The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-04
RoBBING US OF OUR GOOD NAME.

General Rugsr has paid high com.
pliment to the salubrious climate OF
Southern California and to the exquisite
pleasure Of a short sojourn in this
matchless section. by sending large
detachment of United States soldiers to
Los Angeles to spend short GUNNER
vacation. The merit of the command
ing general in doing this is none the less
commendable from the fact that be was
ordered to select Los Angeles as the
most inviting place on the coast for the
military outing. We have no doubt
on his own motion if Cleveland and
Olney and the war department had left
it to his choice. 1t is we'll known that
all the military men who have ever been
stationed here are enamored OF our
place, and want to get back. General
Miles makes no secret OF his partially
for Los Angeles, and General McCook
would rather live here than in any other
part OF the union. The "bold soldier
boys" who are paying US visit will be
heartily welcomed, and the people here
will do all in their power to make their
stay in our vicinity pleasant.
1t lie, therefore, with no intention to
suggest anything ungracious to our mil
itary visitors that we admit that We are
somewha. amazed that either Olney or
President Cleveland or General Scho-
field should have ordered these troops
here for professional purposes. Neither
the federal Judge of this district, the
United States district attorney nor any
one in authority has asked for military
aid or protection. nor has there been any
rioting or lawlessness here that called
for the interference OF the military arm
of the government. The controversy
between the railroad strikers and the
officials of the company has been con-
not been marked by turbulence or riot.
Indeed we have failed to learn that even
q bloody nose has distinguished the
contention from beginning to end. The
process of the courts has not been in
terruptsd nor their orders disobeyed in
any instance. Yot.it is evident that the
men in Washington believed that Los
Angeles 10 in such a state OF insubordi-
nation that it was advisable to send
large body of troops five hundred miles
away to this city in order to keep our
people in proper subsection. If the ad.
vices We received yesterday from Sacra
mento and Oakland are not exaggerated,
these troops might have found employ
ment nearer to the place they started
from than at this remote point.
While we are glad to welcome "the
boys in blue" to Los Angeles, we have a
right to complain OF the effect of send-
ing them here at this particular time.
The people at the east will draw false
conclusions from it. They will say that
We are turbulent and lawless people,
and that We must be overswed by the
military arm in order to compel US to be-
have ourselves. We do not desire to have
this undeserved reputation imposed
upon US, and We resent it emphatically.
Los Angeles is the most orderly city in
the United States. Her people are con-
sentative, God-fearing and well-behaved
Our police statistics show that We havs
less drunkenness. less turbulence and
less crime, in proportion to our popula
ton, than any city of similar size in the
union. We are city of churche3, o
homes and schools, and our good name
10 dear to US. To have the government
impeach it by making it appear to thu
outside world that it ia necessary to gar
rison us with troops is one OF those in
jures which will not soon be forgotten
Our city and vicinity ia rapidly fllini
mp with the very best people in thu
United States. who come here not alon,
10 establish homes in the choicest AM
raost delightful section on the iootstool
but also because they find that we ar
che laost exem plary people in the coun-
try; and material harm is done US b,
che imputation which is implied in send
ing troops here ostensibly to keep US OF
our good behavior.