The herald., 1893-05-21
STATE DIVISION OPINIONS.
Tha e.vse. ~ tba nTovement.

Tho Causes of the Movement.
Pomona Times: A few Southern Cal
ifornia newspapers that do not now favor
division OF the atate argue the question
on wrong grounds. The Banning Herald
says. "The advocates of state division
plead that this end OF the state is dis
criminated against and is left out in the
distribution of state favors," and goes on
to show what all we have been given,
and asks that "the northern people be
given credit for fair treatment"
The Herald is edited by bright, we'll
informed man, and Ii 10 strange he
should put the move for q new state on
the low basis Of an equitable division OF
spoils, or the enormous expenditures of
the state, which are growing larger and
larger by reason of the largeness OF the
state. Much complaint has been made
because OF the upper end more popu-
lous end of the state receiving the largest
share of public favors in money and Of
fees. but very few have claimed that for
this cauae alone the state should be di-
vided.
Because OF the great size of the state,
the appropriations OF each session of the
legislature are increasing; public insti-
tutions are being multiplied, duplicated
and Implicated, with new set of Off
GERS for each that sure road to increased
profligacy in the use OF money, state
commissions, is broadened and length
ened; travelling and incidental expenses
are necessarily enlarged and at the same
time made excuses for plundering the
treasury several costly state institutions
are inaccessible and .valueless to hun
dreds of thousands Of the people and al
ways must be while the present state
exists. All these and other causes move
ths people of the six or seven southern
counties to favor two states out of the
expenaively conducted and ineonvenient
large one.
The State Agricultural society has
been harshly and in eome respects un-
Justly criticised. It is a very costly af-
fair. Not one person in fifty in the
southern counties can afford to make
exhibits at or attend state fair : if held
in Los Angeles, one in five to ten might
attend or otherwise be benefited by it.
The state Library, mining bureau and
other Institutions are OF little value ex-
capt to those WHO can perEunaiiy Uunsuts
and see them, and they are now beyond
the reach OF forty-nine fiftieths of the
people of Southern California, and the
fiftieth one who derives any benefit
from them, pays too dearly in time and
money for the advantage.
1t is useless to multiply reasons why
the state should be divided. ALI think
inn.people understand that they are nu-
m8Yous and irremedisble under one gov
eminent for state whose sea coast line
Ia near 800 miles-equal to the coast line
of the Atlantic statea from Maine to
Florida. Trying to equalize patronage
and thus satisfy Office holders and seek.
era alone, simply means greater prodi.
gality in the use of public money. Cali
fornia, according to population, is the
most costly governed state in the union.
Maintained SO whole the cost will in
crease instead of decrease; maintained
as two states, great economy could and
would be exercised. Two states
would have largely increased influence
in national affairs. They would work
more harmoniously on national matters
than the one does at present. In all
common interests, including local pride,
their power would be greater, and for
dissimilar interests be no weaker than
now
State division is not sought because of
grievances or because of inequitaDle
treatment, for these things are remedi-
able, but because the state ie 40 large
that it's government will grow more
costly from year to year, and
never can be made to benefit
the people OF the six southern
counties in many particulars ss they