Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-18

not in spirit, but in manifestations
patriotism which is ready to purify poll
tics and substitute statesmen for dema-
gogues; that patriotism that rallies around
the ballot box and smashes the political
machine.
Initiative a Check
Whenever initiative and , referendum
and local option have full swing we start
reform movement that reforms.
Whenever the educated people become
Independent enough to stand out against
party politics we have real reform
movement
I'VE have got to bring out not only
the vote of the good people but we have
to educate them into active participation
in politics.
Il know that when a man makes up
his mind to go into politics he knows
he will be slammed and condemned. Our
good people do not like to get into this
thing.
I'VE should nve as we'll for the cities
as for ourselves and be willing to smash
the political rings.
IF we don't we simply turn the city
over to a lot of corrupt politicians.
Where Corruption Wins
1.-THE great trouble is that our good
citizens are willing to sacrifice the public
good to private gain. This is exactly
what the corrupt politician does.
1.-THE lawless element go into politics
for what they can get out of it,
THE good citizen stays out of politics
for the good that he supposes he will get
1.-THE selfishness of the good citizen
gives the selhshness of the bad citizen
a chance to carry out its plans.
Our nation today is amected by the
bad citizenship of good men.
I'VE expect bad men to be bad citizens
but when good men are bad citizens the
public interests go to the bad with rush
More and more must reputable citizens
get together, irrespective of old party
lines, and seek to give effect to the new
ideals of citizenship and good government
1.-THE Independent voter, when it comes
to the government of our cities, must
seek non-partisan fellowship that will
give them the power to accomplish the
purpose of good government.
Believes in the People
II believe in the people. Whenever the
people believe in law enforcement we will
get it.
Give them a fair chance to express
themselves and they will do it. We need
their intelligence. The trouble is they
are apathetic.
I'VE have got to arouse good people
to go into politics and to hold office.
Then we will bring about ideals in har-
mony with national life.
I'm the city of Portland, Oregon, we
have about 1900 Republican voters and
about 800 Democrats.
about three and a half years ago q
reform agitation began. AS a result of
1t we elected a Democratic sheriff and
then a Democratic mayor In Portland
the Democrats got into the reform band
wagon. Therefore, they were elected to
office. AS a result all public gambling
has been stopped, the slot machines have
been removed the saloons are closed
every day at midnight and all day on
Sundays until the city of Portland has
undergone transformation that has alb
solutely .astonished the most sanguine of
it's reformers.
This can be done in any city where
the decent element gets together. AS a
usual thing, however, the good citizen is
politically insane. You cannot get two
idiots to think the same thing at the same
time. When you do it is a sign of sanity
Good citizens are frequently so divided
in opinion that they scatter their votes
and the corrupt element elects their man.
Let the Independent voter get together
with every other good citizen in the city
of Los Angeles and you will accomplish
all your desired reforms"