The herald., 1894-10-29
THE LOCAL WORLD OF POLITICS.
What County Republicans
Think of the Situation.
Less Tariff Talk and More Local
Discussion Wanted.
Democratic Meetings Held at Many
Places Tho Affidavit spurgeon
Riley Would Nor sigu-Po-
liticn1 Notes.

found congregated about roadside
store and poetofiice, about dozen
ranchers and ranch hands discussing
the political situation. The chief epokes-
man, an old fellow whose face 10 familiar
in the superior courts of this county, he
having served more than once as term
trial juryman. was criticising the Repub.
lican county central committee for send.
ing tariff talkers out with the county
candidates and ignoring local issues,
which was the.quesiion OF greater intereet
to the taxpayers.
He said in substance: "What has
the administration OF the Office of county
clerk or district attorney got to do with
the Wilson or Mckinley tariff bills?
Will the action OF congress or the United
States senate in the settlement OF the
tration of the sherif's Office or prevent
county treasurer from playing favorites
with certain OF the Los Angeles county
banks in return for favors extended 10
him by them in making his campaign !?
"WhIle l admit the value of,a free and
intelligent discussion OF the national
iseues, one and all, to be of general in
tereet, my impression is that the candi-
dates for congress are the proper men to
talk on the subject. Here we have one
candidate from each party who may
have an opportunity to legislate on
national issues, while we have 15 can
didates, including the assembly and
- A. 1nx AL G.
or act as our servants in the administra-
tion of our local affairs. And yet in the
face OF this fact We. who bear the burden
OF paying the expense OF the county
government, have not beard a word
from our candidates beyond their per-
sonal assurances that, If elected, they
will fill the offices to the best OF their
ability. What would interest us, as
coming from our candidates, are come
facts and figures relative to the Offices
se they aspire to, which would indicate
that they have some knowledge OF the
duties they will be paid to perform, and
not through ignorance or at the sug-
gestion of their bondsmen be forced to
retain the old methods and the deputies
to keep them in force.
I'VE, and by that mean the Repub-
licans, have q candidate for district at
torney who delivers a polished tariff
speech, but gives no indication by re-
cord or otherwise of promieing the re-
quisite legal knowledge to safelyA ad-
minister the legal affairs Of the county.
Nor has he made denial of the charges
preferred against him in the matter OF
the Garvanza district school, by which
the current OK pense account 10 increased
and his son made the recipient of the
amount OF the increase.
"Our candidate for sheriff has had NO
training or experience that warrants the
belief that he can safely be trusted to
handle any branch of the important
business OF the Office. He is credited to
the country and yet it is notorious fact
that the votes from the city elected him
in tho convention. He is volched fer
by two old time practical politicians
Messrs. Wright and Hubbard, both in-
terested in the past with the railroad
end in state politics as managed by Rail-
road Commissioner Jim Rae and Mike
de Young. John Burr is an unknown
quantity in every sense of the term.
His chief strength, it is generally ad-
mitted, rests on the fact that no one
knows him, and that the quieter he
rests and the fewer the voters he meets
personally the greater his chance of elec-
tion. His warmest supporters in the
city are Fl. @. Register and J. ]. Gosper,
men who never met him until after he
was nominated. Yet, ia view of all
these facts, we of the country must take
our chances with bim for our candidate,
and listen to tariff talk meanwhile.
\, ! In state candidates We are confronted
p;by the same conditions. "How much
I1nhuence will the election of Morris M.
sEstee have on the action of the next
Ar ~ ha A.
here speaking he confined himself ex-
clusively to tariff argument, while
TsBabbie Widney' Millsrd is doing the
same thing up north.
what we want to know is what will
Mr.. Estee do for US when railroad tax.
alton, constitutional legislation and the
reduction of the expense of state govern
ment reaches him. And so it goes all
1along the line with the worst to follow
Aat the tail end. What we taxpayers are
most interested in is the position our
cong.sssmen will take on railroad and
iharbor matters. and yet we can find no
evidence of a square toed middle OF
the road declaration from McLachlan
ss to where he stands on either ques.
tion. What we do know is the fact that
Dan Burns, Hervey Lindley, Webber,
gBlackstock, the Ventura county railroad
1ttOI1oy, huu hlA COutbofh hCiuG GILL
ployees in the congressional convention
assisted to nominate him that since
his canvas, for votes began, ex-senator
Carpenter, corporation attorney, and
tho Evening Express,an admitted organ
Of the Southern Pacific Railroad, have
been more than jealous in making his
campaign.
"Thess facts cast cloud OF doubt over
his candidacy or honesty OF any declars-
tion which he has made or will make in
reference to his attitude on any matte,
In which Coils P. Huntington and the
Southern Pacific railroad may have an
interest.
I'VE know o. a fact OF record that
deorge Patton, his Democratic oppo-
aent, ia an old-time enemy of the
southern Pacific and that he personally
made bitter fight in the interest of
deep sea harbor at San Pedro before the
congressional committee on commerce
ana navigation at Washington. OPP
posed TO him was the best legal talent
that Coils p. Huntington could en-
pioy, VINO advocated Santa Monica in
the interest of the Southern Pacific rail
.road.z
Two years from now national iseues
viii assume their proper Importance
with us. but at this time and under the
present conditions, fail to sac their
value as opposed to local interest1 which
auect our pockets and material PROS