Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24

This resolution was read and adopted
after Judge Cyrus F. McNutt, a prom
inent Democrat, had flayed the Harper
administration mercilessly for what he
considered its betrayal of the citizens
Deafening applause was accorded judge
McNutt's address and ringing cheers
for The Herald resounded through the
dining room when reference was made
to the newspaper that has been con-
Quoting a campaign for civic decency.
Judge McNutts subject was 1.-THE
Recall" and when he arose to speak
he faced one Of the largest audiences
ever assembled at a luncheon of the
City club.
The speaker began in a calm, ju-
dicial tone, but when he had warmed
to his subject he rounded period after
period and each was met with a storm
of applause. At times the applause
was so loud and prolonged as to be-
come deafening, and when in reference
to the appointment of Kern on the
board of public works Judge McNutt
said:
1--WE were willing to vote millions OF
dollars for the Owens river water and
stand ready to vote millions more if it
is needed, but we want that fund adj
ministered honestly. We don't want
any of it diverted from its purpose,
and woe to the man or set of men who
attempt to do so. We will have that
fund administered honestly or we will,
if necessary, use the rope" vociferous
cheers were added to the clapping of
hands and made the walls of the big
dining room echo.
judge McNutt's Address
Judge McNutt's address in full fol-
lows:
''Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the
City club: / have been asked to address
you on this occasion upon the recall,
and I am going in the brief space Of
time in which l shall occupy your at
tention to address myself to two phases
of it. First, the recall as a policy or
principle of municipal government. Is
it well founded. well grounded in prin-
ciple? Second, I mean to address my
self to the concrete case which we be-
Heve exists in Los Angeles today for
the invocation and application of the
provision of our charter providing for
the recall.
"On a recent occasion have said that
the, recall as a proposition or policy in
municipal government for Los Angeles
had been settled at an election after
it had been canvasSed and considered
with careful, and / have no doubt in
Il1d1ly eases pray SIAQls I1OQ5AI III 1dNOe
Of it's adoption, five to one. But still,
Notwithstanding that accomplishment
by the electorate of this city five years
ago there remains some lingering
doubt in some quarters as to whether
or not it is a wise policy. AS we are
poised upon the threshold of trying
it out in a practical way it may be
proper to consider that aspect of it
now, for if there are any minds that
are in doubt upon this subject that
doubt may deter them from co-operat-
ing in the movement which is about
to be inaugurated.
''Why should anybody question the
wisdom and the righteousness of the
recall? What objections in principle
can there be found to it? / have not
heard anybody point out. and in the
course of the debate five years ago
or whenever it was we acted upon it
I never saw pointed out a single OBJ
lection that was entitled to one min
ute's serious consideration.
One Question Involved
''The whole matter is embraced in
a single thought or a singlee PROPOSE
ton: Has the master right to call
upon his servant to give an accounting
of his stewardship? The universal law