Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-14
RIGHT BANNER
IS RAISED HERE
SAYSLAFOLLETTE
CALLS Los ANGELES STAND
ARD BEARER FOR PEOPLE
WISCONSIN SENATOR SPEAKS IF
RECALL AS FIRST WEAPON
John D. Works and Oscar e. Parish
Join Hands in Hearty Accord
at the City Club
Luncheon
GETV HE standard bearer for all other

66HN HE standard bearer for all other
municipalities OF the country" p"
II is the term United States Sen
ator r. M. LaFollette of Wisconsin
applied to Los Angeles in a short but
intense and sincere address he MADE
before the City club yesterday aIler-
noon at the Hotel Westminster.
At had expected to sit at your feet
and learn from you what this great
CITY has done to lead the way Tor All
other municipalities" said Senator
I,aFollette as he mounted chair at
the speakers table that his large audi
ence could see him the better, Tor ne Is
below the medium in stature.
''I am proud to stand before this big
audience In this city, the one that was
the first to write that institution, the
recall, into its charter. This is one OF
the greatest weapons for placing the
government in the hands of the people.
know of no reason why a public SER
want who has violated his trust snould
not be discharged any more than
hank cashier should be retained after
he has begun to plunder his institution.
Tired of the Yoke
ct cannot tell what an inspiration this
citv has been to the entire country.
Tverything it does is watched carefully.
week note what has occurred here.
"After nv travel across the contt-
neot felt when I touched the bounda-
ries of California that here was COM
monwealth that is being redeemed tor
the peoples government You nave
been wearing the yoke Of bondage. NOW
YOU are about to come into your own
an nv own state Of Wisconsin we
had to go out into the country to begin
reform, but here you are capturing the
very centers of power where the inter-
ests that destroy representative gov
eminent are most strongly entrenched.
You are beginning right at the fortress
of the enemy-municipa government;
"The next census will show for the
Nrst time that the population of the
country is centered in the cities, ana
the problem of municipal government Is
growing correspondingly hard TO solVe
"TIere in California, where the corpo-
rations have dominated as they pleased,
Won are to lead the rest or the states
and blaze a way for them TO follow.
'Whv Is it that California and es-
neciaiIy fhe southern part. should be
fhe first to take these steps? / beieVe
the explanation of what you are doing
is that from the middle west, that
Greatest most democratic portion OF
cur country, you are getting your popu-
lation. Tell me what is the difference
between this city and San Francisco II
this Is not So" ,
"How about New England?' inter-
rupted a. voice in the audience.
fWell.'' answered Senator LaFollctte'
"New England isn't half as bad as peo--
ple think it is. New England Is one OF
the best grounds for sowing progressive
ideas in any part of this country. New
England has some advanced ideas. lts
ideas on the tariff are advanced. be-
g
with the masses of New England as he
is with the rest of the country
This sally was met with laughter and
prolonged applause.
Fighting freedoms Battle
"There is a logical reason for the ad-
vanced ground displayed in this part OF
this state" continued LaFollette. You
are going to redeem the state not from
the rural districts but from the centers
of population. You are going to help
settle the complex problem Of dealing
with the municipalities, which is the
big question we have to solve in the
next ten years You cannot be beaten
You have everything that is dear to
fight for. one hundred and thirty
three years of tradition cry out: GO
On, Los Angeles!'
I'm working out the big problem of
municipal reform you have planted the
standard far ahead. Do not bring it
back to the regiment. Bring the mu-
inequalities up to the flag
Senator LaFollette did not reach the
Westminster where the City club was
in session until o'clock. Luncheon was
over about o'clock, and in the interim
q sort of rally for the Good Government
candidates who are on the municipal
ticket was held.
John D. Works president of the City
club and the leader in number Of votes
of all the candidates for council, was
demanded and he made a short address.
He stated that they were expecting the
principal speaker any minute, and then
said:
Senator LaFollette will speak TO us
on Progressive Politics. No city in
this country stands more to the front
in progressive politics than Los Ange-
les. No city has a better right TO well
come this man who has stood for the
right as he sees it.
1--WE have been trying for a good
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