Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11

and Republicans like Roosevelt and
Taft are working to bring about hon
esty and square influences in party poll
tics, peace and accord between races
and classes, and universally diffused
welfare throughout the nations.
when a man is doing that, whether
it be by his vote at the ballot box, at
the primary, or in the legislature, or as
a governor or president, he is doing
religious work"
With the organization of a good gov
eminent league in Los Angeles, such
as l have suggested, I think the chain
of organizations for good government
purposes will be quite complete. l do
not believe in a multiplicity of organi-
cations, but / believe in enough or
CARNATIONS to do the work, and, If the
time comes when we need another one,
1 will be in favor of that too.
But with the City club to keep in
close communion, year in and year out,
the friends of good government, and
to keep them inspired and informed,
and the good government league to
back up with organized effort worthy
candidates for municipal office. and the
good government fund to finance cam
paigns, and the Municipal league to
lend helpful hand to our public off,
Gals in the practical discharge of their
duties, and to watch the proceedings
Of the council and city officials gem
orally ON behalf of the people. think
the interests of the people will be safe
in the city of Los Angeles and perma
nent good government can be assured.
1 hope to see a City club and a
branch of the good government league
established in every city of any size
in the state.
Compared with the Past
When we lsok back a few years and
compare our municipal and state gov
ernments with their present condition,
we have reason to feel we'll satisfied
with the progress made. We have es-
tablished much better city government
in all our large cities. We have COM
PEELED our legislators, city councils and
boards of supervisors to sit up and
take notice of popular opinion. We
have laid the foundation for a peoples
government in California; and there is
much satisfaction for US Los Angelenos
in the reflection that most of this re-
form work has had it's inception and
it's inspiration right here in our own
city. Los Angeles boosters may make
another claim: Los Angeles leads any
city on the Pacific coast in civic adj
vance. Let us not rest content until
we are recognized as the most pro-
gressive community in the world In
all that pertains to better city gov
eminent.
We are here in California, the most
glorious land that mankind ever lived
on. From all parts of the world come
real men here to make their homes.
The sturdy pioneers who braved the
terrors of mountain and plain to come
to this land of promise were strong
men-men of character and intelligence,
and their sons have inherited their
manly qualities. And the men and
women who have followed in these
later years are of the same stamp
progressive and aggressive-liberty-
loving, and hating above all things
graft and misrule and misgovernment.
They have long been patient while
greedy, self-seeking interests have
robbed the people. But at last they
have awakened. From one end of the
state to the other the people are shak-
ing off the tentacles of the octopus.
At last a better day is dawning, and,
unless all signs fail, we are going to
have a government in this glorious
state which will be worthy of its ira
ditions, it's opportunities and its people.