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Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17
NOT AT ALL UNWILLING TO
BE cLAsSED WITH SPENCER

Editor Herald: "The misrepresenta-
tons of such as Herbert Spencer and
William C. owen" (Charles U. White.)
For the moment I allow the compli-
ment that classes me with Herbert
Spencer to balance the insult of be-
ing called a liar. I am no more en-
gagged in a campaign of misrepresenta-
ton than was the greatest seeker after
truth our times have known.
Mr.. Hughes book, from which 1
quoted, is accepted in Australia as an
authoritative textbook on Socialism
and has been much praised in this
country AS Mr.. White questions It, l
give him other authorities which he
will find it hard to dispose of in any
such offhand fashion. Here, for IN
stance, is the definition of Socialism
given in the national platform of the
Socialist party in 1904: Socialism
means that all those things upon
which the people in common depend
shall by the people in common be
owned and administered" I say, we
say, that means government (state)
ownership and administration, and
that 1t cannot mean anything else.
In his much advertised Common
Sense of Socialism John Spargo sums
up as follows: Socialists want gov
eminent ownership, Jonathan, but
they don't want it unless the people
are to own the government. When the
government represents the interests of
all the people it will use the things 1t
owns and controls for the common
good. And that will be Socialism IN
practice, my friend"
I could quote by the dozen similar
passages from recognized Socialist au-
thorities. How, then, dare you deny
that the aim of your party is to have
government ownership and administra-
ton take the place Of private owner
ship and administration?
AS a matter of fact we'll Informed
Socialists do not deny it. but content
themselves with insisting that govern
ment under Socialism would be entire
ly different from government as we
know 1t today. This deny, maintain
ing that it would be administered on
the majority principle, rendering the
minority helpless and the administra-
tors the nations autocrats.
WILLIAM c. OWEN.
Los Angeles, Aug. 16
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17
MORE INSURGENCY

N ALIFORNIA had her first expert
ence with the direct primary yes
~ terday and appeared to like it.
She used it to effect what is nothing
less than a political revolution and en-
roll herself overwhelmingly under the
insurgent banner She declared her in
dependence, cut the chains that had
for nearly half century bound her
to corrupt organized capital and in
doing so became one of the leaders in
the national movement that has for its
purpose the writing of new magma
charta.
In his memoirs Carl Schurz said that
when moral issue is presented intel
lightly to the American people they
never fail to take the right side. Re-
cent elections in Los Angeles and in
other states lear out this optimism.
Analyze the vote Of yesterday and you
find that with all the strength that an
old and ably managed machine has,
with the help Of some of the largest
and ablest papers in the state, with
the expenditure of almost unlimited
sums of money with the appeals to
local pride, to real or fancied griev-
ances, to personal friendships, to dick
ers and trades, with the help of the
natural inertia of a large number who
dislike political upsets and always IA
vor the old order of things-with all
these favoring agencies the machine
was able to poll but q small minority
of the registered vote of the state, and
it can be seen how shameful has been
the supineness of a people that would
let a few men at the head Of rail-
road political bureau so long mold
them to selfish and corrupt purposes.
None of Johnson's adversaries de-
served to have the support of clean
minded and intelligent voters. They
made sorry exhibitions of their stand
ards at a time when the entire coun-
try is pulsating with a desire to re-
turn to the higher plane in politics
from which the country has been
dragged, slowly and insidiously, for
many years by the money power.
Threadbare tariff scares, class appeals,
sectional prejudice, selfish motives,
such preposterous issues as good
roads, party tom-toms, personal
abuse, alliances with team mates and
self-seeklng pleas for a boost into lu-
cratlve office were all they had to
offer.
They have been laughed at for their
pains and large expenditures of money
The old orders passing has been de-
creed. Mr.. Herrin has ability that the
company should be able to turn into
some useful channel. He will not have
much to do in the old way. He ought
to be taken care OF, for he has given
his conscience and manhood as well
as his brain to a master whom he
served with fidelity. In bidding fare
we'll to his greatness he can say, with
.Wolsey:
Had I but served my God with half the
zeal
served my king. he would not In mine
age
Have left me naked to mino enemies
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17
Josh Billings
Philosophy

Men allwuss kredit themselves with their
suckcess, and charge their failures to the
profit and loss ackount
The most convincing temperance lektur
ever listened to waz the raVih6s oN
Fully one haff the people in the world
find out what they know bi guessing at IT,
and. then git hot in trieing to prove II
I beleave hav had CRATE menny tastes
ov a happy futer state but none that had
sutch a sweet relish to 1t az when 1elt
that had delt the kards honesty and
given mi adversary a leetle the better hand
the two.
The time and talents that a man spends
to make a suckcessphull loafer ov himself
would fit out at least two men Win
Thare are rnenny people who repent ov
their sins simply to clear the way for
fresh lot
Just in proporshun az woman IL respected
men are improved in valor and civilizashun.
The harte that IL deaf to all flattery IL
either more or less than human--probapiy
less.
The chief Importance all kind ov spikes
liz the clinch they hay got to them
Thoze people whoze whole study II 70
prepared to die, and the most surprised that
they are ever called upon to do It,
Yung man. bio yure own horn. but yu
furnish the horn ana let sumooody else
furnish the bio
II doesn't nay to try to be cunning; w
must watch yureself cluss all the time, and
every one else. and thare lsht any money
in this -
A mans appetights may make him
drtnkard hiz necessity may make him
thief, hiz pashuns may make him liber-
tine but nothing but hiz own stultifikasnun
kan make him an infidel.
Suckcess sleeps possibly with one eye
omen, and the whispers Will az often wake
II az the bellowings a brass band.
Generous kriticism respekt-it IL az
helthy az an okashional pill; but the bark
and snap ov puppys never hav yet mis-
taken for bite.
The most flimsy kuss ov all kreashun IL
the man who looks forward anxiousiy to the
time when hin own responsibility will cease
and some one else IL going to take care
ov him.
luv the masses. kan git clusser TO
them and I find in them all the rare and
subtle traits that make human nature worth
the study. -
heaven on their kreed will find out that
they haven't got thru ticket
one of the most reliable kures for love-
nowadays seems to be to get marrid.
II takes longer to do nothing than 1t duz
to finish most Jobs
Thare are phew people that yu kan praze
without flattering them.
one taste ov fame makes common Ire
prosaick
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17
DRAWS COMPARISON BETWEEN
BRITISH AND U. s. METHODS

Editor Herald: To paraphrase the
great Laurence Sterne: "They do these
things better in"-Great Britain. While
we on this side are striving to raise
our juvenile courts into prominence as
a great national institution, and be-
cause we have installed the machinery
of law and officialdom, are seeking by
every means to justify and dignity
it by investing juvenile delinquencies
with all the pomp of court trials and
long continued and communicating
court surveillance, where in many
cases "a slap on the head and sent to
bed" as of old would be the more fit
ting, the British are taking a far bet
ter course. Mr.. Winton Churchill, the
present home secretary, promises for
next year government measure
whereby, amongst other ameliorations
of the Criminals lot, all reporting
to the police" or the courts is to be
done away with. If prisoner is re-
leased on ticket of-leave, as 1T is called,
he will no longer, as heretofore, be
hampered, stigmatized or made to
drag the chain" Of his past offense
by reporting himself at intervals to the
police. Besides this, our progress Is
backwards.
WILLOUGHBY SMART.
Los Angeles Aug. is.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17
AT HEADQUARTERS

n UTE an important conference was
held on ]. Pierpont Morgan's
" yacht Corsair off Newport, R. L.,
recently.
1t is understood that Morgan's guests
included Senator Nelson w. Aldrich,
Senator George P. Wetmore, who had
just returned from seeing President
Taft at Beverly, and Charles d. Nor
ton, the presidents secretary.
Morgan is known to take the view
that Aldrichs promised retirement
from the senate would be national
calamity" and it is believed he urged
Aldrich to reconsider the matter.
Politicians in Rhode Island have
never believed Aldrich would retire at
the end of this term, as he announced
last spring 1t was not expected that
Wall street would consent to lose it's
most able representative in the senate.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17
Teddyas a Student
editorial in collier's,.


Since man has inhabited this ball,
and left record of his doings, never
has he been as gifted as in the few
years when Athens was in flower. The
dominant statesmen of her brightest
period was the leader of humans
tarianlsm in an age of war. Dying,
praised for his multitudinous renoWn,
he said his fairest claim to fame was
that never through him had an
Athenian worn black; and when
battle had been fought Pericles spoke
to his countrymen of the youth who
had persisted from the city, like spring
from the year" He led his city toward
the sciences and the arts. The first
orator of his age, the most cultivated
of men, he was yet leader of the Radi-
cal party against the Conservatives
for the combination OF learning with
popular sympathy and trust gives light
to the many, and gives vitality to
knowledge without this union we see
blind cropping on the one side ana
secluded pedantry on the other.
The widest popularity among leaders
of our day is enjoyed by one, in
analysing whom most observers have
neglected an important element. We
hear much of Mr.. Roosevelts sagacity,
intuition and personality, but we hear
little of his answering study and of
his never-ceasing reflection. His lee
ture at Oxford was a striking proof
of the amount he reads and OF the
closeness with which he connects read
ing with questions of the moment. His
speech at the Guild nail was regarded
as impusively founded upon a few
days in Egypt, instead of upon years
OF thought and upon intimate and long
continued familiarity with such vol
umes as Cromer's solid and impressive
history. 1t is easy to forget how much
work it costs to lead. Occasionally
leadership is complete without the all
of books as with our own George
Washington. More often q study of
the past is a foundation of strong ana
enlightened convictions about the
present, as in Washington's great
lieutenants. Mr.. Roosevelt's return to
America has fully justified the hopes
and confidence of his fellow men. He
has shown wisdom, courage, prudence.
He has proved that each year of life,
whether spent in politics or In travel,
is devoted to study and to progress.
Death gathers man, even as the grass,
and he who would see little in brief
years of cropping must care to know
must labor, must reflect.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17
BOOST FOR THE FAIR

m HE plan of Governor Gillett to
have the state legislature lend its
= aid to the fund for a worlds fair
in San Francisco will meet with wide
appreciation. The proposed enterprise
is not a parochial scheme, but one
that would be a tonic for every part
of the commonwealth and stimulate
almost every business in its borders
San Francisco already is pledged to
raise $7,5OO,OOO by private subscription
and $5,000,000 by a municipal bond is
sue. Whatever balance is needed to
guarantee the success of the fair
would be we'll invested if it were set
down to advertising expense and never
returned.
More than any other state, California
profits from it's visitors. Any reason
able amount spent to turn the stream
of traffic this way or to keep it run
ming is justified by past results that
we have seen with our eyes and felt
in our pockets. If San Diego is to hold
cisco's the territory between those
cities would gain tribute from almost
every one of the vast multitude at
tracted by the enterprises. For this
reason Los Angeles ought to do some
thing toward a concerted action to see
that New Orleans does not carry off
the prize. Indeed, the chances are
that this city would be the largest
individual gamer by it in the state.
The Portland chamber of commerce
so keenly realizes what a benefit to
the coast 1t would be that it has asked
the San Francisco fair promoters what
it can do to help. If Louisiana should
get the fair and fail to make it pay
a profit the state would be a net loser.
If California gets the fair and its big
army of visitors it will be the gamer
whatever the outcome of the show as
a concrete proposition.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17
WRITER CALLS ATTENTION TO
PRINCIPLES OF CONSTITUTION

Editor Herald: In the present tur-
MOL of the first primary election of the
people choosing their own candidates
for offices of government 1t may be In
place to call attention to the funda-
mental principle which was evolved by
the trainers Of the constitution and
based on the British law of parliament
tary procedure, viz: The law shall be
made in the interest of the people and
the majority shall carry on the duties
of government; hence 1t was estab-
lished that there should be but two
parties-his ma1esty's government and
his majesty's opposition. 1t is obvious
that when this rule Is not adhered to
and more than two parties are allowed
on equal rights the majority does not
always rule. In fact it has often hap
pened that 1t is the minority which
obtains the government offices, and
therefore this fundamental principle is
violated and so has been the cause of
much trouble and mischief. recent
case in point was the last election in
San Francisco, where the minority now
rules and not the majority, because
of the three-cornered election. I am
not so we'll versed in American history,
but am informed that such has hap
pened before. At the present day we
have five parties, and If this tendency
of splitting UP continues 1t may hap
pen that the majority will never rule
at all, something that happens in
Central American states, where there
are revolutions on hand all the time.
The two great parties should include
the minor parties, so that the latter be-
come the extreme wings of the former,
but should not be allowed to set up a
separate government. Whether our
constitution provides for two or more
parties I cannot say, but I am quite
sure that unless the dual party system
is firmly established democratic gov
eminent by, for and of the people be-
comes unstable falls into disrepute and
will eventually have to be abolished,
Los Angeles, Aug. IA. G.. F.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17
FIRM BELIEVER IN MORE
EXTENSIVE LETTER BOX

Editor Herald: 1 am one who likes
to read the essence of the individual
from 1.-THE Public Letter Box and
believe that 200 words are not suf-
ficient to convey what one may want
to express. 1 am glad myself that you
are giving more space to individuals
of the public. Perhaps 1t is not dis
Greet to publish all letters handed In,
but after one has given earnest atten-
ton to a narrative or question ana
has taken the time to consider 1t and
make a reply, he is discouraged when
he finds his efforts are lost. Further
more, it is. not justice to the reader TO
get only a part of somebody's senti-
ments while the other portion unat-
tainable remains in the wastepaper
basket.
AS there are others who wish to use.
too, the limited space, it is essential
then that each letter writer be cour-
teous, brief, expressive and convincing
in each article handed in.
SUBSCRIBER.
Los Angeles, Aug. 10.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17
PREFERS NEW THEOLOGY OVER
OLDER FORMS OF RELIGION

Editor Herald: In the absence of any
authentic evidence to support the
theory of experimentation, and because
there is no reliable history of the ma
ture changing miracles reported TO
have been performed by the so-called
Christ, I can see no reason why Mr..
McCaslin should condemn the new
theology as being no theology.
The new theology has many advan-
tages to nv mind over the old, backed
up by evidence that is indisputable, in
that it is demonstratable. The trouble
with the old theology is, and the
greatest objection to it, is its great
demand upon our credulity. The new
theology tells US of the power OF nina
over mind, and we can see how the
adopts in all ages nave WORKED tne
miraculous through the power of sug-
gestion, or in other words, hypnotlsm.
This principle was undoubtedly used
by Jesus, if he really performed any or
the wonderful works that are credited
to him, which for reasons already
stated is extremely doubtful. When we
assume that Jesus used other than the
natural law that is free to the use of
any man to aid him in his so-called
miracles we assume that when we are
unable to substantiate.
Supernaturalism is too nearly akin to
superstition and Is associated too
closely with ancient and modern
mythology to be seriously entertained
by well Informed, conscientious people.
If we could only be sure that God
so hated the world that he gave his only
begotten Son. that whatsoever refuses
to believe in him shall perish, but
might not have everlasting life; if we
could believe that, we could believe al
most anything However, when we at
tempt to. study the river of superna-
turalism at its source 1t is like the
mists of the morning. When the sun
light of truth begins to illuminate, the
dark places of its habitation and to
reveal it's nakedness it fieeth affair from
us. and we are not so sure after ALL
Avalon, Aug. 10. A. DERMOTT.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17
A RECKLESS CHAMPION

TT HE local newspaper champion of
the high tariff seems bent on fur
\ nishing us with amusement and
opportunity to puncture the stock
arguments of standpatters. The other
day 1t quoted some wages in free trade
England, and we showed from United
States census reports that in this
country 44.9 per cent of Americans re-
ceive less than 80 a week, 1874 per cent
receive under SIS, and in manufactur-
ing pursuits the average is s1O.O6.
Now the Times prints another set of
English figures (gathered at Leeds)
showing an average wage in thirty-two
occupations to be something under So
week and the hours of labor to aver
age about fifty-two a week. But
figures of the kind are only good by
comparison, so we set over against
these English figures the following
figures of the Rhode Island bureau of
industrial statistics, twenty-second an
nual report, just issued:
wages of operatives in wooden and
worsted mills, 81 to 50 a week; so per
cent VI operatives 1OISl5H DOII.
Wages in silk mills, 81 to IS a week;
80 per cent of employees foreign born.
wages in cotton mills, 81 to So a
week; so per cent of operatives foreign
born.
Wages in rubber factories, IS to 50
week; 20 per cent Of employees for
eign born"
Mr.. Aldrich, patron saint of high pro-
tectionists, is a resident of Rhode
Island and particularly interested in
the rubber industry, which pays So to
So a week and employs 20 per cent
foreign born labor. His argument, you
know, is that the tariff is for the pro
lection of American labor against the
pauper wages of Europe"
1t is the simple and unhappy truth
that wages in this country, with all
the advantage it has in its greater re-
sources, are only slightly higher than
in Europe, and the protection defender
who trots out figures on this subject
lays himself open to immediate humil-
iation by irrefutable facts and figures.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17


YERILY the sins of the coupte of the great state OF Cafor
MIA have found and the day reckoning has
The infamous Southern Pacific machine that for forty years
the honor of has bought and sold
gsaon has made bond slaves of officials
of peoples government into den of thieves
that has long and richly deserved The
mills of ground their grst fine that nothing left
shameless railroad machine Either Bell
Johnson will be the governor of heSstate and both
honest men whose hands the will be safe.
The lieutenant governor will be an honest and
committee framed up for the benefit of the
railroad machine and the lesser of legislation
with which is used dividing its prey We will have for
history California board of railroad commissioners
will be of the people and not slaves of the railroad
they will be sustained by honest In the county
representative of machine rule and political
graft Edrdge has been retired his richly earned place of
business of the and the good roads fund will
the hands honest majority of the board
Fderic has escaped yet but the ides of November have
this of the machine We have
reapd glory enough for battle and will hurt to have
little to fight for later
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17
IN THE LONG LANE

I walked with her along lane
where sweet wild roses shed their bloom;
But in her look was cold disdain,
NV eager heart was filled with gloom.
I smoke but she would not reply.
We walked together down the lane;
l tried to win her with sigh.
And sought to coax her, but in vain.
praised her beauty and she frowned.
/ plucked for her a. sweet wild rose;
She merely turned halfway around
And tilted UP her lovely nose.
I walked with her along the lane;
A heecy cloud hung in the sky;
l said I thought we might have rain,
But she would vouchsafe no reply.
Beside her foot a toad hoped out,
She gave a screech as II In pain,
And flung her dimpled arms about
My willing neck, there in the lane.
s. p. RsER.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17
State Press Echoes

The federal governments plan to re-
forest the mountains of Southern Cali
fornia should excite the liveiiest interest
here. Any cooperation that can be extend
ed should be forthcoming from this sec
ton There are difficulties in establishing
a growth of trees on the southern slopes
of these mountains. but in time II is hoped
this will be accomplished. Meantime, the
heights hereabouts should be sedulously
guarded against fires.-Pasadena Star.
After the primaries some of the Re-
publican gubernatorial candidates will GER
tainly wish that a greater tariff and
greater freight rate had been placed on
lemons-Grass Valley Union.
Yes the world is small indeed. But
small as It is the most vigilant and most
assiduous trailer has not yet been able TO
locate Stanton's vote north of the Teha-
chepi Maybe It is like the needle in the
haystack-somewhere but hard to find
Pacific Outlook.
The peevish Bsllinger snaps out that Con-
eressman Poindexter. a political opponent
Of his who is a candidate for seat IN
the United States Senate from Washing
ton is not a Republican but socialist.
Socialist is the most opprobious eplthet
that a regular or reactionary Republican OF
the BallinEer pattern can apply to an in
surgent who does not believe IN allowing
the corporations to grab everything in sight
Sacramento Bee.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17

When he stopped the playing of
"Dixie" at political rally because it
wasn't Republican tune" Senator
Hepburn proved himself one OF the
kind that any party bidding for the
support of common sense men will ask
to be delivered from.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17

Sometimes you hear that King Auto
but it has been found in Kansas that
the state has automobiles worth $5,372,-
900 and horses worth $780, 500, 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-17
Merely in Jest


WHY HE MARRIED ELSEWHERE
Seymour-why wasn't Meriach married in
his own town?
Ashley-Because every minister in his own
town refused to perform the ceremony. They
all knew Merlach's reputation.
Seymour-His reputation?
Ashley-Yes; he has the reputation OF never
paying his debts.-Chcago News.