Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-28
ABOUT THE MAYoRALTY

The Lindleyites seem desperately
afraid to try their issues before the
people Of Los Angeles.
From the very beginning Of the
mayoralty campaign they have eau
cused and conclaved and played kinder
sarten politics by endeavoring to get
some other candidate to withdraw.
They tried to flim-ham Lee c. Gates
into retiring from the field, but he dis
covered the gold brick in time to up
set all the plans of the schemers.
Then the Lindleyites conceived the
funny notion Of trying to boom the
Socialist candidate, as little side di-
version; but that was too palpable and
had to be dropped
Finally, in the last week of the can
vass, they called upon the Merchants
and Manufacturers association for
help in getting Gates out of the way,
but at the roundup it was discovered
that IL Gates were Withdrawn Harper
would be the choice, and the Lindleyites
hunked again.
1t seems very strange that IL the Re-
publican machine is so cock-sure of
Lindley's election it should spend so
much of its time behind closed doors
inventing schemes for the withdrawal
Of opposing candidates.
Why, if DR.. Walter Lindley is so
popular and such a good selection and
would make such splendid mayor,
does not the machine assume it's usual
black-flag tactics and neither give nor
take quarter? The answer is plain. It
is because the machine is wobbliffs, 1t
isn't at all certain that Lindley can
be elected. In fact the indications are
growing that he will be defeated, and
the horror of having Lee Gates in the
mayors chair gives to the Republican
machinery the flesh-creeps and groans
of pain.
After all the dust-throwing and all
the mud-slinging are eliminated the
mayoralty campaign SINNERS down to
the open issue-that of non-partisan-
ship in municipal affairs. Do you want
it, or do you not? The answer to that
question will very nearly decide who
will be elected next Tuesday.
Outside of the fight for mayor, the
non-partisan ticket, including all the
non-partisan nominees for the city
council, is considered so excellent that
nearly all the newspapers in Los An
geles are supporting it. Only the head
of the non-partisan ticket is being at
A.
ronage of the mayors office The
Democratic organization has indorsed
nearly the whole of the non-partisan
ticket, but put up a straight Democrat
for mayor because of the patronage |
that may be handed out to "the boys"
The local Republican organ indorses
nearly the whole of the non-partisan
ticket, but stands up for the Republican
machine candidate for mayor
Do you see the point? The non-par-
tisan ticket is beyond cavil, dispute or
criticism of any kind. From top to bot
tom it bears the stamp of honesty, in
tegrity and competency, and all the |
hullabaloo over the mayoralty is !
simply the shrieking and creaking of
the two machines, Republican and
Democratic over the probable inaugu-
ration of civic righteousness in the
election of Gates.
The people of Los Angeles want their
municipal business conducted in a
bIsiness-like manner, in the highest
form of efficiency and economy. They
can hardly expect to realize their desire
by choosing for mayor the representa-
tive of the Republican or Democratic
machines, whose first business would
be the division of the jobs among the
ward workers and precinct heelers.
Elect Lee Gates and the whole non
partisan ticket and tn great :, city
would at once feel the impetus of a
new regime, the Inauguration of
honesty and competency in every de-
partment of the city government.