Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-29

mayor of the city Angeles do call all the members
our ORGANIZATION and of our employ their most
''''s fsigned f5IUli9 - ''e' @BoARD OF DIRECTORS
Liberal Alliance Southern California.
Herald would willingly believe that any organization
OF citizens OF this city or the !epTesenauyes OF any % %
deliberately cse the duly elected officials OF the city
At the Same time it hard interpret of the statements
of the foregoing resolution otherwise than criticism OF law enforce
ment The resolution says: n.
city should remain in the hands of incompetent and narrow
minded persons every restriction Of personal liberty
and encroachment upon the personal
the public" ..,-...u4of11 = Wy
Mushet of the candidates for mayor who is opposing the re-
election of the incumbent of that office Mayor Alexander
must that Mayor Alexander is referred to un
der the designation incompetent and minded persons
committed to every restriction of personal liberty, etc
If this intended criticism of Mayor Alexander as upon
its face undoubtedly then the gentlemen who have
this circular have put themselves in the attitude OF eTcSg pup
forced Alexander has done nothing above or beyond this
Save enforcing existing laws he has in no way ere
& oerso3 personal liberty" or to encroach upon per-
sona convenience of the public member OF It, lie has nor
has been passed by city council which the Liberal Alliance could
onstre as in any way restricting the personal liberty OF the people,
saving possibly recently passed making easier the convc
on Of engaged kinds of gambling and regulating
more strictly certain halls which have beyond any
question: used in this city to debauch and ruin the
youth of the city, and especially youngsgirs A. ~
or present city council persons committed to every re-
stricton of personal liberty"
Therefore, criticisms contained in the foregoing resolution
have been leveed at the mayor and at those o OF
appointed by members of the police commission to whose
hands committed the enforcement OF the laws OF e city
Do the officials Of the Liberal Alliance who promulgated these
resolutions wish to put in the attitude OF crcsin
Mayor Alexander and the officials appointed by nm or
laws which existed when they took office? Certainly these gen
emen open that criticism for it matter wen known ta
under no administration has existed in this city for score
wears have fully and thoroughly enforced Who
they have been since Mayor Alexander and ms
nistration took When they took office they succeeded
cv administration had been VIGOROUSLY lax IN enforcing
purchased the right the state laws and city ordinances gov
ernng the conduct businesses sort OF premium which
Of cOCk in
members of the city government were interested. 49,,
These men had thus purchased from public officials this
right to violate avad themselves to the fullest extent OF
their purchase doing they only maintained places so vie
@ he % described by newspapers read by people, they
inflicted wrong upon large NUMBER OF nquo
keepers in this city who are gooo zeS ana VINO
therefore, elected to obey the laws.
Every dollar and every customer attracted by saloon
or restaurant conducting contrary law represents just
that much advantage wrongy gained at the expense OF aWa
ing citizens carry the lines OF business compliance
The Herald has always held majority of the engaged
selling liquors Los Angeles whether as saloon keepers or res
lawabdng citizens and prefer TO conduct e
accordance with law Each one OF these men must su
when any rival who not law-abdng citizen permitted to con-
business prohibited by law 1t not right that
men should made suffer penalty for obeyng the laws OF
their city and state penalty always inflicted every
a-abidng engaged IN line OF business whe a0thef man
the same line of business permitted to break the law
f nber Of saloon and restaurant city because
people under them violated the laws prescribing
the which their businesses should be conducted By thus
furnishing these voaors Mayor Alexander and his fellow
officials not themselves the respect of citizen
citizen engaged lines of business in this city and whose
business was necessarily ongfuy injured by the defiance of law
pracced voators whom the and his officials
shed =,
In this way only this way have Mayor Alexander and his
fellow officials nerered with he personal liberty OF our citizens
and placed upon the personal onvenlences t
public" ~ . |
We think Liberal Alliance will hardly secure the friendship
of the respectable liquor dealers and restaurant keepers OF this city
however that Mr. Muhet seeks and receives such sup
port furnishes the possible evidence OF his utter untne
for the position which he seeks The city of Los Angeles does
want as mayor who has evidently promised his supporters