The herald., 1893-01-26
A wELL-DEsERvsD OVATION.

The reception accorded Senator White
yesterday by the people OF Los Angeles,
irrespective of party, has never been
surpassed for warmth, spontaneity OF
genuineness in this or any other state.
About three hundred OF his fellow
townsmen filed the train of five cars
tnat went to Saugus TO meet him and to
escort him home. On arriving at the
city ball he WAS greeted by an immense
throng, who gave loud cheers to the
well-considered speech he made in re-
sponse to the addresses OF welcome OF
ex-Mayor Hazard and sctual Mayor
Rowan. The whole affair was such an
ovation as could not but have filed the
heart OF the newly elected senator with
sentiments OF pride and gratitude.
Senator White has the brightest ca
reer before him that any young man
ever had. Beloved by his neighbors and
friends, respected by the whole COM
munity in which he lives, and the idol
OF Southern California, he goes to the
United States senate with q prestige
which will give him a powerful influ-
ence Ia his new position. AS he is q
man of brains and ability, and fully
equipped by study and experiences to
take rank with the highest of hie peers,
we predict for him most commanding
influence in the august body to which
ne has been elected, Hegoes there with
clean hands, and will exact that respect
which is always accorded to men in
public life whose integrity ia beyond
question. Too often have the rep.
resentatives from this state been
handicapped by the belief that
their places were bought and not
the spontaneous gift of their fellow.citi-
zens. For this reason, more than from
any Other cause, has the state of Cslifor-
nia's influence in the great council of
the nation been below par. Mr.. White
lnaugurstes new era in the eelection
of United States senators. He has given
the death blow to cut-snd-dried nomin-
ations, conspicuous only for the weight
OF the sack behind them. The people
will see to it that hereafter fitness and
worth will weigh far more than the
ponderosity of golden reasons that NAV !
underlie the selection OF senators. With
the purity of the ballot-box which our
will have the selection of members OF
the legislature in their own hands, and
will SO exercise their p jwer that only
the fttest and best shall have chance
to don the senatorial toga.
We shall look forward to Mr.. Whites
senatorial career as most successful
one. He will be in position to do great
good to his state and to secure inestim-
able benefits to the section from which
he halls. That he will use all his power
and influence and exercise his great
talents to these ends we have not the
slightest doubt. The seat of political
power ia rapidly moving westward, and
before his term of Office expires it will
not be the middle and eastern states
that will dictate politically to the rest
of the union, but the western and south
western states. In the new era go rap
idly approaching, the country will look
to the far west for presidential timber,
and no one in the whole wide scope of
this new theater of power will stand
better chance to be called to the higher
position than our felIow-townsman, the
gentleman who was go warmly, cordially
and enthusiastically welcomed to his
home yesterday.