The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-08
ANOTHER HANDICAP.

The adoption of the Weyse substitute
for the Kenyon resolution memorable
ing congress in favor of San Pedro har-
Dor Is another victory for the Southern
Pacific Railroad corporation. The pres
ent legislature thus stultifiea the action
of its predecessor, which declared une-
quivocally in favor of San Pedro. South
ern California has been knifed in the
house OF its friends, and Mr.. Huntington
Ia free to thank his good and faithful
servants"
Gutter of Yubs. who frequently med
dles with what should not concern him,
was one of tho instruments that para
lyzsd the Kenyon resolution. Ha ''un-
derstood" that the Weyse substitute
was In favor of Santa Monica hsibor. I"
It is safe to say that Mr.. Cutter "under-
stood" the intent of the substitute very
we'll. Mr.. Gutter 10 not an idiot, even
if he does occasionally pose az one. He
knew that it was not for Santa Monica
that Mr.. Weyse was "lsgislsting," but
sgsinst San Pedro. On this "informs.
ton and belief" and possibly on in
struction, Mr.. Cutter announced that
Southern California was divided" on
the question Of propar site. This may
have been gross ignorance on Mr.. Cat
ter's part, but we doubt it. 1t is poaBi
BILE that man with capacity enough to
represent Yubs and the dam thereof In
the legislature of California really im-
aginea that the people OF Southern CAL
are divided" on this ques-
ton, and it may be that
his assertion that 1--WE OF
the north know absolutely nothing OF
the merits of the two sites proposed"
Is reflex of his knowledge of affsirs in
The southern part OF the state he has
assumed to make laws for, but we are
Inclined to believe that Mr.. Gutter is as
we'll aware as we are. that the only
division" in Southern California on
the harbor proposition ia between
the people. who are unanimously for
San Pedro, and the Southern Pacific
Railroad corporation, which fsvors Santa
Mo MICA.
THE HERALD has no quarrel with Mr..
Weyse. He represents Santa Monica,
and he probably feared that if he did
not kill the Kenyon resolution. his con-
stituents in lis-by-the-Sea would
herd in mass meeting and "denouncs"
him as they denounced" The HERALD
they might even hang him in efigy or
Danish him from Huntington-on-the
Bluf-a fate that would rattle Mr..
Weyse's Consciousness more ensrgetic~
ally than did a similar experience that
to one Catalina who was "sst
Tree from things he loathed." But no
such fears could have influenced the
other members who voted for tha substi-
tute. Soma OF them were intimately
acquainted with every phase of the
and should have informed Mr..
Gutter while correcting the misleading
attitude of Mr.. Weyse. 1t might have
been shown that 10000 citizens of
Southern California, representing 10O,-
600 residents OF this section OF the state,
signed THE HERALD's memorial to con-
gress, and it might hsve been asserted
with every assurance of truthful proba-
bility that at Leaf 10000 additional citi-
zens will sign the memorial before con-
gress adjourns. But it appsars that
Southern California had no friends on
this occasion and that San Pedro's enc
mics were powerful enough to defy the
will OF the people Of this section OF the
state. There is a future. however. and the
action OF those who were active in che
interests of the corporation or passive in
defense OF Southern California will be
remembered.