Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-18
Address to the People OF Los Ar
geleS Adopted at Citizens Meeting
to Name Candidate for Mayor
INC THE MEN AND>WOMEN OF Los ANGELES:

petition for the removal of A. C. Harper Mayor Of this
n city has been filed with the City Council
The petition forth at the following general
en OF the grounds for which the removal of c. Harper from
the office of Mayor the City of Los Angeles sought
That he has during years of administration him
self to be incompetent and unfit for the position he occupies
That he has frequently abused the appontve power by
Letting for personal and political utterly unfit
the offices to which they were appointed
That he and certain of his aprontees Comm
have been active promoters holders
enterprises whose stock has been Systematically among
the very people commission is called upon
to regulate and control
That the natural result of these improper appointments
his to enforce mpary the laws ordinances
The continuance in office Of A. c. Harper Mayor of the
city is engaged"
This petition has signed by o88o citizens and electors Of
this city than necessary recall
The readiness with which these signatures
shows that the dsrust of the Mayor profound and widespread
and that the people have resolved his removal from office
for cause.
ACCUSED BY GRAND JURORS
Since this petition filed ury which has had
under the conduct of the Mayor and other city Off
ca has filed majority report upon those which
That the Mayor and certain of his official apponees have in
that reprehensb and outside of their official duties
made frequent visits houses of am engaged reve1y
and debauch in such place and
That the Mayor part of his Police Commission
OF the Police Department cognzan of the of
liquor ordinances OF the city such houses which numbered about
m and had made effort to punish said violations
although the enforcement the ordinances governing
the sale OF liquor IN the city IS by the provisions of the city char
ter especially entrusted to the authority of the Mayor and
officials and imposed upon them duty.
minority report signed by six Grand Turv
has stated terms that plan the
carried
certain parties property which be devoted
devoted to- houses of prostitution violation
which the Mayor sworn to enforce
Facts have been widely published and denied show
that the Mayor Of the City of Los Angeles
office have deliberately allied themselves by mt
a OF business interest with the
life of the city, and these allies permitted
duct businesses in the city violation of every
city for the control of such businesses and the
ter1al injury OF the city and its inhabitants.
SOME OF APPOINTEES UNFIT
Further matter of knowledge that the Mavo
has appointed to official positions men no.
orlousy unfit to hold office of the
of the city, and particular Mayor has appoint
OF the expenditure of public within the
aggregatng $OO0OOO Edward who virtue
OF the facts set forth both the majority
the Grand Jury to his actions while Chief by his
acts the position of City Councilman which of cub
lie record has heretofore proved himself be
official position OF trust confidence the government
The Mayor Of the city, by his appointments and his
failure discharge the duty imposed upon by law has no
orlousy allied himself with and pandered every
men in the city and has exposed the
financial affairs of the city to the danger of inefficient
corrupt mismanagement
It conviction based upon undsputed facts which
have been to the public that Mayor Harper
self utterly unworthy of the trust confidence respect the
people of this city and that his further the
of the city
We therefore call upon all good the en-
orcement of laws the protection the material
erests of the city and especially the successful eff
cent prosecution of the public works being
by the city, vote the recall election Is remove
the Mayor from the office which he has himself
unworthy to hold.