The herald., 1896-10-19

matter yelled the little councilman
from the Second ward, but, despite his
protests and those of his colleagues who
had been surprised into silence when
the vote was being taken, motion to
adjourn was made and declared car
ried."
Then the Times of Sunday. April 12.
contains the following editorial COM
ment upon the position Councilman
Snyder assumed:
interested in the question as to what
course the city council will adopt to-
morrow in regard to the extraordinary
proceeding which took place in that
body on Monday last, when resolution
in favor of Mr. Huntington's Santa
Monica scheme was rushed through
with indecent haste.
This resolution was drawn up by
Parker the mayors clerk A major
ity of the members of the council who
were present have since stated that they
were not aware of the character of the
resolution or they would not have
voted for it. Only one councilman
Mr.. Snyder-exhibited sufficient intel
ligence and independence to rise and
protest against this proceeding. Mr..
Snyder is entitled to the thanks of this
community for the stand which he took
in opposition to the infamous scheme
to commit the city of Los Angeles.
Coils p. Euntingto to loot the trear-
ury of the United States for his personal
benefit. The position of Coun-
Gilman Snyder in this matter is known
to his credit"
Then on Tuesday morning, April IA,
the Times editorially said:
Every member of the council was
present at yesterdays session, except
ing M. P, Snyder, representing the Sec
ond ward. Mr.. Snyder openly and We
hemently protested when the Hunting-
ton resolution was rushed through. and
declared adopted by the votes of Saw
age and Blanchard. A pressing busi-
ness engagement called Mr.. Snyder
away from the city yesterday. so that
he was absent from the morning ses-
sion. But he left with the president of
the council, Freeman G.. Teed. re-
quest that the minutes of the preceding
meeting be not approved until he (Mr.
Snyder) could have an opportunity to
be heard. This reasonable request was
ignored, and the minutes were ap-
proved, as stated above, without dis
senting vote.
AT the afternoon session, Mr.. Snyder
having returned to the city. he drafted
a resolution which would have rescind-
ed the obnoxious Huntington resolution,
had it received favorable action. But
upon making a canvass among his col
leagues, Mr.. Snyder was unable to OBJ
tain an agreement from one of them
to second it, and so he did not intro
duce it."
This was the position of NJ P. Snyder
at the time the resolution in question
came up. He was the only councilman
who protested against it's passage. The
Times then had no criticism and only
words of praise for his course.
But now it comes in at this late day
and at the behest of the Los Angeles
City Water company and the allied viii
lainies seeking Mr. Snyder's defeat,
eats its own words and demands that the
members of the League for Better City
Government scratch Mr.. Snyder"
The resolution in question was intro
duced in the council by Councilman
Blanchard Of the Ninth ward. Mr..
Blanchard has been renominated and is
asking the Endorsement of the League
for Better City Government The Times
does not advise the league to turn his
picture to the wall. No, of course not
The Water company is perfectly satis-
fled to have Mr.. Blanchard remain in
the council. So the father of the reso-
luton, which was undoubtedly wrong,
escapes a villainous attack at the hands
Of the Morning Hoodoo. while Mr.. Sny-
der. the only man in the council who had
the manhood to protest against the pas
sage of the resolution, is denounced as
a weakling
Then, there is George stockwell. He
never raised his voice in the matter,
and is now before the league asking in
dorsement. The Times has no word of
advice to give with regard to his candi-
dacy for councilman in the First ward,
for the simple reason that he. too is
satisfactory to the Water company.
In the fight with the Water company
over reduction of rates, Mr.. Snyder
stood firm and solid for a reduction of
33 1-3 per cent. He labored to this end
and received the cordial opposition of
the entire city hall Republican combine
The Water company brought all kind
of pressure to bear upon him. He was
by the hired attorney Of the company
threatened with political extinction If
he did not cease his efforts. But bull
doing proved ineffective as far as Mr.
Snyder was concerned. He maintained
his position to the end. He demon
strated his independence and his man
hood, and the Water company and all
of it's hirelings could not move him.
The result of his independent stand
for the people is that he is right now be-
ing bitterly opposed by the Water
company. The corporation, through its
agents, is endeavoring to make the
threat of political extinction good. The
Times is helping it.
The Southern Pacific Railroad COM
pany and it's political henchmen are
fighting Mr.. Snyder also. His position
on the harbor resolution earned for him
the enmity of Coils Huntington and all
the gang he controls. They wish to see
MIR. Snyder retired for the manly fight
he made, and the Times is helping them.
This whole affair is turning out just
as The Herald predicted it would. The
Times, as the organ and mouthpiece
of the allied Villainies, is seeking to en-
compass the defeat of Mr.. Snyder for
mayor. The reason is plain to be seen.
He stands for the people, for municipal
ownership of the water system, to be
honestly and economically effected, and
for clean, pure decent, respectable gov
ernment of the city.
The city hall Republican ring. the Los
Angeles City Water company, the allied
villainies and the Morning Hoodoo op-
pose him. The forces are lined up and
the battle is on.
The League for Better City Govern
ment may or may not indorse the can
didacy of M. P. Snyder for mayor. That
remains to be seen.
Be that as it may, he stands as the
candidate of the people, and he stands
for their interests. No stultifying, ly-
ing misstatements printed by the Morn
ing Hoodoo can change or obscure the
real issue.
BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER.
Pedro Dominguez Slashed In the Arm
With a Butcher Knife.