Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-02
THEN AND NOW

ny Iilo stTtHuOuS enuedFOrS OF IedT-
less, public spirited citizens will suffer
for it by finding its last state so much
worse than it's first that reform will
be almost impossible.
The importance of nominating and
electing for mayor of Los Angeles
George Alexander AND ALL HE
REPRESENTS is vital. Citizens will
have no hesitation over giving their
allegiance and support to Mayor Alex
ander IL they will but think back to the
pre-Alexander days and realize the
vast Improvement that has been
wrought in this city during the Alex
ander administration.
In the pre-Alexander days Los An
geles was in serious danger of be-
coming a stronghold of graft, in which
wickedness. entrenched behind privi-
1ege, would debase and debauch the
fairest city of the west and would blast
forever its reputation, hurt its inter-
ests, cripple it industriaily, repel capt.
tai, drive away homeseekers and
plunge our city into a slough from
which it might not have been rescued
for a generation.
AS The Herald took leading part
in the great cleaning UP process which
drove a grating mayor and a corrupt
head of the police department out of
place and power. and gave the govern
ment of the city to worthy and respon-
sible hands, we can speak with conf
dence and authority on conditions then
and now, and from actual information
as to conditions before and after the
redemption of the city from S. p.
domination and corrupt ring rule can
make the statement no greater mis-
fortune could befall this community
than a return to power at this critical
stage of its history of the influences
interests represented by the So
called regular Republican" and in
reality machine candidate for mayor,
Mr.. Smith.
The stupid and unwaTranted inter-
ference Of zone Mushet" probably will
not survive the primaries, because
OUR MACHINE SET" has evidently
determined to abandon him to his fate,
no doubt fearing the result of the hid
eous, imprudent and understandable
error he committed when he tried to
create public prejudice against a school
bond issue by referring to the educa-
tional causes for which 1t was TO be
expended as a "bottomless pit"
usI,o c,,1poyfarg Of Matyor AIaxandar
clean politics, honest administration,
and municipal progress and prosperity
therefore will probably be confronted
by the opposition of the machine can
didate. Smith, supported by machine
newspaper and dependent on machine
Influences for his backing. The Herald
by virtue of its part in the successful
anti-vice campaign and the recall
movement which disiodged from the
city hall a parasitical gang of vice pro-
tect =, is entitled to speak for ma
jority of the best citizens of Los An
geles when 1t urges voters to continue
the record for good government and
efficient administration that has re-
deemed the city's fair name and fame
and has exalted IL among the metro
politan centers OF the land as an ex-
ample of cleanliness, righteousness
progress, Americanism and prosperity
II the coming election should give
the machine any hold on the city gov
eminent there would be only one result
We would have to admit mournfully
1--WE have scotched the snake, not
killed it," and would have to fight al
over again the campaign for permanent
good government in Los Angeles.
once already The Herald and the
good citizens whom 1t represents have
engaged successfully in a warfare
against dens of iniquity; against graft
against police corruption. against de.
pravity, against immortality, against
the powers that prey.
Think of what conditions were be-
Tore this campaign for cleanliness and
decency was undertaken and fought to
a successful ISSUE Then consider the
Improvement that has been effected by
good government.
1nlnK OF the CITY HEN! IHlnK OIL
tie city NOW. And there can be nc
doubt your support will be enlisted fol-
the cause of good government and fol
Mayor George Alexander and the can
didates who represent good govern
ment.
Los Angeles has won a great national
reputation by reason of it's fearless
fight for good government and by the
magnificent victory achieved by the
citizenship represented by Los Angeles
Herald.
OF the fruits Of that victory Los
Angeles must not be robbed by the
Vaccinations Of cunning and unscru-
pulous reactionaries. If the people
were formerly eager in support OF good
government, now they must be enthu'
siastic. Mayor George Alexander
should be renominated at the >pri-
maries. and with his reelection there
should be an assurance of the perma-
nence of the policies which have
brought prestige and prosperity to oul
magnificent metropolis.
IT is believed and hoped arrange