Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-05
CHAMPION FOR MAYOR
IS POOR IN DEFENSE
FIRST OPEN DEBATE PROVES
ENTIRELY ONE-SIDED
Advocate for Mayors Side Opposes
Recall, but Finds Himself Inca
pable Of Defending Chief
Executive
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others said, Mayor Harper, we indorse
what YOU say. Mr.. Stimson has only
word of mouth; have the word or the
council.
.'And how is it with business? You
have paralyzed the business or this CITY
and put many business men on the
verge of bankruptcy with your recall
movement. You have diverted the
stream of tourists to other points. You
have caused money to go elsewhere Tor
investment. The tourists are not COM
ing to Los Angeles, and money that
should go into Los Angeles real estate
is being put into Pomona and similar
places.
Now, they talk about regaining the
title to the water front at San PEDRO
harbor. l want to give you the key TO
that San Pedro question. The South
ern Pacific made a pley years ago that
1t was interested purely in Santa Mon
lea, which, by the way, is the best
place for harbor. In consequence the
move was made to boom San Pedro.
AS a matter of fact, the city cannot
ALLEVIATE its water front. The only way
to regain this water front is through
the law of nature, Of reason, which is
superior to any enactment of leglS-
lature or congress. When you hear
talk about suits to recover title you
are not getting the bottom facts. :,
"It is simply a question in this recall
movement of who is better fitted TO
draw the salary of mayor Harper OF
Alexander For myself l know MI.
Alexander to be straightforward
man, but I am opposed to the recall"
Marshall Stimson was allotted ten
minutes to reply to Mr.. Knoles, but II
was prolonged another ten minutes by
the cheers of his auditors.
my opponent" said Mr.. Stimson,
Mayor Harper. Mayor Harper would
not take dictation from any newspaper
man. But what does General Otis say
General Otis wrote a letter to Major
Henry T. Lee in which he said, I pre-
sented the name of General Chaffee to
Mayor Harper What was the posi-
ton of the Times in regard to the APP
pointment of Kern? Inc unoerlylng
reasons which forced Kern's appoint
ment have been discussed about the
city.
"Neither Mr.. Gibpon nor Mr.. Earl
suggested any man TO the mayor for
appointment as a member of the board
of public works, but with a great many
other leading citizens they did ask tho
appointment Of Mr.. Anderson, and they
most emphatically protested against
disappointment of Kern In view or
his record.
my opponent mduS SOHle TelciSHSS
to the tourists. The hotels are saying
that tourists are arriving in greater
numbers than ever before. have had
some experience in dealing with real
estate, but I have never had a buyer
insist that the property must be near
a saloon. They ask first for the school,
and we are not going to be behind in
that respect. There are some tourists
who may veer by Los Angeles with
George Alexander as mayor-they are
the second-story man, the burglar and
tourists of that class.
1--WE are told that set of men con-
trolls this movement, that a set of men
got together and framed this thing
up. Gentlemen, 1t took 10,4SS men
who signed the recall. If this was a
'frame-up' there are good many in
on it.
81 should like to see somebody come
out and stand up for Harper if we are
going to have a debate. They all seem
to be afraid of going on record. The
Times says, We can't stand Alexan-
der, but don't think for a minute we're
supporting Harper The Record is
against the recall movement, but
shouts Don't think we're for Harper
The Examiner won't come out openly
for Harper. They all say, No, no; we
don't stand for Harper
at is said the mayor got in bad, but
only a little way. He isn't a bad fell
low, they say and has only ten months
moEe. Remember. Abe Ruef in the be-