Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-09

allows them such patronage, and such
excessive fees and clerical help, that
they are enabled to make fortunes in
a few years, and at the same time are
so firmly entrenched and fortified that
they can bid defiance to any public
effort to dislodge them.
DOWN WITH DEsPOTs!
These men are what constitute the
machine in Los Angeles county-the
notorious "push" that for years has
dominated our city and county AFFAIRS
and which, to a certain extent, the peo-
pie OF this city virtually routed by the
force of public sentiment, at the last
municipal election Thus put to flight
in the city, it remained for the De-
mocracy of Los Angeles county, and
for its alley, the Lincoln Roosevelt
league, through the non-partisan Good
Government organization, to defeat the
machine In the county, and by the cry
of ION to the courthouse" so arouse
the public that If a clean and COM
mendable Good Government ticket,
made up of loyal men without regard
to their political affiliations, Is pre-
sented to the voters, they can accom-
plish the desired reform and rid the
county for all time of the baleful in
fuence of push politics and treacher-
Gus government.
1t is a fight against the machine, and
for this reason, say the leaders OF the
Good Government organization, ana
the rank and file OF voters, the Demo-
Gratis of Los Angeles county and the
members of the Lincoln-Roosevelt
league, must exercise the utmost eau
ton and the greatest care In selecting
their candidates.
The machine is doing it's best to put
up candidates so indirectly allied with
1t that they can hope to deceive vot-
ers, and as a final master stroke these
men are attempting to deny the exls-
tence of the machine. Even Walter
Parker. the indomitable Parker, ON
nipresent in politics, recently stated In
O published interview that the ma
chine is a myth, and, anyway, l nave
retired from politics"
EAGER TO PLACATE
This indicates how anxious the ma
chine is to cool off public sentiment.
And If the regulars" are exercising
such extreme caution, 1t would seem,
say the adherents of the Good Govern
nent movement, that both the Demo-
Gratis and league Republicans should
do the same, and no candidate should
be indorsed by either organization until
his record has been carefully inVestl-
gated. and his true character estab-
iished The selection of the various
candidates is not completed, and on
both tickets there are one or two i'm
portant places to be filled.
The Democrats are watching the Re
nubIican league men, and the latter
are watching the Democrats. And
when both of these organizations are
done, and their candidates have been
placed in the field against the ma
chine ticket, and the people have nomi-
mated their own candidates to be
known as the Good Government ticket,
and composed of the best men of the
various candidates nominated at the
primaries, the election of new men will
follow, and a power that has not yet
asserted itself will be felt at the polls
the power of a silent, Thoughtful peo-
ple who now are watching the work
of the various organizations without
comment or protest. And this power
win decide which of the numerous can
didates shall be placed in these impor-
tant position of public trust.