The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-16

bility for th e sentiments expressed.l
The Times and the Me chants.
EDITORS HERALD: Who is this man
Otis OF the Los Angeles Times?
Wouldn't it be good idea for you to
have his profile inserted in your paper
80 that we could all see him? Doubtless
there are but few OF your many SUBJ
ecribers (outside of Los Angeles) that
have ever seen the man who by
tongue and pen shows himself to be the
arch enemy of wage earnersp and ia not
the man who antagonizes the cause OF
labor as much the enemy OF your mer-
chants and prosperity in general, as he
is to the working men he would perss-
cute? Take your merchants for Illus
tretion, be they in dry goods, clothing,
shoes or any other line OF honorable and
legitimate trade; picture for yourself
the crowds passing in singly and in
groups to his store; the busy salesmen.
with their respectful and pleasant greet
ing, the throng with packages In their
hands or bundles under their arms.
Don't you think the proprietor, as he
looks on at the steady coming and
going into and from his store of euch O
large concourse of humanity feels with
in himself feeling of appreciation, a
kindly regard at least toward his
patrons. And they doubtless are kindly
disposed to and have certain degree OF
confidence in him, not only by his
honest goods and reasonable prices,
but more 30 by his sterling qualities,
generous and kindly disposition. Thus
there exists tie OF friendliness between
merchant and patron which ia mutual.
| One could not exist very well without
the other. The prosperity of the patron
means prosperity to the merchant, and
the reverse ia also true.
The question now is, Who are the
patronH of your merchants whose inter
ests are SO identical? Are they not
mainly the class that the Times is en-
deavoring to crush2 Would it be un.
reasonable or unfair Tor your merchants
to say to the Times: Here, your
paper is working might and main
against the interests, welfare and
prosperity of our patrons; you
are prosecuting them, their industry
means success to US. The more re-
munerative their labor means the more
prosperity to our business. Stop your
antagonism to our patrons (wage earn
ers) or we withdraw cur advertising
| patronage from your paper. Ii inc mof-
chants will do this the Times, with re
duced advertising patronage as well
as q reduced subscription list, may
turn from it's evil ways and yet become
paper worthy of patronage and sup
port The Times says to the working
men. THE law must be upheld. Don't
overstep the law, even if you suffer for
so doing endure the wrong, suffer the
piy siiser salthohqfafs th Have fbse I
dished up on the majesty of tht
law. the supremacy of the Law
until one would think that Otis's admi
ration for the law bordsred on veneer
alton, and that if some one were to stey
on the tail of his coat that he woulc
HE for lawyer or call on
policeman. But also our mistake
II our HERALD of even date il
correct, the colonel is himself Law
breaker. This great advocate of the
power and swiftness OF the law finds il
too weak and slow to suit his own case
aud therefore sets it aside and lam bias tt
the little fellow with his strong rlght
arm. Consistency, thou art jewel
COUNTRY MERCHANT.