Los Angeles Daily Herald

The "Star" on Sabichi.

Our morning contemporary having espoused the cause of Mr. Sabichi, proceeds to give him a coat of whitewash, as follows:

Mr. Sabichi is gaining strength. He and his friends point with perfect confidence to his record as a Councilman and President of the Council. He has invariably been found voting on the side of the real interests of the city, laboring to advance its real interests.

This would read better and perhaps be more effective had the Star always held the same high opinion of Mr. Sabichi's official acts, but unfortunately for its present purpose time was, and until very recently, when it could not see such wonderful merit in the ring's candidate for Mayor. In its issue of June 20th of last year, while commenting on the proceedings of the Council, the Star uses this language:

There was one feature of yesterday's doings which we cannot let slip. A few weeks ago the readers of the Star will remember, an ordinance was passed repealing an ordinance requiring all municipal laws to be published in a Spanish paper, if one were in existence in the city. That ordinance was passed with great unanimity, Mr. Beaudry alone opposing it. The Spanish paper here made the most out of the action and held up the names of the gentlemen who voted for the ordinance to the reprehension of the Spanish speaking population. They were marked men, and the political vengeance of our native California voters was assiduously invoked against them. Mr. Sabichi was a member of the Council at that time and he was one of the marked men. But he is now the candidate of the Gas and Water Companies, selected with especial reference to his qualifications for their purpose and because it is hoped he will catch the California vote.