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Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
MORAL REFORM

MORAL reform seems to be the
M official order of the day in Los
AA Angeles. The police commission,
blow for temperance, law and order.
And henceforth a restaurant must be
a restaurant and a saloo-l a saloon.
There must be no more of that legal
confusion between the eating place and
the drinking place, of which some
places took advantage. The alleged
meal will no longer be an excuse for
the actual drinks. The property sand
wich is ineffective as a legitimate ad-
junct to law breaking. The legitimate
of serving wine with bona fide meals
will be helped by the elimination Of
fake restaurants which were really
saloons.
The gambling evil has been con-
demned officially by Mayor Harper,
who has expressed his official determi-
nation to end it in Los Angeles. His
published remarks on the subject are
forceful and direct They cannot be
misconstrued. IT have given orders to
the police to close the gambling joints"
he said 'I am going to take personal
charge and see that those orders are
carried out. If the men now on the
police force are for any reason unable
to do this work 1 shall endeavor to
replace them with men who can. If
anyone will bring me actual evidence
that money is collected for tribute or
protection I will go before the grand
Jury myself and make complaint. L
regret this should come up now, while
the chief is away, but shall take the
initiative to stop this bookmaking and
break up gambling
The mayors activity indicates he is
about to lead a crusade. The police
must bestir themselves or he says he
will take measures to have the present
police force replaced by a new one.
If Mayor Harper had to work single
handed, we would say he had under
taken a large contract, perhaps too
much for one man, but His Honor will
act in conjunction with City Prosecutor
Woolwine, who says he has made
preparations to drive the handbooks
and commission books out of the city,"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03

a man is Senator La Toilette. And for
this very reason the criminal trusts,
the moneyed plutocracy, the despoilers
of toiling millions, the beneficiaries of
a robber tariff, the friends of graft and
craft. the avowed enemies of stalwart
Americanism do not want him. They
want "a safe and sane man" like Taft.
In Leckys History of England in
the Eighteenth Century occurs this
sentence: George Washington was In
the highest sense of the term a gen.
tleman and a man of honor, and he
carried into his public life the severest
standard of private morals" Such
man has La Toilette already proved
himself to be. Every decent Democrat
must\ admit that La Toilette is abso-
lutely an honest man. In honor and
probity, in patriotism and in Ameri-
canism he will compare favorably with
Washington, Franklin and Jefferson,
with Lincoln, Roosevelt and Bryan.
The name of La Toilette deserves to
become a household word throughout
the length and breadth of Uncle Sans
vast domain.
Herbert Spencer said the world was
divided into three classes-those who
think, those who think they think and
those who do not think at all. COM
mend Senator La Follette's patriotic
character and public career TO all those
who are capable of serious thought.
But the bestowal Of the presidency
upon La Toilette would in no wise en-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
ANTI-TAFT

nROTESTS by negro citizens may
not prevent the nomination of
n Secretary Taft, but negro votes
may help to defeat him. Members of
the G. A. R. will oppose him. Sons of
Veterans will oppose him. Filipinos
will oppose him. We have heard so
much more of the opposition to Taft
than of the support he may expect that
we do not know where to look for that
support. Will machine Republicans be
loyal to him if he is nominated? Ma
chine Republicans do not love President
Roosevelt. Why should they like his
man Friday? The trusts and moneyed
interests may support him in spite OF
President Roosevelt's warwhoops on the
subject of frenzied finance and tainted
money, because the trusts will rather
endure the ills they have than fly to
others that they know not of. But the
trusts and allied interests cannot elect
Taft. Never was a man talked or FOR
president who had less of following
among the rank and file of the voters.
the great and multitudinous plain peo-
ple of the United States. On the other
hand, the popularity of William Jen-
nings Bryan among the home makers,
the wage earners, the dinnerpail folk of
the United States was never so great
as it is today. If nominated for the
against Taft he will be
elected.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03

seemed to these people to be a guar
antee of peace and protection. With
every cheer there was a deep breath
of relief. If the people who live to
the east of the Hudson river fail to
understand why the Pacific coast
feared the aggression of an Asiatic
power. the people who live to the west
of the Great Divide are equally un-
able to understand why the Pacific
ocean should be looked upon as for
eign waters"
But the influence of the cruise Of the
great fleet does not end with it's relief
of fears of attack. 1t has given the
people of the Pacific coast states a
sense of sharing in the destinies of the
future of this great nation which they
did not possess. 1t has been welcomed
as the first act of the long predicted
campaign for the supremacy of the
United States in the Pacific ocean. 1t
Is looked upon as an earnest for the
future that the Pacific fleet of the
American navy will be treated with
as much consideration as the Atlantic
fleet. that the Pacific coast will be
considered as much a part of the
United States as the Atlantic seaboard.
The influence of the fleet, think these
western patriots will more than over
come the influence of eastern states
men and editors who seem to look upon
San Francisco bay as foreign port.
The half million dollars spent by the
people of the Pacific cities In enter
tanning the officers and men of the
fleet, the two million dollars spent by
people of the interior who came to the
port cities to join in the welcome, the
many thousands of dollars spent in
private entertainments aggregate a
princely fortune. But dollars and cents
cannot measure the real extent of good
accomplished by the cruise of the feet
in allaying the apprehensions of the
people of the golden west.
A little more than a month from now
the great fleet will sail from San Fran
cisco to visit the ports on the other
side of the Pacific. 1t will be well
coined with even greater enthusiasm
by the people of Hawaii and the Phil
ippines. whose safety and protection 1t
guarantees. Honolulu already looks
forward to it's coming as the greatest
event since annexation of the islands
to the United States. 1t is construed
by the Hawaiians as evidence that at
last the United States has come to a
realization of the Importance of the
Pacific, and that Hawaii Is the key to
the supremacy of that great ocean.
But the full measure of the active in
fiuence of the cruise of the fleet will be
noted in the foreign ports at which the
great ships will call. That influence
reached those ports long ago, months
III advance of the coming of the ships.
It will remain, potent for American
welfare, long after the echoes of the
saluting guns have died from the ears
OF man.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
ROOMS LA TOILETTE TO
DEFEAT THE DEMOCRAT

LOS ANGELES, June 1.-[Editor
Herald1: If the Republicans, In ma
tional convention assembled at chi
cago, want to nominate a man VINO
would really stand good chance OF
defeating the Democratic candidate,
why do they not name that maJestlc
figure in a plutocratic senate, Robert
M. La Toilette of Wisconsin, for the
presidency of the United States? If
Taft is nominated, I greatly fear the
trades unionists and the negro voters
will cause trouble for him. l take 1t
for granted that neither the union men
nor the negroes have anything particu-
larly against La Toilette. There Is no
man in public life today who STANDS
higher with all classes of patriotic
Americans than Senator La Toilette.
He exemplifies an exalted type OF
Americanism. He is genuine re-
former. His private character is ABOVE
reproach, his patriotism Is undeniaple'
his ability and his versatility are IN
disputable, and his political honesty
and sagacity are beyond question. ne
is the preacher of civic righteousness,
and he practices what he breaches. He
is the intellectual peer of any OF our
present-day publicists. He Is eminent
ly fitted by tuition and training TO NIL
the highest Office within the glft OF
his countrymen.
Francis Bacon, While lord hlgn cnah-
cellor of England, is reputed to nave
received bribes to the amount OF up
ward of 100000 Bacon's apparent
wisdom, stupendous learning and CO.
lossal greed impelled Alexander Pope
to characterize him as "the wisest.
brightest, meanest of mankind" There
is small probability that any man pos,
sessing these combined qualities VIII
ever be nominated for, much less
elected to, the presidency of the United
States. We want man In the Wnite
most powerful temptations and infu-
ences looking toward any species OF
wrongdoing or OF unamericanisin 70
which he may be subjected.
Both La Toilette and Bryan are pa
triotic and progressive Americans.
And, speaking as one who has been
educated a Republican, / certainly
want to see the Republicans nominate
a man for president who will exempli--
fly all those qualities Of mind and
heart of which Bryan is conceded to
be the exemplar and embodiment. such
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
THE AWFUL JUNGLE

The meadow Is an awful place
For one SO young as /;
The dandelion you must face,
The fiery dragon fly.
The snakeroot and the adder's tongue;
Terrbilous to one SO young!
Through gentle cowslips kindly yield
Milkweed and buttercup.
Beside you. hidden In the field.
The bears paw reaches up
To grab at you, behind. before;
While tiger lilies rounce and roar.
And my! what brigand armies pass
On horse flies or on foot.
Their Turks boards waving in the grass;
They're armed with arrowroot
And all the flowers have pistils. too:
while sword grass waits to cut you
through.
Now maybe Indian pipes don't mean
A horrid Soowix camp!
And thinkl there's toadstools to be seen,
Horrihceptly damp.
tell you. amt going to go
Where crawly-crawly creatures growi
--WomsRs Home Companion
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
HEN LIBELED

II S John Burroughs a nature faker
The question has aroused faint in
Il terest in the east, but in California,
the home and haunt of the hen, we an
ticipate an enthusiastic discussion of
the problem suggested by the great
naturalist. He says the hen is i'm
moral; nay, more, that her immortality
is of a depraved and despicable type.
According to Mr.. Burroughs she is a
chronic kidnaper-of course kidnaper
is not the right word, for hen cannot
nap kids-but 1t is the only word which
conveys an idea of the domestic fowls
dupliclty and atrocity.
In his latest book, Leaf and Ten
drill" Mr. Burroughs says: "a SET
TING HEN WILL STEAL EGGS
FROM ANOTHER HENS NEST" "
With all due respect for Mr.. Burroughs
we ask, VIII she? What proof is there
to support the extraordinary accusa-
tion of the great nature fa-beg par
don, naturalist?
If the libel is provable will Mr.. Bur-
roughs or some other distinguished
hentomologist lis that the word?)
kindly tell us how Madame Biddy con-
veys her stolen goods to her own nest?
Does she take purloined egg, tuck
it under her wing and sail across the
yard with it, wearing the unconcerned
look of a hardened shoplifter making
for the door of a department store? Or
does she roll the egg along and pretend
she is only playing croquet with it.?
Surely we are not asked to believe she
carries it in her beak like "woim"? 3?
VIII some hen expert solve this mys-
terry?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
"VAMOOSED"

~ TRENUOUS supporters of the In
- dependence party are chagrined
~ and nonplussed by the fact that
Mr. Hearst should have sailed for
Europe at a time when his presence
in the United States was most urgently
necessary. 1t is somewhat surprising
he should have sought the seclusion
of effete lands where yellow journal
ism is unknown and where no one
dreams that Mr.. Hearst is involved in
the destinies of the American nation,
that he is the unum pluribus, the one
and only. But perhaps he is running
away from himself. 1t must be like
living in room walled with looking
glasses to have to reside all the year
round in a country where there is no
escape from Hearstism, where boys and
girls who should be at school, bawl
it in "wuXtrees" from Manhattan to
Chicago, from Chicago to San Fran
cisco, and where cartoonists are null
tiplying the somewhat lugubrious
Hearst countenance till it must haunt
it's owner in his dreams. We hope
Mr.. Hearst will have Il pleasant va
cation and rest from himself in Europe,
and will come back with nerve strong
er than ever, braced up for the ordeal
of rapid separation from his money.
When it is all over and William Ran
dolph with a longer face than ever
gazes mournfully on the mangled re-
mains of his ancestral pocketbook, he
will be eligible for a professorship of
journalism in any university. If the
and then pursue course diametrically
opposite they will be sure to succeed
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
HUNTING COVER

know how many Christian sects there
are. But we hope the signs of the
times are not misleading, and we are
on the eve of international co-opera-
tion of all religious bodies which have
common creed and a common goal
Jesus was still remembered by living
men when church partisans began to
say II am of Paul and II am of
Apollos," and there and then was begun
-ctarianism, which has hindered and
thwarted much good which might have
been effected in the civilized and un-
civilized world by a united, aggressive
Christianity.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03

Another accident caused by the care
lessness of boys is reported. One
stabbed another while they were en-
gagged in rough play" Stabbing is in
deed a rough form of play! What Is
the matter with our boys? Or what is
the matter with their parents and
guardians? This Is no time to talk
about curtailing the school course or
making it easier for boys and girls to
go to work. On the contrary, they
should be kept at school as long as pos
slble and copious doses of moral train
ing administered along with the usual
curriculum.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03

Former Senator James K. Jones is
best remembered by the fact he was
chairman of the Democratic national
committee during the campaigns of 1896
and 1900. He devoted much of his life
and ability to the party at time when
many eastern capitalists and other in
fuential men deserted it. BY his de-
votion to the principles he represented
he gained nothing but loss, but per-
haps took comfort in thinking that, like
st. Pauls, his loss was gain. He was
good and faithful Democrat.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
SAYS SOCIALISM WILL NOT MIX
AT ALL WITH ANARCHlSM

LOS ANGELES, June 2.-lEditor
Herald: When J. T. c. Fillmore can
not forbear" to remark that the So
cialist local recently suspended an ac-
tive and respected member, Claude
Riddle, for assisting in organizing En-
ma Goldman's meetings, beg leave to
remark that he cannot forbear" to
stultify his own previous remarks; and
Claude Riddle, 1 know, is too good
Socialist to kick at a little (friendly)
discipline, which he Ono one petter)
knows to be a paramount party neces-
sity, and which is no more comparable
to the three years of imprisonment of
the soldier than chalk to cheese. the
soldier was transgressing no definite or
reasonable rule; the Socialist who
mixes in Anarchist affairs is so trans
gressing-and knows 1t.
AN ADMIRER OF RIDDLE.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03

1t will take the country day or two
to grasp the full force and significance
of the general militia bill passed by
congress. 1t practically puts the
with compulsory service. Every male
citizen and every foreigner who has
declared his intention of becoming a
citizen is made member of the militia
forces whether he is willing or un-
willing
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03

Is it not evident that eternal Wig
ilance is the price of liberty?" First
by one Indication, then another, we are
warned from time to time there are
still in the American nation men who
would fain effect a compromise with
England-not federation, that is a diff
ferent story-but some trucking COM
promise In church or state by which
the statue of Liberty in New York
harbor would light her bright torch
To mark where Englands province stands,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03

not have swelled the
volume of cheers
that greeted 1t. The
cities from San Die
go to Seattle could
not have increased
the show of bunting,
the myriads of f1ow-
ers, the multiplicity
of entertainments
for officers and men.
Why did this peace
full cruise create
such wonderful in
terest?
1t was because the
people of the Pa
cific slope had feared
the coming of an
other navy flying
the flag OF the Ris-
ing Sun. -rhe fact
that the great fleet
had come from the
waters of the Allan
tic to the Pacific sea-
board and had ar
rived in better fight
ing condition than
xx,I,o@ a. - L
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03

Commencement week at the Sher-
man institute at Riverside recalls the
Lo, the poor Indian, is not dying out
in the United States. He Is becoming
less and less barbarous and more and
more civilized. There are more Indians
in America today than there were
when the caravels of Columbus crossed
the Atlantic. Whisky kills Indians, but
it is a great mistake to think all In
dams drink whisky.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03

In Los Angeles life insurance bene-
fciaries in 1907 received $407.515. This
sum not only represents large amounts
paid to people who were beneficiaries
of insured who had carried insurance
as a matter of business, but many small
amounts representing what might be
called domestic insurance, carried by
the insured for the protection of their
families
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
The Public Letter Box

Letters INTENDED for publication must be
by the name and address OF
the writer. The Herald gives the widest
latitude to correspondents. but assumes no
for their views. Letters
should not exceed 500 words.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03

Bolton Halls advocacy of the restor-
alton of unoccupied land to unoccupied
ii. e. unemployed) people is winning
many recruits. Mr. Hall shows there
is not only plenty of employment but
plenty of land, and MORE THAN
PLENTY. for every human being in
the United States if there were a
Square DEAL"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03

Many eastern papers have defled
their columns with grewsome jokes
about Mrs. Guinness. A man who
knows humor when he sees it despises
depraved and morbid substitutes. A
joke ceases to be a joke when it
trifies with the sacredness of human
life.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03

hance his essential greatness. The
people of this country will come more
and more to realize the true measure
of his greatness and nobility. They
will come to believe him incapable of
betraying any trust which they may
repose in him.
ADALBERT BEACH.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03

mand of Rear Admiral Evans came to
the ports of tho Pacific coast states TO
receive a welcome more enthusiastic IN
spirit and more catholic in extent than
ever fleet received before. II IL had
returned unscathed from a-victorious
sea battle, the million throats could
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03

OS ANGELES.-Without hav-
ing met an enemy, without
having fired a shot in anger,
without having encountered
anything more dangerous
than salutes and dinner par
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03

Tomorrow-when America is Grown.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15
Rally For Hughes.


It augurs we'll for our future to see
SO many Of our very best people rally
ing to the standard OF Col. Dudley Hughes
It certainly Is time to make change in
our Congressman, when a representative
has been trusted - years and "nothing
done.1 It comes with bad grace for Mr..
Lewis to ask for one trial that he might do
W and 50, Mr.. Lewis has been weighed
IN the balances and found sadly wanting
aud 1t does seem to be exceedingly cheeky
Ia him ~ ask for further time when he has
had IL years and nothing to show tor it.
W. waut q competent man real good bust
ness mau aud man who can fill the chair
Of our hanoved Crisp; Mr. Hughes is all of
that and better still, is tameFand identi-
fed with farmers,
And there is another important principle IN
Col. Hughs' candidacy, be runs clean
race, a race run on his merits not his mon
ey. Citizens Of the county ask yourself the
auestIon too, when You 60 to decide for
whom yov g. TO cast your ballot, is 1t
cleun ballot or is It tainted.
Citizen.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15

Last Tuesday night the young people OF
60 burg honored Miss Thomas, now the
guest Of Miss Bunkley with . Moonlight
Picnic
The crowd started at first IRON few but
AS they left town they collected, 50 many
that it was necessary to get another wagon
then the crowd divided and it was real amu-
sing to them rs both crowds tried to excel
each other ia noise and Jollity. The nigh.
was beautiful Que, the moonlight lovely
scarcel, no WHY'D and not 50 cool as to be
unplesent,
The crowd arrived at ''Coney" built .
Ore and then sat down for a talk OF about
"a hour but this game was broken up when
acme one mentioned "lunch" Everybody
agreed that the lunch consisting OF pickles
olives, crackers, cake, boiled eggs and
sand witches, should be eaten.
Soon every one was ready to 50, and was
IN position so with song, (Coney) COM
poseb by Miss Page, ringing through old
Conveys woods, they we've headed home
ward. Every one expressed themselves
IS haveing a most enjoyable time.
The moonlight riders
Misses Thomas. Iunkley, Ida and Ruth
Christian, Page, Odom, Hines and Messer
n. and r. Christian. Slovall, Lyon, Hal
Heath. Hollis and King.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15
To The Public:
Citizen.

The statement on the streets that the
Lee County cournalis supporting Joseph
Brown, is untrue, This paper has not de-
clared for any candidate, but will print com
municated matter in favor Of either candi-
date, II spacs Is paid for in advance,
u. +. King, Gen. Mgr.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15
TAX NOTICE.

Tax books open for receiving State ant
county Tax Returns for year 1903 OF
March 3Ist and close July Ist
/ will be at the precincts on the follow
ing dates to receive returns Of property.
Chokee, April 22nd, May 10th, June "a
Redbone April goth, May 18th, June 10.
Palmyra. April 18th, May 10Th Jane 10.
Leesburg, 18th, May 10th, June goth.
And in Leesburg all during Superior Court
in May.
Yours Truly,
w F. McAfee,
Tax receiver, Lee Co.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15
Notice To Teachers

There will be an examinat; On, oil appli
Giants to teach in the public OF Lee County
held at the Court house in Leesburg OF
June 1o and 20 beginning at eight O'Clock
J.R. Long. c. S. c.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15

we disregarded the threat, published the
story of the disgraceful effort to debaucn
the District, but to this good day we have
not heard Of the libel suL. Draw your own
conclusionsl --C Communicated.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15
For solicitor-GeneraI.

To the voters of the South Western
Circuit
hereby announce my candidacy fol
Solicitor General of the South Western
Circuit, subject to the State Democratic
primary, to be held on the 4th day Of
une 1908, and will highly appreciate
your support.
Respectfully,
w. w. Dykes.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-15
To The Voters,
j. r, Wilt ms Form.
ally Ammo unces His
Candidacy For So
licitOr-General

beg now to formally announce to the
voters of the South Western Judicial
Circuit my candidacy for Solicitor~Gen-
eral. the nomination for which will like
" occur within the next few months.
shall greatly esteem the support and
influence of all the people of the circuit,
If elected, my best energies will be di-
rected TO a faithful and conscientiou
discharge of the duties Of the Office.
Very Respectfully,
I. X. WILLIAMS.