The herald., 1896-10-15
HE IS ANSWERED.
A Nervy Proposition From the Editor Of
the Evening Express.

the Evening Express.
Some time ago H. z. Osborne editor
OF the Express, had correspondence with
the Silver Republican club in which he
questioned the truthfulness of the state
ment that the club had $500 members
He wanted to verify the club rolls by
copying them and interviewing the par
ties themselves. This would have been
bright thing for Mr.. Osborne to have
accomplished. Yesterday he was for
warded the following letter by the silver
Republicans in answer to his questions:
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct A. 1885,
II. u. Osborne, Editor Evening Express,
Los Angeles, CAL:
Dear Sir-Your esteemed favor Of Oc-
tober 9th delivered to me by Mr.. Long
ley, private secretary of the auxiliary
committee of Republican state central
committee, 1:15 p. M, October 10th, has
been duly considered and by direction of
our executive committee l am request
ed in reply here to say that If you think
there is no detection" in the Republican
ranks on the question Of free silver, that
you ask your own business partner, city
editor your own brother, and the Re-
publcans in your office, and is it not a
fact that among the Republicans con-
nected with your esteemed journal there
are hut four who intend to vote for Nc
Kinley, including yourself, and are not
these four all to be classed as doubtful?
AS to our membership, we are thor
oughly satisfied with the Capital that
Is made of our reports, and while we are
in the dark as to the location of the
thousands of Democrats in this county
who have announced their intention Of
voting for the Republican nominee for
president, one thing we are quite sure
t. 1nt, DOT
rect the columns of the Evening Express
would be teeming with the eulogies of
the patriotism of this band of noble men,
who are not bound by party tie and that
the number of Mckinley Democratic
clubs would be far greater than to-day,
for after diligent search we find that
the only such organization died "a born
in, +" it is therefore pleasing to note
"that these gentlemen make no pretense
as to their numbers" 1t would indeed
afford this club much satisfaction to
have it's great influence heralded to the
public, and to be able to have its enor-
nous membership defended" by your
journal, and I doubt not that If the cir
culation of your paper was as great as
two months ago when the clarion notes
Of the peoples champion" shouted for
silver at 16 to /, we would avail ourselves
of your generous columns, but Ne fear
that the number of your readers have
been so materially reduced by reason OF
your sudden conversion to the gold
standard, that the value of your paper
will hardly warrant our arranging for
any advertising space.
We are really sorry, therefore, that
our declining to permit you to copy our
roll will confirm the suspicion" of our
insignIficance, though If this suspicion
be followed by a conscientious feeling,
it seems odd that our insignificance even
admits of our occupying so much of
your valuable attention. as evidenced
by your lengthy dissertation on the val
ue of real men" and real Republi-
cans" We are somewhat surprised to
note our insignificance further justfies
the Express to go to the expense of
time and trouble to make canvass of
the city and county, to prove to the sat
isfaction of the Express that there are
no Silver Republicans in this city and
county. And may we be permitted to
ask if this canvass was made for the
additional purpose on showing the
good people of this city and county what
really good paper the Expess is;
that it is the peoples champion" and
that its maxim is, was and always will
be First of ALL the News" and when
it has just found out, after a six weeks
vigorous investigation that there is a
Silver Republican club in Los Angeles
county, and further, If the canvassers
were duIHOTlZeu 10 eXpldll the reasons
of the sudden conversion of the "Peo-
pies Champion to the cause Of gold
and it's sublime duty to party faith
DUTY to principles, Of course, not con-
sidered?
AS to your reference to the reason of
our refusal, and your comments on it's
being an excuse, we cheerfully accord
you the privilege of being entitled to
your opinion. You have had our an
swer to your request, and to our decis-
ion we shall certainly adhere. Your con-
clusions of the likelihood of voters con-
tenting themselves with the privacy
or the voting booth" will undoubtedly
be duly observed by our members, as also
many whose positions depend on their
wearing Mckinley buttons, when, on
November the Sd, they will vote as their
better Judgment dictates. I am happy
TO inform you that our 2640 members, as
also the officers of this club, are not only
entirely satisfied with. the roll of this
club, but with the exceedingly bright
outlook. the condition of things gener-
ally, the promises Of glorious victory
and, above all, are not yelling for help
On account of their sincere regard
for your high personal character, we
eNceedlngly regret your mind seems ag-
1tated concerning the same. We trusting
~ refer you to the close of the polls on
November the Sd, as being perhaps our
most satisfactory reply to your ideas
OF our insignificance and the little value
we are in this campaign.
The committee further instructs me
TO say that they duly appreciate the
high respect you have for "few Of
the gentlemen" connected with this
club, and respectfully returns the com.
pliment with the statement that thew
once knew man, back east, who act,i.
ally got rich doing nothing in the world
e-Ncepl attending TO his own business,
T. J. COOPER,
Secretary of the Silver Republicans.
SILVER MEETING AT GARVANzA
GnaanIaS h1r