The herald., 1896-10-19

ways talked so much about, we must is.
sue bonds and store away the silver and
maintain confidence" that we have al
the paper in the government vaults
Mckinley will be compelled to do just
as Cleveland has done, and 1t Is right
that they should stand together in this
contest. How much will the currency
have to be contracted under this the
ory? How long will the depreciation in
values go on before we get to an actual
gold standard? Unless figures lie, the
man in debt 10 per cent on his property
would find himself a bankrupt, for debts
do not decrease as property depreciates.
This means that all mortgaged prop
erty would drift into the hands of a
few. The farmer would go to the city
looking for employment, swelling the
vast army of unemployed-and this
means that wages would go lower and
lower Every bankrupt farmer that
moves to town helps to lower wages.
Many of these honest, Woodworking
men who feel they have been robbed
would be changed from good citizens to
discontented, discouraged, dangerous
men. The gulf between the rich and poor
would widen with a rapidity never
known beforehand God knows it is
wide enough now. l would like to
shout once more over a great Republi-
can victory-but this year the price is
too high. j. w. HART.
SEVENTH WARD PRIMARIES
Editor Herald: Much has been said
of late about purifying politics in the
city OF Los Angeles, and l believe all
good citizens are in favor of such a
move, irrespective of party. Now, sir,
am voter of the Seventh ward, and
was somewhat of close observer of
the shameful methods employed at the
last ward primaries and ward conven-
nm Yl,It ~
not signify when open fraud is un-
blushingly practised, as in the case of
the Seventh ward convention. The del
egation was convened as a star cham
Der outfit and all the nominees were
excluded. also their friends, who were
there to prevent illegal methods, and
the traffic commenced. One candidate
installed himself in a room nearby,
and the manipulators inside sent the
purchaseable delegates out of the room,
and, after they had seen the candidate,
returned to the convention, and imme-
diately his vote was increased Just that
much. Is it not time that the people
VINO love free government should ig-
more party and come together as COM
mon honesty would indicate and put an
end to these shameful practices? When
candidates parade themselves around
conventions and boast that they will
secure the nomination, "even If it costs
Slooo, What can you expect when they
nave by fraud selected the delegates? !?
Is not the republic on the wane? 1t Is
easy to see the hand of the water COM
pany in all this. Men who have become
oold IN methods of eXtortion will not
shrink at any sort of manipulation with
money. There was a time when a GER
tain city in California, in order to bring
about good government, strung up many
OF Its crooked, defiant political bosses
TO convenient trees and lamp-posts Is
1t not time to think seriously of defend
lhg our natural political rights, even If
such methods are the means to The 40
sired end? Mr. Editor, there is an under
current of political feeling here in this
city which only wants a little stirnu-
lent to retire from politics forever a GER
tain class of undesirable manipulators
SEVENTH WARD VOTER.
Los Angeles, Oct. 18th,