Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-22
FOR PRESIDENT
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
JOHN w. KERN
HERALD's ACHIEVEMENTS
FOR PRESIDENT

1T IS NOT wise to boast while un-
4 tried harness is on a knights
a back, but It is both good scripture
and good sense to recount achieve
ments when the victory is won.
Los Angeles Herald attributes Its
success as an efficient and effective
factor in public affairs to the fact that
1t tries to ascertain the right, and
then asserts the right. 1t searches dill
gently for truth and proclaims the.
truth
1t makes reasonably sure it's cause
is Just and then goes ahead. We were
convinced we were in the right when
we pointed out that some Of the dance
halls in Los Angeles were traps for
the young and were cause of evil.
We were told in assailing the dance
halls we would "hurt the feelings" of
many citizens, especially those of Ger
man birth or parentage, who believe IN
a liberal Sunday. We replied we be-
lieved we could trust in the good COM
mon sense Of fellow citizens of Ger
man birth and of all other citizens to
save them from making any blunder as
to our aims, which were certainly not
to interfere with dancing academies
or dancing halls or properly conducted
dances or any other entertainments or
picnics at which there is dancing, but
to keep young men and women from
being led into unnecessary temptation
at promiscuous gatherings attended by
the fast and the loose as well as by
the sober and the moral
We were outspoken when We found
q man holding responsible public Office
had derived part of his income from
the rentals of dives. Although we
wounded the tender-hearted mayor, we
did our duty to the community in urg-
ing Mayor Harper to remove Police
Commissioner Fuller, If Fuller did not
resign.
AS far as The Herald's interference
in behalf of constitutional freedom of
speech was concerned, The Herald was
not moved by prejudice in favor of any
particular sect or faction which wished
to use the streets, but it did not wish
to see unjust discrimination.
We believe domestic animals and
their owners are entitled to protection
and consideration, and therefore point
ed out the absurdity and incongruity
OF maintaining in the same city a
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to Animals and a system for the pro-
motion of cruelty to dogs. Our efforts
to place the dog keeping problem in
Los Angeles on a common sense basis
attracted much attention and met with
success.
Realizing the unbounded possibilities
of the future of Los Angeles, If such
possibilities are not interfered with
by lack Of facilities for entertain
we called attention to the fact
that this city must have suit
ably equipped, commodious. safe sea-
port, and the logical seaport is San
Pedro. which must be a FREE HAIR
Dor in order to render desirable SER
vice to Los Angeles and Southern Cali
fornia.
For a great and growing commercial
community a restricted harbor, ham
pered by petty corporation or private
rights and privileges" would have
been a wild absurdity. Los Angeles
Herald has therefore been foremost
in the winning fight for free harbor
at San Pedro to take care of the vast
commercial interests Of the Pacific
coast and the immense oceanwise traf-
&c, Of which Los Angeles will certainly
get her share.
This fight is not yet over, but we
know we are right; we are going ahead
and we know we viii win.
When The Herald starts out to do a
thing these days it does It, and does It
well.