Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04

state must have its ideals in education.
There must be certain definite ends TO
be ATTAINED. Our highest aim must
be to prepare the individual for social
union with his fellow men that will
mean to the entire group the highest
possible good. sWithin each mind re-
side the potential elements of high
character, of fine manhood or woman
hood, and mindful of the possible un-
foldment of this character we set about
to build schoolhouses and to employ
teachers in order that this embodiment
may actually take place. It Is not SO
much a question of cramming a chtld's
brain with multiplication tables, rules
of grammar and historical events as it
is to develop the inherent powers in
the mind and heart along the lines
that will best equip every growing
child with the essential traits of hon
esty industry and unselfishness, thus
making for a self-respeeting, self-sup-
porting career and useful citizenship.
Every child must be deemed a special
ward of the state, for in few years
these children will be the state. Not
a single child should be permitted to
grow up in California without at least
a common education.
Il am heartily in favor of manual
training in our schools and the depart
ments in our high schools and univer
stiles, where useful trades and arts and
occupations may be taught. In every
school it should be drilled into the
minds of our boys and girls that all la
Dor is honorable, no matter how plain
or unattractiye it may be. If elected
governor l shall overhaul our entire
school system, and where notifications
and changes can be made to insure its
value and efficiency 1 shall not hesitate
to do all that lies in my power.
g1,, 1,1lf sl1l11 irac
of our schools, but l shall proceed to
renovate thoroughly all of our public
institutions. They need to be eleansed,
swept and FURNISHED.
ECONOMY
"There are two things that must be
constantly borne in mind in the admin-
istration of our state institutions
economy in the interest of the taxpayer
and the proper treatment of the in
mate. Both the taxpayer and the in
mate suffer when any state institution
become the football of party politics.
The people are entitled to have parti-
sanship eliminated from these places.
There is nothing that can so con-
tribute to our material prosperity as
the improvement of our highways, our
waterways and our harbors The riv-
ers of California must be literally
treated by the state. They need to be
deepened, widened and Strengthened so
as to meet all the pressing needs of
commerce.
water transportation is the most ef-
fective regulator of freight and pas
senger rates whenever naVigable
streams can be used to move our COM
modities in and out. Every foot Of
water than can support a boat must
be carefully guarded and preserved
in condition to make shipping prac-
ticable.
I'm the matter of taking our judi
ciary out of politics, of eliminating the
party circle from our ballot, of elect
ing United States senators by the di-
rect vote of the people, of securing di-
rect legislation through the referendum
and recall, of reforming our criminal
procedure, of amending our present
primary law to permit a less cumber-
some. expression of the popular WILL of
establishing a reformatory for first Of
tenders, 1 am in hearty accord with
my party"