Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-14
LETTER BAG.
white the Man.

Caiilofn1a OF th0 proposed elecIlon oi
senators by direct vote of the people.
At the last general election the people
of this state gave an erwhelming vote
in favor of this change. 1t is well
known that this proposal and the re-
sulting vote was due. to protest of the
whole people, and especially of the De-
mociacy, against the prevailing custom
OF senatorial election by the legislature,
which makes financial capacity first and
everything else secondary in such elec-
tions.
No man in any party represents this
sentiment 80 fully as does Mr.. White.
He was the first man who offered. as he
is the only man who has offered, to go
before the people on this issue. His
offer was to run against the aspirations
OF Leland Stanford, the then president
of the dominating railroad combination
OF the state.
1t would have been a contest of merit,
capacity and devotion to the peoples in
terest against money and the corporate
interest as segregated from that OF the
people at large.
Mr.. Whites candidacy for the senate
is due entirely to his capacity, integrity
and answering devotion to the peoples
interests.
He is pre-eminenently the candidate
of the whole people. He is conserva-
tive, careful, a hard worker and yet full
OF the vigor OF manhood in its prime,
progressive, intelligent and trustworthy
legislator.
His career as state senator demon
strates these qualities.
Mr.. White was born in Santa Cruz
county, educated in Santa CLARA county,
settled in Los Angeles county and has
ever since led in his profession, as he
has in public affairs throughout the state.
He is Californian ; q man of the whole
state, favorably known over it's length
and breadth. There is no man in this
state broader IN view, of stronger in
tellect, purer in public or private life or
of larger interest in public affairs than
Stephen M. White.
Besides all these things, Mr.. White is
known and respected by the leaders of
the national Democracy. These have
already entrusted him with important
charges.
Who, then, is there to serve better
this state and its people, who is there
with more experience, capacity, vigor
and honesty than Mr.. White? Who is
there who can do more for California
than he?
If the legislature records in this cleo
tion for senator the true sentiments Of
the Democracy, the true sentiments of a
vast majority of the voters of the state
without regard to party if it desires to
see this state ABBY represented and its
interests championed as they never have
been, its choice will fall on Stephen M.
White of California.
ABBOT KINNEY.
Arc We Civilized People or Not?
EDITORS HERALD: Afters demure re-
fection, Mr.. Editor, / should say not.
In almost every respect we have enjoyed
our three months stay in your glorious
land. Well has Charles Dudley Warner
dubbed it "Our Italy," Its balmy air,
its glorious. mouptains, pure water,
lovely flowers, delicious fruits and hos
pitable people are beyond all praise;
and now we are on our way to the cold,
slushy, sloppy, murky dampness of the
east.
In this delightful land of yours,
''where every prospect pleases," it is
only imam that is vile" as you shall see.
All my life long, and am verging on so,
my happiest moments have been spent
in museums and libraries. l visited
with much pleasure your ,hourishipg
library and noted its air of prosperity.
I was also not little surprised to find
public library in so new place as Pas
adena. / also found there something
which did not observe in your library.
refer to the habits of some of the
consumptives who frequent the read
ing room. l allude to the per-
nicious custom of splitting on the
floor. No one has more pity and
sympathyl for these unfortunates than
the subscriber. They in their turn
should have some regard for. those of US
who are we'll.
1t has been shown beyond the shadow
of doubt how deadly is the tuhercu-
lous bacilli. So dangerous is it that in
Berlin the law compels all persons 80
afflicted to burn this sputa. 1t is,
know, delicate subject, andlI have en-
deavored to treatit delicately. Con-
sumptives, generally, seem to be totally
oblivious about it, and for want OF lit
tie nicely on their part this dreadful
scourge will prove almost as bad as
leprosy.
There should be in every health resort
rooms set apart for their use. There
should be two reading rooms in every
library, one for the well and another for
the sick. In Trinity church, Denver,
there is very comfortable room at one
side Of the altar where invalids can take
part in the service or take acomfortable
nap If the sermon is prosy.
Mr.. Editor. we banish lepsrs from our
midst, and right we are so to do. Con-
sumption, to my mind, is quite as bad
and certainly more contagious, and yet
the people smitten with this dread dis
ease, knowing full well the mischief they
can do, are culpable in the extreme.
A summer at Manitou convinced me
OF the great danger run. In this beauti-
full and fashionable place there is
spring OF water which for deliciousness
has not it's equal in the known globe,
and yet the manner in which it lis dis
pensed is not only disgusting but
deadly. The glasses from which you
drink are never washed. / am wrong.
They are washed thousand times a
day. The glass, fresh from con-
sumptive's lips, containing (and how
could it be otherwise?) the deadly
sputa, is plunged back again into the
we'll Of water. The spring acts as
dishpan Tor washing glasses all through
the season, and the travelling public
drink the dishwater. consider Mani
tou one of the finest places in the world
to get first-claes consumption.
So, repeat, are we civilized people
I trow not. FAIR PLAY.