Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-06-15
MR.. HUMPHREYS.
What the President of she Council
saws About rambling

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says About Gambling
As the HERALD stated yesterday, it
herewith lays before its readers what
Mr.. Humphreys has to say in answer to
'sDemocrat's' catechism. The reporter
found Mr.. H. in the Mayors office. He
said:
''Mr. Humphreys, have you any OBJ
jections to being interviewed in regard
to a few questions asked by "A Democrat
in the Herald OF the 18th I"
Answer-''Not the slightest objection.
While | have no desire to enter into a
public discussion as to the official acts of
the Mayorsand myself, rather preferring
to let the people be the judges of our
acts at the end OF our term, yet, now
being called upon to reply to the 'politi-
cal scale bug in the Democratic ranks,
YOU will please allow me to preface my
remarks by saying that until now it has
been long time since Democratic results
were planted in the chairs of Mayor and
President of our City Council, thereby
controlling position to either return to
the people a fair crop of good govern
ment or to disregard our oath of office
and allow the ever watchful. ward bum
ming, political expert scale-bug' to de-
stroy not only the present outlook but
future returns of our at least local De-
mocracy."
fThe first question is: Is not this
notoriety in the police department to make
Loomis a Republican Chief and advocate
the cause OF Breed-a bosom friend of
the Mayor-for the office of Mayor,
etc. ?"
Answer-stWhen this Board was or
ganized-and at our Chiefs request-we
allowed Captain Fletcher (Republican)
to remain as such, for reasons which he
can give you but, after later investiga-
ton into police affairs, whereby we
deemed Unnecessary to make some changes
in the interest of good government,
the Mayor, and promoted Loomis from
Sergeant to Captain for two reasons only.
First That upon said Investigation it
was proven clearly that he was strictly
honest man beyond reproach and sec
ond-That he was faithful and efficient
officer. We have neither power or idea of
making him Chief"
"The Mayor says Mr.. Breed informed
him that under no circumstance would
he accept the office Of Mayor. / never
had single word with him on the SUBJ
ject."
Second answer-"The Mayor is correct
in his reply that perhaps nine-tenths Of
the force was made up from the lists laid
before us in the Chiefs own hand-writ-
ing"
Third answer-"We we'll knew that
gambling could not be legally licensed
Our orders, now on record, from the begin
ming, was that it must be Immediately
suppressed and kept suppressed"
Fourth answer-fThe Mayor may be a
bosom friend OF the Councilman referred
to, (who may have some Of the faults Of
The presumed Democrat to which this
interview replies to- but /
do admire the stand said Coun-
Gilman took in the Council in be-
ing the first man to fire at said Turf and
Grain Exchange, which Exchange, |
have good reason to believe, was so ably
defended by the aforesaid Presumed
Democrat"
Fifth Answer-'The trip to Chinatown
by the Mayor and three members of the
Council clearly proved to them the many
reports to them-that never in the his
tory OF Los Angeles was there so many
tan games running as there was that
very Saturday afternoon, thirty-three OF
which it was reported were paving $50
per week to All Toy g. Co., in addition to
the much raided games not paying"
Sixth Answer-"Is it not fact that
both the Mayor and President of the
Council pledged themselves to work for
the interests of their party, etc. ?
We will let our official actions be the
test when we retire, and measured by
the standard of pure, unadulterated
Jeffersonian Democracy in its true mean
ing, upon the broad principle OF good
government for the people. In doing
this | do not recognize the
corrupt standard of Democratic
measurement, as construed by the hun
CRY political scale-bug who growls, grows
thin and dies under good government.
Upon this would-be cancerous growth OF
our party have no claims TO forfeit"
"By the way, Mr.. Reporter, if turn
about is fair play in asking questions, il
the Presumed Democrat has not the
manhood to come out, ask questions and
sign his own name, may / ask you, "Is
he the same individual who short time
ago sat down to gambling table, lost
l,720, paid 1920 OF it, and the gamblers
agreed to let him off from paying the
81, 400, provided he would use his influ
ence to get tae police board to let up OF
gambling? If SO, have quite a mum
Der of important questions to ask him.