Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-30
LEAGUE OF JUSTICE

nHE League of Justice is an indica-
ton of the revival of the AMER
a ICANISM which Los Angeles
Herald has advocated steadily. It is
splendid "sign of the times" The
people of this nation are determined
to take an active interest and partici-
patton in government. The day of the
boodler and CRATER is at an end. In
Los Angeles the wonderful fight for
righteousness which resulted in the
triumphant election of Mayor Alexan-
der after the virtual deposition of his
predecessor was an indication of the
spirit which now animates all good
people, who, inspired to action, will see
to it that never again by any relaxa-
ton of vigilance shall liberty be i'm
periled and the very existence of the
republic itself jeopardized.
Mayor Taylor's visit to Los Angeles,
where he was the guest of the City
club and the principal speaker at
great and magnificent mass meeting,
held at Simpson auditorium, marked
the beginning of the organization and
work of the League of Justice in this
city, where it is now established under
most favorable conditions and with
every prospect Of great success and
enthusiastic public support.
Mayor Taylor is a citizen of rare
personal charm and an orator of Won
derful fire and magnetic ability.
His gifts, his craftsmanship and his
position make him a conspicuous figure
among the group of patriotic citizens
who are leaders in this great move
ment, begun in San Francisco and
taken up in Los Angeles, which thus
shares with the northern metropolis
the honor of pioneering it. The move
ment is destined to be extended to
every city in the Union, to become
national and to give new tone to the
national life and character. 1t will
restore that good old-fashioned, never
out of date Americanism which made
this republic the greatest nation in the
worlds history, a nation that brought
with it promise of peace upon earth,
good will among men, prosperous hon
esty and honest prosperity.
The League of Justice is a militant
organization. 1t will FIGHT for the
right. It will combat graft in every
form, will assist officers charged with
the prosecution of the laws Violators.
1t will inculcate the principles of JUS
tice; will secure an equal and effective
administration of the law and will en-
deavor to arouse the judicial con-
science to the Importance of an inter
probation of laws in accordance with
correct living attitude toward sub
stantial justice. 1t will assist in the
formation of truer public opinion
against the graft evil and arouse the
American conscience to a new and
higher standard of public virtue and
communal morality.
1t will endeavor to unites the citizen
ship of our community in forward
movement which shall direct the STRAIT
egg of good citizenship, as at present
the strategy of bad citizenship is d.
rected; which shall form a reservoir
of MORAL POWER to offset the res
ervoir of money power heretofore so
successful in the defeat of justice and
good government. 1t will cmancipate
the citizenship by arraying it in re-
volt against the powers ever ready to
prey upon it; will plan and carry on
an unceasing campaign Of education
and propaganda, that thereby the
present generation may the better be
enabled successfully to maintain JUS
tice, secure victory to honest citizen
ship and cope with the veual bene-
ficiaries of grasping greed; will direct
the civic education of the coming gem
Grafton that new type of graft
resistant citizenship may be created.
The Herald hopes SUCCESS may at
tend the patriotic efforts of the League
of Justice, local and national.