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The herald., 1898-02-08
and Hutchison are not a majority of its

and Hutchison are not a majority of its
Legislative body.
And yet, during the past four weeks
these two men have been posing as the
only real Simon-pure patriots in the
council. Through the columns of San
Francisco paper they have Joined in
mud-slinging campaign against their
colleagues and have not hesitated to
accuse the Los Angeles press of being
basely prostituted to the interests of the
water company.
Now, at the first opportunity they
have had to demonstrate their patriot
ism, they have basely fallen down. If
their action, designed to handicap the
city in its forthcoming suit. be not trea-
son, what is it? What was the under
lying motive when these men set up
such an agonizng cry of stop thief!
a little while ago?
The herald., 1898-02-08
An Ebony Mrs. Partington

A coored Mrs. Partington lives il
Georgia. and she talks interestingly. Sh
is about seventy years old, and makes
great show of reading the Bible-though 1
is well known she cannot read a line. TIL,
other morning she was seated on her from
porch with a large family Bible on her lap
Some one was passing. and saluted her.
Good morning. Aunt Caroline.
"Mawnin, suh-mawnin'! It's righ
previous weather suh.'
Yes rather previous"
''De clouds hang SO low. hit look like dey
bout ter have colleglence wild de airth
well, II does look So
well, de Lawd'll take keer on us. De
Bible says he distempers de wind ter dc
born lambs"
rs that the Bible you're reading?"
ooh. yes. sah."
why. it's upside down.
Look here. mister.' said the old woman
Indignantly, don't you 'spose knowed it
What diffuence do it make? De Bible is
so plain you kin des read 1t any way
Atlanta Constitution.
The herald., 1898-02-08
PLATFORM

The Herald believes that the city OF
Los Angeles should own and control a
complete system of waterworks.
The Herald believes that the city
should acquire such system at the
earliest date possible and on the most
advantageous terms possible, consistent
with contract obligations and fair deal
ing.
The Herald believes that the con-
tract with the Los Angeles CITY wafer
company should be enforced to the let
ter, and that, at the conclusion OF the
pending lease, the plant should be taken
over in accordance with the provisions
of that contract.
The herald., 1898-02-08
TIDINGs OF GREAT JOY

There are 447 votes in the electoral col
lege: necessary to elect, 224. McKinley's
maiority was 95. which was a votes
more than required. Mckinley over
Bryan, in the popular vote of lS,92S'3IS'
was 603,514
And yet a change of one-third of one
per cent in this total vote would have
resulted in the election of Bryan.
A change of a paltry Is votes in each
county of the states voting would have
defeated Mckinley.
A change of little over 10000 in the
popular vote. Mckinley to Bryan, had
it been confined TO eight of the close
states, would have taken IS electoral
votes from Mckinley, and elected Bryan
by a majority of one.
How narrowly Mckinley escaped de-
feat in the electoral college may be seen
by the annexed table. 1t gives eight
states whose electoral votes for McKin-
ley would have been given to Bryan and
resulted in his election, had the slight
change noted in the popular vote taken
place:
The herald., 1898-02-08
UIn Vino VeritaS"

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald
William Mckinley (by the grace OF Hanna,
president of the United States) wishes the
sacred debt Of the nation" discharged in
the currency recognized as the best
throughout the civilized world at the time
Of payment, regardless OF the language OF
the contract. Looking over the record,
we find Mckinley in ~ pleading for free
coinage: In '7S voting for the Bland-Allison
bill in 81 Justly assailing the traitor
Cleveland; In '92 advocating the resolution
of free silver to its rightful place. and In
'96 demanding the use Of gold and silver as
standard money. Hanna had not seen him
as yet (Vendidit hic auro patriam) the
sacred rights" of the debtor did not occur
to him. Henderson's God bless Little
Mac ION the "Belshazzar feast" propo-
sition will not help Little Mac" for he
damned himself and party eternally.
Ben F. Wade. Ohio. 1862: I am for
the laboring portion Of our people; the
rich can take care OF themselves. We
never agreed to pay bonds in gold; no
man can find II in the contract, and 1
will never consent to have one payment
Of the bondholders and another for the
people. 1t would sink any party, and
1t ought to.
We had no currency recognized as 1.-THE
best" before Mr.. Sherman got in his fine
manu- III 1910 AL Wei oOob uOiioA o
equal to 100 cents. 10 dimes or lilo of an
eagle) The material cut no figure. A
greenback with no intrinsic value was at
par as we'll as silver dollar Of the United
States.
II quantity and quality figured as those
patriotic friends Of Little Macs" wish us
to believe, a Mexican dollar would be best.
The government fiat gives the value. The
fact is. the gold dollar thanks to Mr..
Sherman, has appreciated to double par
value. and is dishonest dollar. and Lit
tie Mac" and his following In the house
are trying to fasten 1t on us.
Four HIS beat three RS:
First-Huntington's anti-San Pedro, with
his man Alger
Second-Hanna's Ohio proposition with
his man General Boyce. and
Third-Henderson's. Belshazzar feast
proposition and his man Little Mac and
Fourth-H-Though reputed hot, may
have worse but If so they are chained. OF
the first two HIS would soon have control
as they seem to have in this milder climate
The first has boasted of his control OF
both houses and the judiciary. The es'
sence of ownership being CONTROL they
have a better thing than ownership, and
they will be asking what you are going to
do about it.
We read every day in the papers Of theil
doings. II poor man robs or breaks q
window to prevent starvation he goes tc
the state prison. or If poor men try to hold
The herald., 1898-02-08

Just as the croakers reached the
climax of croaking the other frogs got a
chance. Yesterday morning our old
friend ]. P. repented him Of his niggardly
policy towards us and turned on fair
ly plentiful tap, which issue is making
a vast difference both in the breadth of
our land and the length Of our faces.
Furthermore, the forecaster declares
that today will be blessed with clouds
and showers" which may mean a con-
tinuance of a much-needed and very re-
freshing rain.
The herald., 1898-02-08
ANOTHER STEP FORWARD

The city council yesterday adopted a
resolution to the effect that the water
company furnish the council an
itemized list or inventory of the
water works leased by the terms of
the thlrty-year contract, soon to expire.
and also of all the Improvements made
in, about and upon said water works.
The resolution further stipulated that.
in case the water company failed or re-
fused to furnish said inventory within a
The herald., 1898-02-08

Mr.. Morgan yesterday offered in the
senate an amendment to Senator
Whites resolution declaring the United
States should not interfere with the
domestic affairs Of the islands, or per-
nit any foreign power to take posses
sion of them. the amendment being in
tended to carry the treaty through
Both the resolution and the amendment
are referred to the foreign affairs COM
mittee, of which Mr.. Morgan is chair
man, and it is possible the vote upon
the amendment may settle the whole
matter, without reference to the treat.
itself.
The herald., 1898-02-08

Democracy has come to be understood
as an interchangeable term with Bryan
ism, which, until the money question is
settled and settled rightly and justly,
stands for independent bimetallism.
We were told that both were buried
under the overwhelming electoral and
popular vote as cast in the last election
The echoes of the shout, vociferously
sounded in all of the money centers of
the country, yet ring in our ears. 1t has
been repeated very recently. The death
of the cause was solemnly announced
at the late conference at Indianapolis,
and the announcement was dignitied by
preamble and resolution.
| The wish is father to the thought: yet
many wel-meaning people believe that
the question at issue was definitely and
for all time settled by the result Of the
ballotng in 1896, and the triumphant
party in that contest has ever since been
preparing to give to their assumption
legal confirmation and effect, by de-
| claring that the future financial policy
of this country shall be based upon the
recognition of gold as the only standard
of value, the only money with which the
nation may legally pay its obligations to
creditors, the only metal comprehended
as "coin' in the laws of the land.
Against these assumptions nearly half
of the voters of this country remain
steadfast, conscious of the eternal JUS
tice of their cause, and confident of it's
ultimate triumph Every important
event that has transpired since their
defeat at the polls has tended to
strengthen that confidence and buoy the
hope that never dies. In the first trial
of strength following the election in
1896 many of the states that were bribed
and bulldozed into support of Mckinley,
under one pretext or another, have re-
versed the popular verdict as then ex-
pressed. and returned to the Democratic
fold.
The electoral votes of the states that
now have Democratic administrations
are SulllCIcHC " tiCtb Il ~ OSiNNHe'
The policy of the Republican admins
tration with regard to the currency,
adopted in utter disregard and con-
tempt of the utterances of the st. Louis
platform, declaring that the gold stand
ard ought to be adhered to only until
something better should be found, is
alternating hundreds of thousands of
conscientious friends of the double
standard, who yet were persuaded that
bimetalism would be secured through
Republican policies, and remained loyal
to the party through that faith. 1t is
jeopardizing every doubtful congress
ional district in the United States, and
is daily rendering more certain the cleo
! tion of a Democratic national assembly
next fall, and a Democratic president
in 1900.
This is not an idle partisan boast, born
Of the wish. 1t has been declerad by
leading members of the administration
party, and held up to the managers
] thereof as a warning that they will CON
The herald., 1898-02-08
wow!

So II has come at last that the cloud that
caused a pail over the sunshine and the
flowers and marred the golden beauty of
a halcyon November day In Dixon is no
longer a vague mystery. but n reality that
has materialized into as dark and terrible
a murder as was ever woven into the warp
and woof of crime in the whole of America
Beneath the sunshine and the stars the
detectives have worked with unabating
zeal. spurred by sense Of duty and direct
ed in part by the Call, which today gives
the only complete story of murder that
will puzzle scientists to the end of time
San Francisco Call.
The herald., 1898-02-08
More Friends Of the Trust

President McKinley's nomination OF
Governor Griggs of New Jersey to the at
torney generalship was the logical sequence
to the promotion OF Attorney General Nc
Kenna TO the supreme bench. Governor
Griggs, in his whole public career, has
proved himself the stanch friend of corpo-
rations. McKenna's record as a corpora
ton champion is no less clear. BY the
appointment of these two men President
Mckinley has branded his administrat ton
He has adopted Hannaism as a policy
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The herald., 1898-02-08

meetings. as the miners did, the officers
gun for them. Those patriots rob millions
of people of millions of dollars. and, unless
the people come to a realizing sense Of the
propriety of attending the caucus. pri-
mary convention and election, and place
the right man every time. We are at the
stage where our business" will not be
worth attending to. Finance. commerce
and trade are regulated by those men.
From such patriots as the HIS. Sherman
and Little Mac" good Lord deliver us.
]. X, TUFFREE.
Rancho de Buena Vista, Feb. 8. 1898.
The herald., 1898-02-08

1t is hoped by nearly every citizen OF
Los Angeles that the First Presbyterian
church will not accept the resignation
Of Rev. Burt Estes Howard. Mr.. How
ard, besides being a sincere Christian
and a good preacher, has interested
himself in practical manner in the well
fare of the people and the institutions
around him, and always in the direction
of their betterment. Los Angeles can
i'll afford TO lose him.
The herald., 1898-02-08

The rumored mental collapse OF
Adolph Sutro, not generally questioned
in any quarter. has at last been con-
firmed by a decree of court, appoint
ing a guardian of his person and estate.
in the person of his daughter. In the
early and formative period of Califor-
MAS history he was a conspicuous fig
ure, and in the later development of its
metropolis he has been a very rich
municipal asset. He has builded some
monuments in and about San Francisco
that will long serve to commemorate
his business sagacity and his taste for
the decorative art as we'll as his broad
ened vision of the needs OF great city
in the way of public utilities. And con-
sidering his active and sometimes tenn
pestuous life, it is not strange that,
after passing the eightieth mile-post.
his mind should display signs Of weak
ness.
The herald., 1898-02-08
Jefferson Trusted the Peon,e

Thomas Jefferson, in his time, saw that
Toryism had not been crushed In America
by the revolution, and solemnly warned his
followers to never lose faith In the people.
To keep that faith is the first duty of
Democracy. Ignore 1t, and every victory
won since 1716 will be lost. That is WHY
the Republican party, the Tory organza-
ton of America, is a serious menace to
popular institutions. Its leaders distrust
the people.-Waukegan Democrat.
The herald., 1898-02-08
How Is Labor Benefited

american labor" exclaims Senator
Chandler now has a protective tariff. -
And much good 1t is doing American labor
isn't it, Senator Chandler? The wholesale
reductions OF the wages of New England
cotton operatives Immediately following
an increase Of sR per cent in the "protec-
ton" accorded to the cotton industry tell
the story. There are affected by the cut in
wages 125,000 operatives. whose wages
average only SO a week.-Pittsburg Post,
The herald., 1898-02-08
He Fought With Sherman

Lady-So you fought with Sherman on
his march to the sea? Here is dollar for
you. you noble patriot. Were you in a Mas
sachusetts regiment?
Tramp-Well, hardly, lady. I wuz in de
Louisiana Tigers. an, de way we fought
wild dem Yariks wuz a caution.-Judge.
The herald., 1898-02-08

49,
each of these states.
In 1892 the electoral vote of six of these
eight states was cast against the Re
publican nominees for president and
vice-president. The seventh. Oregon,
was secured by the Republican party by
a very narrow plurality.
But let us exploit the election returns
of the last national contest little fur
ther. with the same object in view. A
change of trifie over 100000 votes IN
five other states would have taken 43
more electoral votes from Mckinley and
given them to Bryan. The electoral
votes each has, and the change that
would have been required in the pop
The herald., 1898-02-08
Too Much Legislation Everywhere

The constantly swelling tide OF ieglsla~
tion may be incident to the primary stages
of democratic development but Is certains
ly not in accordance with democratic prin-
ciples. If two-thirds of our statutes were
repealed, there is no doubt tha the enor-
nous percentage of the peoples earnings
now absorbed by litigation would mater1s
ally diminish, and the people would be in-
comparably better off.-Dallas News.
The herald., 1898-02-08
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 views.)
The herald., 1898-02-08
Zola was yesterday arraigned befor,

Zola was yesterday arraigned before
the assizes court at Paris upon the gov
ernment indictment charging him with
wrongfully accusing high federal off,
cials of having condemned Dreyfus
without warrant of law. The fear that
the distinguished accused would be
hampered in his defense is not justified
by the attitude of his judges, who at
the outset of his trial declared that he
might introduce witnesses to prove the
allegations contained in his communi-
cations to the press.
The herald., 1898-02-08

The Express quotes Prof. Schenck as
saying: "Of my own choice I am the
father of six boys, Of whom fourteen are
alive" There must be more to the pro-
fessor's discovery than he has hitherto
claimed for Ii.
The herald., 1898-02-08

One Of the largest silk mills in Europe,
our dispatches this morning state, is to
be brought to the United States. "be-
cause Of the cheapness of skilled labor
in this country" Score another victory
for the Dingley law!
The herald., 1898-02-08
Similarity

Life is oft like chorus, where sounds we
impugn
Make the person who utters them proud
est.
Where the people whose notes are the
most out of tune
With confidence sing them the loudest.
Washington Star.
The herald., 1898-02-08

President Dole has ceased to be a
guest of the nation, but Mr.. Hanna still
occupies the guest chamber of the ex-
ecutive mansion and dimes with his
great and good friend.
The herald., 1898-02-08
Ready Remedy

Author-I am troubled with insomnia.
lie awake at night hour after hour thinking
about my literary work.
His Friend-How very foolish of you!
Why don't you get up and read portions of
it?-Boston Traveller.
The herald., 1898-02-08
Welcome Words

Eyes; his sermons are tiresomely long.
but he always says something to tina
point"
"Well, what did he say to the point last
Sunday?"
I'm conclusion - Cleveland Plain
The herald., 1898-02-08
Bushnell's Inexplicable Fatigue

Governor Bushnell has sought seclud-
ed place for some much needed rest. FOR
a man who was not doing thing In that
Ohio mix-up Mr.. Bushnell is quite ia
tigued.- washington Post.
The herald., 1898-02-08

Belew is reported to be prepared
for death" Under the circumstances,
It is not easy to see why there should
be any unusual delay.
The herald., 1898-02-08

Minister Woodford seems to have mis-
laid the address of our esteemed sec
retary of state, his last message being
sent to the president direct. We trust
the incident will not be distorted into
another allegation of a cabinet crisis.
The herald., 1898-02-08

reasonable time. the city will consider
itself released from any obligations to
arbitrate the sum to be paid for the
improvements.
The resolution was carried as pre-
sented by the city's legal counsel and
endorsed by them. despite the efforts of
Messrs. Hutchison and Grider to amend
1t. the majority properly holding that a
resolution coming from the city's at
torneys should be adopted as presented II
at ALL A motion afterward presented by
Mr.. Hutchison, to the effect that the
company be requested to reply within
two weeks If possible. was carried unan-
imously.
1t will be seen that the city attorney
and the special counsel engaged on be-
half of the city in the pending water con-
troversy, together with the majority of
the city council. are taking every proper
and needful step for the protection of
the citys interests. The resolution
adopted yesterday should satisfy the
most radical and the most timid that
nothing is being left undone that should
be done. The council is proceeding now
in exact accord with the advice and
wishes of its counsel, which is. as every
conservative and intelligent citizen will
admit. the only safe and wise plan to
pursue.
When the water controversy is finally
settled there will be many citizens who
will possess an inclination to kick them
selves for listening to the agitators and
dema gogues who are trying to use the
water controversy to boost their own
selfish interests and questionable
schemes. regardless of the injury they
inflict upon the community.
The herald., 1898-02-08

Mr.. Towne was one of the Silver Repub-
licans who had the courage of his convic-
tions. He remained with Teller. Dubois
and the remainder of the glorious few in
official life who left the Republican party
when It abandoned the currency principles
to which 1t had professed allegiance. The
step cost him his seat in congress. but no.
body ever heard him complain. Page Nor
ris. his successful competitor, was elected
by only 707 majority in total vote of
nearly 60,000 in the Sixth district of the
Republican state of Minnesota.
The herald., 1898-02-08

1t was entirely natural that such man
should be found in congress at an early
stage Of his career. Mr.. Towne went to
Washington from the Duluth district, in
Minnesota. as n member of the Fifty-fourth
congress. 1t will be recalled that the cur
rency question was very prominent during
that session. Mr.. Towne made one speech
on the silver question. and II made him IA
nous. 1t was declared to be the most
lucid. logical exposition of the issue from
the silver point of view that was delivered
during the entire session in either
house of congress, and to have
been seldom equaled in any ses-
sion by any man. He was overwhelmed
with congratulations by members of all
parties. Still 1t did not spoil him.
The herald., 1898-02-08

1t would not be surprising IL Mr.. Towne
should again be a candidate for congress
sional honors this year, although his in
tentions and those of the people of HIS
district have not penetrated to this dis
tance. The return of Mr.. Towne to the
house of representatives would splendidly
reinforce the ranks of the silver men in
congress.
But Mr.. Towne will be with us this week
and the people can take his measure on
their own account.
DINGBAT
The herald., 1898-02-08

Mr.. Towne-everybody who knows him
lovingly calls him Charlie" and is his
steadfast friend regardless of politics
was student in the University of Mich
igan at Ann Arbor from 1877 to 1881. Dur
Ing that period, and perhaps ever since,
he was held to be the best politician that
ever attended the university, and that Is
saying great deal. Ask any graduate of
large western university what sort
of training college politics is for
any young man who wishes to
make politics his profession when
he reaches the sterner realities of
life. In college politics the lines are as
clearly drawn. the contests as bitterly
fought and the coups as shrewd and mas
terly as In the national and state gladia-
torial meetings of the great parties. Know
Ing this. 1t is not strange that so many of
our college graduates take an active In
terest In politics after they finish their
studies. And Charlie Towne was n king
among princes in the game of politics.
The herald., 1898-02-08
Charlie" 'Towne
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Ex-Representative Charles A. Towne
OF Duluth. Mimi, who will speak in Los
Angeles next Saturday, is, like Mr.. Bryan,
one of the most interesting personages
among the younger statesmen OF the day
and generation. Like John c. Dolliver Of
Iowa, he leaped into fame with the aid OF
single speech, delivered on the floor OF
the house of representatives: but Mr..
Towne is the more prominent today as a
national figure, although Mr.. Dolliver still
retains his seat In congress. while Du-
luth's favorte son was relegated to pri-
vate life by the onslaught of the single
gold standard hosts in 1896.