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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-07-23
For RAILROAD CD WHATSOEVER.

We are authorized to announce
w. L. FOSTER,
asa candidate for Railroad COMMISSIONS
subject to the action OF the Democratic
party.
BY requeet OF numerous friends The
Progress hereby presents the name OF
HON. ANDREW CURRlE
as a candidate for Railroad Commission
err from this district, subject to the will
and action OF the Democratic party.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-07-23

10 The Progress.
Prompted by what l conceive to be a
reasonable ambition desire to announce
myself as candidate for Railroad Com
missioner from this district, subject en-
tirely to the action OF the Democratic
ps~ty.
L. E. THOMAS.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1898-07-23
Hon. PHANOR BREZEALE,

We are authorized to announce
JUDGE f.. w. SUTHERLIN
of DeSoto Parish. as candidate for the
Democratic nomination for Congress iron
the Fourth District.
The herald., 1898-08-19
WORKS BOTH WAYS

Our staunch protective contemporary,
The Times. Is having no end of trouble
in reconciling the responsibilities and OPP
portunities of imperialism with the re-
strictive doctrines of Dingleyism. That
the two policies are misfits and hard to
dovetail nicely together there is no man.
ner of doubt.
Thus, our contemporary, only last
Tuesday, used a column of editorial
space in viewing with alarm 1.-The dis
astrous effects upon several important
industries which will follow, should prod
ucts be admitted free from the newly &C.
quired possessions of SPAIN" Rice
sugar, tobacco and labor are particu-
larly taken into consideration, and they
are all dismissed with gloomy Repub-
lican forebodings. The Times hopes that
when the annexed territory is American
lied. higher wages will prevail and that
the evil effects of competition with
underpaid labor will be minimized"
Then comes the other side of the pic.
ture, which, 1t will be observed, ION the
contrary, is quite the reverse:"
II we can obtain sugar from Cuba
I Should Cuba be made American terri
tory at a much lower price than 1t can
be produced for In other sections, the
people at large will be the gamers by
the amount of the reduction in price,
and so with other products.
That is as good Democratic free-tradt
doctrine as could be enunciated. The
Times is to be congratulated. If tbs
same principle were applied to all oul
trade the problem of foreign market
which our Republican friends are wor-
rying about so much just now. would be
solved. We can afford to meet the rest
of the world on even terms. We must
do so in order to succeed.
The herald., 1898-08-19
How to Get Trade

The chief imports from other countries
except Spain into the Philippine islands are
cotton and other textile fabrics. Our OPP
portunit'es for supplying these wants OF
the islanders are as good as those Of Great
Britain, which now holds most Of this trade.
and our cotton mills in New England are
at their wits end to find market for their
goods. Nothing therefore, is to hinder our
taking this trade of the Philippines as mat.
tiers stand II we can send as good product
at lower price than Great Britain can.
Our chambers of commerce would do we'll,
consequently, to spend less time in resolve
ing about the Philippines and more time In
devising ways to get that trade through
legitimate business methods.-Springfield
Republican.
The herald., 1898-08-19
OUR CANADIAN TRADE

The Canadian people are looking with
increasing interest to the approaching
session Of the joint high commission
appointed by the governments of Great
Britain and the United States, to adjust
the outstanding controversies between
Canada and this country-questions
which have hitherto kept our northern
frontier somewhat in the condition OF
an armed truce. and subjected our com
mercial relations with Canada to much
unpleasant and Improbable friction. 1t
is known to our readers that nearly one
year ago Sir Wilfred Laurier, the Cana
dian premier, refused to comply with the
proposition, made on behalf OF the United
States. that the Canadian government
should It once abandon pelasio sealing
The herald., 1898-08-19
The Philippine Question
The Right Road

When the United States emancipate
themselves from the shackles which the
Republican party has put upon their COM
berce and when they meet foreign compe-
tition with its own methods. then will the
people of this country reap a harvest Of
trade and friendship from the people OF
Mexico and Central and South America
that is ours by right of contiguity, super
tcrity and cheapness in production and all
the elements Of natural opportunity. The
road that leads to increased power, infiu-
ence and prosperity for the citizens of this
republic lies rather along the valley Of
trade expansion and beside the stream Of
international friendship than up the rug.
ged steep Of wholesale territorial expan-
eion.-St. Louis Republic.
The herald., 1898-08-19
FOR THE CAMPAIGN

The Los Angeles Daily and Sunday
Herald will be mailed to any address In
South ern California OF Arizona for three
months for - 90, cash In advance. Are
you . Democrat Now is your oppOr-
tunity.
The Los Angeles Herald is the only
Democratic daily in Southern California
publishing full Associated Press re-
porte. Ifyou are already subscriber
induce your political brethren to sub
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In Southern California.
Send In your subscription of $500 for
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Herald Publishing Company, Los An
woleo.
The herald., 1898-08-19
ONE OF OUR NEW POSSESSIONS

Whatever may have been the opinions.
pro and con, of the readers Of The Her
aid in the matter of bringing into our
family of states the Hawaiian islands,
the controversy ends in the annexation
of the territory constituting them, now,
virtually, an accomplished fact. To be-
come better acquainted with the history
resources and general character OF those
islands is now the real point Of interest,
not only to the readers Of this Journal
but to the general public.
Let us glance for brief moment at
this new feature of an old and familiar
question. We are indebted, as everybody
knows, to that indomitable marine pill
grim and dauntless sea-explorer, Cap
tain Cook, for our first knowledge Of the
Sandwich islands, conveyed by him to
England just one hundred and twenty
years ago.
In the outlook Gully 23) occurs a Gu
rious bit of apocryphal history, given by
Mr.. William Elliot Grif1is, in explanation
of the odd name which Cook applied to
those islands, to-wit: That John Mon
tague, fourth earl of Sandwich, who
liked to play cards without intermission,
had his luncheon, of slices of bread in
closing ham, brought to him at the gam
ing table," and hence the humorous bap-
tism by his friend Captain Cook Of the
Hawaiian as the Sandwich islands. This,
while interesting, Is somewhat lame
and impotent conclusion; but let 1t pass.
Captain Cook estimated the population
Of the islands at the time of his visit
(177S) at 100000. The census of 1896 gives
but 10000 as the present population. OF
course little reliance is to be placed on
the figures of the great navigator. He
had neither the time nor the facilities
for anything like an accurate count of
the barbarous tribes then peopling those
lands. The eighteenth century, too, was
largely an age of exaggeration, and trav-
elers, especially, were allowed a wide
margin in giving magnitude to their dis
however, found race of people on the
Hawaiian islands that, whatever its nu-
merical strength, was, in the main, ho-
mogeneous. The Kanakas or Hawaiians
of 177S, of whatever racial elements con-
stituted in the then, as now, dim past
were largely, II not essentially. one peo-
pie. But the census just referred to
shows that two years ago there were re-
siding on the Hawaiian islands a hetero-
geneous population, consisting of Hawa-
iians (proper), BLOB; Of half-breed Ha-
waiians, s045; of Japanese, 24.407; of Chi
nese, 21,616; of Portuguese, 1871; Of
Americans, 5000; of British. 1900. and Of
Germans, 1900.
To fix the political status of the vast
majority of this homogeneous crowd will
be one of the grave problems growing
out of our new territorial possessions ir
the Pacific. OF course the elasticity Of
our governmental institutions, together
with the acumen and fertility of resource
Of American statesmanship, will be COM
petent to the task.
We look for nothing more than the
The herald., 1898-08-19
Is Not This EnoughP

Let the man Of sober thought, the seus
sible citizen, the public servant who loves
his country, contemplate the situation -
II exists today. Hawaii. Porto Rico and
Cuba! All of these are ION our hands" to-
day. Events have galloped to this strange
and heterogeneous conclusion. 1t is surely
time to fix the bounds Of our responsible
ties with strong hand, to cry enough
and settle down to the serious, the appaM-
ing task of assimilating and dhgesting this
strange food for the great republic to swal.
loW!-Springffeld Republican.
The herald., 1898-08-19

leaving the other questions at issue be-
tween the two countries to be settled at
a later date. But this refusal, 1t seems,
was not based on any desire on the part
of Canada to continue the cruel and
wasteful killing Of seals in the deep sea.
but rather to expedite the appointment
of a commission with power to settle all
questions pending between the two coun-
tries, and thus inaugurate condition Of
trade relations which would foster the
important and ever increasing interest
between Canada and the United States.
Canada is keenly and particularly de-
sirous of obtaining more extended trade
relations with the brethren of the Great
Republic, and this will be one Of the
main questions to be considered by the
joint high commission. The other SUBJ
jects of discussion will be the fishery
question, in its application not only to
seaboard fisheries but to those of the
great lakes; the settlement Of the Alas
kan boundary, and the question Of pela-
gic sealing.
OF these our Canadian friends deem the
question of regulating trade interests be-
tween the two countries as by far the
most important that will engage the at
tention of the said commission. They
point to the ever increasing volume of
that trade, and allege that even under
the restrictive conditions of the Dingley
| TO cd he tot %ro n of No
ada with Great Britain herself.
The total imports Of Canada for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1897, amounted
to $119,21s.609. The total exports for the
same period amounted to $137 $3.50, 1858.
Showing balance of trade in her favor
of over $1s.Oo0,OOO. The following table
illustrates the part which the United
States had in the trade:
Total imports from the United
States ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS GAS, 041
Portion free OF duty. 81 166, 532
Portion dutiable Observation-Disclosures. 30 49,, 500
Exports to the United States.... 80 999l iiss55
Balance of trade in favor of the
united states ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1861, 556
It is said that more than one-half of
the imports of Canada, for consumption.
for 1897 were from the United States.
The free list was sou percent of the total
amount, or over $31 ZOO, 900, while Canada,
we are told, received, under the Dingley
bill. in the last fiscal year, only So, 900, 900
for the free entry of it's products into
the markets Of the United States. 1t is
no wonder our northern neighbors are
anxious to mitigate the evils of our Ding
ley Republican economics.
We sent of manufactures alone, last
year, more than $3O,0O0,000 to Canada
over 81, 600, 900 of which was upon the free
list. There is not much reciprocity about
that. With the era of better feeling
between England and the United States
should come more generous trade ella
lions between the United States and Can
ada and the approaching joint high COM
mission, in adjusting the clashing inter-
ests and divergent purposes of the peo-
pies north and south of the great lakes,
and securing greater freedom of COM
mercial intercourse between them, will
do much to advance the larger alliance
between the English-speaking nations.
toward which we all look and which we
regard as contamination devoutly to
be wished.
The herald., 1898-08-19
A GOOD DAYS WORK

With the central, guiding principle Of
combination of all the free silver forces
before it, the Democratic convention
could not well have improved upon its
work yesterday in placing state ticket
before the people Of California. The way
was. well prepared. There had been two
political battles between the decent DEM
ocracy, on the one hand, and the rail-
road push, abetted by the corrupt ele-
ment Of San Francisco politics, on the
other Decency and the right had tri-
umphed in each case. The Los Angeles
delsgation lost the convention organiza-
ton honors, that had been conceded to
It, but its shield was kept untarnished
and its self-respect was maintained. In
the San Francisco fight, too, the Los
Angeles delegation was found on the
side Of honesty and decency in politics.
It was fitting that these triumphs
should have been crowned by the NOM
ination Of James G.. Mcguire for gov
ernor. A man honest, able, having the
entire confidence of the people, thor
oughly imbued with the principles Of
Democracy, a champion of the interests
of the masses as against those of mo-
nopoly. Mr.. Mcguire is an ideal nominee.
The pernicious railroad influence that
has so long oppressed and cursed this
state was smoked out in the conven-
ton. 1t created one Of the chief issues
before that body, and the way it was
met by Mcguire and the convention was
a sight for sore eyes and a salve for
wearied hearts. eff I cannot have the
Southern Pacific railroad, then do not
want IL" was the position taken by Mr..
Mcguire. and he4never budged from it..
The railroadxplank of the platform is
broad enough for all true friends of Cali
fornia to stand on. With James G. Ma
guire in the gubernatorial chair and the
ticket nominated yesterday at his back,
the judgment day for the railroad ma
chine will not be far away.
The remainder of the state ticket well
and fairly represents the different ele-
ments among the friends of silver. It
should be satisfactory to all, and II It
is voted for by every friend of silver
and therefore Of the people-it will have
at least $4,000 majority.
The railroad plank is not the only COM
mendable feature Of the platform, which
Is progressive and yet conservative,
with an eye single to the best interests
Of the people. Southern California will
be particularly pleased with the clause
treating Of the San Pedro harbor. The
Huntingtonian octopus has a tentacle
in every great California interest, and
the Democratic platform does not miss
hitting one Of them.
Mr. Barlow was Endorsed for congress.
Something better might have been done
for the Sixth district, which embraces
the second city Of the state and several
Of its best counties Mr.. Barlow has
been honored with one term, with the
assistance of Democratic ballots, and the
Populists, in renominating him on fu-
sion basis, showed too much regard for
his political ambitions and too little for
the wishes and judgment Of the people
upon whose votes he must depend. He
\ has not come up to reasonable expecta-
NONE Il Il to be feared that the NOM
inee Tor consress win command the
The herald., 1898-08-19
Ignorance or Indifference

The war department is in possession OF
all the meteorological data. and there was
not the slightest excuse for the Ignorance
or Indifference Of Secretary Alger to the
fate of our gallant regulars who won the
brilliant campaign Of Santiago. The med
ical knowledge OF the surgeon generals
office In Washington evidently counted for
nothing against the arrogance. ignorance
or indifference of the secretary OF war;
Portland, Ore. Oregonian (Rep.).
The herald., 1898-08-19

usual congressional debates over tn
question. the we'll understood backing
and filling on the part of party leaders
for purely partisan purposes, followed IL
due course by the decisive and salts
factory settlement of the vexed question
waiians. pure and simple, to deal with
our sailing would be over more easy seas
A good, careless, thriftless, amiable race
are the former subjects of ex-Queen Lii
uokalani. In one sense they were, ant
are, wise in their generation-uncon.
sciously philosophic, almost literally t.
the point Of taking little heed for to-
morrow as to what they shall eat oil
what they shall drink or wherewitha
they shall be clothed. To quote con-
densely from Mr.. Griffls' poetic reference
to this happy go-lucky people:
In perpetual sunshine, and sapphire
waves, on a soil that continually
laughs with fruit and food even with
out the tickling of spade or harrow,
the happy Hawaiian has genius for
laziness. He eats and drinks, having
AS&AHCAS AhC thc waves, khue " HNS
In the moment, too Why should he
worry to accumulate? The seas abound
with fish. The bananas, oranges and
cocoanuts hang near his grass hut by
the millions. An occasional hour of
work Is needed to keep the taro patch
in order But hard work has no charm
for this son of the sun. . His
daughter, fower-garlanded and es-
chewing saddle, rides astride horse
and allonc ovav road and street like
scorcher, and Is at home In the surf.
having learned to swim when baby.
What a field there is here, among these
our new fellow-citizens Of the oceanic
west, for the Busy Bee club and thu
Christian Endeavor societies! Alas! To-
the Edenic Hawaiians! They will FIND
the garments Of American civilization
tight fitting and uncomfortable, and tn
chances are much against their surviv
ing the enforced adoption Of our Ameri
can rough ways of making living"
1t is serious question If the (pure
Hawaiians will survive political and bust
ness contact with the Anglo-American
Though 1t should be borne in mind tina
the brutalizing superstitions of pagan
ism. with the attendant horrors of canni
balism. persisted in a kindred contac
with the Anglo-Saxon. Whatever els
we may say of Spain-and we have abun
dant grounds for many bills Of indict
ment against her-let 1t be remembered
to her credit that, beside the military ad
venturer, sent out from Old CASTLE t.
conquer the new world, went the Chris
tian missionary and the cross of Christ
and that however much folly and error
from our point of view, may have beer
In her moral teaching, she was instru
mental. through her missions, in trans
forming millions of barbarians int
something akin to Christian believers
something. at least, better and highe,
than the devotees Of the brutalities o.
paganism.
The herald., 1898-08-19

James G.. Mcguire, the fusion candi-
date for governor, will be in Los Angeles
tomorrow week, having accepted the in
vitation of the Silver Republicans to
attend their convention. 1.-The little
giant of California" is sure Of the hearth
est welcome.
The herald., 1898-08-19
ORIGIN of Imperialism

The statesmen who take pride In them
progressiveness as advocates OF the Inn
perial policy are fiattering themselves. Im-
perialism is not original with them It bes
gan with the trusts, which. having made
the conquest of the worlds oil trade, sugar
trade, etc., are now signing to capture the
world itself, and they won't do it in small
way by hemispheres, either, II they can
help lves!-Philadelphia Record.
The herald., 1898-08-19

The name of Charles H. O'Neill Is
prominently mentioned for the secretary
ship of the Democratic county central
committee. AS secretary of the Silver
Republican club. Mr.. O'Neill, who Is a
staunch Democrat. has made an enviable
record in both amiability and ability. the
two essential qualities In a clerical posi-
ton of importance.
The herald., 1898-08-19
Both Ends of the Stick Hot

The Philippine question is heated from
end to end 1t must be confessed that It -
very hard to take hold Of The governments
and people Of the United States have done
so well up to date, however, that there -
the richest ground for hope of good solu-
ton. that will justify this country without
too violent wrenching of traditions that
are as sacred as the declaration OF inde-
pendence and the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Enquirer.
The herald., 1898-08-19

The summer girl is in attendance upon
the Santa Monica tennis tournament In
such numbers that many Of the singles
are expected to grow into doubles when
the finals are played.
The herald., 1898-08-19

Senator White rose from a sick bed
yesterday to make a speech seconding
the nomination of James G. Mcguire for
the governorship of California. The
sturdy statesman of Southern California
has always shown himself ready to sac
rifice himself to duty. A bigger draft
on his generosity may yet be in store.
The herald., 1898-08-19
A Reputation for Mendacity

the result was anything but q complete
victory for us?"
NO." replied the very conservative
American. "unless we except the admis-
sions in our favor made by the Spanish re-
ports.-Washington Star. &.
The herald., 1898-08-19

Labor Day In Los Angeles this year
will be free-for-all celebration. 1t will
mean day Of rest and good time to
many individuals and families.s The war
has put damper on formal celebrations
for this year.
The herald., 1898-08-19
The Blame Fixed

I'm the case of the army, almost all the
considerable blunders seem to point to
one man. Newspapers Of both party
creeds are calmly and critically consider
ing the important part played by Secretary
Of War Alger. So far we have yet to see
affirmative evidence In any direction Of
ability on his part at all commensurate
with his responsibilities. The conservative
journals are the ones that are insisting
on his removal. 1t is the temperate and
discriminating criticism Of the press that
Secretary Of War Alger is called upon to
meet.-Rochester Herald .Qnd)
The herald., 1898-08-19

The net increase of pensions over the
previous year on the rolls Of the pension
bureau is 1900. instead of 1880, as sent
last night, and the returns from the war
with Spain haven't begun to come in yet!
The herald., 1898-08-19
Dear as q Gift

Senator Elkins is credited with saying
that the United States should keep tbs
Philippines because other nations would
pay big money for them. while we can get
them for nothing. The American people
do not forget. however, that some things
are dear even though received as gifts.-
Omaha Bee.
The herald., 1898-08-19

August Is proving almost as good as
Cervera in keeping the people guessing.
1t may be, however that he had Dewey
blessing when he skedaddled from
doomed Manila.
The herald., 1898-08-19

The beet sugar season opens at Chino
today. Thanks to the wave Of Repub-
lican prosperity that is now flooding the
land. wages will be lower than they were
last year.
The herald., 1898-08-19

The Republicans dislike fusion more
than ever, now that the Democratic con.
vention has been held.
The herald., 1898-08-19

There is delightful measure of CO.
incidence about the official reports OF
Dewey and Merritt that warns the
cookies of the American heart.
The herald., 1898-08-19

Gavin McNab, by declining the con-
gressional nomination from the Fourth
district in favor Of Barry proved himself
to be statesman as we'll as politician.
The herald., 1898-08-19

The Democratic platform is pretty
good reply to the efforts of the railroad
monopoly to steal the Democratic state
convention.
The herald., 1898-08-19

The catalogue of the faculty Of the
College of Dentistry. University Of Cali
fornia. discloses that the members are
all men with a pull.