Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-26
CHURCH FEDERATION
FAvORS THE RECALL
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before the ink on the printed netition
forms was hardly dry.
Nearly one hundred canvassers were
enfolled yesterday, and the first twen-
y-IVe VIII be sent out this morning.
Inc petitions We're prepared by J. P.
steele as a result of experience in pre-
cedlng elections on a system that will
greatly facilitate recording Signatures
OF electors. The office system sunn1e-
menting this has been worked out and
is IN readiness to finish the work at
the earliest possible date. 1t would
nave been possible to send out the
canVassers yesterday, but the commit
Tee did not desire to do this until the
plan OF campaign had been fully sys-
tematized.
To Verify Every Name
Haste will be made by acconnlish-
ing this at first" said Mr.. Steele yes
teruay. The committee wants to place
peIore the council a petition that viii
ellmlnate as much as possible any de-
lay or unnecessary expense in Calling
the election Every name turned in will
oe careIully checked as to qualification
anu correctness of address, and this
VIII save time and expense.
we snail have no trouble in sending
ouI enough workers, for there is every
lndlcat1on that we shall not lack for.
volunteers. A feature Of much encour-
dgement in this regard is the requests
Ior copies of the petition that have
come from prominent business men
VINO VIII secure Signers in and near
thelr offices and places of business
Ihls IS so marked as to show the feel
ing OF business men regarding the re-
CALI 'S 'iie ie
Another Endorsement Of the recall
movement was made yesterday by the
church Federation council, represent
I.ls Ihe Protestant churches of Los
angeles, Which unreservedly demanded
the recall of the mayor and indorsed
tne circulation of petitions by the Mu-
nclpal league. The meeting was At
tended by large number of the min
listers of the different denominations.
ana the resolution was adopted unani-
lilously and with much enthusiasm. The
octlon was taken after a full discus-
SION, which took place following the
luhcheon OF the council yesterday noon
at the Federation club.
IN other ways evidence of the be-
lief IN the necessity for the recall
movement was presented to the Mu-
nlclpal league. None of the adherents
of the mayor now is found who he
get enough signers, although this was
a feature of their boast on the dav
following the league meeting at Sym-
phony hall. The leading argument is
IN deprecating the calling of a special
election because it would cost a few
thousand dollars.
To Save Millions
That talk makes me disguised. +"
SAID a Spring street business man yes
terday. IF they have any argument
at all why don't they spring it and not
think sensible men will listen to such
robustness. No matter what it costs.
If the safety of the aqueduct PROPOSE
ton is involved, as I and MANY others
believe, looked at from a financial
viewpoint alone it is a proposition of
spending hundreds to save millions. If
Mayor Harper did not want to nut
the city to this expense why did he go
counter to the known wishes of the
citizens and appoint Kemp
1t was said yesterday that the Har-
per supporters had made an effort to
obtain compromise by getting Kern
to resign his place on the board of
public works, and that it had been
plainly put to Kern that this was the
only way to save his friend "a. c.
but that Kern fatty refused to bulge.
Persons who remember the tone of
Mayor Harper's first official announce
ment of his policy, as made in his ini-
tial message to the city council Janu-
ary z, 1907, are contrasting with it his
present stand quite unfavorably. An
examination of the mayors statements
at that time reveals considerable of a
difference" as one man put it.
Harper on Record
'"This," said Mayor Harper in the
communication sent to the city coun-
Gil as soon as he was sworn in 'is
critical time in the history of the
city of Los Angeles" He referred to
the aqueduct as the most important
work before the city, and in regard to
it urged the council ''to proceed with
the utmost care Of special signifi-
canoe at this time is the following
statement made in the mayors first
message, referring to the Owens river
project:
Even if the accomplishment of this
important work should involve a
greater expenditure than the estimate
of the engineer, it is my belief that if
the project is carried out in prudent
and economical way, without scandal,
the people will be satisfied"
Pressing needs of the city make it
imperative, not only that the officials
who will have charge of the execution
of this project should perform their
duty in a faithful and efficient man
ner, but that they should have the con-
fidence and support of the people. The
time has arrived when petty differences
of opinion should be cast aside and all
should join hands in bringing the
water here in the quickest, cheapest
possible manner, without taint of dis
honesty.
1.-THE board of public, works is a new
creation by charter amendment, voted
upon by the people. Having, as it does,
charge Of all the work in the street
building and engineering departments,
it necessarily becomes the most i'm
rortant Of all municipaI departmentS -