Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-03
MEN IN RIGHT
ARE IN TO WIN

THE Good Government organization is an
organization of the people to combat corpo-
ration influence on municipal government.
Any party, any newspaper that fights the
Good Government forces in the coming cleo
tion Is an enemy of the best interests of
the people, SO said Meyer Iissner, secre.
tary of the Good Government organization.
to a large audience composed of voters OF
the Fourth ward at the Congregational
church, 24O0 Temple street, last night.
I'VE are wearing the smile that won't
come off," continued Mr.. Lissner, because
we are in the right and we are in to win.
We are of the people, not of the machine.
on the other side there are some long faces.
The smile they have worn for years before
the first primary went into effect has worn
of. And we are going to keep 1t off.
''They try to tell you from the Times Of
ice" continued Mr.. Lissner, land they
would have you believe, that Taft and Roose-
welt are in favor Of the straight party vote,
both national and municipal But 1t is not
| true. President Taft himself remarked re-
Gently on leaving a certain city where an
election was taking place that were he cast
ing his vote in that city he would cast it
against the Republican ticket because the
big vested interests had nominated that tick
ct and consequently controlled it. Roosevelt
said that the seed of evil in our municipal
governments was the mixing of national pol
itics into the municipal and the consequent
confusal and olouding of the issues at stake
Government party in The coming election 1t
is over-conhdence OF victory. More elections
have been lost through oVer-conhdence than
from any other cause. Do you remember the
cast out Of a registration Of 60, 900? Let every
man who wears an Alexander smile go to the
polls next Tuesday and vote for a continua-
tion of an administration that has made us a
clean city,.
Story of Fight Told
Mr., Iissner went on to tell of the history
of the first steps taken In the fight for decent
and honest government lie told of the or
ganization of the non-p partisan citizens COM
mittee and of Its struggles in righting some
of the city's wrongs. He spoke length Of
the organization of the City club where the
business Of the city gathered at lunch at
annual meetings and exchanged their ideas of
no wthe city was faring under its admins
tration.
Mr. Lissner strongly advised the election of
Clarence NJ, Taggert to the council and nayed
A. D. Houghton and Barney Healy, members
of the present council, who are seeking to be
again elected. Lissner showed them up to
the audience on their vote for the giving away
of the river bed franchise for a spur track. -
He illustrated his talk all the way through
with many comical stories applying to his sub
jects
Gregory Makes Address
Miles s. Gregory Good Government can
didate for the council. was present with his
wife and two children and made short ad-
dress in which he adhered to the Good Gov
ernment principles and stated that were he
elected to the council chamber he would
give them a straight clean and honest ad-
ministration. Mr., Gregory stated that the
fourth ward would need no automobile to
carry their voters to the polls this election
and that from his personal observation a
keen interest being taken in the cleo
ton. Through his speech Mr.. Gregorys' lit
tie son who appeared not more than six years
old sat in a front seat and smiled up at his
father.
Thomas L. Woowine was also one of the
speakers of the evening and explained to
the audience the energy displayed by some
councilmen, particularly o. d. Houghton and
Barney Healy, in attempting to put it
through. The inactivity of George Smith in
blocking this DEAL in which the city would
have lost Millions was also brought out.