Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-19
CHEERS
REFORM FIGHTERS
Rally Is Most Enthusiastic Since
Opening of Good Govern
ment Campaign

Some of the things Mayor Alexander said
in his speech at Hollywood:
''The corporations are all right, but Oc-
casionally they need spanking.
'"Fhe corporations have tried repeatedly to
tell me how to run this city, but L am still
running it the way 1 think the people want
me to.
"The corporations are good servants, but
bad masters. They have got to be taught a
lesson, so that every time pass law
which doesn't please them they won't be
threatening referendum They the
bluff that they wanted the referendum on
the lighting rate ordinance, and called
their bluff.
"The corporations of Los Angeles, SO long
as L am mayor must observe the law and
pay their fair share of taxes.
There are several distinct and important
issues in this campaign. L ask you to vote
in favor of them. Vote to elect Messrs. Stew
art and Whifen; vote to enforce the busi-
ness license ordinance; vote to sell the pres
ent city hall and allow to have a building
which will not disgrace city.
Barney Healy asked me to take the Lid
off when the Elks holding their con-
vention here. Instead 1 screwed 1t down
tighter than ever, and the Elks thanked me.
They said it was the greatest conclave they
had ever held.
"HoughtOn asked me to open UP the red
light district. L told him he ought to be
ashamed of himself. He looked like he was.
'I am past 20 years old but there is an
awful fascination about doing things"
"The lighting corporations have made
some astounding threats, L tell you, gentle
some astounding threats. tell you, gentle
their motto 1t is nothing less than an
archy."
The largest and most enthusiastic
rally ever held by the Good Govern
ment forces of Los Angeles since the
beginning of the present campaign
took place in Toberman hall, Holly
wood, last night and was the occasion
of a remarkable demonstration of the
voters of that recently annexed foothill
city in favor of Mayor Alexander and
the Good Government councilmanic
candidates.
The meeting was presided over by
George H. Dunlop of Hollywood, pres
ident of the Good Government central
organization. Mr.. Dunlop called atten-
tion to the fact that the special cleo
tion on June 80, at which councimen
are to be elected to fill the two vacan-
cies, will be the first Los Angeles city
election in which the citizens of Holly
wood will participate. He cited the
numerous favors which have been
shown to Hollywood by the present
Good Government administration since
the annexation. such as street improve
ments, the enlargement of the city Ii
brary, the placing of citizens of Holly
wood on the board of public utilities
and municipal commissions, etc, and
appealed to the people to give their
approval to the administration and to
the Good Government movement by
helping to elect Messrs. Stewart and
Whffen to the council and by defeat
ing the machine corporation candidates,
Healy and Houghton.
Speeches were also made by Mayor
George Alexander, r. e. Gibbon, Lee
C. Gates and the two councilmantc
candidates, Messrs. Stewart and Whit
fen. Each of the speakers injected an
unusual amount of enthusiasm into
the meeting, which was declared the
most successful of the campaign.
LAUDS COUNCIL
Mr. Gibbon spoke on the achievement
of the present administration in COM
pelling the street railway companies to
maintain the standard of highway paw
ing between rails and tracks. and said
that for years the street railway COM
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