Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-01

1--WE are here to protest against this
enormous outrage" said he. I'VE don't
want Owens river water"
A chorus of anvil knocks ensued, and
the enthusiasm was wonderful.
The judge promptly beat for order.
and called on Squire Wayback to take
the chair, the squire having come here
in Sc and being the oldest obstruction
list in town.
Wayback Says "outrage"
"Fellow knockers and members OF
the Agin-it club" said he, this is an
outrage. We don't need to bring our
water from the snow clad Sierras. We
don't want that much water. Why,
when I KEN here in '56 we didn't have
no water tall"
The ring of the anvils drowned the
speakers voice for a moment, but he
soon proceeded.
my grandsire never knowed moth
in about waterworks. When he
wanted water he went down t tn
spring and drawed a bucket. What's
good enough fer my grandsire S good
enough fer us!"
Clang! Clang! The furious beating
showed that the squire had hit home,
and he called on Col. Earlydaze. The
colonel was cooked and primed.
"Feller anvil beaters,' said he, this
Owens river deal is a swindle. Why,
If this goes through we will be taxed
taxed, I say! (Groans of agonyo We
can't afford it. When I KEN to Los
Angeles this here was the center of
town and Broadway was cowpath.
Look at it now; Broadway is the main
street, and we are in Oldtown. Why?
I ask you why? Bekase them fellers
let themselves be taxed! They paid
their taxes And we who bought our
land airly and hung on like grim death,
never maxim an improvement and
never payin' cent O. taxes less'n we
had ter-we see our property inhabited
by cholos an niggers. 'Taint right,
say
Col Earlydaze sat down amid re-
echoing clang, and the Hon. Getyours
followed. Said he:
"Why, feller citizens, when I was a
boy an it KEN Saturday night, we took
th' family wash tub inter the kitchen
and paw cut a hick'ry and we had
family bath right there. Now, if this
Owens river deal goes through, fust
in
be wantin' a bath every day."
mo! MOI" cried the assembly.
"Never!"
yes" exclaimed the Hon. Getyours,
"they will An I'd like t. ask who this
Owens feller is, that owns this river?
Who is he? Why should we buy his
river? What do he git outen it?
1T hev no answer. I call on the Hon.
misrepresentation Of the Sixth ward
t. tell us what he gits-I mean what
Owens gits-outen this deal"
Squire Wayback called for the Hon.
misrepresentation Of the Sixth ward to
come forward, but there was no re-
sponse.
IT hear" said old Mr.. Hornyhand,
that he's gone to Owens valley to ask
'em about this water"
1T object" yelled Justice Juggem, in
his high, squeaky voice. I'VE can't
spend an individuals money in that
way! It's a bad precedent. Let the
city reimburse him. Fust thing ye
know, We'll be accused O. havin' civic
pride'
A fierce salvo of anvil knocks showed
the sense of the meeting, and the JUS
tice smoothed his four-foot beard in
content
"In the absence of our own particu-
larly owned councilman" said the
squire, "and the failure of informa-
tion from that source, I call upon
Clerk Fusthere to read from our off,
cial organ, the Examiner, an editorial
in todays issue, which is, I believe,
heartily in accord with our views"
"I object" exclaimed Justice Jug
gem, again. "I am agin the Examiner.
That papers run by a feller named
Hearst, an I understand he loses
on it every day. That's philan-
thropy, an we can't hev e1nrthing t.
do with philanthropists!f
when the anvils ceased to resound,
Col. Earlydaze was seen to have the
floor.
"Hearst Our Kind"
II wanter correct thet position"
said he. "Col. Graft Hearst does lose