Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-07

TT HERE has been decided drift in public senti-
ment toward the candidacy of Oscar e. Parish.
Mr.. Parish has been conducting his campaign 70"
mayor along decent intelligent and progressive lines
His campaign has not been marked by mudsinging
dsparagement of other candidates. If Parish and
his friends have not found it necessary to speak of
his opponents, neither have they found
it necessary to speak i'll of them Parish and his
friends have stuck to clean politics, have advanced
good for support of his candidacy and have
ready and willing at all times to have the light
of inquiry turned upon him with its most searching
rays.
Oscar e. Parish stands for good government-for
a progressive city. Parish is of exceptional
executive ability which in his is backed up by
courage, intelligent application good common sense
and a proper appreciation of his felowmen.
Parish comes from the farm. He has known
what real hard work a farm means He has been
a hustlng, energetic, go-ahead man from the time
he had learned to read and write He is a sef-made
man in the best of the term. His success in
business life he owes to his indomtable pluck,
sar dealing with the people he did business with and
to his answering honesty.
Men like oscar E. Parish are needed in public life
in Los Angeles, well in other cities He knows
what do for the best interests of the people and
he has the good judgment the courage and the spirit
to do it,
the men who are opponents of Parish speak
in the highest terms of him. 1t is not uncommon to
hear a candidate say that if he himself cannot win
he has no objections to Farish
Parish is the man upon whom all the con-
tending factions unite. He is the man for the
office.
The nomination of Parish at that time will be
equivalent to his election. His nomination means
that Los Angeles will have renewed lease of healthy
municipal life; that the city will once moro take on
a progressive career and that there will be cessa-
ton bitter wranges, personal animosities and
deporabe disputes that have many months char
cterzed and nerfered with the best interests of the
whole community.
Parish believes in a broad and progressive policy
in municipal affairs, policy that is practical as well
as progressive He stands for reasonable govern
ment that has the for all the people and
for the interests of people. Business men know
and trust him, working people have confidence In
him and know that they will at. all times get fair
square deal
Parish stands for the public schools. He is the
only candidate for mayor who gave substantial tes-
tmony of his belief by subscribing toward the 1und
for the purchase of the last school bond issue.
There is no partisanship behind the Parish can
didacy. Leading citizens, regardless of political af-
filiaton, have joined in the movement TO place nm
the head of municipal affairs.
Parish has made promises; he is free and un-
trammeled. Parish will be mayor Of all the people
all the time he is in office
He is successful in business, being a member Of
the firm Mines & Parish, leading real estate deal
ers and connected with practically all our leading
commercial organizations
He has been actively identified with all progress
sve movements for the advancement of Los Angeles
since his arrival here in 1895.
Member OF the city council in 1908 and 1904
President Of Los Angeles Realty Board in 1907
Member of Consolidation Committee for CONSOLE
dating Wilmington and San Pedro with Los Angeles
1909
Tie following petition, signed by hundreds OF
prominent business men, impeled Parish to announce
his candidacy: