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The herald., 1896-02-09
A STATESMANLIKE SPEECH

1t is not often that Senator Allen in
addressing himself to great public
questions delivers remarks that are
commendable, but he must be
credited in the speech delivered by
him Friday on the Davis reso-
luton. which relates to congressional
declaration regarding the scope
of the Monroe doctrine, with having
expressed himself both sensibly and
we'll. While affirming with powerful
eloquence his patriotism and his abso-
lutte belief in this country standing
firmly by the Monroe doctrine, he dep
recated most forcibfy the "blood and
thunder" talks INDUCED in 80 freely
by senator's presumably old and wise
enough to know better, and most prop
erly opposed the adoption of so
impolitic a resolution as the one
reported by the foreign affairs
committee, especially before the Ve-
nezuelan commission reports. As a
forensic effort the speech cer-
tainly deserves high rank among those
delivered in recent years in the senate.
The following excerpt from mis- peror-
alton is worthy of reproduction as being
indicative of his brilliant eloquence
and the tenor of his thought. After
adverting to the fact that the intelli-
gent people of this country do not de-
sire to rush hastily and without good
and ample cause into war with Eng
land, and he might have added, "or
with any other country" the senator
said.
"Much eloquent denunciation of Eng.
land and the English system of forcble
colonization has been induged in in this
chamber within the last few weeks, but
they are as sounding brass and tinkIing
cymbals. full of sound and fury, signifying
nothing"
"Florid language had been used and a
willingness to decide for the country has
been expressed when there is not the
slightest likelihood of being called upon to
make the sacrifice. but these will not meet
the situation nor solve the problem. We
must meet this question in the serene and
pure atmosphere OF a cold philosophy that
rises high above the dust and smoke and
clouds of mere coutending words If, after
we have tried this, the sky line is not visi-
BILE; if the clouds of war should still gather
and threaten to dsluGe our country with
b ood, then let our eloquence speak from a
thousand battleships that skim the seas,
and ten thousand cannon will wake the
echoes of the world.
IF, unhappily, the time shall come,
which God grant it may not, that American
valor must again be displayed on the field
of battle in defense of American institu-
tions and against foreign greed and aeg.a,I-
sons of America to march under the flag of
the free, consecrated by the blood of a
hundred years, to permanent and glorious
victory. Then for every Grant there will
The herald., 1896-02-09
THE potato PATCH" MAYOR

Mayor Pingrse of Detroit, who is
known all over the country as "the po-
tato patch mayor" though Repub-
lican on national questions, holds
some very progressive visws on local
taxation. In his recent annual mes
sage to the city council of Detroit he
expresses himself very strongly and
clearly in favor of releasing business
and labor products from taxation,
either wholly or in part, and transfer
ring the burden to monopoly privileges.
Among other things he said:
'ln all my annual messages have
given the subject of taxation attention
because it has more to do with the
prosperity of the people than any
other. Considerable progress toward
juster assessments has been made in
Detroit during the past six years. IN
used land is now assessed as high as
equally valuable improved land, and
the vacant lot industry has been dis
couraged slightly, thereby encouraging
real Industry, which gives employment
to people; but more needs to be DONE"
Mayor Pingree further says in sub
stance that the cities of Buffalo,
Brooklyn, Philadelphia, New York and
Baltimore have within the past few
years experimental with the plan Of
either reducing or abolishing local
taxes on merchandise, manufacturers
machinery, raw material and finished
goods, and in every instance the change
has resulted satisfactorily, and has
perceptibly increased the volume of
business in each city which adopted it.
He declares that: "Tsxation of the
products Of labor tends to discourage
the production of wealth and to reduce
wages. On the other hand, the taxa
ton OF land, especially that held for
speculation, is benefit to industry of
all forms, for it tends to make it un-
profitable for man to act like a dog
in a manger by holding land out of use
until the industry Of others has made
it extremely valuable. The value of
real estate depends upon the prosper
ity of the people, and hence it should
pay the bulk of their local taxes"
The mayor also says that the present
assessors in Detroit fare refusing to
fine citizens for every little evidence
of thrift and industry"
With such radical opinions on tax
reform, and with numerous severe con-
tests against grasping corporations
and corrupt political rings, Mr. Pin
gree has been successfully elected
mayor four times, each time by a
greatly increased majority. This
shows that his moral courage and pro-
eressive ideas strike popular chord.
Detroit is now one of the cleanest,
best governed and most prosperous
cities in the Union. 1t would be we'll
for the mayors to emulate the Pingree
example.
The herald., 1896-02-09
THE LAND OF THE West
oh, land of sunshine and of health,
OH land OF nrogrl SIS and OF wealth.

oh, land of sunshine ana OF health,
oh, land OF progr SIS and OF wealth,
Best home of the eventida.
How fe is the day of golden hours,
How warns the heart amid thy flowers;
Thy sunny slopes and shady bowers.
Thou land OF the sunshines bride:
Thy mountain walls, ma jestic. grand,
Like giants strong the blasts withstand,
Bold guards o. the summer cline!
They keep the keys 'gainst wintiy foes,
An, bid the rest in sweet repose,
Meath hazy purple, palm and rose;
lea rest in thy beauty's prime
Thv skies OF love-thrice happy skies!
Whose evening tints OF Par ise
Blaze forth to the kindlng soul,
They gild thy benuteous landscape o'cr
From mountain land 10 y0nder shore,
Which hears the b undle.s oceans roar
And throbs with the sea-tide's Ioll.
Thrice blest-by- mature, happy land
With golnen gifts on every hand
GOD keep thee whate'er betide!
May thy brave sons be strong and lenl,
Long may they seek the commonweal,
Oh may they never cease to feel
Finn staench. patriotic pride.
-AleAsnder Robertson
The herald., 1896-02-09
III.
Does Well to Bow the He'd

"The South bows it's head in shame"
says Tillman of South Carolina. The
South does we'll to bow her head in shame
when she sees a foul-mouthed ruffian and
common slanderer speaking from he seat
made iilustrious by the incumbency of
John c. Calhoun; when she beholds man
combining in one the apparently contra
dictory characters of vulgar tyrant and a
blatant anarchist figuring as one of the
successors of Robert Y. Hayne. The
South has abundant reason to be ashamed
of Tillman,-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The herald., 1896-02-09
Correct

The people of the UnitedStates do not want
congress TO pass q concurrent resolution
congratulating the people of the Trausvaal
on their success in establishing free repre-
sentative government. 1t is The business
of the United States government just now
to keep its mouth shut on the Boer ques-
ton. Besides that. the Transvaal upholds
human slavery, and large majority of it's
white citizens, all those who are foreign
born, are disfrapchised. Does Senator
Morgan call that free representative
government" ?"-Modesto News.
The herald., 1896-02-09

Thete is a growing feeling that the injury
done to the fruit this season in this valley
is not all due to frost, but to influences nc
heretofore taken into account. Much Of
the fruit that is dropping is found full of
juice, and bearing none of the indications
of frost. This is now accounted for by the
electrical storm that preceded the cold wave
and which seems after all to have done
as much harm here as at Ontario. where
it is claimed the damage sustained from
wind was greater than that from cold One
or two of the outside buyers have been
contracting for such wind!all fruit, which
is to be regre ted, since while il may be SO
hand sorted as to eliminate most of that
which is unfit for use, it cannot bring much
above cost of marketiog and will continue
to injure the sale o. that which is perfect
Riverside Press.
The herald., 1896-02-09

the Press nearly every day since January
81, and which furnish evidence the Times
finds handy to prove that Riverside has
several times suffered from frosts-a thing
which this journal has been talking about
steadily for month. 1t has also actually
discovered that a few oranges were touched
near Highlands. If it will pursue its in
vestigatons it will find before April comes
that light fruit will be forwarded from
many orange growing sections that now
imagine they have escaped frost damage.
But this is a truth the world may never
discover through the Times. Riverside
Press.
The Los Angeles Times strives to revive
the foolish and suicidal local jealousies
which have done SO much to injure all of
Southern California in the past, and which
it was thought had been apparently largely
outgrown. So petty spirit might be ex-
pected from crossroads journalist, but
hardly from the manager of a paper which
has for its field an immense territory filled
with intelligent and broad-minded people.
The unfairness of its uncalled for diatribe
against the men whose liberaiity and en-
ergy in the early days exceeded that of any
other section may possibly react and result
in obtaining for them the sympathy and
friendship they so richly deserve from their
ighbors.-RversideP Press.
The herald., 1896-02-09
Monkeying With a Buzzsaw

A lawyer by the name of Lewis has in
stituted suit for $4,000 against the Los
Angeles HERALD, claiming to have been
libeled to that amount. This is large
sum of money. And it is bad policy to
"monkey with the buzzsaw," Mr.. Lewis.
Newspapermen these days study the libel
laws about as close as lawyer does.-The
Needles Eve,
The herald., 1896-02-09

be a Lee: for every Sherman a Johnston;
for every Thomas a jackson; for every
Sheridan Stuart, and Mason and Dixon's
line will be b!otted from the map OF the
United States and true Americans of north
and south, welded by the blood of the rev
oution, the war of 1872 and the war with
Mexico, renewed by the estrangement OF
SCI as lovers renew and intensity their
affection by es,rangement. soothed and
su tanned by q united aud spleadid woman
hood, will give to the world lesson IN
valor that il has never known BEFORE"
The herald., 1896-02-09

The Los Angeles Times, in today's issue,
repeats its assertion that the Riverside
papers have concealed all reference TO the
frost effects here. and then goes on to CEN
sure them again in it's characteristic way
for this alleged journalistic sin. But it
furnishes in the editorial itself n thorough
refutal of it's own charges by quoting ap-
provingly from the series of articles on
frost protection which have appeared in
The herald., 1896-02-09
A EnrfN Acre

Ranch up north, fine land and good title,
to trade for cheap place in town, and we
would assume; but don't want anything
that is already mortgaged for more than
it is worth. A charming $1,000 cottage for
500 cash and $50 month, including
INTEREST," cheap $S25 place for $40 a
month, no cash. Langworthy Co. 226 S.
The herald., 1896-02-09
All in His Eve

There is no serious objection to Mr.. Nc
Kiney keeping his eye on the presidential
stool as that is the only portion of his anat-
omy that will ever get there.-Fresno EX'
positor.
The herald., 1896-02-09
THE TIMES, uEROST"

The attack on Riverside by the Los An
geles Times is mos unjust and dishonor-
able. There is good deal of truth in the
Times article, but so much lie that the
truth is practically choked to death. The
Times says "the local papers have not
mentioned the fact that there was frost;''
the truth is that nearly every issue of
every local paper that has been printed
since the freeze has made mention of that
disaster in some way or other. That is q
sample of the truthfulness of the Times
article.
The Times makes out that three-fourths
of the orange crop of Riverside is entirely
ruined, while in all the rest of Southern
California put together the damage is not
more than ten per cent. And it says in ef-
usual-that most of the orange groves of
Riverside are on land suitable only
for alfa!fa-or at least wholly unsuit-
able for oranges. But it goes on to
tell about how the orange product of this
valley has ''grown from fifteen carloads in
1880 to 500 carloads in 1885, 1900 car
loads in 1890, and 1900 carloads last
year." And then it says: "To thousands
of eastern people Riverside is Southern
California as far as orange.growing is con-
cerned. Riverside oranges acquired rep
utatlon above all others; so much so that
S'uDpSFS pidceu u ItNST5iu5 DIdhI Oii VIC
|, best Los Angeles county fruit in order to
obtain better price"
Now if all the old groves of Riverside
those of clover Riverside,' as the Times
puts it--are on alfalfa land, how has it been
possible for Riverside to become so famous
as an orange-growing district? For you
know it is only very recently that Riverside
has sent out any oranges from what the
Times calls the "higher lands''
| OF course no honest sensible person will
| deny that many acres are planted to or
anges in Riverside that had better have
| been planted 10 something else-even al
! falfa, if you please-but thu same is true
| of all parts of Southern California. That
/ the mistakes of Riverside in this respect
are greater and more noticeable than the
same kind of mistakes in other places is as
| naturally true and as truly natural as that
| Cunard liner should be the cynosure OF
all eyes IN the midst of a fleet OF fishing
craft Not that we would sneer at any
other section of Southern California where
oranges are grown. Perish the thought
But the fact is the fact. Until very re-
Gently Riverside has been practically all of
| Southern California so far as orange grow
| ing was concerned. And she still produces
| the bulk of the crop. Therefore when there
| is a freeze more oranges freeze at River
| side than anywhere or everywhere, else.
! Having planted SO many more acres to or
| anges that have come into bearing than all
other places. naturally has it transpired
| that Riverside has more trees growing on
unsuitable ground than any other place.
| Ard that is the true situation in q nut
| shell.-Riverside Reflex.
The herald., 1896-02-09

Cleveland is not chef de cuisine, but
out Of his ducks he made the English quail.
Salt Lake Herald.
The herald., 1896-02-09
At Coronado
"HOTEL DEL CORONADO"

The Center of Attraction. Grand Recep-
tons, Balls, etc. For further information
call on or address Hotel del Coronado
Agency, 40 N. Spring ST., Los Angeles
The herald., 1896-02-09
A Story That Is Tod

The fear that we might discontinue gold
payments and go to a silver basis caused a
panic and continued drain on the gold re-
serve.
In order to maintain the gold reserve
and thus prevent slverism, reputation
and ruin, the dread of which has SO para.
lyzed business for nearly three years. the
president asked authority to borrow gold
by issuing gold bonds.
III.
Republican house, making a pretense
of response, passed bill granting author
ity to iss;:e coin bonds, which authority al
ready exists by law.
A Republican senate substitutes for this
a free-siver bill, thus offering as preven-
tive of the evils of free silver, free silver
itself louisville Courer-Journal.
The herald., 1896-02-09
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
He Dun It Wild de AK.

The George Washington who appeared in
Justice UnderwOOd's court at the ArmOry re-
Gently Is not the father of his country, although
he often carries a hatchet.. Unlike his illustri-
GUS namesake, Georges veracity is question
able. The prisoner was a tall and husky negro,
and had been picked up by an officer from the
Cottage Grove avenue police station, who found
him armed with his Ratchet and a saw. The
hour was late, and, as George could not give a
satisfactory account of himself he was take in
to custody. The officer told Justice Underwood
that Washington had only just been released
after serving time for having used his hatchet
and saw in opening a neighbours window one
dark night. II dissent lie, jedge,' said the
prisoner in the words of his immortal god
father. II dun hit wild de aX.''
Inasmuch as the prisoner manifested desire
to follow more closely the text of his namesakt
he was let off with the nominal fine of $780,
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

not friend among the thousands who daily
walk the streets of the city. He comes sneak
ing around the hotels and restaurant doors.
shifting hungrily at the appetizing odors which
are waited out; you see him dallying in the
street, shrinking in apparent terror whenever
he skirts the heels of a pedestrian. He is muddy
when it is wet and dusty when the weather is
dry Every mans hand is against him. and
hundred feet scar his worn and bOny sides He
is an object of contempt and dire suspicion, and
YOU can see the whole story written in his cOun-
tenance. Speak kindly to one of these poor
waits and he will cover for fear of a blow, or
else wondering at the unusual sound OF hui
man voice raised without condemnation, he will
drop his tattered ears and cringe with JOY at
your feet. Speak kindly again, and the poor
brute will fawn with as much pleasure as he was
in misery, and follow your footsteps as though
the earth was much brighter and the promise of
better times was in store for his brief existence.
They amt half bad concluded the man with
the short pipe, and all they want is a bit of hui
mainly and master to live with. They'll stick
to YOU through thick and thin, and you may
cOntde your troubles to them and know that no
matter how weak or how vile you may be, he
will smile in your face and wag his tail as though
YOU were the best man In the world. and so you
are to him."
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
From Exchanges in 1906.

(Clipped by the New York Herald.)
EImtown Eagle.--We hear that Laura Holt is
making good thing ont OF her new hotel
Sharp dodge of hers to put her handsome young
husband in as clerk, The commercial travellers
will all put up there, every woman of them, for
they know a good thing when they see it.
New York Crier-This insanity dodge makes
us tired. brute in human form was arrested
Yesterday for kicking her fragile, gentle huS-
band and gave as her excuse Temporary in
sanity from sunstroke." Sunstroke III April.
yah! We rejoice to learn that Judge Brown did
not exercise her usual clemency. but sentenced
the wretch to so days.
North Newport News.--The secretary of the
treasury visited us yesterday to consult with the
governor about the site for the new custom
house. She assured us that congress has no in
| tenton of increasing the duty on kid gloves. but
| could Tor would) give us no satisfaction as to
duties on thread lace. We don't want to find
fault. but it seems as if such important matters
should occupy more of her attention.
Chicago Hustler.-Mrs. Sarah .JudsoB is an
A No, farmer. One day last week she plowed
a two-acre field, trimmed seven trees and MIXED
| four cows before her husband had cooked the
breakfast-and everybody knows Tom Judson
| is no SLOUGH of a hOusekeeper. You'll never
| hear Mrs. Judson moaning that farming don'I
pay
| Buffalo Comet. We always suspected that Oul
new mayor was elected principally by male
voters; fully One-fOurth of the ballots were cast
| by men; and as she is an attractive widow, with
| a fine property, no wonder they turned out Ell
masse in her behalf. How they will weep wheI
they learn that she was accepted yesterday by {
very charming young man in our lovely suburb
Greendale.
| Washington Sun.-Jnstice Smith. the recently
| appointed member of the supreme court, ha:
assured us that her gown is to be lined will
peachblow taffeta, as plain black is unbecOmins
| to her.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20
Navy Regulations and Prison Rules.

The prison rules and the regulations govern
ing sailors in the United States navy are very
similar with. perhaps. one or two exceptions;
the principal one being that in the navy you are
not supposed to exercise your mental faculties.
On board ship you are informed that this is
prerogatve of the officers, who are paid for this
purpose. Here the Warden requests us to use
our brain power, to aim our thoughts high, for
as we think so we are. On board OF a maD-Of-
war there are three classes of sailors, Wis., first,
second and third, which correspond to our
grades here. The regulations state that all
sailors upon enlistment shall be entered in
the first-class, and shall be reduced for DISC
bedience of orders. general disOrderly con-
duet, lazness and drunkenness. Section two of
the prison rules reads as follows: "All cOnvicts
admitted to the State Prison shall be entered in
the second grade, and shall be promoted or
degraded. according to their record" Is not the
language almost identical? For minor otfenses
first grade man is reduced to the sec md grade;
III the navy any violation of the regulations
given above, subject sailor to solitary confine-
ment in the brig, an iron cage on the gun deck,
noted for its abundance of bread and water,
single and double irons, and his reduction
direct to the third class, with deprivation of
shore liberty. An inmate of this institution who
is in the third grade can. by earning nine credit
marks in one month. regain the next upper
| grade, with a restoration of all privileges.
whereas sailor in the third class fOrfets all
| for three months. If at the end of the third
month, he has clean record he is promoted to
the second grade with one shore privilege pei
month. the only exception to this is that the
admiral occasionally gives a general liberty day
| when all the crews of the ships, one watch at d
time, can go ashore this includes every body ex
cept those in the brig. man-Of war in foreign
seas is for the greater portion of time stationed
at the various ports of the countries. and this is
the reason that makes the shore privilege the
highest ambition of the sailor. In prison II
takes two months to regain the first grade, ir
the navy five. yet such is the cOntrariness of my
nature that would prefer to be in the position
to he deprived of privileges for five months in
stead Of one. SINBAD.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-02-20

The prisoner stood before the bar and tears
rolled down his cheeks. 1t was the first time
he'd been pinched in twelve or fourteen weeks.
He looked pleadingly on the judge. The
Judge looked stern and cold. He had no pity
for a thief and yet the maxim old which said.
"DO unto others as you would they'd do to YOU
relaxed his features, grave and stern, and he
shed tear or two. He looked into that care
worn face. which spoke of want and woe. then
bowed his head upon his chest and murmured
soft and low: II know you did not mean this
crime, if truth the facts reveal but ne'er forget,
my boy, twas wrote for all Thou shalt not
steal.'"
While spake the judge. the bailiff came and
brought the direful news, thief had sneaked
behind the bench and swiped his OvershOes.
Then rose the judge and summoned back the
man of many tears. revoked the order for re.
lease and gave him twenty years.-St. Paul
Dispatch.