Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
FAVOR CONTROL
BY LOS ANGELES
DEMOCRATS SPEAK PLAINLY
ON HARB0R QUESTION
ASK THE SUPPORT OF EVERY
CITIZEN
Seven Candidates lndorse Resolutions
of Municipal Waterways AssoeIa-
tlon on This important
Question

Question
In marked contrast to the only ut
terance of the Republican candidates
on the harbor question is letter re-
ceived yesterday by the officers of the
Municipal Waterways association from
seven Democratic candidates for sem
ator or assemblyman. The latter make
this strong statement:
''It seems to us that every citizen in
prejudice or party lines and heartily
answer your questions as to greater
Los Angeles and giving Los Angeles
control of her own harbor, YES be-
cause those questions are the para
mount ones at this time concerning the
immediate and future welfare of this
city and Southern California"
The only Republican candidate who,
so far, has noticed the queries of the
Municipal Waterways association, Is
Assemblyman w. r. Leeds, who
lodges the vital side of the matter and
attacks the Waterways association, and
is a member of the legislative COM
mittee selected to recommend proper
action on the states harbors, but he
admits he does not know what to do
for Los Angeles. He said in his letter
to the Municipal Waterways associa-
tion:
81 have made rather extensive in
vestigations of the question and have
to date been unable to form an opin-
70 fAI1
Leases and privileges are now being
granted rather Unfortunately by Los
Angeles county and San Pedro and
Long Beach, to the great disadvantage
of the community. That power should
rest in one body whether it be har-
Dor commission, or the supervisors or
a common council is a serious ques-
ton.
at is a matter of considerable sur
prise to me that your organization did
not take any interest in. this matter
until the opening of the present cam
paign, when it is thrown into the news
papers, apparently to embarrass the
Republican nominees to the legisla-
ture."
Question Not Evaded
There is no shifting or evasion on
the part of the Democratic candidates.
They say in their letter:
"Joseph H. Call, Pitt p. Hand, Presi-
dent and Secretary of the Municipal
Waterways Association, Los Angeles,
CAL:
Dear Sirs-Your favor of the 18th
inst has been carefully considered and
meets with our hearty approval We
find ourselves embarrassed in attempt
ing to answer your letter as we would
by reason of the Boss and Boodlers'
BILL enacted March 81, 1906, section
55a of the penal code. which we quote
in full, as follows
Amy person, either individually or
as an officer or member of any COM
mittee or association, who solicits or
demands of any candidate for the leg
islature, supervisor, school director, or
for any legislative body, that he shall
vote for or against any particular bill
or measure which may come before
such body to which he may be elected,
and any candidate for any such Of
fees, who signs or gives any pledge
that he will vote for or against any
particular bill or measure that may
be brought before any such body, is
guilty of misdemeanor; and any cam
didate convicted under the provisions
of this section Is, in addition, disquali-
fed from holding the office to which
he may have been elected. The pro-
visions of this section do not apply
candidate may give to a convention by
which he may be nominated for any
such office, or to those who sign a
certificate for his nomination.
at seems to us that every citizen
in Los Angeles county should rise
above prejudice, party lines and heart
lily answer your questions as to Great
er Los Angeles and giving Los An
geles control of her own harhor; YES,
a
mount ones at this time concerning
the immediate and future welfare of
this city and Southern California.
Opportunity knocks but once and
this city must save the free harbor
now or lose it,
I'VE favor Greater Los Angeles and
the free harbor and we are opposed
to boss and Doodle.
"This city needs friendly legislation
at the ensuing session of the legis-
lature.
"And we believe that the people de-
mand a free harbor and better gov
ernment, and that they do not want
another board of railroad commission
ers appointed by a railroad governor.
to be known as a board of harbor
commissioners.
by the government and the Greater
Los Angeles for the benefit of all The
people.
Pledged by Party
1--WE are pledged by our party plat
form as follows:
"'We indorse, approve and adopt the
resolutions passed by the Municipal
Waterways association the 18th day
of August, 1906, on the questions of
consolidation of city and county gov
ernment and publicly owned docks as
follows:
"'Resolved, first, That we favor the
passage of an act of the legislature
authorizing the annexation to the city
of Los Angeles of contiguous and near
by territory and cities in the county
of Los Angeles, with an alternative
provision for the establishment of a
borough system of government in such
annexed cities, in and by which the
consolidated. city shall have jurisdic-
tion over all waterfront, docks and
sufficient of traffic streets for the move
ment of commerce, and such borough
to have jurisdiction over all other mu-
nicipal affairs, such annexation to be
effective when approved by a ma
jority of the voters of each of the
cities and territory so annexed to the
city of Los Angeles.
'Second-We also favor an act of
the legislature authorizing the consoli-
dation of city and county government
within the city of Los Angeles and
any territory and town annexed there
to, to be effective when likewise ap-
proved by the voters of such cities and
territory embraced therein.
'Third--We favor the construction
and maintenance by the state of Cali
fornia of free public docks at San
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