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Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
PLATT AND ROOSEVELT

IN HOMAS C. PLATT says Theodore
Roosevelt will not be heard from
IL politically hereafter. The only
significance that may be attached to
this remark lies in its ingenious reve-
lation of the workings of the anti
Roosevelt Republicans of New York.
When Mr.. Roosevelt, with stout heart
and with an able head, filled with high
ideals and with desire to give every
one a square deal first entered New
York politics Thomas c. Platt was the
big boss. Hard as 1t is to realize 1t now,
there was a time when Plat used to
speak patronizingly of "young Roose-
velt," and no doubt when his Uncle Bob
first introduced Theodore to the re-
doubtable Tom Mr.. Roosevelt was
somewhat impressed by the political
the amen corner. But Mr.. Plat had
not talked fifteen minutes to young
Roosevelt before he found that neither
he nor old Roosevelt could steer Theo-
dore into the channel of conservative
politics. Old Roosevelt, who has been
forgotten in the uproar over the sue
cess of his favorite nephew and his
political pupil, resigned himself to the
situation and after effecting the intro
duction of Teddy to the big boss,
stepped back and viewed with alarm
the rapidly succeeding events. Uncle
Bob. in ali his experience, had never
been able to see beyond the narrow
n ic
political ambition had been satisfied.
He had been minister at The Hague.
There is not the slightest doubt he
believed his nephew would be presi-
dent. He predicted it in the New
York Press club, in the corridors of the
house, and wherever he could find an
audience. But in his forecast for "Ted-
dy" he saw the introduction to the boss,
machine nomination for mayor of
New York, machine nomination for
governor of New York and then quiet
cut and dried nomination for the presi-
dency. No doubt he talked it over
often with Tom Platt. Well, after
being defeated for mayor "young
Roosevelt" was appointed civil service
commissioner-and the trouble began.
From that day to this the machine
in New York state and in Manhattan
has been subject to cyclones, alarums.
shocks and upheavals. When Roose-
welt was elected vice president, Platt
and the gang thought he was shelved.
because there was tradition in the
Republican party that no man who had
served as vice president could receive
the presidential nomination. Even if
Fate had not thwarted the plot of the
New Workers who tried to deprive the
American nation of the presidential
services of Theodore Roosevelt, we
believe he would have reached the
presidency. When old Roosevelt real
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
NEGLECT OF INFORMATION ON
SOCIAL EVIL RESULTS BADLY

Los ANGELES, March 11.-[Editor
Herald. When Economist places IL
legitimacy in the same category as the
social evil he makes the mistake OF
the narrow moralist whom at other
items he derides.
of the lowest moral status, as such
philosophers would have us believe. 1t
is a very human failing that should be
dealt with sympathetically. When 1t
comes to the white slave traffic, which
has developed chiefly in the last ten
years, 1t is an entirely different ques-
tion.
Economist, while he deplores this un-
speakable horror, yet urges 1t will con-
tinue and names the impulse of the
preservation of the species as rea-
son for such continuance. Could he
prove this contention, which he cannot,
we would invoke the more primary law
of self-preservation, the preservation
of the Individual, as reason why 1t
must cease.
BY conservative estimates in the
United States alone 10000 young wom-
en- die each year-die in fevered suffer-
ing and despair, most of them alone
and In dire want, victims of the social
evil.
And $4,000 other young girls in the
dawn of beauty and romance, are
cIoWu0u III u take tnelI places. ny
this yearly sacrifice? For the effects
on the rest of the race. men, women
and children read works on pathology.
The reason this thing has gone on
developing undisturbed is because peo-
Pile have avoided the subject, and
sources of information were difficult
and unreliable. But now that the
leading nations of the world are maxi
ing Investigations the frightful facts
are coming to light. 1t is for all citi-
zens, women and men, to read and
learn. If 1t be found that the pres
ent economic system or way of doing
things contributes toward this mon-
strous thing change the system.
A H d.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
BELIEVES COUNCIL ACTED
HASTILY IN ACCEPTANCE

LOS ANGELES, March 12.-TEditor
Herald: The city council seems to
have acted unwisely and too hastily
in accepting Mayor Harper's resigna-
ton. Section 8 of the charter pro-
vides that "if any elective officer shall
resign his office may be de-
clared vacant by the co neil and 1T
shall thereupon fill the vacancy" This
does not indic;.te that the council had
to accept the mayors resignation inn
n ,diately. Indeed, considering the cir
cumstances. the council ought not to
have accepted his resignation until
1t was ready not only to declare his
office vacant but also to have ac-
cepted Mayor Harpers resignation un-
til it had given the city attorney suf-
ficient time to consider the perplexing
questions involved. 1t looks like a
political trick of the machine. Are
some of the councilmen mere cogs in
the S. P. political machine? If so.
they also should be recalled.
We should insist upon fair play
for the people. JUSTICE.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
ARGUMENT AGAINST WOMAN
MAKES YOUNG GIRL LAUGH

LOS ANGELES. March 11.-IEditor
Herald: Some of the arguments
against the equality of man and woman
make me angry; but the statements
of &C. F." that the beautiful presence
of woman in the council chamber
would rattle the men and make fools
of them, make me laugh. In that case
the men would not be very far removed
from fools to begin with.
Another writer has expressed an idea
I have been trying to express for ever
so long, and that is the system of men
holding the power, and women receiv-
ing so-called privilege" has tendency
to develop cunning in woman, which
is a very undesirable trait. She is
only able to get her just reward by
policy, cajolery and f1attery-the op-
posite of candor and honesty.
A woman employe in an office, who
Is above such tactics and determined
to succeed on her own merits alone,
has to submit to considerable "bully-
ing" on the part of her chivalrous en-
ployer, but she has the satisfaction of
winning out at last. &C. F." at. x.
G." ct al. may rise up and tell me
woman has no business In business
office-that "home Is woman's place;
bat when she has no home and must
eat and wear clothes, what would they
suggest?
A man once said that the indepen-
dence of woman was a very bad thing,
as 1t discouraged marriage, arguing
that woman would not be inclined to
marry if able to support herself prop
erly-in other words, that helpless
position forced women into matrimony.
Now. natures ideal man would not
have wife on any such terms-a kind
of indirect compulsion. Natures ideal
man would have mono other than ma
ture's ideal marriage, which would be
for love alone. When men and women
have economic equality marriages will
be for love alone, and any normal mind
ed girl shudders at the mere thought
of any other kind of marriage.
A YOUNG GIRL.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
PROGRESSIVE MEASURE

Wy HILE obstructionists and reac-
w tionaries are saying the resig-
w nation of the former mavor OF
Los Angeles is all right, but the recall
is all wrong, and are clamoring for its
elimination from city politics. other
cities are expressing admiration of the
progressiveness of Los Angeles. and
are showing their appreciation OF the
recall by imitation, which is said to be
the sincerest fiattery.
In a newspaper of rare Inconsistency,
which deplores the miserable mayor
atty episode and at the same time con-
demns the recall, there is published a
dispatch from Chicago which says:
"The convention working on new
charter passed a measure providing for
the recall of any city official elected
by a popular vote, at any time the
voters may see fit. The measure passed
WITHOUT A DISSENTING VOTE.
Being advocated so timeouslv in view
of the situation in Los Angeles, Cal,
1T HAS A HOST OF FRIENDS. 1t
provides that the city council shall have
power to provide by ordinance method
of recall, and that any scheme of recall
once adopted must be subject to repeal
or alteration only by referendum vote
of the people,"
We do not see any reason why Los
Angeles should eliminate from its char
ter such a useful measure as the recall
at time when other big cities are fol-
lowing the example of Los Angeles and
adopting the recall as a means of i'm
proving the public service. We don't
think the citizens of Los Angeles will
be at all likely to stultify themselves
by following the extraordinary advice
given them by one of our contempo-
ra rieS
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
CONSOLIDATION

NONSOLIDATION plans will not be
interfered with by the unexpected
" complication in local affairs caused
by the necessity of electing a respon-
sible, representative mayor Of Los An
geles. According to present indications
consolidation should be effected within
four months.
The enabling act takes effect sixty
days after being signed by the gov
ernor. Thereafter a petition signed by
20 per cent of the voters of San Pedro
and Wilmington will probably be filed
with the city council of Los Angeles
In view of the fact that Greater Los
Angeles is ahead, it is probably as well
that the questions involved in the pres
ent crisis in local government should be
threshed out now as later on. Greater
Los Angeles from the first must be one
of the best governed cities in the world.
The progress of the city after consoli-
dation is bound to be rapid, and new
problems will have to be met con-
stantly But if the problem of good
government is solved permanently all
others will be comparatively easy to
deal with.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
S. p. CANDIDATE

tn VERY indication points to the fact
n that George A. Smith Is the can
III didate of the Southern Pacific ma
chine for mayor. The former mayors
resignation and declaration were car
ried to the city clerk by Southern
Pacific attorney, Mr.. McGarvin, who at
the time he presented the resignation
was careful to announce "That disposes
of the recall"
Smith, when his name appeared be-
fore the council, was championed by
Mr.. Meserve, in charge of the. Southern
Pacific interests in Imperial valley,
therefore known as being with the ma
chine. In every way, the candidature
of Smith is a Southern Pacific machine
move against the recall; and If the city
councilmen make themselves parties to
it, they will announce themselves as
enemies of the recall and will make
themselves responsible for the conse-
uuences of this hostility. The mayor
has to approve demands on the city,
and If the councilmen manage to get
the mayoralty matter snarled up be-
tween March 26 and the end Of the
term 1t will mean owens river work
will be paralyzed, salaries will cease
and every kind of public activity will
be checked or stopped.
If such untoward events should in
terfere with the progress and prosper
ity of Los Angeles, men who should
make themselves responsible for the in
reference. by insisting on electing Mr..
Smith when it is known he has been
pushed into the mayoralty controversy
for the purpose Of allowing himself to
be used for testing the validity of the
recall, will have a terrible reckoning
with the citizens of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
LET TEACHERS TEACH WHAT
THEY KNOW AND NO MORE

WHITTIER, March 11.--[Editor Her.
aldJ: As hard worker for The Herald
/ was greatly mortified to see that that
publication, which we have come to
regard as being the only daily paper of
Los Angeles that takes the rational,
tack the adherents of that view. Sure
ly the editorial on Liberalism" in to-
days Herald was hastily and thought
lessly written. and further considera-
tion of the subject will surely revise
your view 1t would seem that a great
daily paper would better, at least, ig-
more supernaturalism, about which we
cannot possibly know anything, let
alone being agreed about its supposed
functions. Let teachers in the schools
instruct In what they know. and no
more. WILLIAM PLOTTS.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
sENEx EXPRESSES IDEA OF
PAST PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

LONG BEACH, March s.-[Editor
Herald: 1.-THE evil which men 90
lives after them, the good Is oft IN
tered with their bones"
This is the reason why our retiring
president is in receipt of so much fui-
some f1attery from press. forum ana
pulpit. All to save his virtues from the
just mentioned are not discriminative:
They get the good and bad actions OF
the man badly mixed.
l am not picking his past to pieces
today, though he has his share or evil
deeds for which to answer, but In one
prominent respect Roosevelt's career
and influence have been of Infinite
mischief to the people of this nation.
His whole public life has been an
apotheosis of fight.
In an age when the principles Of
peace, the recognition of the monstrous
criminality of war-that darling
pastime of kings and clergy"-when
human nature is in revolt against the
slaughterings and maimings of the
battlefield; when the drift OF the
thoughtful, the merciful. the polite,
even, is toward the settling OF al cues
tions by arbitration, this belligerent
man of "Blood and Iron," dating back
to Bismarck, and taking his pattern
from that noisy swashbuckler who has
discovered lately that he is not quite
emperor of Germany. has done more to
cultivate the battleship spirit, the
standing army spirit, the meddling
with your weaker neighbor spirit, than
all the presidents that came before
him. "Get ready for war" has been his
cry from the beginning.
The sending Of that fleet at enorm-
Gus cost, around the globe, for the pur-
pose of expressing himself to all and
sundry, like bully pacing the streets
OF your town. armed to the teeth, his
lordly swagger an intended challenge
to the populace to attack him II they
dared, and now this spectacular hippo
potamus hunt in the fenced wilds OF
Africa, where beaters will round up his
game and carry his guns. No doubt
the majority of the people shere will
stay at home, but 1t Is expected that
the American eye and ear will be
mostly focused on Kilamantaro or
thereabouts. The worshipers of this
man will be surprised at the level of
the niche he will occupy In the future.
SENEX.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
CORRESPONDENT WOULD KNOW
WHAT REAL ORTHODOXY IS

LOS ANGELES, March 9.-[Editor
Herald: Can anyone tell me what Or
thodoxy is? A correspondent says all
orthodox clergymen have thundered
against the theater. Being a former
which claims to be the only orthodox
church, am somewhat confused, for
the priests OF said chuch never have
thundered against the theater, except
in the cases of q few individuals, 1t
must be, as some one has said, "orth-
doxy is my doxy, and heterodoxy is
your doxy." Give me Christianity.
minus the "doxy."
A YOUNG GIRL.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
oranae penounees RECALL

It has been reported that a petition
to the city trustees for the "recal" OF
the water and street superintendents
is being circulated for signatures;
but lnasmuch as no such petition
was presented at Monday nights
meeting, 1t would be premature to an
nounce something that may never
happen. However. 1t might not be
amiss to call attention to the way
such things are looked at by most cf
the people of Orange; they are re-
garded as extremely boyish. not to say
silly-Orange Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
Professor Handley of Occidental put

Professor Handley of Occidental put
the matter concisely and correctly
when he said: eff you want city OF
homes, you must have clean city-you
must have a law-abiding city. The
recall never can be a blot upon Los
Angeles. The blot already was there.
The recall was to remove the blot.
If the sovereign people have the
right to put men into office. they
have the right to take them out"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

An American woman says she is
sure Mr.. Roosevelt will be safe in
Africa, because she has been all
over the ground and doesn't think
there's anything to be afraid Of And
still there are people who say they
don't believe in woman's rights.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

City club yesterday resolved to
petition the council to appoint Mr..
Alexander to succeed A. C. Harper
as mayor, to serve until the recall
election. Logic and common sense
would suggest this would be the cor
rect course for the council to take.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
AT THE THEATERS

MASON-No performance.
BELASCO-"rhe Dollar Mark"
MAJESTIC-"Black Patti"
BURBANK-"Peter Pan"
AUDITORIUM-No performance.
GRAND-"The Fortune Teller"
ORPHEUM--Vaudeyi
LOS ANGELES-yaudeville
FISCHER'S-"Her Husband"
EMPIRE-Vaudeville
UNIQUE-"Sixty Minutes in Panama"
WALKER-Vaudevill
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

Now, then, councilmen, 1t is "up to
you." Your fellow citizens expect you
to make and not to mar your records.
Ali that is required of you is that you
should be patriotic and sensible, and
should meet an emergency and prevent
trouble by appointing George Alexan-
der mayor Of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

City Attorney Leslie r. Hewitt says
there has been a Los Angeles session
at Sacramento this year. He char
acterizes the consolidation act as
perhaps the most vital piece Of legis-
lation ever passed in which Los An
geIes was concerned.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

A contemporary yesterday carried
an editorial headline: Wanted
Backbone" Readers who were dis
gusted by the wabbling spinelessness
shown by our contemporary the day
after the mayor resigned will appre-
ciate the necessity.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

During the past ten days there has
been a great increase in building
activity in Los Angeles. Probably as
a result of the big campaigns for
Greater Los Angeles and Better Los
Angeles, there was an increase Of $107,-
s17 in values as compared with the
same period Of last year. 1t pays to be
depent
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

the same old vaticination: This ends
Ted Roosevelts career. He will never
be heard from. politically, again." Dew
tell, Father "Tum!"
It's really funny.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

lied this he ceased to regret his
nephew's refusal to submit to the dis
cipline of the party. And now. after
many years, the squeaky voice of poor
old Pantaloon Platt is heard uttering
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

Boston bars big hats from church.
They are said to interfere with the
proper frame of mind of the worship
pers.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

Strange that there should such diff
ference be twixt tweedledum and
tweedledee.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
Real, Real Old

Lillian Russell's going to publish
Her love lettersl I'll be blamedl
Well. the men who wrote them to her
Are too old to feel ashamed
Houston Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14

Didn't we tell you the pink sock cam
paign would be hummer?
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
The Public Letter Box

intended cs publication be
800 worda
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-01-08
Family Reunion.

One OF the happiest events of the
season occurred at the 18th annual
reunion of the surviving members of
the family of the late Madison and
Emily Warren, held at the residence
of James M. Warren, in the town
ship of Venice, in this county, Janu-
airy LIST. The surviving members or
the family are Mrs. A. H. Herror
Mrs. M. l.. Smith, James M. and Jc-
seph H. Warren. These family re-
unions cement family ties as moth
ing else can. Those present at the
gathering Friday consisted of Mr..
and Mrs. James M. Warren, the host
and wife, of Venice, Joseph III. War
rem and wife, of Saginaw; Mrs. M.
L. Smith, of Northville; Mr.. ana
Mrs. A. II. Herron of Pontiac; Mr..
and Mrs. M. l.. Parker of Owosso |;
Mr.. and Mrs. M. H. Barney and two
children of jamestown, North Da-
kota; Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Warren of
Owosso; Mrs. w. H. Tousey of De-
troit; MIR. and Mrs. Don o. Norton
and son of Ypsilanti; Miss Belle Gov
ert of Detroit and Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Cram of New Haven township. 1t
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-01-08
South Vernon Farmers Club.

The December meeting of South
Vernon Farmers club met at the
hospitable home of H. w. Byam
Roll call found three families absent
but with a goodly number of guests
we had pleasant looking crowd to
open our meeting with. The meeting
was called to order by Vice-President
M. Harrington. 1t was opened with
singing America, followed by the
noon recess of one and half hours
Meanwhile we partook of stump.
tuous dinner and after a social time
we took up the program and listen.
ed to piano solo by Lille Pryor.
Mr.. Cook spoke on what speciality OF
farming pays best. He said in part
we should study the conditions and
needs of our land, find what was
most adapted to 1t and then follow
it up. Mr.. G. Erwin thinks if we
raise little of everything we would
stand a show for good prices on at
least some one thing. We then lis
tened to pleasing defamation by
Nellie Ellsworth. What Might be 5x-
pected of the Young Men of Today,
was the subject Of a talk by H. b.
Smith, which brought out a motion
to have the same printed in The Ex-
press. Lille and Agnes treated us
to duet which was much enjoyed
Recitations by Lucille Ellsworth and
little Grace Byam were nicely rem
dered
This was followed by the question
box containing six questions, three
pertaining to the county's indebted
ness, which raised a lively discus
sion with no one in favor of it again
being brought before the voters
Rev. Mr. Stevens summed it all up
by saying the supreme court came to
a very wise decision, all things con-
sidered Three other questions per.
tanned to local option and act of SUI
pervisors. This club stands ready to
support local option strong.
The following program will be Civ
en- January 7, when the club will be
guests 70 f. S. Smith:
Presidents Address,. S. Smith.
What is worth while for the farm
er-Mrs. VIM. Cook.
The farmer, his product and pric-
c. Onyon.
Symposium, three parts.
1st. Heroic Measures in Desperate
Cases; Mrs. J. S. Simth
End. Proper Training of a Wife;
NJ. Harrington
, 3rd. What's the Out; B. Onyon.
Dairying. as a Specially Against
Other Business on the Farm-Lewis
Heath.
Reading-Mrs. Heath.
Song by Club.
instrumental music-Mr. and Mrs
Fred Curtis and Burl Wright.
Vocal Solo-W. G. Onyon.
Instrumental music-Mrs. Curtis
and Agnes Pryor
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-01-08
Mark Twain CAUGHT Out.

A poet, pair of trousers across his
knee, sat in his attic trying to thread
a needle.
''The proper way" he said, SIS to
hold the thread still and push the nee
die toward it or to hold the needle still.
and push the thread toward it. Mark
Twain says both ways are right. Then
he says they are both wrong"
Taking down The Prince and the
Paper" tAe poet read:
HE did as men have always done
and probably always will do to the
end of time-held the needle still and
tried to thrust the thread through the
eye. which Is the opposite of wo-
mans way"
Then the poet, taking down "Huckle-
berry Finn" read:
"'Bless you. child. when you set
out to thread needle don't hold the
thread still and fetch the needle up to
it. Hold the needle still and poke the
thread Mt 1t. That's the way wo-
man most always does, but a man al
ways does tother way"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-01-08
Useless.

There was some speculation as to
whether the instrument would benefit
the old gentleman or not. One was
holding the ear trumpet. while anoth-
err was explaining its use and showing
old Mr. Borrows how to hold it to his
ear.
Say something to him through 1T,
joe" said one to the other.
Now, Joe had long waited for an OPP
portunity to reach Mr.. Borrows' ear.
So, speaking very distinctly into the
trumpet, he said:
you've not paid me that sovereign
you owe me yet. Mr.. Borrows."
But the old gentleman put the in
strument down, with disappointment
on his face, and they could see it was
a failure even before he had time to
say:
"That things not bit of good to
mev'
And he sighed, but his sigh was not
so deep as that which came from Joe.
London Express.