Show RECALL NOT N LAWFUL T HB SUPREME COURT of or Call Cali CallI THE I 1 fornia t has ha decided l that the power that mckee makes line has not the right to un tin unmake unmake make The city of Los Angeles has hus hasan husan hasan an under which officials who do sot not vote as alii their constituents de do desire dosIte sIte sire them to vote may be deprived of their and others elected in their stead ta The ordinance provides that a Il certain percentage of the vot voters voters ers era must sign I n a petition for or or the recall of an officer after alter which the council must mut order an election in which the voters are given an au opportunity to say whether her or i not ot he should be continued in oHlee oUi The fir t case ca was wa that of Alderman J P Davenport Davenports became tl lleo with him and andl demanded mandod l that he step tep down and nd out The majority against a him was over and another alderman was elected to t supplant nt him He Ie took his case to 00 the supreme preme court with the result alreadY stated The court or ut at la lat t a 8 majority of it holds hold that Da P rt must mu t be reinstated and that his l rY must be bo paid hint him for fol the full trip term for which he was elected The chief justl justice or the court Judge Beatty delivered a dissenting opinion WhIch contains a lot pf pr sound common sells sensa that a government can be Y a Private business 18 I OID t i i y the authority to discharge e one of their servants when wh vh n he liri li ceases e se 8 to represent their interests They should not be required tp wait ait until the next gen general general general eral election Judge Beattys eat ys conten contention contention contention tion is in ethically ethi allY sound so soun n l though it is possible that the t e law is against him himOn himOn On n that point we cannot express an opinion n Public PubU officials especially in cities cJ es for it would hardly be practicable to extend the recall system to states and to the nation or even to counties would be b very much more diligent in inthe inthe inthe the discharge of their duties If they knew that at any time they might be deprived of their places At the same time no hardship would be worked on the honest capable official Men who are elected to office are only the servants of the people as the of private t corporations are servants of the stockholders The Tue stockholders of any corporation J can If Ir they desire compel the calling culling of ofa ofa ofa a meeting and und the discharge of officers Who ho uro aro ar unfaithful Cities CIU should have havethe havethe havethe the same sam right |