidental,
and it was followed by others of a
character which fairly indicate phenome-
nal popularity.
But the Democratic candidate is more
than popular. He deserves his popu-
larity. He has been the champion o
the right and of the rights of the pool
people. AS Mayor he vetoed the Spring
Valley Water Company's oppressive
water rates three times. He has re-
peatedly vetoed franchises granting
special privileges to corporations with
out sufficient compensation to the
people. In every respect in which a
man might approve himself to be the
peoples friend Mr.. Pond has always
shown himself to be pre-eminently the
right man in the right place.
Not only has he discharged the rou
tine duties of his station most accept
ably, but he has developed, during his
career in office, most amiable and inter
esting traits. In the great small-poz
epidemic of 1888, Mayor Pond visited
personally the hospital devoted to thes
unfortunates, to see that they were pro
vided with all the comforts their situa
ton demanded. While there he founC
friend in the person of well-knowl
| San Franciscan, and he ministered t
him in his dying moments. He ha
been foremost in all business enterprises
in banking business and manufactures
His personal virtues are as great as hi
civic, which is saying great deal.
How poor and puny appears the rec
ord of man like Markham compared
with that of Pond. The people OF Cal
ifornia are casting around for leadel
who can redeem them from saturnali
of profigate expenditures. In the per
son of Pond they know they have tn
man. They know that il the Dem c
cratic ticket is elected they will see tn
pledge redeemed that the expenses c
the state shall be reduced to forty-fiv
cents on the 500 valuation of the as
sessment of 1889. AS against such
great gain and guarantee to the peopl
they have in Markham a man who toll
the Republican state central committe
that he would do whatever they directe
him to do. In other words, the De
mocracy present man and the Reput
licans tool.