Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-01
HAPPY NEW YEAR

~ ers and friends Of Los Angeles
Heraldi A happy New Year to
everybody! Happiness is one of the
rights of every American citizen. The
founders of the republic declared that
''all men are created equal, that they
are endowed by their Creator with GER
tain unalienable rights; that among
these are life. liberty and the pursuit or
HAPPINESS" The CHIEF regularity
OF Americanism was its solemn assev-.
Grafton that happiness was essential
to prosperity-that there could be no
prosperity without happiness. A mis-
cradle rich man is not as successful as
a happy poor man. The year upon
which we are entering is one of the
milestone years in the history of the
United States
new president will take the oath Of
office. New brains will conduct the
affairs of the great American republic.
Citizens look forward to the change
without any apprehension. Popular
government is a government of
changes. 1t is not good for country
to keep one party in power perpetually.
But the danger to a republic which is
controlled by one-party government
Is in the United States lessened by the
power of a free press An outspoken
minority can do a great deal of good
and exercise great deal of power in
country of free speech. All Ameri-
cans look forward to the presidency of
Mr.. Taft with equanimity. All hope
the New Year will be happy oolit-
ically and governmentalIv. The Repub-
lican party is in Office but government
in order to be American must be by
the people, of the people and for the
people, and the rights of the minority
must be respected. Doubtless they will
be respected in the Taft admfnistra-
ton, and the country will enjoy pros
perity and peace under a good-hearted,
clear-headed, true blue American chief
executive and cabinet of true blue
American advisers.
Los Angeles and Southern California
may look forward to uninterrupted
prosperity and progress. This should
be a banner year, a gala year, grand
year. Great activity may be expected
in every department of industriaIism,
and building will go ahead more brisk
ly than ever before. The greatness OF
San Pedro harbor is assured, and that
assurance gives larger horizon to Los
Angeles. With our own safe, commo-
dious harbor at our service, shipping
interests will be encouraged.
vast exporting and importing trade
will be conducted in Southern Califor-
MIA. Los Angeles will be the central
receiving and distributing point, and
San Pedro the seaport. Even before
the completion of the Panama canal,
the maritime interests of Los Angeles
and of San Pedro harbor will have at
tained prime Importance; and when
that new waterway is ready for ship
ping, San Pedro will become the great
est Pacific coast station for the BIZ
oceanic, Oriental, Australasian trade
and commerce.
We believe this year, in response to
the voice of the people, and in view of
the inevitable competitive potency of
water routes, the railroads will see that
it is to their interest to retain and Gull
tivate the friendship of Southern Cali
fornia shippers, to abandon the thigh
horse" attitude-which never accom-
plishes anything-and come to terms
on the rates question. To say nothing
Of other considerations, business policy
alone would suggest a reasonable and
patriotic attitude on the part of rail-
road managers who have confessed
their action has not been prompted by
fear of loss, but by fear of diminution
of profit. Viewed from any point, their
policy has been not merely bad, but
stupid, because they have taken the
most direct and forceful method pos
sible of calling the attention of the
! people of the United States to the fact
that the greatest public utility of the
ration is not only privately owned but
is operated with an eye rather to profit
than to public service.
A little more Americanism, which i'm
plies consideration of the rights of 9TH
ers, and a constant recollection of the
great truth that when each is for all,
then all are for each, will be one of the
conspicuous characteristics of the COM
ing year, and will make it famous in
history. And so The Herald, borrow
| ing a timely rhyme from the nation
which with more vim and vigor and
strenuousness than any other celebrates
the New Year, wishes right heartily
Guild New Year to ane and a.
And mony may We see;
And, during a. the years to come,
oh, HAPPY may We be.