Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-10
VOTERS RALLY To
OPPOSE INTERESTS
Flock to Good Government Head
quarters to Sign Refer
endum Petition
FULL BALLOT is URGENT
Machine Men in Council Would
Upset Plans for Better
ment of City
FULL BALLOT is URGENT

Hundreds of citizens focked to the
headquarters of the Good Government
organization and Municipal league yes
terday to sign the petitions for refer
endum vote on the lighting question,
and unusual enthusiasm was manifest
among the voters who hurried TO sign
the petitions and do what they could
toward bringing the issue squarely be-
fore the people, thus preventing the un-
necessary delay desired by the light
ing companies to reap further mar
vest from their excessive rates.
Officials of the Good Government or
ganization yesterday expressed much
pleasure at the fact that the issue Is
to be placed on the special council
manic election ballot, as it is believed
this all-absorbing question will dispel
the apathy of the voters, whlch at the
recent special primary election resulted
in the nomination of two machine men
for the city council, and caused the
Good Government forces to place thelr
own candidates ON the ticket only by
dangerously narrow margin.
1t was this apathy which the GOOD
Government forces mostly feared, ana
until the present lighting issue was
raised 1t was commonly considered the
gravest difficulty which they had TO
meet The leaders were even busy dls-
sary interest in the pending council
manic election, and to acqualnt the
voters with the serious Importance OIL
this election, when Mayor Alexander
and the council took up the challenge
of the lighting companies, called thelr
ridiculous bluff and prepared Tor the
referendum election.
Throughout the city the issue has pc
come paramount, and everyone is tax
rt n,
This is especially encouraging TO the
Good Government forces, which were
the first to throw down the gauntlet TO
the lighting corporations, for the rea-
son that the entire good government
vote of the city, it is believed, Will pc
called out Men will go to the polls TO
place their stamp of disapproVal on the
lighting companies, and thus reduce
the present exorbitant rates, and Incl
dentallv will cast their votes against
the election of Barney Healy and Doc
Houghton, the two machine men VINO
have been nominated because they are
known to be subservient to the push
and corporation interests
These candidates proved their value
to the push when they were in the city
council before, and it must be borne IN
mind by every voter that the lighting
companies, liquor interests and rail-
bile effort to elect their tools. For TINS
reason 1t is highly favorable that such
an important issue as that involved in
the lighting referendum should go oe-
fore the voters at the same election, as
II undoubtedly will call out sufficient
vote to counter balance the machine
ballot.
HONEST VOTERS CAUTIONED
But, while this prophecy is freely
made by the Good Government lead
ers. they caution the voters of Los
Angeles not to be overconhdent ana
not to maintain this optimistic attl-
tude to such extent that they will
allow the other fellow" to do the
voting.
Every vote is needed. Every vote
in the city of Los Angeles should De
cast at this election, for no vote Will
be overlooked by the lighting COM
panies, nor by the liquor or railroad
interests to place their two dupes In
the city council.
If the Good Government voters OF
Los Angeles are not wide-awake, or If
they fail to cast their ballots at this
election Barney Healy and Doc
Houghton, the machine candidates,
will be elected to the city council.
There is more than this one reason
why Healy and Houghton should be
defeated. More than the lighting rates
are involved in this election. There
are great municipal problems, impor-
tant franchises, far-reaching interests
and vast amount of intricate labor
involved in the harbor development.
These problems must be solved by the
city; and in the development of our
harbor along the lines already adopted
the city council may often be called
on to adjust important tangles, in
which the railroad and other interests
will have a deep hand. =.
Machine" men would be dangerous
in the council. But, aside from the
harbor development, municipal wharf