Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-25
TO MAKE VOTE
FOR ALEXANDER
OVERWHELMING
IMPRESSIVE LESSON MUST BE
TAUGHT MACHINE
URGED TO FEEL
RESPONSIBLE
Thirty-five Thousand Ballots for Res
call Candidate Will Be Warning
to the "Push" for Many
Years

ILN VERY supporter of the recall
must get to the polls,'' said
A the members of the cam
paign committee yesterday to pre-
cinct workers who reported at head
quarters. There is every reason to de-
mand a full vote, and a result that will
loom up for years in future. The ma
chine is behind Wheeler, the Socialist
nominee; a vote not cast by an Alex
ander supporter makes the comparative
totals that much weaker. No one who
| is in sympathy with the recall move
ment should fool himself by thinking
that the Alexander majority will be so
large that his ballot will not be needed.
| This is an important matter. The
machines support of the Socialist
| ticket makes it certain that Wheeler's
aggregate will be unduly large. On
that account no Alexander votes should
be missed We want every friend of
the recall movement to bear this in
mind Friday morning.
For another important reason no
man who has at heart the decency of
| his city should neglect to vote for
| Alexander He stands as the candidate
| of the recall campaign, and is so de-
nominated on the ballot. The recall is
| on trial, and practically for the first
time. The issues have been SO plainly
presented, and so good a case has been
made out, that the election Friday Will
! be a mark to look back to. 1t should
| confront any city official who is minded
IN future to test the temper of the
city by unfaithfulness in office.
Making History
"If the vote this week is not only de-
cisive but thoroughly overwhelming for
Alexander. the recall candidate, this
| will be possible; and each vote cast
helps to keep the record that much
longer in prominence in the city's fu-
ture history If 1000 votes shall bo
cast for the recall it will be firmly
established as a warning for years to
come. No official will look back to the
recall of Harper and the election of
Alexander-and the guidepost in this is
the vote of March 26-without thereby
considering whether he Will find it more
profitable to obey the bosses than to
serve the people
IF you get out and vote-vote for
Alexander-you are saving the city
from Socialism and untried rule, which
is Just where the machine will come in
strong. You are establishing a shining
light for the guidance in future of any
official who may be dubious as to the
right course. Los Angeles is on trial
in reality. The city's reputation is at
] stake. Every voter who stays away
from the polls is neglecting great dea.
more than his privilege of casting Il
ballot He is neglecting his patriotic
duty in coming to the aid of the city in
time of need"
Every Vote Wanted
Every effort will be made by the
campaign committeeman and the pre-
cinct workers to make possible delin-
quents see that their votes are OF
great Importance. They have been
aided in this feature OF the WORK py
Judge Bordwells decision in favor of
good government, which denied the in
function petitioned for in order to en-
i tangle the recall election, and by doing
so has had an inspiring effect that will
make toward getting out fuller vote.
Recall workers throughout the city
are rejoicing over the decision. They
feel every confidence in the result fol-
lowing the attempt to question the
validity of the election by quo war
ranto proceedings. Judge Bordwelfs 8
decision is regarded as great aid Tor
the decent government. The law com
mittee of the general campaign COM
mittee took the decision as a matter or
course, having looked for nothing else
from the first, but the members were
naturally gratified at the confirmation
of their judgment.
The decision added to the enthuslasm
at the precinct meetings held last night
In East Los Angeles. on the south side
and in the University district.
Machine Still scheming
: Following it's attempt to elect Wheeler
and then embarrass him as mayor in a
! way that will discredit the recall. the
machine will endeavor. through its at
torney, E. A. Meserve, to make another
stand by bringing quo warranto pro-
I ceedings. If the vote for Alexander is
} so large that it will prove folly to drive
; the political machine further then the
J quo warranto proceedings Will be
abandonded because of the effect on
the next election.
Machine leaders are beginning to
: think that it will require some time to
bring the machine into working order
} again, and they are guessing that 1t
might be wise not to get any more
dents. An enormous vote for Alexander
will add to the thoughtfulness with
l which machine leaders will look ahead
. to the next municipal election, especial
ly on account of the new election
methods recently adopted.
"It will be a cautiously driven ma
chine from now on" said friend OF
the recall yesterday. "and 1 make the
, prediction that machine men prominent
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