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Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
SQUARE-DEAL CANDIDATE

7" LILLIAN D. STEPHENS is the
wv choice Of the representative
business men and citizens of
Los Angeles as candidate for mayor in
opposition to A. c. Harper at the re-
call election, which is certain to be
held. In a manner that has shown how
keenly the citizens of Los Angeles
are interested in the conduct of
the public affairs of the city,
signatories of the recall petition have
come forward and are coming forward
in such numbers as to put the success
of the recall beyond question. Mr..
Harper will have a chance of appeal
ing to the people to "vindicate" his
astounding. disloyal and shameful
course of conduct as chief executive
Of this city, and citizens will have an
opportunity of electing and WILL
ELECT AS MAYOR OF LOS AN
GELES. WILLIAM D. STEPHENS, a
man Of honesty, ability, grit, firmness,
tactfulness, experience and business
sense, who will be a mayor for whom
Los Angeles won't have to apologize
It is the fervent wish and prayer of
every good citizen that the health of
Mrs. Stephens will be so markedly i'm
proved that not only will her illness
not be bar to her husbands accept
ance of the nomination for mayor, but
that she will be able to bid him Cod
speed in the great work which in all
likelihood he will undertake.
Mr.. Stephens political creed as to
the conduct of municipal affairs may
be stated in two words, Good Govern
ment. He does not believe that party
politics should enter into the govern
ment of city. He does believe that
municipal government should be ad-
ministered along safe, sound business
lines. Mr.. Stephens as a candidate
will be absolutely independent No
machine promises or party pledges
will restrain or embarrass him. He
will be a Square Deal Mayor, standing
always for what is fair and what is
right, and he promises that when
elected he will give a square deal to
every individual, every interest, every
association, every corporation. That is
his only promise, but it is a satisfac-
tory promise. That is his only pledge,
but it is a pledge as broad and yet as
explicit as the most exacting citizen
could require.
Mr.. Stephens gives assurance that
when elected his policies will show
that Americanism can be applied to
municipal affairs, and that the great
est good for the greatest number can
be feature, nay, can be THE CHAR
ACTERISUIC of an intelligent, Amer
lean civic administration. The people
Of Los Angeles are to be congratulated
on the opportunity Of electing as
mayor Of this city a man who will
be a credit to Los Angeles, and whose
occupancy of the mayoralty will be a
guarantee that in all the vast under
takiags and great expenditures of
money, which viii mark and make
memorable the history of the city in
the immediate future, the policy that
is described by, an old and honored
proverb as the BEST will prevail, the
policy Of sterling HONESTY.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
What Others Say
Herald Exposes Harper

The Los Angeles Herald, in a series
of well-Written articles, shows con-
cluslvely that Mayor Harper is under
the dominion of the Espee, which has
obtained absolute control Of the mu-
nicipal affairs of the city of fallen am
gels. With old states prime minister,
the Espee, in full charge we may
reasonably expect a repetition of the
scandals of San Francisco, Pittsburg
and st. Louis. The articles published
so far give Mayor Harper the appear
ance Of a .singed cat. We regret this,
as we did believe that Arthur C. Har-
per would never suffer himself to wear
an Espee collar and take orders from
the associated villainies.-San Bernar-
dino Free Press
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
TAKES YOUNG MAN TO TASK
FOR ALLEGED INACCURACIES

Los ANGELES, Jan. 29-rEditor
HERALD: 1t was not necessary for "a
foung Man" to insert the descriptive
adjective preceding his name, his asser-
ton that he knows "that the battle of
yorktown put an end to taxation With
out representation" tells not only that
ne is young in years but that in so far
as historical accuracy is concerned he
is st1Il in the kindergarten.
Youth is not crime. but on s,,cb
important matters one should reread
nIsIoIy before prefacing a statement
with Il know"
FOR nlnety-seven years after the close
OF the revolution taxation without rep
iesentaLlon was practiced in every state
In the Union.
wyoming, in 1873, was the bright nar-
tlcular state which first put into effect
t tnat guarantee in our national constt-
tuition liberty for its citizens
Otner states have been added until
I1Iy IOudy thefe is quartet of free states
wyoming, Colorado, Idaho and Utah.
IN these four States-and these forr
olly-that abomination of abomina-
tIons, taxation without representation
has been abolished.
Does not "A Young Man. know that
thls winter in Sacramento the women
are supporting lobby whose business
Il IS to try to redeem California from
the disgrace Of taxing it's citizens with
out allowing them representation?
Not a man in California ever did
one single thing either by act, written
or spoken word to secure for himself
tnat winch is beyond all price-liberty;
the Fathers gave men that, and what
they received so freely they are asked
IN turn to give just as freely to Cali
fornia women.
The haters of liberty and lovers of
slavery have won in the first contest
az sacramento, but if they thirty-seven
legislators are honest men thew viii
refuse that portion of their salary con-
tr1buted by the taxpaying women
whom they misrepresent.
ELIZABETH OUIGLEY.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
END SPOILS SYSTEM

NY VOTING the charter amend
N ments, vote OUT the old system
AE under which ward politics be-
came a f1ourishing business. 1t is time
to put an end to spoils and spokesman
ship (to use a word which seems to f1t).
The interests of the city demand that
We have a representative city council
that is to say, a body that will repre-
sent thoroughly the interests of our
great and fourishing municipality, and
not merely of this nook or that Granny;
private and personal constituency, and
that councilmans private and personal
clientele. Five machine councilmen are
opposing proposed charter amendments
9 and 4, providing for the election of
councilmen at large and for direct pri-
mary elections. If the general argu-
ment in favor Of the election of council
men at large is not convincing (and we
believe it is) here is an amazing bill of
particulars: The total vote by wards
at the last city election was 3O,26S.
Five councilmen, constituting the ma
jority of the council, received 1898
votes and constituted a MI
NORITY REPRESENTATION Four
councilmen received 95O2 votes and
constituted a MAJORITY represen-
tation Of the city, although they
were a MINORITY in the council. This
was a preposterous and anomalous con-
dition, which would be ridiculous if it
were not serious. There is an old
proverb about the tail wagging the dog.
OF this curious paradox Los Angeles.
the most enterprising, progressive, am
bilious city on earth, gives an exam
pie. This inconsistency is utterly at
variance with the general reputation
OF the wide awake metropolis of South
ern California. In the wards which
elected the five majority councilmen
1884 votes were cast. In the wards
electing the four minority councilmen
1924 votes were cast. Among the 9TH
er anomalies which disf1gure Los An
geles municipal conditions under the
present system is the fact that the
voting power Of a voter in the Eighth
ward is six times greater than that of a
voter in the Sixth ward!
Let US put an end to all this ridicu-
lous nonsense by VOTING FOR THE
CHARTER AMENDMENTS
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
VOTE "YES"

HOTE 'yes' to all the proposed char
" ter amendments. This is safest
and best plan of assuring the sue
cess of the election, and on the success
of the election depends to a great ex-
tent the future history of this city.
Nothing Of course can stop the growth
and prosperity of Los Angeles. The
city is too big a proposition to he
crippled permanently by the conspira-
cies of machine politicians But if the
machine plotters had their way the
growth and freedom Of the city would
be interfered with by the rejection of
amendments which will take power out
of the hands of the corrupt corpora
tion bosses and ward heelers and give
it to the people.
There are thirty-one amendments to
be voted on. None should be sacrificed.
1t will be better to vote for all than to
run any risks of losing votes by split
ting the ticket. A special campaign
has been made in behalf of No. 1, which
contains provisions safeguarding the
city against peril of having the Los
Angeles aqueduct, the river bed and
other municipal public utilities grabbed
by private interests; on No. 2, which
provides that city officials shall be
elected at large; No. 4, which provides
for nomination Of candidates by petit
tions and primaries, and No. Z, which
provides for the consolidation of Los
Angeles with seaport cities. The gen.
eral effect of the adoption Of all the
proposed amendments will be to make
Los Angeles a better and more efficient
city, to improve markedly property
values, to make investments more pro-
ductive, to give that definite assurance
of good government by the people, Of
the people, for the people, which is at
the foundation Of all permanent pros
perity
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
LITTLER MAC

N GIVING testimony before legis-
lative committee in New York
Il Mayor Mcclellan said: There is
a general socialistic tendency in this
country, and it requires all of the
backbone of officials to resist the pres
sure" What Little Macs miniature
means by the word backbone is doubt
full The evidences Of Socialism"
which are deplored by him have taken
the form of expressions Of popular will
and of evidences of a tendency on the
part Of the, American people to come
to their senses on the question of own
ing themselves and their country.
Mayor Mcclellan brands as sociaIistic
municipal ownership, the referendum,
the recall and the other measures pro-
posed or taken by American communi-
ties for protection from corporation
loot and official incapacity or dishon-
esty.
Nothing is more indicative Of the un-
fortunate nature Of the conditions
which have produced the traitors
termed by President Roosevelt "maIe-
factors of great wealth. than the dis
position of society to throw out radi-
cal protective influences. Every ac-
tion in metaphysics as we'll as in chem
istry produces an equal and consequent
reaction, and what Mayor Mcclellan
mistakes for Socialism is the reaction
ary desire Of the people to get possess
sion of the sources of supply from
which malefactors of great wealth and
1afo o,a+r,
great wealth replenished their criminal
Golfers. Mayor Mcclellan, poor body,
speaks according to his limitations. All
his life he has been cribbed. cramped
cabin'd and confined by the very same
kind Cf an oppressive environment that
President Roosevelt kicked to flinders
and broke through.
He has not had to make his way"
His fathers name was ''open sesame"
to almost any official appointment in
the gift of Tammany Hall. When the
word '"Tammany" was a term of re-
proach, when the old rattletrap Croker
machine was condemned and despised,
oh, with what fierce and enthusiastic
JOY did the Tamman-- leaders pick from
the roll of membership the name of a
young man named GEORGE B.
MCCLELLAN and invoke the ghost of
Little Mae to help them back into pow
er! And it did. 1t was good ghost, and
it has been walking regularly for Tam
many and George B. But George B.
cAould recognize the fact that even the
amount Of wisdom and knowledge and
diseernment that may come by heredity
may be limited, and even the name he
wears an "Open Sesame" to office hold
ing success though it be, is not enough
to save him from reproof when he
would fain convince his intelligent
citizens that initiative, referendum,
the recall and municipal ownership of
municipal equipments are Socialistic.
And even if Littier Mac is right and
they are Socialistic, does that make
them wrong? oh, common sense, COM
mon sense, come back to Manhattan
and shed a benign influence over the
city hall!
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
LoMITA RANCHER MAKES A
PLEA FOR BETTER ROADS

LOMITA, Jan. 3O-[Editor HeraldI:
want to protest against the terrible
condition of the road to San Pedro.
There are about thirty families who
have moved here, four miles from San
Pedro, and we have nothing much bet
ter than a cowpath for road. We
have to open three gates and some
times four or else go three miles out
of our way on a still worse road
Farmers are dependent on this road to
market their produce, and if a good
road is needed anywhere it is surely
needed here. Farmers have to battle
against terrible conditions on every
hand. 1t would be amusing if it was
not such a grim tragedy to hear so
much in favor of a good and free har-
Dor and the roads in an impossible
condition. San Pedro, it seems to a
good many people, is practically bot
tied up. We want a road through the
"shoestring strip so people can sell
what they raise without being eight
hours on the road going eight miles.
Will you please bring this to the at
tention of the good roads commission?
Yours for good roads,
E. L. CARVILL.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
SCORES MExIco's PRESIDENT
FOR ATTITUDE On RACE TRACK

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29.-[Editor
Herald]: Ever since the alleged Mex
lean revOlutiOnistS, MagOn, Villareal
and Rivera, have been in Los Angeles
county JAIL I have paid much attention
to their Incarceration, thinking if these
men are against President Diaz Of
Mexico, what 9 great man Diaz must
be, having succeeded in Obligating the
government of the United States in per-
scouting these men.
In the last few months I have read
much in the various newspapers about
slavery under the horrible despOtism of
MeXico's ruler, and the official massa-
creS committed by order of this ruler.
I have not given much credit to these
accusations, taking it for granted
these conditions were exaggerated by
his enemies, but now, since l read in
the press of today that the race track
gamblers, men who profit by the weak
ness of humanity, causing crime and
bringing disgrace to wives and chill
dren, men who are the dishonor of our
country, that one of these same race
track gamblers before the legislature in
Sacramento raised his voice in the
lOudeSt tones, praiSing the great good
ness and wisdom of the president of
Mexico because he has given con-
cessiOn of land for ten years for a race
track. What kind of ruler is he who
protects vice against his fellow coun-
trymen in favor of foreign adventurers
Many homes in the United States have
been desOlated by the immoral influ-
ence of the race track, many intelligent
men locked up in our penitentiaries,
leaving their wives and children weep
ing, disgraced and helpless, the chill
dren growing up under the shadow of
a fathers shame. And President Diaz
of Mexico is IN favor of these evils,
and the government of the United
States is serving him in keeping in our
Jail patriotic men, who are willing to
fight that despotic protector of gam
blers. EVA SINGLETON.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
SAYS FRIDAY MORNING CLUB
STRIKES AT ROOT OF EVIL

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28.-[Editor
HERALD: In Thursdays Herald Mar
garet Mowbray's letter on scholarships
and the Friday Morning club strikes
me as a case of acute indigestion. She
simply bolts the whole question and
does not take time to extract the ker-
mel.
The basis of her TRADE against help
ing the children to an education is that
it is not getting at the root of the
trouble; that the real cause is the
grinding down of the wage Garner by
the husbands of the very women who
are so anxious to help their children.
Well, let us grant this, for the sake
of argument. Has Miss Mowbray any
personal knowledge of to whom these
scholarships are given? Has she even
taken enough interest in the coming
generation to investigate cases of need
Are we to sit with folded hands and
let the children grow up like Topsy?
How can we prevent this grinding by
this monster Capital?
If the writer had taken the trouble to
look into the subject before having this
spasm she would find that it is the
children Of the uneducated, unskilled
workman that require help. The father
OF these children gets discouraged look
ing for work and deserts his family;
or dying, leaves them in such circum-
stances that the Oldest CnlId mas TO
work to help support the mother and
brothers and sisters. Are not these
women getting at the root of the evil
when they step in and help to fit this
child for the battle of life by giving
him an education?
What has created the demand for cor
respondence schools but the demand of
men who did not have the chance, as
boys, for an education, and find them
selves placed at a great disadvantage
with their more fortunate colaborers? .
Supply and demand regulate the price
Of labor, and the great army of unedu-
Gated, unskilled workmen must expect
small wages. Educate the coming gen
Grafton and the labor and wage situa-
ton must of necessity be bettered.
FDTTC ATE
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
M aYor Kettle

''Is crime protected. in Los Angeles ?''
is scarcely a question of doubt any
more. The Express and Herald have
let in flood of light on the question
and there is no longer any room for
consistent reference to the ''wiclxed adj
ministration" of other cities-San
Francisco for instance. Ruef and
Schmitz have their counterparts, per
haps allies, in Los Angeles, and the
pots and kettles look very much alike
at little distance 1t is in order to
remark that the people Of Los Angeles
are being grossly imposed upon; and an
uprising, even of q severe nature, is
right now justifable. Looters are NOT
entitled to Undergraduates Regis
ter.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
AFTER THE TIFF

That every rose should have its thorn
Is Mother Natures way,
And hence it is L do not mourn
At finding out today
That Daphne, whom I love so much
For whom there is no match,
For all her soft and tender touch,
Can scratch.
The thing to do is not to moan
Because I've learned the fact
But let her rosy sweets atone
The slightly feline act.
Ne man who has the slightest wit
Because the thorn is there
Condemns the rose, but handles it
With care.
Hence, when my rose doth come again
MY frown she shall not see.
She'll find me smiling gaily when
Once more she comes to me.
She'll find the love l testify
No bubble is, forlorny
To perish when 'tis punctured by
A thorn.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
Gambling

Let us not tell half truths. Let us
make clean breast of it while we are
exposing our shame, and not let the
stranger carry away erroneous i'm
pressions. If Arcadia completes the
ruin of >ts devotees, what about their
initiation into the gambling game? 1t
IS all right to illuminate against the
race track fifteen miles away, but
ethically, what difference is there in
betting on a horse race and shaking
dice to see whether the customer shall
get his cigar for nothing or pay double
price? What a lot of humbugs we
are!-Los Angeles Graphic.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
The State Press
EnqIebriqht Upheld

Congressman Englebright is being
criticised in some quarters for intro
duclng bill requiring that in future
all proposed extensions of the forest
reserve areas and irrigation lands shall
be first submitted to congress, and be-
come operative only upon the approval
of the national legislature. We see
no cause for adverse comment on this
proposition. AS far as the forest re-
serves are concerned, his position is in
line with the views of his constituents
IN this section. We see nothing out of
place in congress having the deciding
voice in all such matters.-Amador
Ledger.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

Stick to your guns, Mr.. Stephens. Your
city of Los Angeles needs you. The men
who are operating the machine guns are
desperate. At this crisis in the history of
Los Angeles the eyes Of the United States
are on the citizen who will accept the indie
pendent nomination for mayOralty and will
make a brave and winning fight.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
AT THE THEATERS

AUDITORIUM-"LittIe Red Riding Hood
MASON-"Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch"
BELASCO-"The Girl of the Golden West ,
MAJESTIC-"The House of Bondage
BURBANK-"The Spoilers
MISUNDERSTANDING.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE-"Tar and Tartar
Los ANGELES-VaudeviIIe.
FISCHER'S-'"The King of Patagonia"
EMPIRE-VaudeviIIe
UNIQUE-"Paquita Down to Date"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

There is not a leading newspaper in the
United States that is not announcing today
that w. ID. Stephens will be the next mayor
of Los Angeles. No one is more keenIy in
terested in the success of the fight for good
government in this city and i'm the triumph
of Mr.. Stephens than is a Very Prominent
citizen who lives in Washington. His name
is Theodore Roosevelt.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

That spiritless old officer, General
Apathy, should be kept on the retired
list today. The triumphant success OF
the charter amendments election will
give the command of the city to Gen
eral JOY.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

On Sunday some ministers preached
sermons about immoral conditions in
Los Angeles. With new mayor de-
voted to Americanism and reform, the
naughtiness of our lovely city will cease
to form theme for pulpit oratory.
And we will allow our highly esteemed
ministers to lead in singing the dox-
Ology
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
Glorious GridIev

After all, Gridley has had neither
freezing weather, cyclones or bIizzards
and the total damage by water can be
expressed with three figures. AS for
the colonies around, comparatively no
damage is reported. In a few weeks
we will all have forgotten that flood
threatened us.-Gridley Globe.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

There is zero weather in poor old
New York. The weather prophet says
there will De zero weather for some Los
push politicians" in the near
future.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

The big American nation is interested
in the fight for clean government in Los
Angeles, and in the campaign of the
peoples candidate, w. D. Stephens.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
Cure for Marry

Tight shoes are a sure panacea. for
all other troubles. The man whose
footwear pinches him will soon cease
to worry about anything else-Corona
Independent.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
Hungry John

One Of John d. Rockefeller's biogra-
piers says that the great oil king
makes it rule to get up from the
table hungry. Yes, and he has made
many other people do the same
Santa Rosa Press-Democrat
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

Vote the charter amendments, but
don't forget to work for the recall
That will be a big practical amendment
Of present official conditions.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

Prospects Of the success Of apti-race
track gambling legislation are con-
stantly becoming brighter. The friends
of reform in California are delighted
with the outlook.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

Anti-recall army cannot gain many
recruits. It is leading not merely d
forlorn hope, but a hopeless hope.
Mayor Harper will be recalled.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

BY voting FOR the charter amend
ments you will vote AGAINST the
machine.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

1t is the duty of EVERY good citizen
to vote the charter amendments, and
the word EVERY includes YOU.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

IF YOU HAVE NOT VOTED FOR
THE CHARTER AMENDMENTS, DO
IT NOW.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

Hurrah for the square deal candidate
for mayor!
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02
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Honesty is the best PoLITICs.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-02-02

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