El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-30
City Greatly Wrought Over
Contest For Control; the
Vote of the Women to
PLAY Important Figure.
CBy w. S. Messmer, 25 years editor Of
2 Texas Daily.)

CBy w. S. Messmer, Is years editor Of
2 Texas Daily.)
Los Angeles. Cal, Nov. 30.-The Nc
Namara trial in this city is completely
overshadowed by the approaching civic
election, which occurs on December D
The majority obteined by the ooela 4i
lists in the primaries startled the Dust
ness and brains of the city, ana the
Good Government" forces rallied, Or
ganized and consolidated to save the
city frCm Socialistic rule. Encouraseo
by their success in the primaries, the
Socialists have taken on strength as j
garment and, aided by Socialist inTlu-
ence snd money in all quarters, are Sc
riouslY challenging the munlclpal con-
troll Of the greatest city in the SundoWh
section Of the continent
The bitterness Of the contest IS &C
centuated by the menace a communis-
tic government would prove 70 tLS
three great enterprises upon the accom-
Dlishment Of which Los Angeles mas ser
her heart These are her -acqueQuct'
.sbarbor'' and railroad" the latter, a
rnunicipally owned line Of road 10 con
meet the city with the harDor ana m
sure freights at the lowest posslDie
rates
these enterprises, calling for the out
Law of millions. will necessitate tne
bonding of the city for an that tne
law permits. and il is not thougnL pos
sfble that the bonds can De IloalsQ
under q c0mmunistic rule, nor y ~
Of so large a sum, entaillng SO nnuc - en-. .
cheering and financial ability can De
safely trusted to the men WHO a.
named on the Socialist tlckeL rms - -
the position Of the Good GoVernme nI
foroes and they have put forward as
their candidates the present mayor OF
the cfty-George AleXander--Nsii nose - -,
duct Of civic affairs for Two terms ~ -
insnired the utmost confidence OF me
business Of the city II ms aDllItS N--u
integrity z
ME Socialists challenge the record
declare that II is time the iaooIlllsz - -
ne were at the head Of affairs ana az
neal to an the usual arguments OF tuslL
leaders in support OF their ueille-ll,-551
The intense feeling created anlelS- a.
fbe labor unions on account OF tlie ~
1-s7,oro Trial has been taken advantage
of and the labor hosts solicited 1or -
s7nrort Of the Socialist ticket heauel
by Hartman. This gives the cones
she nature Of a class conIllcl Aot -
-7C,ssagsfon of the city governments ana
thar contest is WaG@d with the ulIlOS -
bitterness. Scores OF meetings. ~ ~
sides are held nightly, IN aoolllC i -
4ha dav meetings in central locdtloLs.
S-if,,-,e-a +ion and recrimination are not
wanting and the venom lnJsCteI, 49,
manv Of the speeches VIII DilnS 49, 49, I
fruit on election day unless az So - -
fail Violence, # not real b4oousl-eo anu
loss Of life. are looked Tor
The suffraget Vote. -..l
Another element entering INTO tuL9 /
contest, hitherto unknoWh "a tuS NJ = I
nfcfpal history OF CallIOl ma ClS-o9' - 4
tbe vote OF TIE women, who under ne /
,-soo,+ state law are entitled TO lne /
ballot. The registration nsIs snow ma /
49, ---o--7ar very generally have reBlS-
ferpd Some of the most eloquent anu /
tsII5-e- sDeacbes of the campaign have /
800 from the women VINO took so aGl-
i've psrt in the suffragist noNellel-t
5ust closed in their favor row 49,
Ti71 vote in the municipal eelct-OA
&c both sides are claiming the maJorlly
Of the women as their supporters, ~
other week and the result VIZ -
r~-ov-n The SOcialiStlc mayor on 80 !
- MEGA rtFE,-reCently deIeal- /
81 for reelection, has been ASSISTING /
fFe Socialists in Los Angeles 1g 20
presence and his counsels - - 4
eneerbes and there has been nQtnlhs 4
80 5fndone that could be done to IN 4
sura the success Of either ticket
Tho daily press of the city IS larse1S 4
Good Government IN It's SEM -Illeil,- 4
luf the disposition TO give 1alr play ~
both sides IS sufficiently apparent 70 1
show the independent character on me
1evvsnaDers Of the city EveryW mere
in street cars, Offices cares 1870 |
- therings. club roOmS-the elecIOn
9n6 the Influence the result VIII nave 4
77nor the future Of the city IS the en- /
crossing subject Of conversation 44S 4
experiments OF SoclallsL GOV = u Il 1r, n
San Francisco in the west ana IN NIL I
waukee in the east do not inspire con-
fi5e1oa IN tFe thoughtful minds Of the ]
people as 10 the probable result IN Los 4
InfenseIy Interesting.
Trrespective of the merits Of the ques- 1
ton as presented in the concrete IN lIlls I
CITY, it is one Of intense interest IN tne /
abstract. Socialism presents a phenom-
enaI growth and in this country II IS I
beginning to challenge that general at 4
tention which # has already commanQeo /
IN central Europe what II IS ana Wildt I
mine. IN fact, il may well be ques-
toned If Socialism pure and simple I
PLAYS any very important part IN the /
movement which so often IS carried on i
IN its name. But that a very general /
movement in the direction OF wider I
and deeper and more positive sense o. 4
human brotherhood is abroad under the /
name Of Socialism is not TO be cues
TONED. 1T may be that "The individual 4
wfthers and the race is more and more
but lit is undeniably true that manhooo j
as an asset in world valuations IS oelhs /
rated higher from generation 10 genera
The governments that be viii have to 4
reckon with this fact, and In proper 4
ton as they refuse to take 1t into ac- ]
count, viii Il inject itself into the con- \
tests for government as a disturbing /
element. In the ratings OF nauonal i
valuation the product OF labor mas alone /
been too largely considered and the pro /
ducer Of that product-the labCrer-leII /
largely out Of the account
Were it not so, q class contest such /
as is now witnessed in this city. would /
be impossible, for there would De
Of interests that is at pres /
ent unknown, out of which would grow /
a harmony Of action instead Of a con- !
tention to the bitter end
The Uninstructed.
While denying on purely self-preser-
vatOry grounds the challenge OF the un-
instructed and inexperienced in public 4
service TO rule u.s. we must in all fair
ness recognize their rigid to 8 perfect /
equality of treatment under the law,
that is to laws that will place them 4
in every respect on the same plane OF 1
opportunity as their better instructed !
and conditioned fellow citizens. This
we owe to ourselves as men, in view
of our relation TO them as men. Gov
cannot absolve itself from this
obligation, and must meet it. or gov
eminent viii be uprooted and anarchy
win try its hand at the helm Of state
The humanity and Justice and thought