The herald., 1898-11-07
Some Campaign Incongrities

nation for sheriff in that year. He apollo
getically then told friend of mine this
| friend sits at my elbow as !! write) that his
parents were Catholics and that therefore
any great amount of sympathy for the A. +.
| A., yet that he intended joining the order,
Now, when Mr.. Hammell's workers ap-
proach Catholic they tell him that BILLY"
parents were buried from the cathedral.
| When they solicit the vote of an A. p. A.
they tell him that BILLY" is an ardent mem
Der of the order.
These observations are not intended to in
huence either Catholics or A. p. AS They
are not written for political effect at all.
The writer is simply a humorist, and de-
sires to present the funny side OF politics to
| those who see nothing therein whereat to
laugh
However, 1 will ask Mr.. Hamme1 to
state, for the information of puzzled hui
morist: l. Does he know of and counte-
nance the hypocrisy. of his political sup.
porters? 2. Won't ne please come, out and
publicly announce which side of the story
he desires to stand by: That which re
veals him as the son Of respected Catholic
parents or that which exhibits him as hav-
ing joined the American Protective Associ-
alton for political advantages only?
Choose, Mr.. Hammell, choose; and let lis
| know which, ere our impatience do violence
unto the memoy of old Job.
2. As to Mr.. Murphey and Mr.. Rives:
Here again we have it. In talking politics
on the street one day with an Irish-Amer-
lean friend, I recommended Mr.. Murphey
| to his consideration as gentleman worthy
of his support for the district attorneyship.
him tell me that Mr.. Murphey was "black
A. P. A" He had heard it from Repub-
| lican who had solicited his vote for Mr..
Rives.
On inquiry l found that Mr.. Hammell
and Mr.. Rives have adopted common plan
the supporters of Mr. Rives, like the sup
porters of Mr.. Hammell, were telling in
awesome tones of Mr.. Murpheys A. p.
A.ism. And to the A. 2. AS, in mysterious
whisperings, they were telling of Mr.. Muir
phey's Catholicism.
many times you have peddled each of these
stories?
However, we have a few more observa-
tions to make respecting Mr.. Rives. We
have often heard expressions of surprise
as to the reason why the lawless elements
have in the past enjoyed, such immunity
| from prosecution at the hands of those
sworn to do their duty by society.
Well, if any one would cease to wonder
| hereat, he should go down to Alameda
street and there see evidences of jim Rives'
desperate attempt to get votes in the Eighth
ward. You will there be told of how Jim
Rives came down to see the boys; how he
meandered through the dives, with the hand
of kindred fellowship far extended.
| One denizen of the district, in speaking
of Mr.. Rives, took occasion to remark that
he was supporting him because ".Murphey''
too proud to come down and blow hisseli
wild de boys" We would suggest that Jim y
Rives is the missing link between Alameda
and Adams streets. He clasps hands with
both, and the current of good fellowship is
| through him exchanged between Simpson
| tabernacle and the Alameda street dives.
We were about to forget, but now that we
remember, we shall invite the attention of
our business men-who do not hire lawyers
because they are Democrats or Republicans,
but because they are lawyers-to the follow
ing facts from our civil docket at the court
house:
Since April, 1894, when Mr.. Rives began
the practice of law in this county, he has
been engaged, both as attorney for plaintiff
and defendant, in cases that originated in
vorce cases, one action to quiet title, one ac-
| tion on note, two actions to declare trusts,
| three actions to foreclose mortgages, one
| injunction suit-fourteen in all; besides he
| has appeared to conduct fourteen estates of
deceased persons through the intricate CD
mazes of the probate court.
| And yet a man with this pitiably meager
| fund of legal experience is seriously pro
posed as the attorney for the second largest
municipal corporation in the state of Cali
| fornia.
Is there a corporation in this city that
would, on this showing, give Mr.. Rives
charge of its legal business? What private
citizens having interests at stake as vast
as are those of Los Angeles county would
on the basis of his legal experience employ
Mr.. Rives? And would you, citizen, never
theless, put that man in charge of the i'm
| &C
would not trust with the business of a cor
poration comprising five persons?
Since April, 1894, Mr.. Murphey has had
| ISL cases originating in the superior courts
of this county. These cases embrace such
variety of subjects of litigation, from i'm
portant water suits and damage cases down
ward, as to give this gentleman fund OF
experience well fitting him to be the legal ad
wiser of Los Angeles county. As Mr.. Muir
phey's legal reputation is so well known tC
most of our citizens it is superfluous to speak
further commendatorily of him.
But Mr.. Rives' friends urge: We admit
his inexperience. Suppose it is true that
nation, Mr.. Rives, who halls from Downey
and who was right in the line of succession
was lucky enough to be the nominee without
consideration of his qualifications? What o.
it? If he is himself without experience
can't he secure men of experience as his
| QeDuUleS. Ill ldCJ, IL SecIHS W DC pretty wei
understood that such an able prosecutor a.
Judge McComas is to be retained to lool
after the criminal department; that Mr.
f. R. Willis, now and for four years past .
deputy under Major Donnell, is to be re
tained. Are not both of these gentlemen
experienced? Is not Judge Holton lawyer
of ripe experience! 1t is whispered that
| Mr.. Rives is to have the benefit of his advice
and assistance. And there are others.
Well, admitting that he is to have the
benefit of such experienced counsel, ano
that Mr.. Rives is simply to be figurehead
| would suggest, not in the spirit of jocular
ity but seriously, that, in the event of Mr.
Rives' election, we procure an ornamentally
carved wooden fig'irehead for say $3.50, anc
place it in chail at desk in the private
room of the district attorney. Let us ther
discharge Mr.. Rives and in four years save
$l5,750 Messrs. McComas, Willis, Holtor
and others could run the legal business Of
the county in the future as they have in the
past.
These musings are submitted, in spiri,
of much gravity, to the voters of Los An
geles county by A. U. MORIST.
How It Worked at Azusa
To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald
The report in the Los Angeles Times of to-
days issue shows how the Republicans have
to resort to dishonest methods to thaw out
their frosty meetings