Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-07
VOTE FOR PROSPERITY

published faithfully and conspicuously
by the morning machine organ:
Whereas, The city of Los Angeles
has suffered during the last eight
months under the handicap of mar
row and illiberal administration of city
affairs, and whereas in our opinion.
such conditions are not only offensive
to the greater majority of the people
but are also a stumbling block in the
path of progress therefore, be 1t re-
solved by the Standard Republican club
that the welfare and prosperity of the
| city render necessary at this time a
change in the city administration"
| At the machine meeting which
adopted the resolutions Fred Spring
| was one of the speakers. Part of what
he said was IF you want this city
to depreciate in value let that goo-goo
gang get control" BY the words goo
goo gang, Mr.. Spring means the voters
who viii support the candidates in
dorsed by the Good Government or
ganization.
Intelligent voters will not be misled
by humbugglng talk of this kind. The
pifding calamity yowlers who will go
around today intercepting and button
holing voters and croaking dismal
prophecies OF what will happen If the
good government candidates are
elected represent a willfully misleading
or singularly ignorant political faction.
MAYOR ALEXANDER'S FIRST
n ID
MARKED BY GREAT AND EVER
INCREASING PROSPERITY, and
when the mayor is returned to office
to serve for a COMPLETE TERM
WITH A GOOD COUNCIL TO CO.
OPERATE WITH HIM the prosperity
of Los Angeles will be continued at a
RECORD BREAKING RATE.
Facts and figures show that with
the Alexander administration Los An
geles bounded back to the pace-making
gait of prosperity achievement which
had been interrupted by the menace
and misconduct of machine govern
ment.
The city building department records
show that during the eight Alexander
months the sum of upward of $4,000
coo was expended in Los Angeles for
new buildings. For the corresponding
eight months of last year. under ma
chine governmental influences, repre-
sented today by Smith and his fellow
office seekers. indorsed by the machine,
the amount invested in new buildings
was more than $2,500,0O0 less.
Confidence in the future of Los An
geles under Alexander methods was
therefore represented in one depart
ment of activity alone by a gain IN
prosperity equal to the substantial sum
of $2,5OO,OO0
During eight months of machine ad
minstration, when "de gang" was hav-
ing everything It's own way, and the
protests of decent citizens were de-
rlded and despised by the machine,
bank clearings amounted to something
over s112, 100000. But after eight
months of Alexander prosperity 1t was
found the bank clearings had amounted
TO about S45O,0O0,0 600
These figures show an increase in
prosperity that was not merely sub
stantial but GREAT followed the sub
stitution of Alexander and Greater
Los Angeles policies for those of the
machinists and gangsters who wish to
hinder and hamper the growth of Los
Angeles because they know the bigger
1t becomes the more difficult will it be
for the machine to retain any power.
These figures. demonstrating this
substantial increase in prosperity.
further demonstrate that if the Alex
ander method of administering public
affairs is continued Alexander pros
perity will be continued and will be
increased constantly.
FOR ALL BUSINESS SUCCESS is
BUILT UPON CONFIDENCE. IT IS
AT THE FOUNDATION OF THE Ma
TIONAL WELFARE, THE STATE
WELFARE, THE CITY WELFARE,
THE INDIVIDUAL WELFARE.
By voting this day for Mayor Alex
ander and the good government can
didates you will play a citizens and
patriots part In maintaining CONFI-
DENCE and continuing the business
! prosperity OL 4-O9 All5SlC9 Al LAlG A~Cho
ANGELES WAY.
The owens river aqueduct project
will be SAFE, with its assurance of
! cheap and abundant water, electric
/ light and power for every industry and
every home in the city. The free har-
/ bqr at San Pedro will be SAFE, with its
assurance Of the unparalleled and un-
! precedented growth of profitable indus
trialis1n, commerce and manufacturing
and a corresponding increase of ave-
rage wages and salaries.
GOOD CITIZEN, VOTE EARLY, and
give your franchise and your influence
expressed as an independent American
citizen to the support and SUCCESS of
the good government ticket, on which
| the candidates are:
For mayor, George Alexander; for
city clerk, Harry J. Lelande; for city
attorney, Leslie r. Hewitt; for city
| treasurer c. II. Hance; for city aud
itor, John S. Myers for city tax and
! license collector, Clarence NJ. Taggart:
for city assessor, Walter Mallard; for
members of the board Of education,
Melville Dozier, Herman w. Frank,
James NJ. Quinn, Roger S. Page, Joseph
| Scott, Francis w. Steddom, Fielding j,
StiIson; for members of council, Josias
]. Andrews, Martin +. Betkouski, Miles
S. Gregory, Robert M. Lusk, II. l..