Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-06
DECENT MAYOR,
NOTHING LESS, is
VOTERS DEMAND
RECALL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
ISSUES STATEMENT
SECRETARY WILSON ENDORSES
GEORGE ALEXANDER
No Dodglng or sldesteppng by Any
Advocates of Good Government
Witnessed In Present
Contest
kk A DECENT mayor for decent
n city; nothing less than this is
A good enough"

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"A city; nothing less than this is
good enough"
That is the recall campaign COM
mittee's opinion, backed by their in
dividual signatures to statement is
sued yesterday afternoon and reciting
clearly the principle of the campaign
to discharge Mayor Harper and to hire
mayor who can make good.
Like every statement made so far
in favor of the recall from the NUM-
cipal league or any Of the committees
furtherlng the movement there is no
equivocation or sidestepping, as Is so
frequently the case with the mayors
bosom friends" Even the question
of prohibition, on which the Walter
Parker league has been throwing out
dark hints is handled so definitely that
not the slightest doubt can exist as to
Its status in the campaign or where
George Alexander stands.
IF the statement were not from a
committee of our most prominent citi-
zens who thoroughly appreciate the
situation--if IL were instead from men
entirely unknown. 1t would still attract
attention on its merits" said man
not a member of the Municipal league,
who read the statement last night.
This Is no campaign for evasion or
pitiful excuses. AS the committee has
said and as The Herald has shown,
Los Angeles is on trial more than A
to make the verdict certain against us
right thinking man must see In the
fact that every move to advance the
recall has been in the open and with
out the least equivocation or evasion
a strength that bespeaks the principle
i'm the movement.
Nothing George Alexander has ever
done as a public servant makes him
ashamed of his record: he will do moth
ing in future to make Los Angeles
ashamed of him. But so far Mayor
Barpers supporters seem to be
ashamed to defend him."
commends Alexander
Another instance of the esteem in
which George Alexander's friends hold
him was made public yesterday by n.
r. Earl 1t came in letter from
"Tama Jim" the rugged Iowan, better
known as Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson. He neighbored with George
Alexander and did not forget the lat-
ters integrity In his letter to Mr..
Earl Secretary Wilson said;
Yours with regard to Mr.. George
Alexander Is received. Yes, knew Mr..
Alexander we'll: we lived In the same
county and were neighbors. have a
very high opinion of him. He is man
of excellent ability and entire integrity
We Iowa people had the opinion that
Mr. Alexander would discharge with
high intelligence and strict fidelity any
responsibility lald upon nlIi.
IoWans who know James Wilson say
that he is noted for true Scotch caution
in giving an opinion that Is not fully
warranted and his testimonial for
George Alexander shows how the recall
candidate for mayor was regarded in
his home county.
. That this view is shared by the vot
ers of Los Angeles is becoming more
evident to the recall campaign COM
mittee every day. The postal cards re-
turning indicate an overwhelming ver-
dict against Harper After these cards
were mailed the business mems or
ganization' initiated the recall COM
mittee's plan by sending out a similar
card: voters are readdreSsing these
cards to the recall headquarters and
writing on them their comments about
the "business mems organization" and
the necessity for recalling Harper.
"Send me the Alexander card" is the
request on several.
"a business man who win vote for
retaining Harper is in a mighty poor
business" is one voters comment.
Save your worry until March q,
is the answer of one man to the ap-
q peal of Harper's campaign manager,
Herbert l.. Cornish. Don't forget to
vote on election day"
Change Is Necessary
Mr.. Cornish also said in his postal
place cross after the candidate you
favor for mayor and mail 1t to us i'm
mediately" Amusing comments were
made on this, with references to "A.
c." as the "cross candidate after cleo
ton. but not the candidate with the
crosses"
Let's have a change-it can't be
worse. 1 stand for higher morals COM
mented a man who wrote mot" in the
space following Harpers name on the
Cornish card.
An innovation in the campaign APP
pears In connection with the program
announced yesterday for the meeting
OF the First Precinct Alexander club at
6313 Pasadena avenue next tuesday
evening. Women are given a prom
inent place on the progranl the most
prominent, in fact, next to the address
of the evening by George Alexander on
Issues of the Campaign" '"The Recall:
Woman's Influence" is the subject of
an address which viii be delivered by
DR.. Philaletha S. Nicholson, the prom
inent woman lawyer women ana
Good Government is assigned to Har-
riett williams Myers. and "The Crisis"
to Cora Scott Pond Pope on the pro-
gram for the evening.
'IJncle George" will be the subject of
a speech by Lamar Harris at-the First
Precinct meeting, and Thomas Lee
Woolwino will discuss THE Grand
Jury's Report" Every Garvanza voter
viii have been asked to attend the
meeting before o'clock Tuesday even
ing. Special music has been provided,
and the committee In charge IS seeing
that the Importance of the recall is ina
pressed on electors. Vice presidents for
the evening who will have seats on the
platform are S. G. Graham, chairman
OF the recall campaign committee; VIM.
D. stephens, Marshall Stimson, Harry J.
Telande. r. w Hopkins, Wesley Clark,
Sidney Butler and William ]. Wash
burn.
A meeting will be held tonight at Sl2l
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