Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-07

vote for any man. The Good Govern
ment organization, in indorsing Mayor
Alexander for reelection, could only
recommend to the people that they
vote for Mayor Alexander. They don't
pledge anybody. They cont pledge the
mayor They don't pledge anybody in
the organization. 1t is not possible.
But when there is a man of merit, a
man that has made good, a man that
is able and competent and honest the
organization can get together over the
city and say to the people that we
believe that this is the best man for
this place and therefore we indorse
him for that office-but the people yet
have the verdict to render. They are
the ones that go to the polls and de-
eide who shall be their mayor or who
shall be their cOuncilmen. That was
the purpose of the direct primary law
and OF the Organization of the citizen
ship of this city to further that which
we call good government to get good
and honest men in every office. That
was not a violation of the direct pri-
mary law, but it was rather to fur
ther the spirit of that law and enable
the people to get together on their
local problems, and l believe that any
man who has studied the political sit
uation in this city has long since been
convinced that if the people are to
succeed in this movement they must
work. unitedly.
How 1t Works
"There is no use to go like a mob.
A single regiment of men can put to
flight a great number in mob, and
so we know there is no need to go
scattered and poll separately, but all
poll together for a common purpose
and for common aid. SO the Good
Government organization started out
to organize in each precinct a Good
Government club. We did not ask
you to elect any man president or Sec
retary or delegate from your precinct
clubs. We asked you to organize,
choose your own men and then send
a delegate from each club to assemble
and in that way to receive, as far as
possible, a representation of the whole
city to confer with one another and
to see what they thought was best for
the city At the same, as l said a
moment ago. pledging no man.
Nov that was the purpose of our
organization. We have just begun this
fight. / think there is no doubt as to
its outcome at this time, but l want |
to say, whatever may be the outcome, |
that this fight for good government is |
Just begun and it is here to stay and |
we viii never stop. (Great applause) !
If we do not have but one hundred |
votes at this election we will never |
stop this fight until We have cleaned |
out this gang of thieves, cut-throats, |
muTderers and devils that have put |
our city to shame. We are going to |
stay on the job for good.
Nov it is only question for you |
to decide, for this fight is not one can
didate for mayor against another can
didate for mayor; it is a fight be-
tween groups of men. 1t is a fight
between men representing those fun
damentai principles that ali people
shall have equal and fair treatment as
opposed to that company of men that
unlawfully-and I think immorally-
choose to style themselves the Repub-
Iican party, whose fundamental Drin-
ciples are for the special interest of
great corporations in this city.
Trust the Trustworthy
"Now the purpose for you to act
upon is to decide whether you shall
ntrust this city to the one company
Of men or whether you will intrust il
to the other. Intrust it to those men
who have for years tried to defraud
this city tried to bottle up your har-
Dor; that tried, through their political
to keep it from your
hands; that in the very last struggle
-ried to buy off the citizens of San
Pedro; that tried to keep us from
making that a great mercantile center