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Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
William Jennings Bryan
on Chinese Immigration

the purpose OF the immigrant, ana Sec
ond, upon our power to assimilate. II
his coming is purely commercial and
he has no ambition to improve us by
his coming or to profit morally and In
tellectually by contact with US. he cam
not demand admission upon moral or
sentimental ground. And even IL his
paramount reason for coming were
desire to learn of US, 1t would still be
necessary to consider how far we could
go in helping him without injury to
ourselves. While visiting the sick Is
most meritorious, one who gave all his
time to such work, leaving no time for
sleep, would soon be physical wreck;
feeding the hungry Is most commend
able, but one who gave away all of his
substance, reserving nothing for his
own nourishment. could not long serve
his fellows. In like manner. our own
power to help the world by the absorp-
ton of surplus population has certain
natural and necessary limitations. We
have a mission to fulfill, and we cannot
axcuse ourselves IL we cripple our
energies in mistaken effort to carry a
burden heavier than our strength can
support.
1t Is better to be frank and candid
with the Chinese government. There
are twenty times as many Chinese in
America as there are Americans In
China, ana we give 10 emma as mucn
in trade advantage as we receive from
her, not to speak of the money which
Americans voluntarily contribute to ex-
tend education and religion in the
Celestial empire. China has no rea-
son to complain, for we have bcen
generous In dealing with her. We can
still be not only just, but generous, but
it would be neither kindness to her
nor fairness to our own people to in
vite an immigration of such char
acter as to menace our own producers
of wealth. endanger our social system
and disturb the cordial friendship and
good will between America and China.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
PASS DRASTIC LEGISLATION
AND SAY SOCIETY IS SAFE

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24.-[Editor
Herald. Honest controversy VIII
help us all to clear our thought, but IT
must be honest.
In this letter box / have stated IN
unmistakable language that / am ab-
solutely at one with Garrison when he
said: II will rule over no one; no one
shall rule over me-" I have repeated
this sentiment over and over again,
quoting Tolstoy, Moses Harmon and
others whose position Is well known. l
have said that am an extreme Jefrer-
sonian Democrat, and hold that the
best government is that which governs
least. In every way have endeavored
TO show that / believe the greatest
mistake we make is the endeavor to
rule other peoples lives. Tolstoy calls
1t our greatest "crime."
Now comes .'B. NJ. F." and writes or
me: "I gather from his past letters
that he thinks the male sex alone is
entitled to personal liberty. He thinks
the women should be governed by the
men and enslaved by them" 1t is
useless to argue with such writer's, ana
1 am addressing myself to the gem
eral reader alone.
preservation sometimes forced US to
sacrifice individual liberty, but that
in nine instances out of ten the remedy
was worse than the disease. l said
distinctly that it was always mat
ter of Calculation"
The evil Is this: Unwilling to inves-
tigate and remove the causes that
make the drunkard, the tramp, the
criminal, lazily and with unspeakable
self1shness, we pass drastic legislation,
screw down the lid, and say compla-
Gently, "The state is safe"
The great Roman historian. Tacitus,
wrote before the fall OF the empire:
1.-THE more corrupt grows the state. the
more the laws multiply" Now his
tory repeats itselfl I. K. q.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
THEATER TRUST

OINCE the Play was removed from
Bohemia to Wall street, and put
~ on strictly business basis" the
suggested a theatrical trust. There
fore, even when they seek relaxation
and amusement citizens are interfered
with by the great modern social mis-
chief maker.
In California syndicate houses are
closed to the Belasco stock company,
1t is said, because Mr.. Belasco gave
David Warf1eld time at the local Be-
lasco theater." In other words, because
Mr.. Belasco behaved like an independ-
ent American business man, with a
mind of his own, he Is boycotted by
the trust.
In every department of human activ-
ity which has been Invaded by trusts
the methods of the invaders are the
same. Restriction of output, arbitrary
prices, and, in case OF individual rebel
lion, boycott. All trusts may be In
cluded in the general criticism that
they are contrary to the public policy
of the United States, which is to try to
cause conditions which will bring about
the greatest good to the greatest num-
Der of citizens. All trusts are I'M
American: but there is something even
more than usually mammonish and
mean in the creation of trust which
would interfere with freedom Of action
with regard to public amusements and
those who provide them.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26

Immediately after the announcement
of Du Points appointment Alfred o.
Crozier, resident of the state OF Della
ware and prominent Republican, wrote
a letter to President Roosevelt in which
he said: 1.-The selection of Gen. T.
Coleman Du Pont as member Of the
Republican national executive commit
tee and as director in chief of the
speakers bureau of the campaign is
a menace to the success of the ticket" /"
In spite of this. with the concurrence
of President Roosevelt and Judge Taft,
the president and organizer of a power
full and notorious trust was put in chief
command of the Republican speaking
campaign.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
OBJECTS TO WAY REPUBLICANS
USE cLEvELANp'S NAME

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24.-[Editor
Herald: The frequent references
made by a Los Angeles newspaper
recently to the "Ghost of Grover
Cleveland in connection with William
J, Bryan's candidacy for Democratic
president of the United States should
be highly displeasing to all good Amer
leans.
OF course most references, politically.
although very obnoxious at times, are
accepted in good humor-but the
opinion of one plain American woman,
is that using the name of one who has
passed on to another life, is going be-
yond all reverence.
Grover Cleveland was a great man.
a worthy citizen of the United states,
as well as the first officer of the land,
and it should be considered infamous
to use his name lightly, now that only
q memory remains. His broad intel
lectual mind deserves this much--to
say nothing Of the honored widow who
bears his name.
Cannot the opposite party find
methods less sacreligious for carrying
on their battle of words" than the
use of names of those lost to us for
ever? DIXIES DAUGHTER.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
ASKS FOR EXPLANATIONS AS
TO FREEDOM AND SOCIALISM

POMONA. Sept. 24.-[Editor Herald:
Il certain writer in the Public Letter
Box signs himself Economist" In
to lays Herald he tried to unravel MT
D. Bonds puzzle--Individuali
If 'Economist' is we'll versed In
economy we should like to hear from
him often. 1 should like to ask him
this question: Will the individual lose
his freedom under Socialism? II
ECO lomist" will answer this question
I hope he will make it clear. SO we may
know why and in what we will lose
our freedom.
Economist" did not unravel Mr.
Bonds puzzle, which puzzle would
read in short thus: How much free
dom has a hired man to use his indi-
vidualism who has to mind his boss!
c. H. WHITE
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26

B every American could visit China,
the question OF Chinese immigra-
tion would soon be settled upon
permanent basis. for no one can be-
come acquainted with the Chinese
cooiie without recognizing the impossi-
country to him without injustice to our
social ideas, injury to China's reputa-
tion among us and danger to our dip-
lomatic relations with that country,
wrote William Jennings Bryan In 1906.
1t would require generations to bring
our people down to plane upon
which they could compete with the
Chinese, and this would involve large
impairment In the efficiency OF their
work.
1t is not just to the laboring men of
the United States that they should be
compelled to labor upon the basis of
Chinese collie labor or stand Idle and
allow their places to be filled by an
alien race with no thought of perna-
nent Identification with our country.
The American laborer not only pro-
duces the wealth of our nation in time
of peace, but he Is its sure defender
In time of war. Who will say that his
welfare and the welfare of his family
shall be subordinated to the interests
of those who abide with US but for a
time, who, while with us, are exempt
from draft or military burden, and
who, on their return, drain our country
OF its currency7 A foreign landlord
system is almost universally recognized
as a curse to nation, because the fent
money is sent out of the country:
Chinese immigration on a large scale
would give us the evil effects of for
eign landlordism in addition to its
other Objectionable features.
A sentimental argument is sometimes
advanced to the effect that we have no
moral right to exclude any who seek
to come among us. Whether this argu-
ment has any force depends. first. on
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
INSURANCE

gy HE fire board will ask the chamber
of commerce and the Merchants
Il and Manufacturers association to
unite with it in an effort to induce fire
insurance companies to establish In Los
Angeles a salvage corps and insurance
patrol system similar to those they
maintain in the larger cities of the
east Chief Lips says he has learned
from interviews with officials in eastern
cities visited by him that insurance
companies are not disposed to install
salvage corps in cities where they are
not now being maintained, because the
effect is to reduce the amount of insur-
ance carried.
II an expert and an authority on fire
and insurance matters like Chief Lips
were not responsible for this statement
1t would be incredible Insurance COM
panies have been encouraged because
of a popular theory that they protect
the community. That they should wish
to have the danger of fire increased in
any city in order to induce insurance
is a most extraordinary thought, be-
cause in cases where there is insurance
the companies must pay for any fire
loss which may be sustained. Why,
then, should they neglect to increase
precautions and means OF safety?
Surely a moderate amount of insurance
with hardly any risk of fire, and of a
consequent loss to the insuring COM
pany, is better than big insurance
with heavy premiums and a risk of
serious loss to the insuring company.
We cannot understand the position
which, according to Chief Lips, the
insurance companies hold with regard
to Los Angeles 1t looks like penny
wisdom and pound foolishness.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
Hartman IS Irlk1ln1an Greed
Is Again Subject OF Comment

resents no investment OF capital. Mr..
Hartman is shown to have discharged
laboring men by the thousands, build
ing up record earnings at the very
time he was denouncing the president
most violently and assailing his poll
cies most bitterly. His balance sheets
rejecting unexampled earnings, Mr.
Hartman not only refused to share a
portion Of his prosperity with dis
tressed labor-he even augmented Its
distress. He could not pay living
wages, but ne could and did pay divi-
dends on fictitious stock.
Labor, that knows how Roosevelt
has fought for square deal. will know
where to lodge the blame for needless
hardships.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26

That sterling little handbook, who's
Who in America" is not often frivo-
lous, but in it's summary" of Chair
man Hitchcock 1t surely shows a dis
position to be jocular at tine expense
OF that great and good member of the
Grand Old Party. 1t says Mr.. Hitch
cock is the author of about fifty
bulls" His curious management"
of the Republican campaign is APP
parently regarded by his scared and
excited fellow Republicans as his fifty
first. Now Du Pont has resigned under
fire.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26

It is whispered there Is gold in the
Philippines, and that, like Alaska, the
distant islands may soon be the scene
of excitement and the Mecca of thous-
ands infected by the gold fever. The
Filipinos are morose over the discovery.
Like the Beers in South Africa, they
had been aware there were gold de-
posits in the islands, but had kept the
knowledge secret, even as the poor
Beers tried in vain to keep the Anglo
Saxon from becoming aware of the
gold and diamonds in the Transvaal.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
THE WEAVER AND HIS DREAM

The night saw st. WINS fantastic play
Where Queen Titania loves the lop-eared
ass
The people laughed to see the hoodwinked
fay
Wasting her grace upon lout so Grass.
But I felt sad for him in duped desire,
A clown with dream In his arms. his
heavy skull
Agiow like blazing brazier filed with nre
That soon must turn to ashes chill and
dull
feign,
And. dream exalted. royal sweethearts
take;
Then drop from clouds to clods. are clowns
again
Always. aiasl always we must awaket
--Broadway Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26

<k" ARRIMAN'S inhuman greed"
forms the text upon which our
IL neighbor, the Herald. descants
with Illuminating intelligence. says the
Los Angeles Express. Pointing OUT
that the net earnings OF the Union Ia
cific and Southern Paclhc roaus our
Inc the month of July were the larg--
est ever recorded in the history OF
either, The Herald reveals the, hypoc-
risy of Mr.. Harriman's declaration
that the interference of President
Roosevelt is responsible for the. alleged
Inability of the corporations ne con-
trolls "to give employment at adequate
wages" to railroad labor.
For the purpose of enabling him TO
nav huge dividends on stock that rep
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
FOR PRESIDENT
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
JOHN w. KERN
AT THELHEATERS

AUDITORIUM-"sold of Fortune
BELASC0-"Stronghe gheart."
BURBANK-"Mizpah."
GRAND--"The Rounders of the Gay White
Way"
MAsON-"rhe Man of the Hour"
PEOPLE'S-"Texas"
ORPHEUM-Advanced vaudeville.
EMPIRE-Vaudeville
Los ANGELES-Fashionable vaudeville.
EMPIRE-Vaudevile
FISCHER'S-"The Rehearsal"
UNIQUE-"At Gay Narragansetf'-"Mar Mar'
ried Too Soon"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
ASKS If SCHOOL BOOK ABUSE
is REcKLEssNEss OR GRAFT

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2S.-IEditor
Herald: VIII you kindly assist us in
calling a halt to the school board for
forcing a new expense upon underpaid
ming of every school term. My chill
dren. four Of whom attend public
schools, have scarcely become familiar
with their books when they are told
they must again buy new ones. Is this
recklessness or graft?
A SUFFERING MOTHER.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26

AS we behold the sympathetic and
brotherly malevolence with which the
Republican and Hearst papers In the
yellow Alliance unite in attacking Mr..
Bryan, we realize that politics makes
strange bedfellows.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26

Taft's campaign tour has been ar
ranged. He is now preparing speeches
and we will venture to predict that moi
in any of them will he answer the
great question to which he made the
lame reply, God knows"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26

Whales will soon be extinct II the
hunters don't give them few years oi
grace. After the last whale has beer
harpooned learned men win begin tt
publish books expressing doubt of the
existence OF the water mammal and
trying to prove it myth.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26

An old proverb says. Whom the
gods would destroy. they first make
mad" The Republicans have certain
ly been acting 'crazy like" ever since
the campaign began to warm up.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
The Public Letter Box

TO CORREsP0NDENTs--Ts intended
for puhiication must be accompanied by the
name and address of the writer. The Her
aid gives the widest latitude 20 coKrespona-
ents, but assumes no responsibility IoE rneAf
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
The State Press
Inhumanlty

John C. Klein remarks that Ger
man chemist has compounded an anes-
thetic that will permit surgeons to joke
with their victims while shaving, cut
ting and sewing This invention puts
the surgeon on a level with the barber.
Sacramento Union.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26


thetic that will permit surgeons to joke
with their victims while shaving, cut
ting and sewing. This invention puts
the surgeon on a. level with the barber.
Sacramento Union.
ID
Weather Freaks
Redlands has kitten that nurses
from a mother dog; San Bernardino
has twin colts that arrived yesterday.
We just knew this freakish weather
was going to bring about some strange
results.-Rediands Review.
WhIneiess
The "whining schoolboy," with his
satchel. however, will be able to lay
aside both 1t and his whine long enough
to help frame up doggoned good foot
ball team pretty promptly.-Long
Beach Telegram.
Million Mark
hundred thousand voters in Los
Angeles county should mean half a
million population. Two years hence
wa,ll he nicely started for the million
Pasadena News.
Pertinent Question
An eastern newspaper man has won
a nr,ize for raising large family ON
four dollars a week. But where did he
ret the four dollars?-Huntington
Beach News.
Prosperity Prevails
california begs to assure the outside
world that the general prosperity which
nrevaiIs from Siskiyou to San Diego is
the usual thing In this state.-Pasade-
ma STAR
Dumb Speaker
So many campaign speakers are adj
dressing pointed questions to Speaker
Cannon that the speaker can hardly get
}. word in edgeways. Whittier News.
81
Explanation
.'Foraker explains"--says newspa-
per dispatch. Archbold's letter with
the $50, 600 check also explained very
learly.--Compton Enterprise.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
VIII End Gambling

The California wing of the Grand
Old Party of Morality is not opposed
to race track gambling. California
Democrats are opposed to 1t and a
Democratic legislature will wipe 1t
out.-Madera Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
HopeIess

How can q man like Taft, silent as
q clam, hope to carry out the policies
of Roosevelt. which were all noiseS--
Florida Times Union.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
Knows Little

Mr.. Taft has stirred up Mr. Bryan
to a sharp retort, in the course OF
which he declares that the Republican
candidate knows as little about my
record as he does about the public
questions which he is attempting TO dis
cuss."-Providence Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
MiIIennIaI Dawn

The request Of the German and Ital-
ian governments that another peace
conference should be convened at The
Hague will be generally received with
surprise.-New York Journal of COM
merce.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
Political Points
Victory for Bryan

A debate having been arranged be-
tween Mr.. Bryan on the one side and
James b. Forgan and Prof. Mclaugh..
lin on the other side of the question OF
government guaranty of bank deposits
the Wall Street journal. which sup
ports the candidacy of Mr.. Taft, an.
rounced beforehand that it will In all
probability result in rhetorical VIC
torv for Mr.. Bryan."-Houston Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
tiearet Charter Member

AS Hearst continues his campaign
the list of eligibles for the Ananias
club incrHases.--Oak1and Enquirer,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
Bryan VIII Win

If, therefore. Cleveland's election was
prophesied by the early elections In
New England--then Bryan's election Is
being prophesied now.-Seattle Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
Yes, He Knows

But the working man knows what
the Republican party has done for la
bor and what the Republican party
will do for labor.-Whittier News.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
Weather Freaks
WhIneIess
Million Mark

A hundred thousand voters in Los
Angeles county should mean half
,,ilIion population. Two years hence
we'll he nicely started for the million
mark.-Pasadena News.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26

"Foraker explains"--say a newspa-
per dispatch. Archbold's letter with
the $4,000 check also explained very
clearly.--compton Enterprise.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
Pertinent Question

An eastern newspaper man has won
a prize for raising a large family ON
Sc,,r dollars a week. But where did he
ret the four dollars?-Huntingto
Reach News
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-04-22

List OF unclaimed letters remaining
10 post Office at Reyuoldsville, Pa for
week ending April IS, 1908.
Henry Chalon, G. A. Kilmer, Nelson
McGregor, Clyde WoodIey.
Foreign-Degasperi Pictro.
Say advertised and give date OF list
when calling for above.
f c. BURNS, P. M. =
See the Reed shoe at Rinp Stokeh
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-04-22
RAILROAD
BULLETIN
THE FORTY BEACHES or NEW JERSEY.

The hundred and twenty y-fve odd miles along the
New Jersey coast line from Long Branch to Cape May pre-
sents the greatest peasurng section in the United States
Upon the bluffs of the northern end and the gently
shelving sands of the southern end forty
lions of pleasure seekers
At time in the year is this section more delightful
than during the spring and early months One who
has not them at this would marvel their
lights The great pine belt which extends through the
which combined with the salty tang of the open
air exercise possible at all times exhlaratng and tonic
to the highest degree.
Long Branch with its beautiful cottage neighbors West
End, Hollywood and Eberon; Dealand Alenhurst largely
devoted to cottage lille; Asbury Park and Ocean Grove
attracting thousands yearly Avon Bemar Como, Spring
the bluffs where 1.-THE country meets the sea-.
Then the Barnegat Bay section where Point Pleasant
Sea Side Park Island Heights Barnega City and Beech
Haven with other smaller places nearby welcome the
soourner.
Atlantic City, with it's miles of beach and drives
and its charming suburbs leads the island separat
ed from the mainland by the great salt marshes
Ocean City, Sea Isle City, Avalon and Stone Harbor
Anglesea, Wildwood, Holly Beach and Wildwood Crest
also have large summer population.
And Cape May, with its million dollar hotel and
it's wonderful improvements makes fitting climax and
holds high place among the forty beaches
The Pennsylva Railroad is the direct route to all of
these from all sections of the Its splendid
train service makes each of them neghbor all the
and to the world at large.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-04-22

A recent article in the New Orleans
Item gives an account OF the ene0
upon the medical profession OF that
city with regard to l.. t. Cooper's the
ory that the human stomach is respon-
sible for most i'll health. The article
is as follows
"The astonishing sale Of Cooper's
preparation in this city has now reach
ed such immense figures that the medi-
cal fraternity have been forced into
open discussion of the mans theories
and medicines.
1.-The physicians seem to be divided
with regard to the young mans sue
cess in New Orleans-some being will
ing to credit him for what he has ac-
complished, while others assert that
the interest he has aroused is but a
passing fad that will die out as quickly
as 1t has sprung up.
an a statement recently obtained
from well-known physician of this
city. the position of those in favor OF
Cooper is we'll voiced. The doctor said;
7 am not believer in proprietary
medicines, but must admit that some