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The herald., 1896-04-08
The Cost of the Senate

The only doubtful thing about the pro J..
posed investigation of senatorial eXpen-
dtures is that it einarates from Senator
Chandler-"Bll' Chandler, who is n
jngo when no war is in sight. a re-
former when no chance for reform ap-
pears, an economist when he is sure
that no majority of his colleagues will
join in the demand for economy.
OF the scandalouS extravaganza of the
senate there is no doubt In life the SEN
ators drink Apollinaris lemonade, draw
tooth brushes and silver combs on their
stationary account, have private rooms,
private secretaries and private messen-
gers, all at public cost If they die in
harness-if animals which do no work
can be described as harnessed-they are
buried with spectacular accessories i'll
which oratory, poker, special cars and
champagne are equally mingled-all,
too, at public expense. The United
States senator is not unlike the 'squaw
man. of the Indian territory-the more
children he has the bigger his income.
His eldest son is always his private sec
retary, another son becomes a page,
and if Senator Hoar's latest resolution
for the glory of the serrate and the i'm
poverishment of the taxpayer becomes
a law there will be still place for other
senatorial scions as messengers
For all of which mighty army of tax
eaters what does the nation get? At all
times and on all issues the senate, for
the last decade, has been wrong. If the
people want tariff reduction is declares
for higher taxes. If honest money is
demanded it win<s at the mining camps
and demands free silver coinage. If
the nation asks for peace the senate
shouts for war.
Senator Chandler may reduce the ex-
penditureS of the senate as he will.
However cheap he makes it, it will be
dear at the price.
The herald., 1896-04-08
Reckless oS AnUelea

People living on the Temple street
hill of Los Angeles are greatly eXer
cised over the quality of water they
are drinking. Moreover, they actually
have the hardhood to publicly pro-
claim it as unfit for use, and in a re-
cent petition to the board of health
they declare that the water is so I'M
pure that cloth tied ON a faucet for
one hour will be filthy with a green
scum and that in warm weather the
odor of said water is almost intoler-
able" But this is not ALL The board
of health, instead of telling the petit
TONERS that they are a set of grumblers
whose complaints will hurt the town" ="
has actually set to work to investigate
the condition of the water, and some of
the newspapers have been so rash as to
boldly proclaim the truth about the
matter, thereby violating the generally
recognized rule that it is better
TO attempt to conceal a defect that is
patent to all, than to call attention to
the evil and have it remedied. SO
far it does not appear that this reck-
part of the people and press of Los An
gcles has wrought any appreciable dis
astcr to that city. There is no indica-
tion that the bottom has dropped out of
the real estate market or that the town
has otherwise received black eye. But
then Los Angeles is a remarkable place.
1t can probably do some things that
other communities would not venture
upon--tell the truth for example.-San
Diego Union.
The herald., 1896-04-08

Citizens of. every class and calling are
vitality interested in the creation of
deep-sea harbor that will be open on
terms of equality to all railroads and
not be the exclusive facility of the most
merciless transportation monopoly
that ever cursed a state. The harbor at
San Pedro will be free to competing
railroads; harbor at Santa Monica
will be free to the Southern Pacific, that
kills competition by fair means or foul
and puts on ''all the traffic will stand"
Therefore the citizens of Los Angeles of
every creed, condition and occupation
should be enthusiastically for the
former and testify the earnestness OF
their conviction by lending the value of
their presence to the meeting to be held
tonight in the furtherance of the San
Pedro project
The herald., 1896-04-08
LOOK OUT FOR THIEVES
As the Fiesta Approaches criminals are Flock
ing to the City

Now that the Fiesta is approaching,
the light-fingered gentry from near and
far are heading this way, and crooks of
all kinds, bunco steerers, pickpockets,
sneak thieves, burglars, and others of
like ilk, are coming to Los Angeles to
reap the harvest that always awaits
when any large city is crowded with
people on some special occasion. Prep
arations are being made by the police
force to properly receive and care for
these undesirable arrivals. Chief
Glass especially wishes to impress upon
all householders the necessity of con-
stant vigilance. His warning put
Don't leave your house alone if possi-
BILE to prevent it, and beware of peddlers
of all descriptions.
Not all peddlers are thieves by any
means, but this guise is oftenest
adopted by that class of people to spy
out unprotected places to rob. A sneak
thief will supply himself with decrepit
horse and wagon and a few sacks of po-
tatoes. Thus fixed he will approach
residences and when one is found that
promises good plunder no one being at
home, a few moments work generally
suffices to effect an entrance, when the
premises can be looted at leisure.
Last year every suspicious character
or known thief was apprehended just
before the Fiesta and kept in Jail un-
til after the festivities. This had a
good effect and the thefts reported We're
comparatively few in number. The
same plan will probably be enforced
this month, but it will be impossible
to get nearly all of the malefactors.
Every effort will he put forth by the po-
lice for the protection of property. but
the earnest cooperation of all citizens
in seeing that their dwellings, are prop
erly fastened will do much to assist in
preventing crime.
The herald., 1896-04-08
THE POLITE WORLD

Miss Christine Kurtz was the guest
of honor last night at very delightful
hearts party given to her as a farewell;
before her departure for Europe, for
which place she will leave next Satur-
day. The hostess was Miss Henzman,
who was assisted in making the evening
the success which it was by Miss
vance. The rooms We're prOfuSely dec
Grated with roses. In the dining room
pink blossoms We're banked on the man.
tefand buffet, and then woven into gar
lands that swung from the chandelier
to the four corners of the room. Strill-
ing contrast to this was the library,
where red roses were arranged in the
same effective manner, while the draw
ing room was brilliant in yellow. Potted
plants adorned the hall and a string
orchestra discoursed fascinating music
during the evening. The ladies first
prize was silver pin-tray, and the
BOBBY prize an egg-beater tied with
pink ribbon, which was a gentle hint to
the one holding the lowest score. The
gentleman BOBBY was also suggestive of
better efforts. This was a small drum.
The first prize was a silver paper knife.
The score cards We're heart-shaped, of
tinted paper, and for each guest was a
pretty pink heart tied with pink rib
bon and outlined with silver cord. A
delicious supper, which was in charge
of Christopher concluded the pleasant
evening. Those present We're Mr. and
Mrs Mclaughlin. Mr.. and Mrs. Whip
pie, Misses Tiney Kurtz, Hitch Wallace,
Vance. Denker. Wilmer, Burgoyne. Nell
Parker, Augusta Heinzman, Meier
Ella Heinzman, Miss Stumpf, Messrs.
Rundell, Mr. Burgoyne, Robinson,
Duque, Vance. ThaXter, Norton, Wal
lace, Ed Heinzman, Dr. Carl Kurtz
Mr.. Carl Heinzman, jr
The herald., 1896-04-08
CIVIL SERVICE POSSIBLE NOW

Under our system of politics men en-
tering public life are subjected to pres
sure and temptation which many of
them are unable to resist. The duty of
the people is to remove this pressure to
do or to consent to the doing of improper
things. 1t is their duty to remove the
temptations as far as possible from their
public men. There is no one thing that
will do as much to relieve our public men
from these handicaps as the removal of
personal and political patronage from
their path.
The extravaganza and inefficiency of
our local governments is largely due to
the treatment of all the minor routine
offices as political plumber
The result is that there is a clean
sweep at each election of the rank and
file of county and city office holders.
This sweep takes place even when the
party in power retains the government.
The exception is in the comparatively
rare reelection of local officers. The
present system of treating public office
as political plunder works against re-
elections. The reason is that there are
always more outs than can be provided
for and the large majority is against
the man who has not appointed them
and for the one who may.
Nominating conventions have from
this cause degenerated into a caucus of
deals over patronage of contracts. The
fitness of the nominee becomes second
ary, or it is not considered at ALL So
also with the appointment of the sue
cessful candidate. He appoints accord
ing to promises or understandings made.
at the nominating convention or at the
election. Political service and, above
all, personal political service is almost
the sole reason considered in subordi-
nate appointments. The question of fit
ness is subordinated to the facilitation
of political trades and deals and often
Of rank political treasons. Both for the
reason that this system loads up the
public service with incompetents and
because the more subordinates there
are the more political debts can be paid,
The herald., 1896-04-08
BABY JOAN
When she came that day in her caps and

When she came that day in her caps and
curlS,
With flash of eyes and flash of pearls,
She seemed like one of the fairy girls.
And l said to myself I would freely give
A tithe of the years that have to live,
Though crowned with glory and gold I'M
known,
For the love Of lass like Baby Joan.
When she came that day in her mystery,
with her beautiful, dutiful history,
Written as clear in her eloquent eyes
AS the stars are traced in the south's
sweet skies:
When she came and laid, like white
snowflake,
Her hand in mine. if my heart would
break,
1t had broken then with its love and moan.
Like rose at the feet of Baby Joan.
O. Baby Joan. when the years have flown
There are hearts that will break for your
own-your own
But I pray, my dear. that your heart may
be
Always the heart that you showed to me.
That beautiful day when you dreamed my
way,
And gave December glimpse of May.
You have left me to dream of your face
alone.
And read my dreams for you, Baby Joan.
Frank l.. Stanton.
The herald., 1896-04-08

ficiaries Of his successful fight for the
peoples rights must not make his task
more burdensome by wavering for a
moment from our strong and united sup
port of those rights. The prospects for
ending this harbor fight favorably to
the best interests of the city were never
so bright and new. 1t would be a crime
against his home. his city and his own
interests for a business man of Los An
geles to permit himself to be Influenced
to put the slightest obstruction in the
present moment.
If you are told with bulldozing logic
that Mr.. Huntington is strong enough
to defeat all appropriations for the peo-
pies harbor unless he be permitted to
loot the public funds for his own
schemes, ask why he wasn't strong
enough to defeat San Pedro when his
attempted steal was repudiated by the
house committee.
1t is true that some of his revengeful
creatures upon that committee did sue
ceed in reducing the appropriation in
tended for the peoples harbor. But the
ground thus lost, and much more, may
be gained in the Senate committee, upon
which we have a powerful representa-
tive. 1t will not be gained, however,
by insisting on a double appropriation;
it will not be gained by offering to divide
the public funds with Mr.. Huntington,
in the spirit of the senseless and shame
less resolution which a political striker
and camp follower of the lower order
railroaded through the city council to
the everlasting shame of that body.
1t will be obtained by a manly, honest,
consistent and fearless stand for our
rights, and when a free harbor for the
worlds commerce is thus secured, in
their turn will follow a Salt Lake rail-
way, business prosperity in every line
and the commercial supremacy of this
section. Let us prove ourselves worthy
of such future by turning a deaf ear
to this Huntington charmer, charms he
never so wisely.
The herald., 1896-04-08
STAY WITH SAN PEDRO.

The Herald desires to impress most
earnestly upon all who are interested in
the welfare Of Los Angeles that the
present is of all others the worst possi-
BILE time to- waver in earnest support of
the cause of the peoples harbor.
San Pedro is the only place recog-
nized upon the harbor bill; it is prac-
tically certain that the appropriation
for it can be increased in the senate
by Senator White to the full amount
required for the inner harbor, and there
is an excellent prospect of also securing
an appropriation to begin the construc-
ton of the outer harbor as well.
But to accomplish this there must be
no division of effort. The efforts Of our
senator must not be weakened by an ap-
parent division of sentiment here, and
that is realized by none more fully than
Mr.. Huntington's agents, who are striv-
ing might and main to secure, by Pc
titions presented to individuals with
pCloOhdA SOiiSisatiOii' SOiAC SAPA SSoAOAA
which may be ingeniously tortured into
some evidence of a division of public
sentiment upon the site for the harbor.
San Pedro stands today recognized in
the river and harbor bill which day be-
fore yesterday passed the house as the
only place on this coast worthy to re-
ceive an appropriation to improve
public harbor.
Santa Monica stands defeated and
denied such recognition, notwithstand-
ing it's cause was waged with all the
power of Mr.. Huntington before a
committee supposed to be peculiarly
friendly to him.
To obtain place for defeated prop
osition upon the bill will be infinitely
harder than to obtain the same amount
for harbor already recognized in it,
and especially when it is backed by
such strength as San Pedro possesses
in the recommendations of the govern
ment experts.
Again, we say, stand firmly and con-
sistently for your rights, for the peo-
pies harbor, the free harbor, and help
our senator make winning fight for it.
The herald., 1896-04-08
Improving Their Opportunity

The president succeeded in stirring
up the far western animals pretty thor
oughly with the pole he used in his home
missions speech. Senator Teller of
Colorado. Senator Wilson of Washing
ton, Senator Hansbrough of North Da
lota and Senator Dubois of Idaho are
among the senators who have INDUCED
in their private snarl at the president.
in the house Thursday Representative
Hartman of Montana took advantage
appropriation bills to indulge in a
appropriation bills to indulge in
vulgar public snarl.
Every one of these men knows that
what the president said in regard to
new settlements was true There was
not word uttered by him at which any
far westerner could reasonably take Of
fense When western senators say
he didn't know what he was talking
about, and couldn't know because he
had never been far west, they insult not
only the president, but the intelligence
of the American people. Far more than
he said is notoriously true. 1t is not
The herald., 1896-04-08
STAND BY YOUR GUNS

The Herald wants to say an earnest
word to the business men of this COM
munity. For the past two or three days
the emissaries of Mr.. Huntington who
are engaged in efforts to further his
Santa Monica job have been busy cir
culating petitions for double harbor
appropriation among the business men
and especially the members of the
chamber of commerce of this city.
every resource of personal appeal
and corporate influence has been ex-
hausted to secure signatures to these
petitions
These signatures are evidently in
tended to be used by the astute origi-
nators Of the scheme in some future
assault upon the peoples harbor, and
will be appealed to as evidence that the
sentiment of this community, as to the
place for our harbor, is divided
At this juncture nothing but evil and
injury can result from any. even the
slightest, appearance of divided SEN
timent upon the harbor question.
San Pedro has been recognized and
Huntington's place has been defeated
before his chosen committee in the
house.
The river and harbor bill is now in
the senate, and San Pedro enters that
body backed by the choice of the gov
ernment experts, the choice of the peo-
pie and with the prestige of recent VIC
tory won over it's Huntington rival.
Senator White from this city is a mem
ber Of the senate committee on COM
merce before which the bill will come
for consideration and amendment.
From now on there will be no chance
for surreptitious falsehoods and con-
cealed stabs. such as the cause of the
peoples harbor received in the house
committee, where we had no represen-
tative. Senator White has the right.
and 1t is his duty, to say what his peo-
pie want and what is best for them. and
in the whole history of national legis-
lation the voice of a senator upon such
3 matter has never passed unheeded
and his choice has never been over
ruled.
hut Ne here. who are to be the bene-
The herald., 1896-04-08
A Subject of Sincere Congratuiation

Is the n-possession of an actively sensi-
tive nervous system. There are hosts of
people who. although free from any posi-
tive nervous disease, are set. so to speak
on "tenter hooks" by slight noises or an
unexpected occurrence of the smallest mo-
ment. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is of
inexpressble benefit to the nervous. Ia
ken before bedtime it insures tranquil
health yielding slumber, and used between
meals it restores that sound digestion usu
ally denied to nervous invalids. 1t is also
eminently beneficial to sufferers from
rheumatism. malaria, debility. constipa-
tion and kidney troubles. Persons falling
off in the matter of appetite, flesh and the
ability to sleep soundly should resort at
once to this superb nervine, Alternative and
tonic. For nearly half a century it has
been a leading medicine, and has received
the highest tributes from the medical pro-
fession. Use 1t and be convinced.
The herald., 1896-04-08
we find the local public offices run with
a SurpluSage of DEPUTIES

we find the local public offices run with
a surplusage of deputies.
Our local public service from road
overseers to assessors, from book
keepers to janitors, is crammed with
political parasites without special fit
ness for their places.
Is it not about time to remove this re-
proach to our country, so costly and
unsatisfactory to everyone. The local
officers in power wish to do what is
right. We feel sure that there is hardly
public officer who would not prefer to
give the people an economical and eff
cient administration if his hands were
not tied by wrong system.
Civil service rules can be adopted now
without change in law in both the city
and county service. The adoption of a
civil service system would increase the
expectation of political life in every
present officeholder Every honest and
competent man now in office would
stand better chance for reelection
with civil service system for his depu-
ties than without Such a system would
demolish the following of the general
run of political aspirants and reduce
the deals and trades in conventions over
nominations.
The system formerly in vogue and
which is still claimed to regulate the
service in our Public Library is prac-
tical simple and has given us splendid
administration of the Public Library.
Why not apply that system with such
notifications as the special service
might require to all our public offices?
If the roads, streets. fire department,
clerks and, In fact, all the city and coun-
ty business was conducted with the
same economy and efficiency that char
acterizes our City Public Library we
would become the wonder and the
model of America.
The herald., 1896-04-08
Seeking the Presidency

One cannot be president without be-
ing nominated, and to be nominated re-
quires the votes of delegates To say
that it is not honorable, not showing
a decent regard for political ethics
and personal dignity" to seek for such
support is to talk nonsense. 1t is the
sort of pother to be expectd in the
New York Evening Post but the
Philadelphia Public Ledger is unac-
customed to the utterance of such in
anity. To condemn all who seek"
or have sought the presidency is to
deal damnation round the land'' in a
way to strike the good name of honor
able men now living and the revered
memory of many statesman and
hero who has passed away.-Wash-
inetOn Post
The herald., 1896-04-08
necessary for anyone to visit the min
ing camps in order to know that it is

necessary for anyone to visit the min
ing camps in order to know that it is
true.
The mining camp statesmen have ca
gerly seized the opportunity first to
misrepresent and then assail the pres
ident because they hate him. That tells
the whole story. They have for years
been proving the essential truth of his
statements by attempting to degrade
the money standard and to make this a
land of rascally reputation. The pres
ident has stood in their way and done
his part to make the consummation of
their scheme impossible For this they
hate him with implacable hatred. For
this they lose no opportunity to vent
their spite against him.
He told much less than the whole
truth about the evils abounding in new
settlements. especially of the mining
camp kind, and he told it in a way which
could give offense to no upright west
erner. And they eagerly improve the
opportunity to turn and empty their
foul Walls of vituperation upon him.
They could not furnish better proof
that it was timely to tell little of the
truth about communities which need
home missionary labor to make them
desirable states.-Chicago Chronicle.
The herald., 1896-04-08
Luncheon at Hiss Burnett's

A very beautiful luncheon where
Easter decorations predominated was
given yesterday by Mrs. Frank Bur-
nett, complimentary to Mrs. Boyle
Workman and Mrs. Jauch. An i'm
mense cluster of Breath of Heaven and
yellow carnations occupied the center
of the table, and at each place was a
Silded egg shell tied with the former
dainty flower. The places were desig-
mated by clusters of yellow roses held
to the backs of the chairs by broad yell
low satin ribbon bearing the guest;
name. Candelabra with tinted shades
softened the whole and acentuated the
beauty of the handsome appointments
of the table. Callas and st. Joseph lilies
were arranged about the room. A
pretty and interesting diversion in the
enjoyment of the tempting menu was
the passing around of yellow-tinte
eggs, which when broken contained a
question pertinent to the guests. Those
present We're Mines. Workman, Jauch,
Dwight Whiting. w. r. Bishop, Cosmo
Morgan, Margaret Hobbs, Shirley
Ward, r. j. Widney. Carlos Jones,
Shelly Tolhurst and AL Barker
The herald., 1896-04-08

The attitude taken by the labor un-
ions of this city on the maeter of free
harbor is most creditable to their MEM
bership, and demonstrates that they are
not the slaves of prejudice. If they were
the latter, the identification of the editor
of the Times with the movement for Sc
curing free deep sea harbor at San
Pedro might easily be expected to incte
them to hostility to that project. 1t is
indeed to be regretted that so good a
cause as that of San Pedro should have
associated with it so unpopular per-
sonality, but that is a misfortune and
not a fault, and The Herald is glad that
local organized labor has the judgment
and breadth to consider 1t. But the
free harbor cause is too strong for even
the Times to hoodoo it.
The herald., 1896-04-08

The Spring street school lot belongs to
the city. The lot has a frontage of 100
feet on both Spring street and on Broad
way. with depth from street to street
of 800 feet. 1t is most centrally located
and easily accessible from all the car
lines. This site is the place
of all others in the city for
a museum, public library and tech
nical schooi. The grand entrance could
be placed on Broadway with an arcade
through from Spring street to Broad
way. The ground floor on Spring could
be fitted up as stores. The rent of these
would support the running expenses of
the institution. A fine library reading
room and museum is quite as necessary
for Los Angeles to attract tourists and
still more to attract home seekers than a
grand hotel.