The herald., 1897-01-05
"TRAITOROUs AFFILIATION"

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Her
aid: AS member of the League for
Better City Government will be CRATE
full to you for the privilege of a little
space in Tuesdays issue of your paper
Although 1 am of Democratic faith, as
a voter who believed in divorcing parti-
san politics from municipal affairs,
was a lively supporter of Herman Sill
ver for the council, firm in the cOnvic
ton that the representative of the league
would accent his every action by that
fairness and impartiality which we had
a right to expect When, however,
listened in the lobby of the council
chamber Monday morning to the nomi-
nations which were made and which be-
came valid by Mr.. Silver's votes, was
simply astounded and l now believe that
1 am partially responsible for the cleo
ton to the council of a man who has not
only shown himself to be a ward poll
tician of the pronounced type, but who
has shamelessly betrayed the organiZa
ton which trusted him and which there
by has received a blow that will not be
forgotten. 1t has been said, and / be-
lieved unjustly so, that our organiza-
ton was but the tool of one or the other
of the leading political parties, and am
now forced to acknowledge the truth of
the charge which was conclusively prov
en- by Mr. Silver.
That his action has caused the keen
est disappointment, l know from the
many members of the league with whom
1 discussed the situation. but it has done
more than that; 1t has started feeling
Of Indignation that WILL believe man
ifest itself in hopelessly defeating that
work of the league for which we were to
work with all our might, the new city
charter. And if this new charter is de-
feated Mr.. Silver must bear the respon
sibility, for he he today antagonized and
insulted a party that not only numbers
nearly one-half of the organization that
fosters the instrument, but party who
helped materially to elect him. And
now a word about the commissions ap-
pointed by this ''impartiar' representa-
tive: OF the discourtesy and unpardon-
able unfairness on the part of the Re
publican members of the council in NAM
ing besides their own party commissions
those also for the Democratic party, SIM
ply because of Mr.. Silver's traitorous
affiliation with them, I shall have moth
ing to say other than that there isn't
voter who values his honor and man
hood in our whole city who would COM
mend such action. One of the police
commissioners appointed by the Repub
licans for the Democrats was genEe-
man whom I have the pleasure to know
quite we'll and who I believe is the soul
of honor, and knowing him as do I will
not believe that Chas. Forman will ac-
cept, as a Democrat an appointment
made by Republican majority. not only
without the vote of a single member of
the party to which he belongs, but in
spite of a unanimous protest against
him in the nomination by the Demo-
cratic members of the council Of two
gentlemen who had received the hearty
of the leaders of their party
l affirm that Chas. Forman Is not the
man who would accept position under
such circumstances, for I know him.
Neither do I believe any other man who
values his self-respect would do so.
A MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE FOR
BETTER CITY GOVERNMENT
Los Angeles, Jan. A.