Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-27
Who Got the Bribe Money?

probable that the affidavit Of H. Lelande city clerk which
read by Mr. Woowine in his speech night appears
page The Herald this morning surprise
many people familiar with the rverbed franchise At the
time is thing suspect thing and another thing
have absolute proof while everybody the
yerbed franchise niamy beng transacted fully believed that
brbe money being offered city officials Mr. Leands affidavit
raises that suspicion the dignity OF fact substanad by
ceent evidence No knowing Mr. Leande will any doubt
as to the truth OF his aday Just as no one knowing the kind OF
council that the city being served by that time and the
who accused by Mr. Landes affidavit OF offering bbe will
probably nave doubt that tins rvebed franchise excel
lent opportunity for using and could not have been for
Mr. Leands affidavit puts Mr. Parker in the attitude occ-
pied time another, and at many times, by most
OF the political machine bosses of the country who do the bidding
corporate interests to W the attitude OF offering money 1o
avOs the corporations whose interests he employed guard
that the business of the political boss that
who be bribed and is frequently his business
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rights of the people which public service corporations thrive and
We believe however that there no place in the city of Los
Angeles political We against the
political which
conviction and having shown by the affidavit of respect
able and reputable boss then
the community should to it that Mr. Pakers in is
There kind of law by which shown
have bribed attempted bbe public official should be
banshed from the society OF such officials and
public buildings In tine absence OF such law public sentiment
appealed in order accomplish this result and feel
that the citizenship OF Los Angeles sufficiently high to accom-
psh it.
ing this city occupied by public officials should be- and will be-
considered insult the public which such building, and
that his being in the company of public
will rebound such officials reputation in the
munity.
While the public has Mr. Leande thank for resisting theI
tempaon which all who know him know that he could have
yielded yet the public should visit with condemnation
other officials who made themselves parties this
attempted STEAL and who at the time in the public view
BY these officials mean the six counclmen who voted fol
the ordinance giving away valuable city property which
tempted urrepuousy and have made law before the
public could object to it.
Men with public do engage
dirty work without consideration moving them other
duty discharged The public what
consideration induced the councmen including
Barnev Heay Houghton this ordinance
way that they face of Mr. Lelandes affidavit it will be
public that these could tell what Mr.
he told Mr. Lelande MONEY
WAS BEING SPENT, and he might as well get some of it..
Coming disclosure does this time affords another
and verv striking of kind government
Angeles has had the kind of people who have given
it. powerful argument favor of avoiding that
by ecng the decent respectable honest
zen who presented by those interested in good
the the city, place of the presented
public their by the machine of which Walter Parker
head and front in his CITY