Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-05

to circular which I personally sent
out among the voters of the Forty
ninth precinct. To say the least, the
Times article is unjust and untrue.
without the knowledge of the Good
Government organization or any of it's
officers. some of the residents in my
precinct decided to undertake a pri-
vate campaign in behalf of decency
and good government We circulated
the following letter.
"The election of Dec. Z will have a
vital effect on the future Of Los An
geles. The result will either be a leap
backward in San Francisco. or an
other step forward in good govern
ment
IN civic pride and progressive prn-
ciples, Los Angeles Is the foremost city
in the United States. and just now the
eyes Of the world are upon us 10 see
. If this city Will return to the notorious
corruption Of the last administration,
or decide for a continuation Of honest
officials and civic Righteousness.
- "rhe primary election Of November
10 was q splendid victory for good gov
ernment, and must now place in
power those candidates who viii main
tain a government Of the people for
the people and by the people. and not
government Of politicians for the in
terests and by the machine.
"As friends and nelghbOrs. we
earnestly invite you TO work and vote
with US for the candidates named on
the inclosed card, whose pledges and
characters give assurance Of an honest,
intelligent and able administration Of
our municipal affairs.
Signed,
GEO BRADBERRY. 1926 Blauer st.
"a. A. CLARRY, 909 W. Twelfth st.
"w. A. SINfMERAL, 935 Sunbury st.
"a. NJ. DUNCAN, 724 Sunbury st.
"CHAS. T. DENNIS. 1922 W. 11th ST.
PERCY K. ROSS, 1912 Denver ave-
"In the Times article I am accused
of having tried to make it appear that
one of the signers Of the letter, Percy
K. Ross, is the same man as Percy
w. Ross, a machine candidate for
council. We would never think of
using as an asset the name Of can
didate who is reported as saying in
public speech that he did not wish to
serve in the city council with such men
as Judge Works and w. j. Washburn,
but preferred such men as Healy Lyon
and Yonkin, who are notorious for
their machine affiliations.
81 feel that an apology is due to
Percy X. Ross the citizen, for having
thus exposed him to the danger of be
ing mistaken for Percy w. Ross, the
candidate.
percy X. Ross is an excellent cit
izen who has been affiliated with good
government work long before the
writer ever heard of Percy w. Ross,
the candidate.
"The attack on Mr.. Lissner is wholly
uncalled for, since the first he saw of
this circular was when it was in print
and ready for mailing. He knew moth
ing regarding who would sign the
letter, nor did either he or ! think for
a moment that IL would make the
sparks fly So"
The Twenty-first Precinct Good Gov
ernment club will hold a meeting at
4 o'clock this afternoon at 462 South
Figueroa street.
"The negro vote will be cast for
Mayor Alexander" said L. c. Luke
yesterday. Mr.. Luke is one of the
prominent men in negro circles and is
closely in touch with his fellow
citizens.
"If there Is any race that should
stand for law and order, it is the
negro" said Mr.. Luke. Il feel abso-
lutely certain that Mayor Alexander
will give all the people a good ad-
ministration. The machine will not
ests above the public good. 1t did not
take me long to conclude that a vote
for Alexander is a vote for law and
order and good government There
fore. for the good of the negro, l coun-
sci him to vote the Good Government
ticket straight. / know that the best
members of my race will vote that
way. and know we will glory in con-
tinuing to call Uncle George mayor
once more"
The executive committee of the
Voters league, an organization repre-
of all classes in the COM
after careful and impartial
makes the following
I'VE respectfully recommend voters
who desire that Los Angeles should be
by honest, anti-machlne men
to vote for all of the candidates for
city offices indorsed by the Good Gov
organization. Do not scratch
any of its councilmanic candidates or
you will help to elect two or three of
the opposition. Such danger ought to
be avoided, since the charter makes
the council the greatest power in our
government and requires six votes for
every appropriation of money. Henc4
It is essential to have at least six oI
seven staunch and faithful councilmen
10 prevent deals or log-rolling for
or selfish interests.
1--WE respectfully recommend the
electors to vote on all of the important
questions on the ballot. |
The franchise for the extension of the |
San Pedro street railway should be
voted against, because it is a scheme |
% deprive the people of 2 per cent of |
he gross profits due them under the |
state law, as the bookkeeping would be |
if this separate franchise |
should be granted, the northern por-
ion of this line now being operated in |
defiance of the city attorneys written