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Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
BANKING GUARANTY

4 N ABLE article prepared by an ex-
IA pert for the Review of Reviews
"a and republished on another page
of this issue of Los Angeles Herald,
explains the theory of insurance of
banking deposits, and gives illustra-
tions of the plan in actual practice. A
perusal of the article will repay the
reader, and we advise him to use it
for the purpose of doing some work
among his Republican friends. A great
deal of good may be accomplished dur
ing the time still at the disposal OF
Democratic missionaries.
The fact that by a plan which is
sound in theory and effective in actual
practice the Democratic party pro-
poses to protect a mans earnings and
savings, to prevent "rainy day. ac-
cumulations from being swept away
during the rainier day of Republican
panic or some kindred disaster to bank
ing and commercial interests. should
be convincing proof to voters that 1t
is their duty to summon Democratic
administration to Washington. Here
Is a system which will at once put
business and finance on a sound, logi-
cal and permanent basis OF confidence
which cannot be disturbed either by
panic or by plot, by frenzied finance or
by foolish fear. 1t is the duty of citi-
zens who wish to see the United States
like the biblical "house builded on 6
rock" to vote for Bryan and Kern,
the candidates whose success at the
polls will at once bring the guaranty
of bank deposits within the scope of
practical national politics.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
Japanese Government Has
Put a Stop to Emigration

ject to the Intrusion of great numbers
of Occidentals. Having the power
which 1t has over the movements OF It's
own subjects. the Japanese government
has virtually stopped the immigration
of laborers from japan to HAWAII and
the American mainland. It has not
altogether that power over Japanese
who are once established In the coun-
tries to the north and south of US, ana
presumably finds 1t as difficult to pre-
vent them from crossing our borders as
our government would find 1t to pre-
vent Americans in Manchuria from
crossing over to japan. In our 1udg-
ment the matter of exclusion ought al
ways to be determined by domestic law
and never by treaty. The control OF
immigration is a matter whose exclu-
sive Jurisdiction neither the United
States, Japan, nor any other country
can afford to surrender. And people of
all countries ought to unite to control
their raging diplomats from touching
that question. But there is no reason
for passing exclusion laws when they
are not needed, and for the immediate
present our purposes would apparently
be served by law directing the de-
portation of any alien found In this
country contrary to the laws OF his own
country or regulations having the force
of law.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
WISHES THE WOMEN WOULD
CHAMPION THE .MExIcANs

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17-[Editor
Herald: 1 want to know what mean.
ing there is to such words as honesty"
aIeos1ity." fair play" free fnstitu-
tons" rights of man." "Americanism,'"
or any Of the fine phrases with which
we love to butter up our national or
individual self-esteem while our highest
officiais are perpetrating and our gen
eral citizens are condoning in sill silence IN &C,
a. American prisons Of devoted Mexi-
ca can AI,as patriots like Magon, villareal and
Rivera. just to oblige and play the
game of that barbarous old despot Diez
and his corrupt bureaucracy.
Why do we allow our American in
stitutions and ideals to be bedraggled
and disgraced by such doings? Why
don't we "get out and wake somebody
llp' about it, like those women Chose
weak" incapable women) are doing
in London in regard to women,s votesY
are required the women. after all, are
the s.bovs for me-" A MERE MAN.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
MAKES FINAL ANSWER AS TO
HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIP

T,os ANGELES, Oct. 19.-LEditor
Herald: In closing my part OF the con-
troyersy with Mr.. Stone, l would say
that he has been driven to apuse-as
was to be expected from MS iach Va
logic in the argument. -.
In ansker to my statement tnat the
original meaning of socialism Mas
Harmonious relationship" ne replleu :
"Mr. Sprading might as reasonaply ln-
sist that since Socialism-in the evo-
luton of its idea-was at an carrier
stage Utopian, therefore Socialism TO-
day Is Utopianism."
Now, IL that doesn't mean that tne
original Socialism, harmonious rela-
tionship." was "Utopian," what does
II mean? II he did not intend to snow
that 1t was Utopian, and Is now some
thing different from Its original mar
monious relationship" then It mas ne
meaning that he Is capable Oh poinli,ls a.
out. or he would have done so-ln-
stead of saying that misrepresented
him. 49,,
driven into a corner by facss he VIII
call his adversary's statements
shorter or uglier word"-thereby set
ting the matter.
Mr.. stone says: "I have answered
Mr.. Sprading and his friends over ana
over again" If he has, have missed
seeing It.
I proved that anarchists called them
selves Socialists when the party called
itself Communists; and that 1t has Just
recently-after many changes of name
-expropriated the term Socialism" as
it proposes to do with everything else
it wants. AS it wants all there Is, ex.
preparation of the name Socialism
is a very small part of it's program.
Has Mr.. Stone met the many 1acts
that + brought to his attention? He
saws he has, and I will not call this a
"false statement" but will say he
doesn't ''savvy." Thanking you, Mr..
Editor, again for your fair attitude.
c. T. SPREADING.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
HELPING THE RIGHT
WY ITH a practical token of her en-
w thusiasm, in shape of a contri-
hutton for the namncrafic cam

WY ITH a practical token of her en-.
w thusiasm, In shape of a contri-
button for the Democratic cam.
paign fund, one of our brightest fel-
low citizens, who because she is a wo-
man, is not allowed to vote, sends q
letter with regard to the moral aspect
of the presidential election-an aspect
which the country cannot afford to
ignore. She writes:
ALLOW me to contribute to the DEM
ocratic campaign fund my widows
mite, feeling 1t a privilege IL I may,
even without vote, aid in Bryan's
election. 1t seems to me that women
all over the country could avail them
selves of this opportunity to express
themselves politically. TO stand aloof
will not cure the evils of the partisan
and corrupt methods which have SO
often been Justly criticised Here is a
chance to act; to emphasize our desire
for better political methods; for states
men, not politicians; our stand, not for
party. but principle.
"BELIEvING THAT BRYAN REP
REsENTs THE RIGHT, AND THAT
THE RIGHT WILL PREVAIL.
GLADLY SEND MY SHARE"
While we admit it might be possible
to regard contributions by women tc
the campaign fund as taxation with
out representation" it cannot be de-
MED that the influence of the women
of this nation is equivalent to votes.
A man who will deliberately vote
against his home interests is unwise;
and any man excepting federal office
holder or a highly protected trust man.
ufacturer who votes the Republican
ticket will assuredly vote against his
home interests and the home and
school life Of the United States.
Both in influence and in money. the
women of the land (God bless them)
are contributing to the Democratic
campaign and are taking an active
part in the election of Bryan and Kern.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20

the best title to the word socialism,
but 1t seems to me that there are one
or two points that should be mace
clear.
Mr.. Sprading has no dificuly In prov
ing that Proudhon and his followers.
the original Anarchists, called them
selves Socialists, and he might nave
added that Benjamin Tucker, Ameri-
cas- great authority on Prcudhon, IN
sists that he is a Socialist.
On the other hand, Mr.. Stone insists
that his party has a patent on the
name
What does II matter? Both these
parties are pioneers; both profess TO
be working for the emancipation of the
masses but by entirely different routes.
the one advocating all-government, the
other no-government. 1t Is the merits
of these opposed plans that should be
discussed.
Pioneers unfortunately meet with but
one fate. They do the work and their
names are lost in oblivion. So 1t Will
be, doubtless, with the schools about
whose titles there is all this pother.
The beneficent principle of the survival
of the fittest will get in its work. The
masses will assimilate whatever of the
respective teachings seem to suit their
case, and nobody will give a cent what
the thing Is called. STUDENT.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20

Here are a few choice samples of the
record of Percy Harmon, who is op-
posing S. A. Waldron In the Seventy
fifth assembly district: Bill No. 225,
compelling railroads TO furnish cars to
shippers on reasonable notice or pay a
fine: Harmon voted mo" Bill No.
5s4, comforting almost unlimited power
on Herrin's railroad commission: Ham
mon voted YES" Bill No. 523, COM
pelling railroads to maintain gates at
street crossings to prevent accidents
or death to pedestrians; Harmon
voted mo" Bill No. SAT, an act to
protect men employed in the service of
street and interurban railroad service;
Hammon "ducked." Bill No. 879. to
abolish party circle at elections; Ham
mon ducked. Bill No. 6, providing for
change of venue with the design of
freeing Ruef and Schmitz; HAMMON
VOTED YES"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20

When fruit shippers and oil pro-
ducers throughout the state demanded
passage of the Texas car laws, under
the operation of which railroads would
be compelled to furnish cars within a
reasonable period, and when there was
also a call for law that would pre-
vent discrimination in freight rates,
Burke and Parker insisted that no such
laws should be enacted, and the legis-
lature was subservient. Are the Re-
publican machine men any less the
railroad machine men today than they
were then? Has lapse of time pro-
duced change of heart? Are Office
seekers who no further back than yes
terday in politics were contented to
be known as dirty" suddenly deter
mined to be clean? Is a leopard less
spotted today than he was yesterday?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20

New Workers say Mr.. Hartman has
discovered a new business trick. They
are, as it were, taking off their hats to
him and saluting him as the greatest
of all wizards. The law provides, a
railroad shall not own mines. Harri-
mans lieutenant, Van Brunt, has sew
cred his connection with the railroad
companies which bear a suspicious
resemblance to companies in which
Hartman is interested.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20

What has the railroad commission
done? A long list might be made of
the obvious DUTIES it has recklessly
and recreantly left undone. When it
was proposed that the commission be
abolished and 100000 year saved to
the state, the suggestion was hooted
down by the Republicans in the legis-
lature. Is there any common sense in
sending Republicans back to the legis-
lature to hoot down more measures for
the public welfare? Would a good
business man re-engage clerks who had
obstructed his business progress?
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
The State Press
imnossihIe Task

AS the campaign now looks the Re-
publicans have an impossible task on
hand to persuade the American people
that an uninteresting, negative, sterile
person ought to be elected just because
he is in no danger of harboring an
original thought, rather than one who
is at all times interesting, positive and
remarkable for the fertility of his mind.
-Visalia Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
AT THE fHEATERs

AUDITORTUNf-"Leah Klescbna."
BELASCO-David WarfeId In 'The Music
Master"
BURBANK-FIorence Stone I'm dorothy
Vernon of HaddOn Hail."
GRAND-Dark
MASON-Dark.
PEOPLE'S-Dark
ORPHEUM-Advanced vaudeville.
LOS ANGELES-FashiOnabl vaudeville.
EfPIRE-Vaudeville
FIsCHER'S-"Smith's Troubles"
UNIQUE-"Fmnigan's Alley"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20

platform. A strong element in the Re-
dent element are supporting Mr.. Mar
tin, believing it is the duty of every
loyal and good citizen to vote against
a man with Mr.. Stanton's odious po-
utical record
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20

Preparations for the Made in South
ern California Exposition indicate it
will be successful. made in Califor-
MIA" is a guarantee of worth. The in
dustrial development Of Los Angeles
Is no less remarkable than the in
crease of the number of it's buildings
and it's population.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
Vote for Bryan

The men and women who are work.
ing and praying for better things are
able to note many things OF encour-
agement appearing upon the political
horizon. But let them also note thar
these better things are brought about
by the man who votes and votes right,
and not by the man who is too good
to vote.-Arlington Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20

Says Los Angeles Times of March
IS, 1907: "Assemblymen Harmon and
Transue traded their votes for a mess
of political pottage." Republican news
papers may have changed their atti-
tude, but machine men are as much
machine men today as they were yes
terday. They have not changed. Their
motto with regard to the public is that
of Vanderbilt.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20

Czar Ferdinand says he doesn't want
to fight. Czar Ferdinand has hardly
had time to turn around in his new
whether his crown fits him snugly,
or whether he will have to send it
over to the crown factory to be re-
modelled. OF course he doesn't want
to fight.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
Political Points
In a Nutshell

IF Roosevelt, 30 strenuous that his
strenuousness and restless activity has
been coined into the big Stick" phrase,
couId do nothing to break up trust
corruption of politics, how useless and
nreposterous it would be to expect
Taft. the fat, easy going and ease low
ing heir-apparent chosen by Roosevelt,
to accomplish anything.-Augusta Her.
aid.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
Hard Task

The task of making silk purse out
of a sow's ear-is, however, compara-
lively simple compared with the task
of making last years dress look like
a this years directoire gown.--Long
Beach Telegram.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
Main Problem

Orville Wright with all confidence
says equilibrium is the essential feature
of the successful helicopeter. Just the
same ability to fly continues to be the
main problem in the creation of man
made birds.-Fresno Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20

Citizens of Arizona say there is prob
ably not a federal officer in the terri
tory who is sincere in his advocacy of
statehood
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
The Public Letter BON

70 intended for must be
the name nss ana no exceed 500 words
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
BOTH WILL BE FORGOTTEN
IN THE GENERAL SHUTTLE

LOS ANGELES Oct. 19.-EEditor
Herald: l am far from wishing to
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
And Old Men

Young Teddy, jr., is vastly more suc--
cessful in obtaining employment than
a good many other young men at
present.-St. Louis Dispatch.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
Too Previous

According to the presidents son-in-
law. Theodore Roosevelt is liable to
be a candidate for the presidency In
There are two objections to such a
Nstatement, and the first is--it isn't
pood policy to count chickens before
fhev are Matched. Mr.. Taft hasn't yet
been elected president.-seattle Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
Not Vet canonized

Mr.. Cannon has had sufficient inde-
pendence to refuse to "crook the preg-
nant hinges of the knee" every time
the big stick was fiourished but he has
not vet been consigned to any of the
Rooseveltian purgatories or elected to
compulsory membership in any of the
presidential Ananias clubs.--Kansas
city Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

LOS ANGELES COUNTY
SUPERIOR JUDGE
ALBERT LEE STEPHENS.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20

SENATORS
rhirty-ffth District. FRANK B. F1REY
Thirty-seventh District. WILL d. GOULD
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Baby

A little form, so dainty small,
So soft, so tender and so dear
A little voice whose helpless caIl
Is music to a mothers ear;
A little pulse Of delicate breath.
Like Ewes when Zephyr whispereth.
A little arm that neryeless lies;
Red, curling fingers-tiniest things;
Two round, blue, upward-gazng eyes.
All filed with silent wonders.
That, as the kiss of heavens light bids.
Now ope, now close their downy lids.
A little head, SO smooth and white,
Pert, rosy mouth and fairy chin.
And cheeks all rounded to the sight,
Save where dimple draws them in
All in one tiny frame enwove,
AS light as laughter. soft as love.
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Long Distance Measures

In all parts of the world people have local
comparisons for long distances, and the hist
10 an interesting one.
The Jews said from Dan to Beersheba."
The Persians say from Medina to Mecca"
The English say from Lands End to John
OGroat's."
The fastener says "from Maine to Texas. "
The Southerner says "from Florida to Alas
ka."
The Hoosier says "from the Great Lakes to
the Gulf"
The South American says from the 18th
mus to the Horn"
In Louisiana they say from New Orleans
to Pittsburg."
In California the common expression is
~from Altaville TO Pilot Knob"
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'Tm writing to Mrs. Montague, George
that pretty lady you used to take to see your
pigs Haven't you some nice message TO SEND
herr"
Eyes, mummie; give her my love, and say l
never look at little black pig now without
thinking of her."
When woman wants to drive anything out
of the house, she "shoos" it. A man usually
boots it.
Makes ones hair raise-The tomahawk.
inc soldier)-Ah, my little man, you're a son
of Mars, Ell?
Little Boy Indignantly COURSE I'm son
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Wit and Pungency

of mas. Didn't suppose was son of
annties, did yer?
Always in bed-Pillows.
No man should carry a half-opened UNI
brella in a crowd. He should either put up or
shut up.
It requires strong corporation to throw a
bridge across river.
ri think that we are ready for travelling"
said the proprietor of the small menagerie
"The elephant has his trunk, the kangaroo
has a fair pouch and the bear has pretty
good grip"
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I'LL the work that ensued. 1t seemed to
him as if he were digging his way to
the solution of a mystery that had
made his young life sadly mature in the past
year.
He had told Nat that what he expected to
find in that tree was of the utmost import
ancc to him, and he did not exaggerate.
Five years previous, 10 Morris was called
from school in Boston to his home in the
Massachusetts village of Roxbury and found his
mother dying.
Two years before that, his father, John
Morris, had gone away to the West, with a
cousin named Cyrus Meserve, to seek for
tune in gold-mining.
For year money and letters came. Then
there was painful lapse of silence and un-
certainty.
When 10 returned home from school, his
mother told him that she had reason to be-
heve that his father and cousin had either
died or been killed in the far West; that
they had no means, and no relatives she
knew of except an uncle of his father, who
lived in New York, and whose name and ad-
dress she could not recall.
Then, when mourning his mothers death
as that OF his last friend on earth. 10 found
himself an orphan, he was forced to set at
work at once to earn the bare necessities OF
life.
For a time he remained in his native vii
tdRef uOpiHB tuuJ some worn might arrive
from his father Then he went to Boston,
worked at this and that trade, saved nearly
hundred dollars of his earnings, invested
it in a newsstand, lost all he had through
poor trade, and, four years later, came back
to Roxbury, his former home.
Here a surprise awaited him. The post
master handed him a letter that had long
lain the shelf, dusty and neglected.
II was from JOS father. 1t was dated at
Newton-the Newton where 10 now was
and it was addressed to the postmaster at
Roxbury. 1t asked him II Mrs. Morris and
little 10 still lived there. The postmaster
had answered:
''The one dead; the other wandered away
to seek living, no one knows where"
The boy found new motive in life as he
persued the letter. His father was alive, but
why had the man himself not come to Rox-
bury? Two weeks later, q dusty, travel-worn
lad entered Newton. 1t was 10.
For two days he prosecuted careful inqui-
ries about man named John Morris. AT
last he got clue A servant of Squire Lane
knew the person inquired for. He led 10 to
the ruined cabin where the stranger had SO
long lived the life of a hermit.
az remember him." he said, s'but Squire
Lane knew him we'll queer chap he was.
A little touched here"
And the man tapped his forehead signif-
eantly.
10 looked panied.
"He wandered here one day." continued
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AND
NAT

all. He could go back to the Jail now. There
was nothing else to do.
"Phew! but I've had run for it,"
Nat, red-faced and breathless, gasped the
words as he came into view.
Feared you'd gone, Something, | didn t
boxH
eyes"
Anything in it?'
Nothing of Importance. 1t was my ia
Tiers once replied 10. despondingly.
whats that"
. 10 looked curiously at large, black port
folio in Mats hands.
'"That," replied Nat, with laugh--"that's
what kept me, and it's something that in
terests you, 10, I'll bet. Hold on, | want
glars last night after leaving Squire Lane's?'
eyes, you said SO"
well, they were running west OF the
town. They'd got this portfolio and lot
of money out of the squires stronghold AS
they ran, one of them ransacked the portfolio,
found no money in it and threw it away: l
picked it up. 1t was full of letters, and they
were scattered all around. l lit the lantern
that was in the tool-bag to search for them,
50 as not to lose any, and happened to look
over one or two. Well, they had your name
on them-two of them"
"My name?"
"Morris, yes, on the outside. That's what
! was limiting at at the Jail. l hid the port
folio and went to get you free. When l left
lust where I'd hidden it. and it took me
nearly an hour to locate it. There it Is, and
there's the letters. See them, Morris. Nor
ris?
JOS hands trembled as he took the port
folio. It belonged to Squire Lane, and was
crammed full Of memoranda, letters and bust
ness documents.
The letters indicated by excited Nat were
two, folded lengthwise, without envelopes
and Endorsed on the blank outside. morris y
10 opened one. In rapt amazement, he
perused its contents.
The pallor of suspense on his impressive
face grew to joy ineffable; his heart beat like
trip-hammer.
laundering Nat, reckless Nat! Accident
was making hero of him.
A great. cry of delight and gratitude escap
ed JOS lips.
Something definite had developed at last
The first letter. received by. Che squire &
few, months since, bore the signature. car
CURED SO frequently on the scraps of paper
found IN the box in the tree
1t was dated New York, II Langford Ter
race. 1t addressed Squire lane as stranger
but as representative man of Newton.
The writer. the letter ran, had reason tc
believe that certain person-one John Nor
ris-was, or had been, a resident of Newton
For vital reasons, he (PercivaD. must find
him at once. He was a relative. Could the
squire dhOIQ any ihiciulotlO VI JUN hOI-
ris?
This letter was marked:
Answered. Wrote Percival. Saw Morris"
The second letter was a reply to this re
Spouse. 1t read:
81 acknowledge with gratitude your kind
favor and subsequent note stating that John
Morris had left Newton after the burning OF
his home. You need take no further trouble
concerning him, as now know where he is
anxiety now is to ascertain the whereabouts Of
his wife and her son, Joseph Morris. Should
YOU ever happen to run, across any informa,
ton concerning their place of residence al
ton / already owe you by communicating
with me at IL LAngford Terrace, New York
city"