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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-17
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Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
ALDRICH'S REPLY

~ ENATOR BRISTOW may plume
himself on the accomplishment of
~ feat never before performed by
anybody. He has succeeded in getting
under the epidermis of Senator Aldrich
and stinging him to a reply. Aldrich's
normal state has been one of placid
superciliousness toward all criticism
The rubber tariff was advanced, he
says, on the advice Of one of the tariff
experts (his own selections), in order
to equalize things and facilitate GUS
toms collections, but Mr.. Aldrich might
explain why it did not occur to him to
revise the schedules downward rinstead
of up, TO equalize and facilitate collec-
tions. ut was agreed to unanimously
in conferenc6P' Of course, because the
conferees We're like the tariff experts,
creatures of Aldrieh and Cannon.
The Rhode Island man is shifty and
speclous all through. 1t is absurd to
say that he hAdlne interest in whether
crude rubber was free or dutiable, be-
cause it was nlanifestly to the advan
tage of his concern that its goods
should have free aentFy and large sales,
just as it was to ITS and his advantage
to give the United States rubber trust
a tariff of prohibitive size that would
insure it the monopoly of the Amer
lean market and make it a good
buyer of his crude commodity He took
good care that these things were done
The chief facts in the rubber situa-
tion are these: There is such high
tariff on rubber goods that the trust
can put up prices 25 per cent, as it has
done in the last six months, and snap
its fingers at protests; Aldrich and Can
non fixed that tariff; Aldrich then got
into the game, and found it very profit
able He doesn't deny these things.
The rest of the reply to Bristow is
mere words.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
QUESTIONS VALIDITY OF
TWO HOURS TO VOTE LAW

Editor Herald: I notice in The Her
aid of August II that in this state
you have a law which gives an en-
ploye the right to quit work for at
least two hours in order to go 70 the
polls and do his duty to the state
without having his salary or wages
locked" In all probability the. right
of an empIoye to quit work in order
to go and vote would doubtless be up
held by the courts, but the other pfo-
vision that his pay shall go on while
he is absent at the polls will not stand
the test of judicial scrutiny.
To sanction this provision would be
to take the employers money for the
two hours absence and give 1t to the
employe for nothing-something which
no legislature or other civil power in
the state has the power to do. The
fourteenth amendment to the consti-
tuition of the United States, which
prohibits any state to deprive any
person of life liberty or property
without due process of law" and also
from denying ito any person within
it's jurisdiction the equal protection of
the laws" is the insurmountable bar
rier to such legislation, and this I am
ready to verify. N. o. =
Long Beach, Aug. II, 1910
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
AS TO PORK

T Congressman McLachlan's head
IN quartersdn this city he has swung
"A out banner that proclaims as his
chief merit the fact that he has secured
large appropriations for this district
Mr.. McLachlan claims all the credit
for the money spent in or set apart
for the use of Southern California. No
credit to Senators White, Flint or Per-
kins, who have been popularity thought
to have had quite "drag" with the
leaders at Washington. No credit to
the citizens of Los Angeles who put
their shoulders to the wheel from time
to time, here and at Washington. None
for anybody but MeLachlan.
LAS a member of the rivers and har-
| bors committee I was in position to
fish deep into the pork barrel" he says
in effect. Il got more of the pork than
anybody else" But he doesn't go into
the modus operandL Whatever he got
he got by making himself a completely
subservient tool of Cannon. Every
Vicious piece of Cannon legislation he
supported, every measure TO break the
power of that czar he opposed, But he
says he got the pork,
Every rally of the Cannon forces
found him in line Every fight on them
found him with regular" spear and
shield facing the forces Of reform. And
what for? Pork. 1T helped me to get
more than any other member" he
says, "because Uncle Joe made me one
Of the custodians of the pork barrel"
He voted a hundred tariff burdens on
the people of this district, helping to
raise the prices of household necessi-
ties, and justifles it by claiming that he
got a cent a pound duty on oranges.
Mr.. McLachlan isn't going TO be in
charge Of the pork barrel next session,
for his Uncle Joe isn't going to be in
command. If he is sent back he will be
a pretty uninfluential member, because
he won't have any chance to trade
votes with a Cannonized majority.
The question now Isl Do the voters of
this district regard the pork barrel and
what it signifies as more important
than the complete destruction of Can
nonism? They have shown an intelli-
gence in casting their votes of late that
says no.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
UNION STATIONS

n UMOR has it that the Salt Lake
X, railroad proposes not to wait very
~ much longer on the other systems
entering this city, and if they do not
show a disposition to do something in
the matter of a union station, will
go ahead and put up an ornate pas
senger depot of its own.
This might bring the other lines to
time after it were under way, but Los
Angeles would regret to see two or
more stations dividing the expenditure
that ought to go into one. The city
ought not to be compelled, however, to
await the whim or caprice of the
Southern Pacific, whose chief interest
seems to be in San Francisco's ad-
vancement and in Los Angeles only
extends to what tribute can be ex-
tracted out of the city.
Splendid stations are going up in all
parts Of the country. The Herald
printed one this week of $750,00O de-
pot in Salt Lake City, with only a
third of our population. Last week the
Pennsylvania railroad station in New
York. the largest and finest in the
world, was opened. With tunnels and
yards it represents an outlay of $780,
900, OOO The New York Central is build
ing one even finer.
Los Angeles has done well by it's
railroads. The wonderful enterprise
and pull-together spirit of our people
have raised up here a great feeder for
them, with immense possibilities. Its
business men may yet have to apply
some of that team work to the railroad
situation here; in other words, they
may find themselves justified in favor
ing with their business the line or lines
that show the fairest attitude in the
matter of their duty to this town.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
BROTHERHOOD OF MAN
AS MERE sLUsHY GENERALITY

Editor 1Ierald: 1t Is. according to
my view, most devoutly to be hoped
that the Socialist, single tax, anarch-
list, insurgent and other wings of the
great army of discomfort will give us
something more than the vague and
weak generality known as the broth
erhood of man." with which Mr.. Binns
seems so we'll satisfied. Every religious
and popular movement since the world
began has shouted itself hoarse over
that hackneyed formula, and then set
to work enslaving the majority Chris
tianity is a leading example.
Always, as it appears to me, the
cardinal crime of the majority is slip
shod superficiality; the being content
with vague generalities which, 1t IS
hoped somehow or other viii work
out all right. Today thousands of
people are trusting themselves to So
cialism as they formerly trusted them
selves to the Populist party and to
other movements that claimed adher-
ents by the hundreds of thousands,
without having any clear idea of what
Socialism means.
! notice that Mr.. Binns pays high
tribute 10 Bryan. l have always
thought that idolized Democratic leader
one of the falsest alarms ever shaken
out of the dice box by malignant fate,
and | judge him purely by his rec
ord. The completely damning fact of
Bryans career is that he found the
public deeply indignant over the In
equitable workings of our institutions,
came in with one of those flamboyant
speeches that mean nothing, and then
led us for years into an absolutely bar
rem wilderness, jollying us along with
the hoax that free silver would abol-
ish poverty. OF course, it soon became
worked out and he then dropped 1t like
a hot potato. but meanwhile he had
thoroughly disorganized the movement
and wasted years of valuable time.
Who ever hears Bryan or any one
else talk about free silver today?
What we want is more clear ideas
and less slushy sentimentality, for we
need an accomplished fact, the abo-
Iition of involuntary poverty.
T. K. G..
Los Angeles, August II.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
ASKS REAL QUESTIONS OF
CONGRESSMAN M'LACHLAN

Editor Herald: / have received one
of the Real Facts" circulars sent out
by James McLachlan giving five rea-
sons why he should be reelected to
congress. The first set forth is his
claim that he was instrumental in Sc
curing and maintaining the tariff on
citrus fruits. Among other things he
says: 1.-THE Payne -Aldrich law is a
great budget made up of an intricate
whole. You can't touch cotton and
iron or the multltudinous things with
out training the guns on citrus fruits
This great intricate whole" is GER
tainIy a great intricate hole. AS a
labyrinth it surpasses the natural one
in Kentucky. I will not attempt an
exploring tour of its devious ways. but
would ask Mr.. McLachlan If 1t is not
a Real Fact" that, if the grower of
citrus fruits could buy a decent suit
of clothes for the price he must now
pay for shoddy, if he could buy
fairly good pair of shoes for SO as he
used to be able to do, instead Of pay
ing $3.50 to $5; If he could buy good
steak for about the price he must now
pay for a bone: II he could buy his
groceries at 90 to 25 per cent less. as
he ought to be able to do; If he could
buy his farming implements at rea-
sonable figure; If he could send by
parcel post a package for much less
than he is obliged to pay the express
company and incidentally lend his
mite toward wiping out the annual
postoffice deficit; if the Suffering Pa
cific railroad was not permitted to
charge exorbitant rates and charge to
operating expenses money used to de-
bauch politics, then could not the cit
rus fruit growers stand cut in the
tariff rates and still be further ahead
of the game than they are now? What
do YOU say? RANCHER.
Dnarte Cal. Aug. IL
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
ASSERTS FEAR RULES US
FROM CRADLE TO GRAVE

Editor Herald: OF all negative con-
ditions the race is subject to, fear is
the greatest. We are born towards.
Our mothers feared for us before we
were born. We came into earth life
with a wall of fear. All who had
anything to do with us feared some-
thing evil would happen to u.s. They
were afraid we would catch cold, or
the measles, or whooping cough, or
diphtheria, or die of summer complaint.
Somebody feared all the time that we
would get scalded or frozen, or fall
out of bed, or down stairs, or into the
we'll.
When we were old enough to be
afraid we feared our parents, our
teachers, the minister the dark, the
devil, and even feared God, whom st.
John says is love. Later, we were
afraid of failure in business, of fire,
afraid the election would start some
one to tinkering with the tariff or our
blessed money system. We were
afraid on land or sea, or of fire or
water. cold and heat, wind and hail,
lightning and cyclone, earthquake and
tidal wave, and yet we wonder why
there are so many sick people. But the
silliest of all fears is the fear of MI
crobes.
Some people have such a mania
for owning things" as Walt Whitman
wrote it, that they say my catarrh,
my neuralgia, my rheumatism, or my
headache" thus do they cherish their
little devils and go on their way la
menting and complaining. So long as
mankind personifies the perfectly nat
ural chemical action called disease,
and designates it with all manner of
outrageous and grotesque names 1T
will be difficult to change the opera
tion to one agreeable to the best ex-
preston of life on the earth plane.
DIR. GEORGE w. CAREY.
Pasadena, Aug. II.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
The Confession of Jim Rea
(Pasadena News.l

Some two years ago William F. Her
rim and Jim Rea, his lieutenant in san
Jose, fell out over the division of some
money. Herrin gave Rea the short end,
his lieutenant claimed, and in revenge
Rea "squealed" In his public confess
sion made at that time Rea laid bare
the methods of the railroad machine,
of which he had been conspicuous
division for a quarter of a century
There has been no change in this
respect during the past two years. The
conditions of 1908 are the conditions
of today, but the force of the movement
to dislodge-branch, trunk and root
the whole rotten institution, has been
many times multiplied
The railroad, the machine, the organ
ization-call 1t by whatever term. 1t
pleases to fnasquerade-is trying
its full strength to hold on.
ANY OF THE CANDIDATES ARE
FAIRLY ACCEPTABLE EXCEPT
ONE. IT SEEKS ONLY TO DEFEAT
HIRAM w JOHNSON. HE 1T is
WHO REPRESENTS THE UNITED
PROTEST OF THE LIBERTY-LOV-
ING CITIZENS OF THE STATE
AGAINST THE CONTINUANCE OF
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CONTROL.
HE. ALONE AMONG THE CANDI-
DATES. HAS PLEDGED HlMSELF
TO KICK WILLIAM F. HERRlN
OUT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF
CALIFORNIA.
Herrin's mastery Of the state gov
ernment could not be more tersely eX-
pressed than 1t was by Rea VINO, from
long association spoke with full
ness of knowledge. Rea put 1t thus:
Now. when Mr., Herrin has every
department OF government IN the state
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
CLAIMS REAL WIRE.PULLING
WILL COME WITH SOCIALISM

Editor Herald: The definition of So
among Socialists, therefore def1ni-
tion that will be indorsed by every So
cialist cannot be made.
1 define 1t as the state ownership
of all the land, raw material, means
of production, means of transporta-
tion and means of distribution. When
the state takes over and controls these
things, what are there left but the
blue skies and the sunshine for indi-
viduals to own, hoard and control?
Independent individuals virtually de-
spise the intrigue of the ordinary Of
flee hunter for a fat government job.
but after the Socialists government
takes hold the real wire-pulling and
toadying will commence, to see who
shall do the work and who shall boss
the job. Mr.. Rubell will no doubt say
these statements are but my own err
rors (of which he seems to think 1
have large stock) and no part of So
cialism. But the Socialism of which
ideallsts dream and the Socialism based
upon human life are quite different.
One is but the subjective picture of the
dreamer, the other must be rooted in
fact of the external world.
Mr. Rubell thinks that we are drift
ing away from individualism to CO.
operation, and cites as examples the
fruit growers protective associations,
railroad corporations and oil trusts.
But mutual protective associations and
trusts are not cooperative societies.
Cooperation means profit sharing and
equality of interest.
l feel sure that the world has never
seen a true democracy, and will not
soon see 1t. But humanity is climbing
the mountain trail that leads to 1t.
When it has scaled the summit labor
win be freed from the oppressor, wo-
man will get her rights, and little in
nocent children will be cared for.
P. A. JENSEN.
Los Angeles. Aug. II.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
MORE IMPORTANT

MFR. STANTON is not going to
IN make a very deep impression
AA with his appeal to local pride
in behalf of his candidacy for gov
ernor, because it fails to go to the core
of things as they exist this year.
People have learned that it is more
important to have a trustworthy lieu
tenant governor than any kind of a
governor, for the reason that while the
governors power is chiefly negative,
through the veto power, the power of
the lieutenant governor in legislation
is direct and great.
Aside from various ex-oflcio duties
and from acting for the governor when
he is away, the lieutenant governor
presides over the senate and appoints
it's committees. me appointment of
those committees largely determines
the control and the policies of the up
per house of the legislature. One of
the most pernicious aspects Of the rail-
road machines interference with legis-
lation has been its putting up the
slate of those committees.
If the right kind Of lieutenant gov
ernor is sent to Sacramento and a
majority of the same kind is sent to
the senate to support him, things are
a good deal safer than if the other
kind are in command of the commit
tees and able to favor corporations and
special interests by suppressing meas
ures, inserting Jokers and otherwise
taking care that things are done as
nearly as possible according to the
wishes of a railroad office in San Fran
cisco ~
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
California Topics

Manifestly Vernon without fights would be
new suburb, and the Los Angeles movement
Is certainly indicative of the effect of the re-
cent agitation on public sentiment in the state
which has made a regular feature Of these
mauling displays. There have been frequent
contests not only at San Francisco and Los
Angeles, but at Oakland, Sacramento, San
Diego and dozen or more other towns
without the heavy hand Of suppression the
hoxlng exhibition simply means the prize tight,
and 1t will be interesting to see If the example
Of Los Angeles is followed by other California
cities.-Chicago Record-Herald.
Los Angeles soon found way to finance the
Owens river enterprise when bond buyers Of
the east fluked. Los Angeles always finds a
way to do big things for the advancement Of
the city without prolonged cayiling. This is
one Of the chief reasons why the big metrop-
oils is forging ahead at an amazing rate
Pasadena Star.
The distinction of casting the first woman's
vote in California rests with Mrs. Robert ].
Burdette. wife of the preacher-humorist 1t
does not appear that it was deemed necessary
for the election officers to call on the police for
protection. Sacramento Bee.
A prominent actress has gone to Paris to
get atmosphere for THE Chantecler' 1t
is respectfully suggested that a more in
tense and realistic barnyard atmosphere
might be obtained in Petaluma.-san Fran
cisco Post.
A team of Angora goats was driven 1000
miles by a California ranchman. But that
isn't near far as certain political goats
are going to be driven next fall-CleVeland
Plain Dealer.
Some Los Angels ladies claim to have
charmed a rattlesnake with their singing. II
anything could charm rattlesnake it would
be the singing Of Angeles.-salt Lake Deseret
\ ws,
The difference between sports and sportsmen
is shown in the fact that the former are down.
cast in San Francisco because the fight game
has been stopped. Pasadena News
The records show that a great many peo-
pie come to Southern California to die. They
also show that a great many come here
to be orn.-Pasadena News
Nine hundred tons of pears shipped east
from Sacramento in one day Is another evil
dence Of tho immense wealth OF the Golden
state.-OaSland Enquirer
clifford Pinchot is still enjoying his job in
California as a political barker An appropri-
ate job for an ex-chief forester-El Paso
Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
POINTS TO ENGELS AND MARX
AS SOCIALIST AUTHORS

Editor Herald: There have been sew
eral self-constituted critics of Social
ism airing their ignorance in the Let
ter Box lately
They, apparently. have not consult
ed any recognized authority on the
subject of Socialism, but have drawn
their conclusions or information from
non-socialistic sources, or something
labeled Socialism
Karl Marx and Frederick Engels are
recognized, the world over, as au-
thorities on Socialist economics, and II
these critics honestly desire to learn,
instead of starting controversies over
something which they do not under
stand, there is a place where they may
go and learn, without cost, located at
S17 East Seventh street; if their only
desire is controversy they will only
continue to show up their ignorance
and make themselves the laughing
stock of those who read their absurdi-
ties.
"Va1ue, Price and Profit" by Karl
Marx, will give any one who reads it
the knowledge of fundamental Socialist
principles.
HARRY B. WALLER.
Los Angeles, Aug II.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13

of MISUNDERSTANDING in national and
state matters, and then in the differ
ent counties where he controls the
leaders-you can see what horrible
position an individual is in if he
starts up to protest.
"And that is the reason that the peo-
pie don't free themselves. They have
been sold out so much and so often.
Why, since l have been in politics in
this state, the people have been sold
out just as often as the politics
change"
To Herrin the state government has
been a commodity to be bought at
will. This is the practice that Hiram
Johnson will crush with the same boot
that kicks Herrin out of the govern
ment of California.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
Merely in Jest
KEEPING UNDER COVER

Grandpa" said little Rastus as he
turned the pages of the dream book,
why am it when witches fly around
on broomsticks Gey am always old
wimmen? Where be deh husbands?"
Land, child" laughed the old man,
as he cut a fresh watermelon, ''yo'
wouldn't expect deh husbands around
when dey am armed with broomsticks,
would yo ?"-Chicago Daily News.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
SONG OF THE FooLKILLER

The Foolkiller said. said he:
Il ride on the auto free:
When the risks are rash
And they scorch and smash,
Right there on the job I'll be-"
The Foolklller said said he:
II swim in the lake or sea;
When the weight unscared
Past his depth has Jared,
l follow upon his lee"
The Foolkiller said, said he:
Il bend to the oar with glee;
When the boat is rocked
And the world is shocked
! listen to no ones plea"
The Foolkiller said, said he:
Some fly without sight of me.
Drat the pesNy things
I'm afraid of wings.
And that is the truth. b'gee"
New York Su
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13
PREVENTION

do you believe that music prevents
crime?'
ITO a certain extent" replied Mr..
Sinnick. When a man keeps both
hands and his breath busy with a cor
net you know he can't be picking
pockets, attempting homicide or SLAM
dering his neighbors, Washington
Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13

Fruit growers of Georgia, West Vir-
ginia and Florida are kicking about
excessive freight rates. The railroads
in all parts of the country are run on
the same plan, it appears.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13

The news items didn't say what was
the matter with Aviator Brookins'
aeroplane which almost added that
daring sailor to the list of the dead
Perhaps the craft sprung a leak.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13

The dear innocent common people
have had couple of fine examples this
week of the way county politicians
take care of each other and of their
friends, and keep the machine well
G ,ased.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13

Now the interstate commerce COM
mission has of its own volltion jumped
on the New Haven railroad for raising
passenger rates. If we were a railroad
magnate we shouldn't speak to one of
those commissioners if we met him on
the street.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13

1t was pretty crusty Of Pinchot to
call on Col. Roosevelt after speaking
in California for Hiram Johnson, when
he knew how ardently the colonel
wanted Phil Stanton elected.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13

Capt. Fredericks says his eminent
brother consented to help him (for
5000 "as a patriotic duty" 1t was
about time that somebody should con-
tribute something worth while to the
Cayety of the campaign.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13

Georgia cotton crop is a million and
a half bales short-another reminder
that California is going to take away
the laurels of other states for cotton
production. The Imperial valley new
er has killing frosts.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-13

An Illinois college professor says he
expects to live to be 13O years old. He's
wrong. Fifty years from now nobody
will be able to afford to live but trust
directors.