Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-22

F=l HIS statement endeavoring to explain the action
M Il of the meeting of citizens called by the Municipal
M league and to defend his administration published
Ell IN the morning papers of yesterday Mayor Harper
e' states:
Its he Municipal leagues) action is the result of the
activities of E. T. Earl the proprietor Of Express his
empoye T. E. Gibbon of The Herald, and other per-
who unsuccessfuly attempted dictate me the
making of certain appointments"
This statement concerning the relations of Mr. Earl
myself is stupid lie of the kind which is sometimes told
by unntellgent criminals when they caught "red
handed" with the goods on, and endeavor give an
explanation Of situation which cannot be explained.
To show how entirely disconnected The Herald and the
Express and their several proprietors pubica
ton OF matters concerning Mayor Harpers administration
desire to say that while presume that Mr. Earl andthe
Express have endeavored collect concerning Mayor
HarPer administration be used in making good the charge
OF that paper that vice protected in Los Angeles yet
this is the not of these facts has given
by the Express or its proprietor Mr.. Earl The Herald
to myself and of them the publica
ons which The Herald has lately made under the caption
lis Vice Protected in Los Angeles?" Not statement
OF fact made in those publications that not based
upon information obtained directly by The Herald and the
officials and employees of the company which controls it.
AS to the recent publications in The Herald being the
result of any failure upon my part dictate to Mayor
Harper as to the making of appointments, have say
that during his whole official career have requested him
to make only appointment.
When the matter Of appointing successor to Mr. lanes
A. Anderson upon the Board of Public Works came m it
was generally stated through the columns of the press and
otherwise that Mayor Harper proposed appoint Kern
then chief OF police, to that position requested by
number of good citizens who deeply interested in the
welfare OF city, and who appeared think that nv
position Democrat and the head of Democratic paper
should give influence with Mayor Harper to see
him personally and urge the reappointment of Mr. An
derson
did so, and received from Mayor Harper positive and
unqualified promise that he would reappoint Mr. Anderson
Without any further consultation with me, ever asking
to be relieved of his PROMISE giving any excuse for not
carrying 1t out he appointed General Chafee the posi-
ton formerly occupied by Mr. Anderson thereby deber
ately breaking his word pledged to
Shortly after this, at Mayor Harpers instance we had
an interview the Of which he complained that
The Herald not treating him with the consideration
which he thought his due. asked him if he expected
that either The Herald could any confidence in
him after his deliberately breaking his pledged word to
me concerning the appointment of Mr. Anderson
stated to him in this connection that had obiec
ton to General Chaees appointment and that if he had
only had the consideration for himself have to be
relieved OF his promise appointing Mr. Anderson that
he might have appointed General Chaffee would willingly
have waived any obligation under which his promise to me
to appoint Mr.. Anderson, might have put him.
Since that time have directly indirectly made
any request of Mayor Harper appointment of anv
to any position within his gift because had abso
luey confidence in him, and would have trusted to
any promise or pledge that he might have made me.
1t is true that The Herald editoaly protested against
the recent appointment of Chief Of Police Ed That
not personal matter however, but done by the
paper pursuance of what its propetors conceived
the duty of public journal the people of the city in
which it is published and has its principal circulation
Those editorials however did convey hint as to
person whose appointment desired but merely
protest against the appointment of a whose past
official record showed him. in the judgment of The Heralds
managers be conspcuousy unfit for the position which
the mayor afterward appointed him. T. E. GIBBON