Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-21

What is that but plain, simple
graft? What is that but plain, simple
bribery?
1--WE have fallen on evil times when
the head Of the government of our city
allies himself with men Of that kind.
1t isn't so much the saloonkeeper /
iticise, either.
What are self-respecting citizens to
under these circumstances? We
have the power to ask Mayor Harper
TO submit himself again to the will of
the people as to whether he shall be
their mayor.
Isn't it about time we should call
I that? 1t seems so to me.
AS to responsibility, it seems to me
that the citizen who is not willing to
take d responsibility of this kind is not
NJ 70 De a citizen. Tremendous cheer
ing.)
Now I want you to understand that
l have always been the friend of Mayor
Harper. have always been his friend
L am citizen of the city of Los
Angeles. I am willing to take the re-
spons1bflity when it comes to a test
Of this kind"
Mr.. Tyrrell was further answered by
Thomas E. Gibbon, who refuted the
eL1im that Gen. A. r. Chaffee, Will
liam Mulholland and J. B. Lippincott
EDWARD
Kern as member Of the board OF
public works. Mr.. Gibbon showed that
the only manner in which such a con-
struct1on could be placed upon their
attitude was through the fear that
Mayor Harper if not allowed to ap-
point Kern would name a much worse
man, saying that this was advanced
by champion of Kern's. "This mat
ter" said Mr.. Gibbon, "was thoroughly
fhHachn6
ment''
Judge Cyrus F. McNutt, the next
speaker, appealed eloquently to the
consciences of the voters Of Los An
geles. He referred to the statements
published in The Herald, saying that
they could not, If only as a matter
Of business, be published were they
untrue. Then he asked the fathers
present if they wished young girls to
be left unprotected against pitfalls
similar to the infamous dens exposed
in The Herald. Cowardice, as ad-
vanced by a defendant of Mayor Har-
per, had no place in the consideration
Of so momentous a problem, said Judge
McNutt. He said:
1--WE settled the policy of the recall
some years ago. 1t was a new thing
to me, not historically, but as a per-
sonal matter. I came to the conclusion
it would be mighty powerful lever to
keep things right.
1--WE settled the recall question, and
we are confronted with a different
question this afternoon. We have an
other question. That is, have we a
case in point?
"Is there a public official in this town
who ought to be recalled, and who
ought to be succeeded by better man?
'I don't understand you have to be
dead sure you will win before you be-
gin thing like this.
"On my own part, I'm an old moss
back Democrat, and for fifty years 1
have been content with the first in
quiry, Are you right?'
81 don't know Mayor Harper I did
not vote for him because I wasn't vot-
ing that way that year. I can, there
fore, say impartially that L can con-
slider his case judicially, just as Judi
cially as when I was judge and read
and considered the dispositions Of wit
nesses.
by Tom Gibbon in The Herald, and /
nave enough faith in that gentleman to
know that he would not, as matter
of business, publish what he has with
out reason.
mo girl in short dresses could be out
without being imperiled on every corner
of being drawn into these hellholes by
those who are interested in them.
ct want to know of the fathers of
children in this town how they feel
about this administration. How do you
know that your daughters will not be
lured into these hellholes that are be-
ing maintained in this city?
"And / want to know If there is any