Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-12

reasons moral and economic. We all
know how the Southern Pacific polit-
ical bureau has debauched our public
officials, protected the redlight dis
trict and Joined hands generally with
the immoral and undesirable elements
in oup community. They have not only
bought and sold our men, but have
assisted in the debauchery of our
women. When the white slave inves-
legations have been completed we Will
learn that the political machines of
this country have compelled the ma
chine-controlled public officials to close
their eyes to the actions of the damn
able wretches who traffic In sweet IN
nocent girls.
BOSSES CAUSE ISSUES
Economically, we know in part of
the thousands of dollars the machine
bossed ruled government has cost us.
But for timely action we would have
lost hundreds of thousands of dollars
in the sale Of good roads bonds. See
what we are compelled to endure IN
our furniture contract, which Is just
today before the supervisors. These are
large losses directly traceable and
chargeable to the Southern Pacific
political machine.
"These larger losses are given pub
licity. We know something of them,
but the greatest loss to my mind is
occasloned In the increased cost OF
government, because of the fact that
the Southern Pacific political machine
controls the offices and appointments
in this county. These is a continual
drain upon the public treasury that
is governed by the routine of affairs
which we do not know about. 1t is
my firm opinion that 1t costs US 40 to
so per cent more to run our county
government than is necessary. The
boys must have jobs, that Is abso-
Iutely necessary to maintain the ma
chine. Then our political offices are
filed by incompetents who have to
employ assistants to do what they are
paid to do.
FIAYs COUNTY CORONER
"Take, for instance, the machine
county coroner who has been notorious
ly connected with the Southern Pa
ciflc political machine. -Four years
ago he ran against one of the best
public officials Los Angeles county ever
had-the late Ben Ward-for the Of
flee of county assessor. He was de-
feated. A little later the machine
coroner Lanterman was compelled to
resign, and the machine board Of su-
pervisors appointed to the office Of
coroner the same machine tool that
Ben Ward defeated. Why did they
appoint him-because he was efficient?
Because he could run the office OF
coroner economically. He is not a
physician-he is compelled to hire a
physician who is a satellite of the ma
chine Every autopsy costs $l6.
$50 II is throughout the entire coun-
ty-where the Southern Pacific con-
trolls the officials. There you will ind
waste and extravaganza. 1t is time
to call a halt. To do this we must
defeat every candidate who owes MS
political existence to Walter Parker.
Consider your candidate we'll before
you cast your ballot.
1.-THE Good Government organization
has named by petition some candi-
dates who are pledged to moral, eco
nomic and representative administra-
tion of public affairs. These men,
without exception, as compared with
other opponents on their tickets, are
deserving of your support, and l be-
lieve that the citizens of Los Angeles
on the 8th day of November, after they
have recorded their choice for candi-
dates, to which there is no opposition
by the Good Government organization,
will then vote for the candidates as
indorsed and named by the Good Gov
ernment organization and thereby do
their part in the kicking out of the
county government of Los Angeles
county Walter Parker, and the South
ern Pacific political machine II