Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-26
CHURCHMEN URGED
TO AID IN CRISIS
CHURCH FEDERATION ISSUES
APPEAL TO VOTERS
No Names are lndorsed for Municipal
Office, but Study of Records
Is Earnestly Re-
quested

An earnest appeal to the voters Of
Los Angeles to realize that crucial
point in the city's history has been
reached and that the citizens are
called upon to show by their free
choice of candidates for public otnces
whether the new primary law snail De
any Improvement on the old method,
was made at a meeting of the Church
federation yesterday noon.
No specific candidates were indorsed,
but the voters of the city were urged
to indorse with their votes the moral,
clean, upright, manly men,"
The resolutions reported by the COM
mittee were as follows:
your commmittee appointed Octo-
ber 4, 1909, to recommend or indorse
candidates to be voted for by the
Christian people of this city at the
coming election in November has given
the subject its careful and prayerful
consideration and has come to the
conclusion that it would not be in ac-
cord with the spirit of our new pri-
mary law for the Church federation to
either indorse or recommend any set
Of candidates for the various offices to
filled by giving their names for
publication.
Critical Period Reached
1--WE have reached a critical period
in our city's history and we are called
upon to show by our free choice OF
candidates for public offices whether
our new primary law shall be any
improvement on our old method of Sc
lecting officers. We believe this can
best be done by non-interference with
the voters of our city so that every
voter shall be permitted to express his
own free will and judgment at the
polls.
to present herewith the names OF any
candidates to be recommended or IN
dorse by this council We do, how
ever, as a Christian body, believe 1T Is
not only our privilege but our duty 10
warn Christian voters of TINS city
against voting for incompetent, d!C
honest or immoral and bad men. we
therefore most earnestly suggest and
urge every voter, regardless of what
his political affiliations may have been
in the past, to look first, last and all
the time for what will best advance
the vital interests and welfare of our
city.
ITO this end he should study care
fully into the character, standing,
ability and fitness of each man for the
office he seeks. First select out or the
vast number of names two for each
office, then analyze these very care
fully until you can inteligently select
tie one best fitted, all things consid-
cred, for the office.
Clean Men Needed
"Vote only for moral, clean, upright,
manly men, experienced men. men who
have been successful in their own
business. men who know what our
city needs, men who cannot be bribed
and will not be grafters, and men who
have the courage of their convictions
and always will be ready to do the
right thing in the right place without
fear or favor.
Select these men as you would Sc
lect a good man to work for yourself
in your own private business. Do not
vote for any man purely Tor Irlend-
ships sake if he is untitled for the job
he is after. For the same reason do not
vote your own party man unless. all
things considered, he is the best man
for the place.
"Remember that the election in No.
vember is merely for the purpose OF