Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-19

republic in itself. It made it's own
! laws, it planned its own defense and
made war on its neighbors if it
thought itself justified; and each city
| had a complete and independent form
| of government
"They worshiped deity, and wor-
ship and government were combined.
But civilization has wrought many
changes, and our modern cities, wheth-
| er in a monarchy or in a republic,
! have different characteristics.
1.-THE change has all been brought
about by modern science. No longer
city thinks of making war upon its
neighbor; no longer do we worship
| certain deity or prescribed form of
| worship, but we turn our endeavor to
higher things, and most important of
all is that one great boon, which we
all must acknowledge the United
States has taken the lead in, and that
is education.
Schools for Voters
"You people of America believe that
every person should have the right to
vote and express his opinion in the af-
fairs of state, yet you go further than
that and give the voter schools. An ed
ucation is placed at his disposal, so
that he may not only vote, but vote in
diligently.
Modern science has taught us to
combat diseases and to provide better
means of transportation, and IN scot
land most of the cities own their elec-
trio tramways and give the people
transportation at low rates.
Education is the highest achieve
ment of modern municipalities, and
bounden duty owed by every city to Its
citizens.
THE high schools of the United
States believe to be the greatest edu-
cational institutions in the world; the
stepping stone between the primary
education and the university.
81 am glad to note the zeal With
which the people of the western states
are strengthening their universities and
placing the advantages of a most lib
eral education before the present gener-
alton. l like to talk of education, be-
cause it is a subject dear to my heart,
and one that cannot be too highly ex-
| plotted.
Another feature of the modern city
| is the public parks and Fairgrounds
Some of US and our forefathers never
knew what crowded cities were, we
who were used to the free and open
country, but it is our duty to let the
city child gain the knowledge of ma
| ture we had, and the public parks and
ITO Los Angeles, a city which doubt
less within the next half century will
double or possibly treble its popula-
ton, the question of parks and play
grounds should be an important one,
and one that should be provided for
Let the cities provide for the old
now, before it is too late.
The City Beautiful
people by the establishment of muse
ums and picture galleries. Let the city
architects strive to make the city beau
architecture are a help to any city.
''At this point I want to say that
life is not made for the sole purpose
of accommodating wealth. I believe
firmly that the wealthy should strive
for the betterment of the poorer and
brought about condition of affairs
so that the wealthiest man may be no
more proud of his city than is the
humblest taxpayer.
LET conditions be such that the
poor man will realize that this is his
city, in which he has an equal share
and pride, and the result will be the
cultivation of the true spirit of pa
triotism and an inspiration gained by
the thought, this is my city,
ct would like to talk about South
ern California, but this part of the
country has so little history InaC we
cannot tell of it. Its history is one to
be written in the future and affords a
wide field of speculation.
Seventy years ago California was
unknown save for a few scattered mis-
sions, and I remember when 1 was
eight years old / was fond of draw
ing maps and asked my father what
map l should draw. He told me to
draw a map of California, which had
just sprung into prominence on ac-
count of the discovery of gold. ] was
puzzled, and I found a map of the
world, but no such place as California,
for then there was nothing but a mere
coast line.
you have a wonderful future before
you, and 1 know there are among you
men who will not compile a history
merely of local politics, but of social
and commercial changes.
Lost Art Revived
"You people of the west have re-
Vived a lost art in the modern appli-
cation of irrigation. You have a coun-
try of possibilities turned to realities
"Your geographical position gives
you a unique position, the center of
the old east and new east, and when
the Panama canal is opened for COM
mercial purposes there will be opened
a wide field for California.
"You can profit by the commerce of
the Atlantic and have the opportunity