Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-02
The Times and The Machine Ticker

have at last made up mind climb Republican
toung for the nondescp collection of candidates which its Rump
Convention ago nominated for selection to fill the offices
of the city OF Los Angeles at the primary election TO be he OH @
tenth day of this month
In appearing the columns Of contemporary
Sunday morning last under the caption FOR
CONTROL urged support by the Republican voters OF the
city Angeles of the ticket produced by the aforesaid hump
In this behalf, it says
condition. 1e n 39y Ga Es' rsG Ely
qg as 9THnse excepting Republican
Pn as s f' so SG q s D 1 party " can
Let us just this idea of the control of the city by
party will bear the responsibility of conducting at
fairs properly has worked out in Los Angeles in the past
many years the city council of the city of Los Angeles has
been machine Republican by overwhelming majority and for
most of those years Republican mayor has placed the whole
party machine by which these officers were chosen
Just we may remind contemporary of the fact that it
mayors secretary P boss, that years
passed ndon the Southern Pacific habor project at
graft by congressman and from Southern California
At this Republican contemporary leading the de
citizens of Los Angeles tight for peoples harbor at San
So outraged by the action OF the Republican council
controlled by Republican boss that for months kept standing
editorial columns the OF the Republican counGmen
betrayed the city this shameful way connected with
appropriate denunciatory adjectives. -
Did the Republican party bear the responsibility of
conducting properly that occson On the contrary
some of the very betrayed the interests of city by
this shameful the Southern Pacific boss
council Overwhelmingly Republican, attempted to MAKE
gift Rverbed franchise, property worth at least million
dollars to a public service corporation
ward rewarded office by the Republican machine .
Does contemporary find anything in this incident winch
teaches that the Republican party of the city of Los Angeles as
controlled will bear the responsibility OF conducting aaS
properly?
a put aa a f to- at s q%5 3ad
hen %ih the party oahod lay good
s0ySrn ndaet EVERY r member party in
known every who has been citizen OF Los
Angeles for the past years every betrayal of the pub
by the city government has been by city officials Sc
ected by the soced Republican party Or to be just to ha ge
party by the Southern Pacific Republican machine OF this city
During period this machine has always been in power IN the
city government that should be held responsible Tor all OF the
bad which have had during that time Oh course
result would have followed had the city been
the hands of Democratic machine OF the same KIND put
the Republican machine was power the Republican ma
chine bear the odium OF the result
During period question experience has shown the utter
mposbiy OF making the Republican party as represented IN TINS
city by Paker Republican machine answeable to the pub
generally for the conduct every member OF the party holding
office in the city"
the direct primary law AND THEREBY TAKE OUT THE
HANDS OF THE REPUBLICAN POLITICAL MACHINE
ING OF OFFICIALS FOR THE CITY This result however be
it borne in mind was until the people of the city had
directly responsible to instead responsible political
chine which, countless instances had betrayed the interests OF
We REFER of course recall With the recall in effect the
people every official directly accountable to themselves
and do not depend upon political party machine
holding their officials accountable to it.
Having secured this right power hold officials directly
responsible to the people took the further step OF adopt
the primary law by which they could choose the officials
who govern without the intervention OF the Repub
can party machine any other party machine
For twenty years the citizens OF Los Angeles have witnessed
the failure parties hold degree OF responsibility the Off
Gals who their interests They have secured legal
machinery by they directly hold officials responsible tor
betavng their interests and having they
directly select officials themselves.
The trouble with contemporary is that it is living so far
the past that awakened the glorious opportunl
ties which people Of Los Angeles have secured in the present to
directly honest and efficient government at the hands OF
their officials without intervention OF political party ma
chine clique.
As to the disturbance and turmoil that have charac-
erzed our municipal affairs of which contemporary speaks
is very safe has experienced disturbance
the reform officials recently elect
cd v the people succeed the late awbreang administration
for which Paer Republican machine directly RESPONSE
and some laW-beakrs
that have been brought up with round turn in their careers OF
violating made protect the morality and Webeng OF
city. :,
Certain and saoonepe and propretors OF vile
resorts have experienced good deal of disturbance unrest and
no since Mayor Alexander and the other officials who
brought IN as OF the late recall election took office Also
certain special interests which have been the habit of securing
wrongful advantages the expense OF the citizens OF the city by