Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-09-26
BRAsH PERSONALITIES.

Our esteemed contemporary, the
Times, apparently finds it very hard to
go through campaign without gross
personalities. The assumption that any
canvass can be conducted decently is a
violent one in American politics, and
we thought that the mild charge that
Mr.. Pond was Buckeyes man would soon
be replaced by something more often
sive in the columns of our versatile con-
temporary. 1t correctly realizes the fact
that that kind of nonsense will not 60 far
with intelligent people and it remem-
bers, with pang compounded OF mingled
misgiving and terror, that the same
kind of twaddle was resorted to in the
case OF the late lamented gov
ernor Bartlett, but that that gentle
man all the same converted the large
majority which Mr.. Blaine received in
1884 into small but sufficient account
to the good in 1886. Our Republican
friends are confronted with the fact that
the task that lies ahead for Mayor Pond
in the present compaign is as much less
than that which confronted Bartlett as
the Harrison majority was less than that
of Mr.. Blaine.
Desperation may condone many things,
but it scarcely justifies any journal in
being foolish. Not content with re-
echoing the senseless Buckley stuff,
which is the sole stock in trade of the
San Francisco journals as against the
Democratic standard bearer, the Times
undertakes to arraign the personal char
acter OF mir. Pond. It accuses him Of
being usurer and skinhint, and of hav
ing none of the elements which should
recommend him to the voters.
The famous Mrs. "Sairey' Camp was
once called upon to rebuke what she
called the "Bragian importance" of
Bailey, Jr., and we are under obligation
to administer like reprimand to our
contemporary. Where, we would like to
know, can be discovered any evidence
that Mayor Pond has ever defrauded, or
has attempted to defraud single human
being? When has he been arraigned in
the courts, or been called upon to make
an accounting as to any pecuniary trans
action? Where is the journal Of his
own party, OF high or low degree, that
has charged Mr.. Pond with the violation
of any fduciary trust p?
Fortunately for Mr.. Pond, in his case
these questions answer themselves.
There has not been discovered reput-
able man or responsible journal that
has dared to make such an allegation,
or anything approaching it. If he has
at times loaned money, the presumption
is great that it either belonged to him or
I to some one who had intrusted it to him.
In all likelihood he collected the interest
on his advances, as do, and as have
done. many of the 'worthiest and most
public spirited citizens of California. He
has also had the supreme gall to advance
great deal of money towards the
establishment of great sugar manu-
factory, which employs a great many
hands, and which has been made very
precarious enterprise by the capricious
legislation Of the Republican Congress
now sitting at Washington.
How is it with his opponent? We
have no desire to be harsh with Col.
Markham, but it is alleged that he has
been engaged in very questionable
mining transactions and that, although
he may have driven his coach and four
through the inns OF courts, he neverthe-
less smirched his good name, Who are
the authors of these charges? His own
business partners and neighbor, men
who stand improbable in the eye of the
law and high in the community in which
they live. DR.. Conger, of Pasadena, and
Mr.. Goldsworthy. of Los Angeles-both
Republicans and both his former bust
ness partners-are the men who stand
sponsors for this serious, and if true,
damning arraignment.
Who are the men who have been
eager to give publicity to these charges
They have been Republicans, and their
greatest prominence has been noted in a
/ journal published by the private Sec
rotary of Republican Governor. The
Executive of the State, member OF
Col. Markham's own party, endorses
them. Very many Republican citizens
of Southern California believe in them,
and will vote for Pond to signify their
dsapproval of such crooked practices.
The HERALD thinks that Pond can
stand the contrast if Markham can.
THE Republicans started out with a