Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-04-16

"What wifi you take for your twenty
five acre farm, Mr.. Ponton?"
You couldn't buy it now for $40, 900,
gold coin, sir"
To the Respectable citizens and
Taxpayers of the City OF Los
Angeles.
Some weeks ago was, without applica-
ton or desire on my part, elected mem
Der of the Board of Police Commissioners
of the city OF Los Angeles. observe that
the only reason given by one or more
members of the Council, for the action
Of the Council to-day towards myself, is
that made promises to this, that and
the other member, when in truth and in
fact, was in the country at the time l
was appointed, and never made prom
Use OF any nature to anyone. After my
election l had some hesitancy about en-
tering upon the duties of the office, know
ing that more or less dissatisfaction
grew out of these matters, and l 30 ex-
pressed myself to Mr.. Hazard, who told
me that he desired that should 90 with
him in this matter, and that he would
satisfy me on which side of the house the
Doodle was and l can honestly state
that it was not twelve hours until l real
lied that Doodle was to be used to cor
rupt the Police Commission, and to pre-
vent the election of Frank Burns for
Chief of Police. If this matter is denied,
have no objection to state the facts and
figures in reference to it. 1t is matter
that would take up more time and space
than have time to detail here, but as
to the truth of this there is no doubt. l
entered upon the discharge of the duty
honestly, fesrlessly and in good faith,
and have endeavored to the best of my
ability to do that which thought to be
to the interest Of good government and
such as the respectable element of our
community would approve. believed,
and yet believe, that Frank Burns would
do all that he had pledged himself to
do, and carry out as far as was in his
power, an administration ESQ far as the
police force of the City of Los Angeles
was concerned), to prevent the.paying of
hush money, and to eliminate, as fer as
possible, any influence from corrupting
the police force snd handicappiug the
government of the city in the admins
tration OF itslaws.
ject, Messrs. Lindley and Knox saw fit
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by stating that they had charges which
sent if we insisted upon ap-
pointing Mr.. Burns; we delerm-
ined, right then, that we would
proceed without further delay. The
charges referring particularly to Mr..
Hazard were answered through the
daily press the next day by direct de-
nial by Mr.. Hazard, in which he stated
that he hoped they would have the man.
hood to state the facts upon which they
had based such charges. But they have
not yet seen fit to make any answer
thereto, and they stand before the COM
muuity in the position Of having stated
things which they are unable to
substantiate. A charge of that
kind having been made by these
two members CT the Board
of Police Commissioners, Messrs.
Bilderain, Hazard and myself did not
feel under obligation to ass ociate with
them, and We have not seen fit to meet
with them outside of the open meeting
of the commission, which they have but
seldom attended.
Mr.. Burns has not disappointed the
commission which elected him, nor has
he, in my judgment, disappointed the
people, who desired to see reformation
brought about in the police regulation of
this city.
1t must be humiliating to the citizens
OF this city who desire honesty in the
administration of the affairs of the city,
to find that these influences are 80 far
reaching and so damnable in their re-
suits that they can, to accomplish their
ends, and without any cause or pretext
whatever, blacken the character of q
man who has honestly endeavored to do
his duty to the public. The element
that believed that the selection of Frank
Burns meant a compromise with the dis
reputable element OF the city have GER
tainly been agreeably disappointed, but
they are certainly disagreeably disap-
pointed in the combination which ap-
pears to have been made with certain
members of the Council and the disrep.
utable' element, as appears by their
action in this behalf. 1 have lived in
this community seventeen years.
have endeavored to do my duty to my
fellow-man, and yet these gentlemen
have seen fit to reflect upon my charac-
ter, and attempt to throw me out of the
Commission, for no other reason than that
Of my arraying myself against whiskey
and Doodle. hope they will have the
manhood to come out and state the
facts upon which they proceeded
in Star Chamber fashion, withou,
information or warning to me. 1t would
appear that decent regard for the peo-
pie who elected them would require that
they have the manhood to come out and
state truthfully the real cause which i'm
PEELED them to attempt to displace me
from the Board of Police Commissioners,
but doubt very much that they will
have the candor or the manhood to do
SO. W. @. FURREY,
Los Angeles, April Is, 1889.
In addition to the above, Mayor Hazard
expressed his sentiments in written
communication, but as he had given his
views in an interview, to be found in an-
other column, and as the press of matter
was very great for this mornings issue of
the HERALD, its publication was deferred.
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