Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-09

HERALD'S CAMPAIGN FOR RIGHT
RECEIVES WARM COMMENTATOR

Rejoicing was general throughout the
ritv YESTERDAY when it became known
that the entire good government ticket
had been elected and the corrupt
Southern Pacific machine routed all
along the line.
Citizens. irrespective of political creed.
voiced their satisfaction that Los An
geIes at last had thrown off the hated
S p. yoke.
Warm praise for The Herald was
heard on all sides. and the fight II mas
waged against the foes of decency ana
right was commended as one of The
notable features of the municipal cam
paign.
Dr. Locke Jubilant
DR.. Charles Edward Locke pastor OF
the First Methodist church, was one OF
the iublant clergymen of the city yes
terdav. having preached a strong good
government sermon last sunday even
ing. DR.. Locke, while he does not want
TO be classed as political parson,
believes that it is the duty of the
clergy to take moral topics into the
pulpit. In speaking of the sweeping
victory yesterday DR.. Locke said:
1T seems that our heavy rain and
our political blessings are coming all
together, and I am sure that this splen-
did rain is a token of our fine election.
l am more glad than I can tell, for 1t IS
a fine vindication of the recall idea and
the recall administrations l have no
doubt that Mayor Alexander has closed
many places of vice, and those people
were arrayed against him to a man.
1t was a test election-a test whether
the good peOle would go to the polls
and vote for the good government
ticket. Personally I am very proud
of this city. and it means a great deal
to the other cities Of this country, for
they have their eyes on Los Angeles.
In many of the eastern cities it is
expected that Los Angeles is a wide
open town Some cities far away from
the eastern centers invites the sports
Some of the cities are not brave enough
to come up to the eastern ideals, and
I believe all the world will rejoice in
the move in Los Angeles. ! believe that
Los Angeles will be the best city on
this continent. The Herald deserves
the thanks Of the entire community for
its heroic adherence and persistent at
titude in the election. 1t has won a
valiant victory
City Is Rescued
r. NJ Lusk. councilman-elect said:
81 am sincerely grateful to the Citi-
zenship of Los Angeles for the honor
conferred upon and the confidence eX-
pressed in me by my election to the
council. BY my record in the council
l hope to merit and receive the good
opinion of all fairminded and reason
able citizens.
This has in many respects been a
most remarkable campaign. With three
able and honest men George Alexander,
w &, MuShet ana Oscar Z. Farish,
competing for the nomination for
mayor, advocated respectively by many
of the trueSt and best men of this city
men i'm all walks of life-AleXander
was, by a majority. selected in the
primaries to be the candidate of those
who believe i'm a square deal. a ma
iority have q right to control and we
ought TO accept the result of the
primaries ana the election. Alexander
has defeated the push man for mayor
and rescued the city from an admins
tration that I hope she shall never
have
Il recognize the rights of a corpora
tion as l do an individual, but 1 am
opposed to the control of the council
or any member thereof, by any special
interest.
Il think that Alexander and the en-
tire council are honest, sensible nd
reasonable, and I predict for Los An
gelcs an administration that will re-
ceive the Endorsement of the great ma
iority Of the people
"a fair and just administration
recognizing the rights of all the peoplJ
and guaranteeing an economical and
yet progressive and honest eXpendi.
ture Of their money, should be. and
believe will be, the highest ideal OF
every public official who has been
elected