The herald., 1896-11-08
\ 'lly:llEf FIGHT
layor y Contest to Be
- I'D on Merits
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MD v4L L!Al!!I!!E I$. The PEOPLE
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Here WIN lBeqNe Obscuring Of
tht drsat Issue
N Go
h. P. s1EDERs IS THE MAN
kasee Of pIius H. Martin With the
M thsfs Pacific
ss Assy1Cl 4 ~ "a
I b Also tie Candidate Of the Water
10 lSfF' o'H'spr''s ssi5l
- W.
E6f Over T<ehty Years Resident Of
The City, But He Has Never Identi-
fed himself With Public
= ?. s 81 $ THE MAN
= 3 Also tie Sc.haldsts Of the Water
"a co~paay 6siN
Ebf Over Tfshty Years Resident of
the City, But He Has Never Identi-
fed himself With Public
Affalrs in Any Way

1T now lookssvefy much rs though the
test for the ma yoroft Y In the approach
@s city ELECTION akould bea square and
¥ SIGHT ~ SA kk
1.-THE efforts Of the water company. the
&flroai company and the allied villain
Es Of the city OF Los Angeles to defeat
M r. Snyder by the iptroduction into
the canvass Of other candidates has thus
fAF failed sigpallys and it is to be hoped
that such ihfcoiitmue to be the case.
The silver Republicans have decided
to continue their Organization on broad
lines They Mil labor for better govern
nent in tn city, the state and in the
nation. and they propose to open up the
membership rolls of their club under the
rsorganizati61x ito al voters desiring to
jpin with fASfa regardless of past polit-
Next Tuesday evening the club will
meet for the purpose of deciding what
action will beftaken with regard to the
city election. The consensus of opinion
Afllong the members is that a ticket
should be pl4ced In the field by endorse
ment and " straight nominations in
some cases.1s M
The action OF this club will be awaited
with interest, The gentlemen compris-
ing 1t are. earnest conscientious men,
acting puretxs and solely on the broad
basis of principles which they believe in.
They have already demonstrated the
fact that they were non-partisans, for
they have already cut party ties asunder
in order to make an open fight along the
lines of what they conceive to be their
duty to themselves, to their families and
70 their country. They have acted as
patriots in the national campaign. OF
this fact there is no one-even the most
ardent Mckinley man, who has any
sense of justice-to make denial. They
made fight for a principle which they
thought and still think was right The
fact that the majority of the voters of
this nation failed to agree with them
reflects no discredit upon the members
of the Silver Republican club nor upon
their efforts to bring about that which
they considered to be for the good of
their country. fot
There Is an almost unanimous senti-
ment among the members of the club to
endorse NJ. p. Snyder for mayor. If this
is done it viii then leave the issue fairly
and squarely. before. the public for their
unbiased Judgment to be given at the
polls on December 7th.
The great question of the municipal
campaign is as to whether or not the
influence of the Los Angeles Water COM
pany and tile Southern Pacific railroad
shall dominate the city government for
the next two years.
The matter of municipal ownership
of water works is to be decided. This
involves, rightfully, about $1,250,00O of
the money of the people.
But if the Water company can secure
a subservient council and if the corpora
ticn can name a man for mayor who will
do their bidding there will be a matter
OF $4,000 900 Involved. and the difference
of 81, 100000 will simply be steal. These
are plain Words but the circumstances
of the case warrant their use.
1t the Water company can name the
mayor and three members of the city
council it can effectively block munich
pal ownership. This Will be worth to the
corporation at the lowest calculation
half million dollars.
Now this same Water company has
before, to-wit, last spring, endeavored
to control and handle NJ P. Snyder, who.
for days in the city council fought to
secure reduction of water rates.
Threats of political oblivion, made di-
rectly to Mr. Snyder by the hired and
authorized representative of the Water
company, were without avail Mr.. Sny
der stood like a man and defied the cor
duction Of rates regardless of the con-
sequences and the Water company then
and there sent notice to him that he was
marked for slaughter.
When the resolution came up in the
council known as the Santa Monica har-
Dor job, which was rushed through for
the Southern Pacific. Mr.. Snyder alone
arose and vigorously protested against
It. or the nine MEMBERS of the city
council he alone dissented to the action
taken. Bat before anything could be
done by him the meeting was adjourned
In thus protesting against scheme
OF the railroad company Mr.. Snyder
+. earned and has since received the I'M
qualified opposition of that corporation
and of every man it controls. He has
been by the agents of Uncle Coils also
marked fofslaughter.
These are simply cold, hard facts
which cannot be denied. There is every
reason for the Water company, the rail-
road company and the allied villainies