The herald., 1896-10-19
Raises an Issue 1t OaIy Just De-
clared Dead
It Praised Mr.. Snyder for What It Now
Condemns
What the Times Had to Say in April
Last and What 1t Has to Say
Nova Full Review Of
the Facts.


NOVA Full Review Of
the Facts.
The organ of the Los Angeles City
Water company, the Morning Hoodoo,
has taken just exactly the position it
was expected and predicted that it
would.
1t comes out in large editorial and
advises the members of the Better City
Government league to oppose the cleo
tion of NJ. P. Snyder for mayor and the
ground upon which 1t predicates such
action is not only false but puerile.
1t was known that the Times would an
tagonize Mr.. Snyder for the reason that
it is the organ and mouth-piece of the
Water company and if there is one man
in Los Angeles the Water company does
not want to see elected mayor that man
is NJ. P. Snyder.
The Times. in advising members Of the
League for Better City Government to
oppose Mr.. Snyder. has this to say:
Referring to the five gentlemen who
now are officially before the league for
their suffrages, the Times desires to
impress upon the members that there is
at least one of them for whom they
cannot afford to cast their votes. This
is M. p Snyder. And why?
Mr.. Snyder may, as his friends claim,
be well-meaning man. For the sake
of argument, let this be granted. But
he is weak-very weak. This was DEM
onstrated during the council episode,
which is fresh in the minds of all Los
Angeles citizens, relating to the out
rageous resolution rushed through the
sC1i <,1 avIy,
representing that Los Angeles favored
the Huntington harbor job, the same
being done for the purpose of aiding Mr..
Huntington'S attorneys at Washington.
When this misleading resolution was
introduced, Mr.. Snyder. alone, among
the councilmen, protested. When, a
week later. the question was again
brought up, everyone looked to Snyder
to make 1.-The effort of his life." 1t was a
fine chance for Snyder. Where vas dhot
Schneider now?" He was gone to High
land. to put in bid for shoe contract!
Most unfortunate, this. for Mr.. Snyder,
the would-be mayor of Los Angeles.
There will be weighty questions be-
| fore the Los Angeles city government
| during the coming two years-another
kind of water question, for example. A
| man of firmness-of backbone-is need
ed in the mayors chair. Is Mr.. Snyder
such a man? His appearance and his
record belle it.
For this, among other reasons, we
advise the members of the Better City
Government league to scratch M. P.
Snyder's name when they make out their
ballots"
Now, the Los Angeles Times no later
than Thursday, October 8th, came out
in a strong editorial advising the Repub-
lican city convention to side-track the
San Pedro harbor question, claiming
that the issue had been settled and ell
So. ltrDI
minated as proper subject 1or DISCUS
sion in local politics.
The Times was just then preparing for
the nomination of Santa Monica har-
bor candidate for mayor by the Repub-
lican convention. In long editorial 1t
defended the proposition that the mar
| bor incident was closed and wound up
with these words:
"But in order to make clear the mat
ter in it's present aspects, and put on
record the opposing sides-if there be
opposing sides regarding it in this NIL
nicipal contest-let the convention make
strong, clear. straightforward decla-
ration on the subject, expressing its at
titude and that of the people of Los An
geles relative to the harbor matter. Let
it declare the contest thing of the past,
proclaim the triumph of the government
harbor site; pronounce the incident
closed, and pledge the candidates for
mayor and councilmen to abide strictly
Of the general good, or receive the de-
served condemnation of their constitu
ents.
"Such action on the part of the con-
vention will dispose of the matter ef-
fectually."
Acting upon this advice, the Repub-
lican city convention did just exactly
what the Times directed it to do. 1t
declared the harbor incident closed, SET
tied and out of politics.
Compare this weak misstatement Of
the Times and the Republican city con-
vention with the open and manly dec
laration of facts contained in the plat
form of the Democratic city convention,
which read as follows:
1--WE reafTirm the opinion that 1t IS
the unanimous sentiment of the people
of Los Angeles that the government
should improve and construct deep sea
harbor at San Pedro, and pledge our
party to exert it's best efforts to prevail
upon the commission to be appointed
by the president of the United States to
locate the said deep sea harbor at San
Pedro, which is undeniably the port
that should be chosen, and if it is not
chosen it will be due to the tricky man
ipulation Of Coils P; Huntington of the
Southern Pacific railroad company. ana
an unfortunate blow to the city of Los
Angeles"
Nothing is settled in the harbor mat
ter as yet. The president has not ap-
pointed the commission. and when it is
named then a proper and well directed
effort should be made to get the full
facts before that body to the end that
the peoples harbor may be selected.
M. P. Snyder is now and always has
been a consistent and unwavering friend
and advocate of San Pedro as the har-
Dor for government improvement.
On the 9Th day of last April resolu-
tion was introduced in the city council
as follows:
Resolved, That the interests of this
city demand all the harbor facilities we
can secure, and to that end we urge
that the proposed appropriation of 49,
100000 for San Pedro and Santa Monica
harbors be made"
The resolution was put to a vote and
declared adopted. The Times local re-
port of the matter as it occurred has the
following, which appeared in that pa
per April q
Then a scene of pandemonium en-
sued. Councilman Snyder, who came
into the chamber as the vote was being
taken. raised his voice and shouted
BY no right under heaven could they
put me down as having voted for the
thing when was ignorant Of its mean