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The herald., 1897-09-08
MR.. BRYAN'S ADDRESS

The thoughtful and logical address
delivered by William ]. Bryan at the
Labor day celebration in ST. Louis Mon
day ought to be read by every citizen
who wishes to study intelligently the
problems that confront the American
people today.
1.-THE welfare OF the people," said Mr..
Bryan, must be sought, not in the Sc
curing Of special privileges to them
selves. hut in the denying Of special
privileges to anyone" Here we have
the true principle of liberty. equality,
fraternity-a principle that secures
equal rights TO all, while 1t does not de-
etroy or neutralize individuality. Here
In We lack, because. while the people
make their own laws, they have not
been able to inaugurate a system that
will prevent a few people from securing
special privileges at the expense Of the
many. The only remedy is to educate
the people to act not as individuals, bu:
as a whole, because the people are the
source Of authority. And it is not so
much what they do as what they do not
Go, that has created the problems which
give us SO much trouble today.
What is the source of idleness? The
casual observer says it is this imm ediate
cause or that one; he does not go to the
root Of the matter. Mr.. Bryan said:
"Neither labor organiza tions nor any
other form Of protection can secure to
labor perfect immunity If the general
level Of prices continues to fall. The
idle man is, the menace to the man who
has employment, and the number OF
idle me-. must necessarily increase If
we have a money system which con-
etantly raises the value of the dollar
and instantly lowers the market value
Of the products OF labor"
How the sophis'try Of the single gold
standard argument disappears before
the clear, logical reasoning of Mr. Bry-
an! The short crop OF wheat in foreign
!andr .ises the price OF that grain. the
world over. This country reaps the ben
eft, but big crops of wheat cannot check,
except it be temporarily, the system
(which constantly lowers the market
value OF the products Of labor, and con-
stantly raises the value of the dollar"
We simply live in a FOOLS paradise II
we think otherwise.
Government by injunction was not
The herald., 1897-09-08
Ate the Evidence

A Chinese fisherman was on trial at
Sausalito on a charge Of catching striped
bass that weighed less than two pounds.
The constable who made the arrest testi-
fed to catching the Chinese with the fish
in his possession.
"Wihere are the f1sh?" asked the attor-
ney for the defendant.
why they wouldn't keep" answered
the officer.
What did you do with them?"
"Oh, disposed of them"
what did you do with them?"
"Well I knew they wouldn't keep, so
|I-I-disposed Of them
But what did you do with them?"
my wife cooked them"
And you ate them?"
yes"
your honor, ask that this case be
dismissed"
"Charge dismissed and defendant dis
charged" ruled the justice of the peace,
ION the ground that the arresting Of
ficer ate the evidence" San Francisco
Post.
The herald., 1897-09-08
TO ROSALIND

T would not sell the tAeasure of thy kiss
For the whole worlds domain;
There's no such wealth as this,
Tho every cloud should scatter golden
rain.
When thou art near do not need the sun
My light is in thine eyes;
And daybreak hath begun
When thou appearest under starry skies.
If thou vert dead I should no longer live,
Tho moving on the earth;
For what hath life to give
Save love. whose birth and death are
death and birth?
I am no being till call thee wife,
But only half thy soul;
Thy love is wealth. light, life,
And by thy healing kiss am I made whole.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The herald., 1897-09-08
After Steve Crane

"Rich!" cried the man. "Rich!"
And his daughter laughed.
"Ah, hal" she cried; "now can wed a
rrince."
And she did.
A man pursued an ideal
"Ah." he said, "it is fair!'
He ran swifter and gained in the chase
But when he was near he saw twas not
the one.
"Oh" he cried, where is the Ideal?"
The other smiled. THE race was long,"
she answered, "the Ideal is gone-but /
am Truth"
The man was affrighted.
"Nit!" he said. And fled for his life.
| And Truth laughed with sadness
devil ran, looking hither and thither
! in the midst of a great crowd.
And a busybody anxiously stopped
| him Whom seekest thou?" he asked.
The devil gazed and laughed in glee.
"Ah," he shrieked. you'll do. I wanted
an annoyance"
| He had found him.-Chicago News
The herald., 1897-09-08
A Splendid Opportunity

The city of Los Angeles is wonder Of
concentrated business energy; city
with a future before it beyond the dream
of the most sanguine; and yet the rich
lands hereabouts are today held at fig
ures lower, we believe, than they ever
will be again. With such a home market
at our very doors, hardly an estimate
can be placed on the real value Of these
lands.-Downey Champion.
The herald., 1897-09-08

country in favor Of an educational quail
ification for all the states of the Union.
There is surely no better place to make
the experiment than in state like North
Carolina. 1t was a great mistake to give
the illiterate negro and the illiterate for
eigner the ballot in the first place, and
the poor white trash of the south are
MO better qualified. Let the entering
wedge of the North Carolina proposition
be tried
The herald., 1897-09-08
WELL DONE

The police commission has revoked ths
license of the notorious -Four Hun
dred" saloon at the southeast corner OF
Main and Fourth streets. 1t has been
charged that the saloon was a resort
for vile characters Of both sexes, and
the scene of frequent disturbances and
gross indecencies, and the testimony be-
fore the commission was Of such a char
acter that the decision reached was the
only one possible to body representing
the interests of the community.
Numerous complaints had been made
to the commission by property owners
and tenants in the neighborhood of the
place, but The Herald was the first tc
publicly call attention to it's character
and suggest proper action on the part
Of the authorities.
Los Angeles is as liberal in its saloon
policy as could be reasonably expected
in a city of it's size. Saloon keepers who
comply with the provisions Of the law
and keep respectable places need not
fear that they will be prosecuted" In
deed. there has been laxity rather than
etrictness in dealing with the saloon keep
ers Of this city. But it may be as well
understood now as later that the main
tenance Of such notorious resorts as the
place that has just been ordered closed
by the police commission will not b.
tolerated. 1t is surprising that there
should have been only a bare majority
of the commission in favor Of the de-
cision reached in the case of the -Four
Hundred"
The herald., 1897-09-08
Would Put a Stop to Boodlinp

Theoretically, honest and capable
mayors and intelligent and trustworthy
councilmen are all right, of course, but
to really elect such men and permit
them to inaugurate and carry out their
schemes of reform would administer a
fatal shock to many well-esta blished d
political industries. Sun.
The herald., 1897-09-08
He Does

The newspapers of Los Angeles are la
menting that jury, after fifteen min
utes' deliberation, returned a verdict Of
not guilty in the case of a Chinese
charged with running a lottery. The Chi
naman then added insult to injury by
treating" the said jury in a nedghboring
saloon. It would most certainly appear
that John "knew more than his prayers"
Santa Barbara Press.
The herald., 1897-09-08
Convict Labor Going to Waste

Convicts in the penitentiary at Indian
apolis are compelled to carry one brick
at time on some repairs about the in
stitution to keep them at work as long
as possible. And the whole hoosier coun-
try suffering from muck roads. When
will we get sensible e?--Minneapolis Jour
n a
The herald., 1897-09-08
Sunk to a Low Depth

There does not seem to be any suffi-
cent virtue left in the Republican party
to enable it to escape unassisted from
the tangle of corruption and extrava-
gance in which it has become involved.
1t is the mere plaything of self-helping
schemers who use it for their own ad-
vantage and advancement.--Phila
phia Record
The herald., 1897-09-08
Beyond the Dream of Despots

overtaxation has been the bane Of gov.
ernments since the earliest history of
the world. 1t has overturned empires
and created republics. Yet an examina-
tion of the expenditures of the nations
shows wonderful increase in modern
times. 1t shows that when the taxing
power is intrusted to the representatives
of the people themselves they go be-
yond the utmost dream of ancient des-
pots-Milwaukee Journal.
The herald., 1897-09-08
CALIFORNIA OPINION
A Hint

Los Angeles loses no opportunity to ad-
vertise itself and all of Southern Califor-
mia. 1t will send an agent to the Alaska
gold fields at once to advertise the merits
of "the land Of sunshine" as an ideal
home for the millionaire godl miners.
This is real enterprise and will serve as
hint to Central California, which some
times takes spasms of enterprise, cul-
minating in planning for advertising It
never goes beyond that stage.-Fresno
Expositor.
The herald., 1897-09-08
Time to Stop It

The stay Of execution obtained by Al
lender, the San Jose murderer, outlines
even more vividly than the similar pro.
ceedings in the Durrant and Hill cases.
the miserable inefficiency Of the law to
punish manslayers. The crime Of AL
lender was cold-blooded. The proof Of
his guilt was overwhelming. The law
took him red-handed, tried him, con-
victed him, sentenced him to hang-and
cannot hang him.-Stockton Mail.
The herald., 1897-09-08

week the story was that the mountain
lions were so numerous that they We're
killing off all the horses. 1t will be nee
essary to demand that affidavits ac-
company wild beast stories from that
section of the country.
The herald., 1897-09-08
Frauds of Swift's Regime

The Chicago papers have long been
urging the people to boil the water and,
judging by the frauds unearthed yes
terday in the water department, it will
soon become necessary to boil the Off
cials.-St Paul Pioneer Press.
The herald., 1897-09-08
Distinguished People Easily Fooled

By going after a pardon for Miss
Cisneros before she was in position to
use one, yellow journalism has succeed
ed in making several eminent women Of
the United States appear trifle ridicu-
lous. incidentally it demonstrates the
ease with which distinguished names
can be secured for almost any kind of
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel,
The herald., 1897-09-08
A Judge in Tears

In a Stockton court an attorney asked
for change of venue on the ground that
the Judge trying the case was biased and
prejudiced. The judge thereupon burst
into tears, and the newspaper accounts
leave us in ignorance as to whether
the change of venue was granted or not.
Santa Ana Blade.
The herald., 1897-09-08

Yellow fever has appeared at Ocean
Springs, La, but the announcement
does not have the terrors for the people
that it would have had few years ago.
Better knowledge of the disease, and
improved sanitary regulations have
robbed it of the greater part of it's dead
ly force in this country.
The herald., 1897-09-08
Safer without a Record

The Republican nominee for governor
OF Iowa is reckoned strong candidate,
for the reason that he has no record to
defend. Unfortunately that is regarded
as powerful recommendation for can
didate for an elective office nowadays.
There was time when candidates were
sought who had records to praise. Per-
haps those palmy days of the republic
may return some time.-Boston Herald.
The herald., 1897-09-08
Prosperous Time for Trusts

The sugar trust is increasing it's
wealth. the glucose trust, though young,
is doing we'll, the steel trust is multiply
ing its resources and all other trusts are
enjoying increased revenues under the
operation Of the new tariff law. But the
records of the treasury tell a different
The herald., 1897-09-08

tale. The customs receipts for this
month will be less than for any month
recently and the deficit promises to be
upward Of s160OO,O0O, the largest for a
long time. But what's the odds so long
as the trust magnates are happy?-Kan-
sas City Star.
The herald., 1897-09-08

The hotel bill for the eleven colonial
premiers during the jubilee exercises
amounted to $4,000. They could not
have done better if they had been
American congressman on a funeral
iunket.
The herald., 1897-09-08

The ST. Louis Dispatch charges
Vice President Hobart with having
caused the dismissal Of a railroad en-
ploye for refusing to violate the rules of
the company by which he was en-
ployed. Even the vice president of the
United States cannot afford to do such
a despicabe thing.
The herald., 1897-09-08
A Fake

The old, old swind!e is on foot again,
and many are being duped by the trick
of selling formula, which, it is claimed,
will make gasoline non-explosive It y
fake pure and simple, and no we'll in
formed person will be taken in by it.
Sacramento Record Union,
The herald., 1897-09-08
Willing to Be Polite

Lady during dance)-Mon Dieu!
have lost my hairpins and now my hair
is going to fall down over my shoulders
Partner-Never mind; shall be glad
to pick it up for you.-Le Monde Com
ique. as!1as.
The herald., 1897-09-08

1t is proposed that organized labor
dedicated to it, to be sung for all time to
come as it's national song. That is about
the most difficult proposition that or
ganized labor has struggled with. 1t
will be easy to get hymn, but it will
be mighty hard to get good one.
The herald., 1897-09-08

Senator Harris is going to endeavor
to make it appear that the interests of
the government will suffer unless fur
ther action is taken by congress to pro-
tect those interests, in the matter of the
Union Pacific foreclosure sale. The sale
ought to be postponed until something
can be done that will prevent the gov
eminent from losing $25,0OO,0O0. That
amount is worth saving, even in these
prosperous times.
The herald., 1897-09-08
Rivalry Not Yet Inaugurated

There does not seem to be any un-
seemly scramble among New England
employers to make heroes of themselves
by announcing an advance in wages
Manchester IN. H.) Union.
The herald., 1897-09-08

The Pope is said to disapprove of the
sensuous notes of the violin. If the good
Catholics will stick to plain fiddles the
sensuous element need not be feared.
The herald., 1897-09-08
Los ANGELES DAILY HERALD
SWORN STATEMENT CIRCULATION.


State of California. County Of Los Ange-
less.
L. M. Holt. superintendent Of circulation
Of the Los Angeles Daily Herald. being
first duly sworn, deposes and says: That
for the five months from February l. 1897,
tc June 80 1897 (inclusive), the total circu-
lation of the said Daily Herald was 1,29o,6S5
copies being an average daily circulation
Of S6O4.
That the weekday circulation during tho
above time was 1,o7l,567 being daily aver.
age of $500 copies.
That the Sunday circulation during the
above time was 2l9,o59, being an average fof
each Sunday of 1O;43l.
Superintendent of Circulation.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
18th day of July, 1897.
FRANK J. COOPER,
Notary Public in and for the County OF Los
Angeles. State of California.
The herald., 1897-09-08
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading prints
communications, but does not assume re-
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed.
Correspondents are requested to cultivate
brevity as far as Is consistent with the
proper expression of their vtews)
The herald., 1897-09-08

Northern Michigan is the latest
place to have a gold discovery. Old
Michigan Is right in style, for it is about
as cold in the northern peninsula in Win
ter as in Alaska,
The herald., 1897-09-08

Oklahoma is coming out strong in the
gardening way. An onion raised at
Chandler this season weighs thirty and
one-half ounces.
The herald., 1897-09-08

1t is claimed that 10000 watermelons
were heaped in one pile at Rocky Ford
on "melon day" That is highly COL
ored story.
The herald., 1897-09-08

The reorganization committee of con-
spring capitalists is not going to get
the Union Pacific system at half price
without struggle.
The herald., 1897-09-08

If you are going to boil
your tea, one tea is about as
good as another.
If you will follow direc-
tons, try ScAsz2smg's Best
Your grocer returns your
money in full if you don't
like it.
A schilliqg q Company 4. .s4.
San Ffancisco ~
The herald., 1897-09-08
NO TIME FOR sQUABBLING

If there are members of the Silver Re-
publican club who are dissa tisfied with
the conduct of the club, the most sensi-
Bile course and the most satisfactory is
that they resign. If they are strong
enough, by all means let them form a
second organization.
The Silver Republican faith is one of
such proportions in this locality and it
is also making such headway every day
that Los Angeles can we'll afford two or
more organizations of the kind.
In the meantime, no internal dissen-
sion or discord will be allowed to inter-
fere with the success and good work OF
the Silver Republican conference, which
will open in this city tomorrow and will
be attended by many Of the representa-
tive adherents to bimetallism in the state
The herald., 1897-09-08

It is surmised that the unmarried
women who have gone to Klondike VIII
get more matrimonial offers than gold.
The herald., 1897-09-08

It appears that several tape games are
on the tapis since Justice Morrison's
warm decision in the Burch case
The herald., 1897-09-08
Has He No Soulp

Governor Pingree is now using his pic
ture as a shoe advertisement. This is
getting close to the ground-Cleveland
Leader.
The herald., 1897-09-08
Not in a Position to Know

Diner sniff1ng)-Waiter, really think
this egg Is not fresh.
Waiter-Well, / can't tell you. I've
only been here a week.-New York
World.
The herald., 1897-09-08

The discovery that mosquitoes are
bred in bath rooms was made IN 81
Louis.
The herald., 1897-09-08
..rhere Are Stranger Things

So Bernhard is to play Hamlet" now.
There'll be nothing fat and scant O. breath
about her Prince Of Denmark.-Boston
The herald., 1897-09-08

1t Is said that wild horses have in
creased so fast In northern Arizona that
they are becoming q nuisance. Last
The herald., 1897-09-08

The Labor day committees did lots of
hard work, but what else could you ex-
pect?
The herald., 1897-09-08
Just Like Human Beings

Strange, isn't it, how different papers
act about the same thing ?-Riverside
ENTERPRISE
The herald., 1897-09-08
No Haven Of Refuge

Long Beach is veritable lions jaw
for the bold, bad mau.-Long Beach Eye.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-03-09
TELFGR IN As
Traducidos para LA DEYooRAefA.
Ia SAN THOMAS J

New York Fsbrero 27 d cea de
w ashi' g on que en- ell Ssnade tuvo
lugsr IN largo y animado debate re
ferente & j lIio SADgai.y S. pidi6
enc -gicamsnte fuesen p-otegieos los
ciudadanos americanos en- Cuba.
Mr.. Sulzer presento uca PROPOSE
cion de deolaraci6n de guerra Es-
psns.
Sin embargo Ia opinion pub :ea
esta nenos txeitada cue el Cong greso.
Otros despachos do WArh,ng,oa
irforman que e. Dlque de 7 sasn
te!eg rah6 al senor Dlpuy de- Loms
anunei4ndole cue el G ,binete aspa-
II 81 habfa perdonado S .ugaiy HI
Ella va algunos d1as. pero que dicho
per3on hsbia sido demorado hasta ob-
terer la 4 me- de la Reina.
Marco y E corresponsal eu
W. \ pgton del Nee0 York Herald. te-
egrafia a este diario partlcipandole
que Mr. 0 ney ha dado instrucciones
al Consul general Lee, en- la H ,bana,
para pedir la excarce aci6n de los ciu
dadanos americsnos que esten inco
municados mas de tres dfas.
Ei Neso York Herald pub,ica un
despacho de la I'll .bana psrticipando
la dimisi6n del General Weyler mo
tivada por la ingerencia del gobierno
en- su politica respecto los america
nos.
Mario 5 LAS noticias de Ia Ha-
bana dicen que seg1a rumores Wey-
Ter no ha dimitido sino que ha sido
relevado.
Apesar del criterio exouesto por
Ell j rfe de Justicia fuller respecto
al Three Friends, han salido con ex-
pediciones para Cuba estan pr6xi.
mas & salir los v4pores Bermuda,
Lawrt da. y South Portland
N,w Yo k 5 -Segdl EE Journal.
ell yacht Ofeida ha1a una excursion
por las Antillas- Cleveland sera
uno de los exsursionist La ma
yor estaci6n la haran en- las costas
de la E orida, cazando patos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-03-09
sIHIEsTRo

E. Liceuciado Ramos ha lanzado
4 Ia pub ieidad una hoja sueita con
vocando q los autonomistas de Ma
natl Barceloneta para una reunion
Eutre otras cozas les dice que b AS
ia la f=cha habfa permanecido alejs
DO de Ia polltica local "pero one hoy
N vista de la trascendencia qae tie
oe esa eonvocatoria y de cue q ire
4 xi6n de amos J las impaciencias &c
otros los tr4tan de conduc por 1er.o
5eros extrsv.ados, tanto z'sds crims'aa
les euanto tienen por base ei abuse de
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-03-09

POR PREGUNTA

jEs usted massche9o. sejs0r de Mas
teryer? dicen los hombres de La
Li6crtdd
sSon ustedes chinos, senores mlosf
digo yo.
S.endolo NADIA mas ma explico que
sc atrevan ustedes decir que go me
atyero d amar d Puerto Rico MUOHo
MAS qxe Jos que en- Sm s~elo han ma
cido.
Ahora 81 que me toca q mi reir.
Els decir que no Sc conforman va
ustedes con ser los anicos auton0mis
tas los esnicos hons6res de honor, los
8nicos de dtgnidod. los ssaieos de GER
giieng4. Jos stnacos sa5fos, ETC., sino
que hasta La patria quieren para us
tedes solos Sc atreven 8 negarsela &
los deaa I?
Esta pretens:61 81 es curi0sf1la
Lastima que Cepeda este ausente
para que les dijers HARTAos!!
Ahora otra palabca en serio.
Nacl en Humacao 7 no me be
atrevldo nj ne atreve:6 nunca a il
gar COZ las pa.sbras digoidsd no
nor. Sc 10 que yalen y porqus tan
go conciencia de 10 Qu3 elias sign n
car, 10 consiento al consentire que
nadie juegue con elias reh- endoss
q rni.
HAslA All LEGO 70 Y suporgo
que ustedes me entenderan y no Sc
ca, jsran 3e fslts de cortesla por znl
pare, pnes les ccncedo 10 que nj sl
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-03-09
Los CRETENSES
Y VICTOR HUGO

En- sstos instanses sa%1us 10, .u
essos Dc o;sta msn1 1(ieaen IN 81 sja ! i
atencion del mund% entero, nads
ma > oportuno que fa publication que
ncy ofrecem2se4 nuestros lectores.
q artfculo que continuation
pPsrece, hab'a el gran poeta. Uo
l<egundo trabsjo, que pub icaremos
mafana, contiene la res puesta de los
cretenses, En- otro. que daremos en-
el ndmero Immediate. hab'a de nue.
vo Victor Hugo.
De uua y otra parte, NADIA mas
grsnde, NADIA mas bello.
V6ase 10 que acontecs hoy, con
motivo de la insurreccion cretense
en- ell mundo poitico europeo, y d1
case, despr6, 81 los titulos inmor-
les de Victor Hugo no pudiera
an adirse uno mas: ell De profeta.
I'm grito me lIeea De Atenas.
| D. la patria de Fldias J de < qui
10 SO mo hace un Iiamamiento; o.g
pronunclar mi nombre.
6Q1e coy para mercer SEM ante
Ihonorg NADIA. Un vsncido.
ST her6icos candiotas, oprimidos
de hoy, sois los vencedores del Pc
venir. Perseverad. Aurque os aho
guen, triur fareis La protesta DE- ls
sgonfa es uua fuerza Es la apela
ci6n & Dos. que casa ------ jque'
| los reyes.
)! Esss omnipotencias que ter els con
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1897-03-09

vuestra ig1ovGnct1 en- la marcha de
nuestra p,tfticA regional. os inylto q
que concurrais to los { asa A samb ca
en donds en- frente de esos i'usos 6
imp8cientes oil6,s mi voz"
sQae tai?
Tados los manatienses Sc habraa dicho;
V mid, venid; corramos
& V como perora, sn c.prieho,
"a autorizada voz del Sr Ramos.
va 10 saben nuestros correligiona
rioa
Sou unos ig o-antones de los cua 'es
Sc abusa para eonducirlos por derro-
teros extrav.ados y criminales seq :
ell Licenciado Ramos.
Pero & posee Ia verdad - y Is
salv On
E sc encargar de instruiros.
0 20 parra6to
"Y vosotros correligionarios de
Bare elonets, ia NIB en- os inv. to y con
eito para que vengais 8 la Asamb a
y una mas, COMO 81 otras mil
ocasiones n ayuoe:s a sacar s fl ,te
a bandera de nuestla querida terra
aatai"
Pero Gno habfamos convenilo en-
O le ell doctor 81, b osa Sc b habfa lie
7ado la bandera, tan traida y lleva
de-?
Ahora resuIta que esta sunergida
y que es necesario sacar,a fote.
Q descuido tan grande
Haber dejado caer la bsndera
ESQ es imperdonable. doctor.
NJ .nos NAL que el LicencIado Ra
mos congrega a sus eonveoinos para
pescarla.
Por mnch1 simas razones,
dice mas de un atrevijo
que la bandera fa caido
en- TN mar. de confu Jones.
Una vez que 81 Licenciado V.dr;e-
"a, este es eli ice ciado Ramos, Sc
haga cargo &c la dichosa bandera des
pues de extraerla del aqua, bien po
dsa decirse
ia buenas manos ests ell pan
derc!
Tenga mueha precauei6n,
y evltese un rencj5a.