Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-20
BEST CANDIDATES

TN THE convincing array of facts
and incontrovertible train of rea-
"A soning presented in yesterdays
Los Angeles Herald with regard to
Mushet's candidacy, the conclusion was
established beyond reasonable doubt
that the Southern Pacific machine not
only did not oppose Mushet, but IA
vored him as far as the boss dared show
his hand. Had Boss Parker gone
further in his support of Mr.. Mushet's
candidacy he would have run the dou-
BILE risk of offending mortally the MEM
bers of his machine who were really
Mr.. Smiths friends, and of alternating
many honest men and good citizens
among Mr.. Mushets supporters who
would have abandoned his ranks the
moment they had been able to see
that their candidate was really favored
by the Southern Pacific machine.
AS far as the machine is concerned,
the rival candidates., Smith and
Mushet, were "Arcades Ambo," which
is another way of saying they were
both in the same boat, or both tarred
with the same stick.
Yet the good citizens whose names
were used to advertise and boost
Mushet could not be accused of being
machine men, and The Herald has ex-
planned thoroughly and satisfactorily
the phenomenal appearance of excellent
and worthy citizens like NJ. H. and
Phineas Newmark, Z. p. Bosbyshen,
M. A. Hamburger, A. NJ. stephens,
Lewis r. Works, Carroll Allen and
others in connection with a campaign
which was not clear from the infiu-
ences which are detrimental to the best
interests of Los Angeles, and are en-
tirely repugnant to the citizens men
toned, and to others who might be
named; influences of any willing or
conscious association with which those
most excellent citizens are absolutely
guiltless.
There is only one "safe" candidate
for the office of mayor of this city
who can be supported by all the good
citizens of Los Angeles without the
slightest danger that the machine has
any part in his campaign, and that
candidate is George Alexander. Our
excellent mayor represents the "best
there Isl in Los Angeles. He stands
for prosperity, progress, honesty, and
his administration warrants the asser-
ton that under his next administra-
tion Los Angeles will make greater and
more satisfactory progress than ever
before, and the Owens river water de-
velopment and harbor improvement
and other great projects which will
signalize the future history of this
city will be safely and successfully
carried on.
For city tax and license collector
Clarence NJ. Taggart's candidature
commends itself to all friends of good
government who would like to see the
business of that important office
transacted in a business-like way. The
election of Mr.. Taggart will give as
surance of a clean and economical
administration of an Office which in
the past has been manipulated with a
view to providing more jobs for the
boys rather than conducted in an ef-
ficient and economical manner.
Good government and absolute hon
esty will be helped also by the election
of John S. Myers as city auditor, and
by the selection as councilmen OF
John d. Works, Martin F. Betkoush,
w. ]. Washburn, Robert M. Lusk,
Josias J. Andrews, Miles S. Gregory L.
L. O'Brien. George Williams and Rich
mond Plant. Their election will give us
"the best council Los Angeles ever
had" a most desirable help to "the best
mayor Los Angeles ever had" George
Alexander