The herald., 1893-05-18
THR TAXPAYER SHOULD BIB ON THB
ALERT.

geles, either city or county, that does
not know that his taxes are far too
high7
Is there any citizen OF the city OF Los
Angeles that does not know that our
municipal government could be run in
better shape than it is now at less than
three,iourths OF the present outlay?
II there be such man ne 10 lit sub
ject for deportation to Stockton or some
other lunatic asylum.
The tax-ester is like the horse leech's
daughter. There emanates from him a
continual cry Of ''give, give" lie re-
sembles Oliver Twist in that be is eter-
nsliy crying for ''more," without the
excuse which existed in divers case Of
an unappeased hunger.
Every official and every official body
in Los Angeles of late seems to be on
the gouge--of course allowing for few
exceptions, which only go to prove the
rule.
The taxpayer knows that his taxes are
rising like a sea at flood tide. After a
man has slaved to buy house he knows
that he is obliged to pay taxes on it that
would amount to . full rent in city
like Philadelphia or Baltimore.
The HERALD has sgnslized itself in
going after these people. 1t went after
one Jabez Banbury. II presented a
eeries of facts that resulted In Banbury's
defeat by the people for county treas
urer. Jabez WAS hornswoggling the
peoples money, aud, like sensible peo-
pie, they allowed Jabez to take his sane
tilted visage into the recesaes of his
home. He has been obliged to cultivate
an extreme privacy since that fateful
election. 1t was the first time for long
years that the people showed that they
could distinguish between good and bad
service in the officials OF either Los An
geles city or county. Vor popuIi vor del.
The people spoke, and Jabez Banbury
was told that the private station was
the one which he would grace most fit
tingly.
For telling the truth about him Jabez
wants $4,000 OF the hard earned money
OF Ayers & Lynch, the publishers of the
HERALD. On the 9th of this month
those gentlemen will have to appear be-
fore the superior court and stand their
trial for having libeled Jabez. Neither
of them to their knowledge ever saw
this appropriation of the public moneys.
The imputation of malice as to him is
perfectly farcical. 1t lie true that we
laid bare his true character, but we did
it in the interest OF the people. Jabez
iH whited sepuloher, and we showed
the arrant hypocrite up in his true col
ors, but we did it for n square, honest
public purpose. Unless some such ex-
ample should be made there was great
danger OF the new court house itself be-
ing packed Off and "blown into" some
three ball shop.
Jabez, in his impotent rage, has
one result. He has of course
put the HERALD to some expense. But
in fight for the taxpayer we care moth
ing for expense. millions for defense,
not cent for tribute" has been our
motto ever since we knew that John
Hampden had given utterance to that
immortal sentiment.
We assure the Citizens' Non Partizan
association that there is plenty OF work
for that highly respectable organization
in Los Angeles county just now. They
should apply themselves to the creation
of public sentiment that will make
bnrking the taxpayers disreputable
and Improbable business. 1t all lies in
the hands of the man who pays the taxes.
II he snail insist upon his moneys worth
in municipal government he will get
both in city and county better service
ior three-fourths of the money he ia now
paying. He can only be robbed when
he shows a disposition to submit to it.
He ought, above all things, to stand in
with the persons aud the newspapers
that stand in with him. The HERALD
has eingularly pure record in it's rela-
ton to the people and to the officials
who have administered both our city
and county affairs. This journal is
pledged to fight the peoples battle to
the end, without money and without
price, and without shadow of turning.
We invite the Citizens Non-Partizan
association to give us their moral sup
port.
When it comes to Jabez Banbury he
has put his arm into the public treasury
up to the elbow. He has drawn money
from the county ON atiidavits that were
false. When the HERALD made its
charges against him we offered him the
utmost freedom of our columns in re-
huttal. We took no snap judgment on
him, but instead treated him iu the
frankest spirit of fair play. He never
svailed himself of our generous offer.
The people elected him to stay at home,
not on our charges but on the shutting
way in WHICH he avoided meeting them.
On the 9th inst will open a trial in
which the people will show whether
they appreciate an honest championship
OF their interests.
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AKRRSriRG A GREAT ABUsB.