The herald., 1898-08-18
Daniels Seat Secure

Daniels Seat Secure
To the Editor Of the Los Angeles her.
aid: Your editorial today, entitled "Aitel
Daniels Seat" wherein you sci Ior.n
that Gen. Fitshugh Lee seeks to dispiace
Senator Daniel in the senate, is ABOUT a.
far from the real facts as 1t could wei
be. Senator Daniel was unanimously re-
elected for the third term In the senate
last January by the Virginia legislature
his present term expiring March 8, 1888
and the new term for which he has been
elected will, therefore, not expire Until
1906.
All the compliments and praise you De
stow upon Senator Daniel IN your eoi'
torial are more than deserved, ana De
sides you can state that, notwtnstanu-
Ing he Is a comparatively poor man, nj
has been twice elected to the Uniteo
States senate by unanimous vote
Democrats, Republicans and Populists
all voting for him-something, believe
unprecedented. And he can remain III
the senate as long as he lives, If he de-
sires. Gen. Lee has announced his candl-
dacy for the seat of Senator Martin
which expires March 8, 1901. The elec-
ton will take place In 1900.
virginians will be glad to see Gen. Lee
In the senate, but not to displace her able,
pure and beloved Daniel
JOHN W. MITCHELL.
1.-THE Herald stands corrected, and Is
pleased to be able thereby to correct a
general Misunderstanding of the Vir-
ginia senatorial situation. AS Mr.. Mitch
ell studied law with Senator Daniel, and
was long associated with him, and he
and the senator are still close friends,
our correspondent is good authority on
this subject. The Herald is glad 1t was
IN error about this matter, and that the
senate will have for another long term
the orator, lawyer and statesman. John
w. Daniel Of NATURALIZATION Herald.]
vivisection
To the Editor of the Los Angeles Her.
aid: The plausible claims of the Ameri-
can and English vivisectors are their
greatest strength. Were they, in this
country and In England to come out bold
ly Gas do the continental vivisectors),
and say they have not only never learned
anything through vivisection which will
help the healing art, but that they have
never sought to learn any such thing, all
would at once be clear. They are work.
ing FOR the advancement Of abstract SCI
ence, and in England and America that
Is not enough to prejudice the general
public in their favor. Knowing this, the
experimenters resort to falsehood, and
promise that II their trade be In no wise
interfered with they will discover by its
means cures for disease and improved
methods Of surgical procedure. Those of
us who realize this cannot help applying
to these experimenters the poets words:
o, what authority and show Of truth
Can cunning sin cover itself withal!
And we cannot cease to regret that the
unthinking public have this false teach
ing so deeply imbedded in their minds.
Only the other day was talking with
a man as to vivisection. He told me that
he was acquainted with the doctor who
invented It," Considering that 1t was an
old practice In the time of Shakespeare
this was somewhat startling to me, and
implied a remarkable longevity in my
informant. But when tried to show this
man how useless vivisection had ever
been and must ever be, on account Of the
differences between animals and man, ]
found that his opinion Of the beneflcent
results Of vivisection was so firmly root
ed that I could in no way shake 1t. He
Is fond Of animals himself, and good to
them, and could he once be made to see
that no experiment on them could help
the human race he would instantly give
his voice against all vivisection; but he
is land fear will always beg possessed
with this nonsensical idea that our cir
culation and structure are like those OF
dogs, and what can anyone do with such
a man?
ANNA SARGENT TURNER.
Secretary Of New York State Anti vivi-
section society.
Saugerties. N Y