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SHALL THE PEOPLE OR OCTOPUS RULE CALIFORNIA?
JAMES D. PHELAN
SEES NEW ISSUES
DIFFERENT CONDITIONS ARE.
BEFORE THE PEOPLE ,
Southern Pacific Hu Considered Call,
fornla as IU Plantation and
Has Controlled State ....
Government i •'
. James D. Phfilftn, a man of large
property interests, In nddresßlng a
meeting at the Simpson auditorium.
Mid:
"There is n crlrtls in th« political af
fair* of California. New conditions
challenge the Judgment of tho people,
but • when the issues nre understood
there can be no reasonable doubt of
the outcome. Conventions may bo
manipulated, but the {great heart of
the people la sound, and It is to the
people that tho final appeal Is made.
"It has been said by the opponents
*)f the democratic form of government
that the people do not vote their In
terests because they do not know their
Interests. ■ They are confused and led
astray. While this Is often true there
In nb reason why the. people should not
know where their interest!! lie. It Is
one of the. purposes of this campaign
to Inform thefn.
• "The Southern Pacific company has
openly bid for the government of the
Atate. To accomplish this purpose it
has allied Itself with the corrupt polit
ical bosses Of San Francisco and In the
name of a great party has put forward
candidates for the principal offices of
the state. If they are elected they
shall do the will of their masters and
their will in Incompatible with the in
terests of the people.
Railroad Domination Slavery
' "P'or lons years the Southern Pacific
railroad regarded California as its
'plantation.' It controlled governors,
legislators and courts. It barred the
way to office and bad Its complaisant
servitors in most places of power. It
held the state In the grip of its monop
oly and enjoyed privileges and Immun
ities denied to humbler citizens. It
received franchises, subsidies and tax
exemptions. For every two drops of
rain that fell it has been said the rail
roads took one. They Inquired into
private business and fixed rates to ab
sorb the profits of enterprise; and, by
the vicious special contract system
they discriminated between shippers.
Their agents harried the .people and
made railroad domination a species of
slavery.
"The Democratic convention was con-
trolled by no man. It selected the
most worthy man in its organization
to lead it, having well in view its dutj'
at this juncture to the people of the
state after the Hsinta Cruz scandal
had become history. The convention
has given you nun entitled to your
entire confidence.
Bell Man of Ideals
"Mr. Bell is the idol of Central and
Northern California, where ho has
been known from childhood. He is a
man of ideals, of accomplishments and
enjoys a public record which has dem
onstrated his capacity and his honor
in the face of difficulties and tempta
tion.
"There is apparently no way to cir
cumvent the machinations of corrupt
bossism except by an appeal to the in
corruptible people. If at the polls
every man -will silently record his pro
test against Southern Pacific and boss
domination the state -will (eel ;i moral
uplift by this expression of the intel
ligence, manhood and courage of its
cltlienchip, which will not only confer
material prosperity by giving an oj.en
field to enterprise, but will give en
couragement and hope to those who
are struKKling, north and south, for
better jfovornnieiit and who have no
resources except their belief In the
civic pride and capacity of the people
<>r California."
PEOPLE'S CANDIDATE
FILLS DEMAND FOR
HONEST GOVERNMENT
The following editorial from the
Marin County Tocsin of September 15
shows how highly the Democratic can
didate is esteemed in tho west central
part of the state: i
The Democracy of California has met
the demands of the people of this state
for better government. It has hurled
from its house .the collar of political
bc-Bslsm and the well worn chains of
railroad bondage. It did all of this
when it hearkened to the cry of the
plain people In every corner of the state,
and chose as its standard bearer that
dean, fearless and brilliant son of Cali
fornia, Hon. Theodore A. Bell of Napu.
In the shadow of his personality the
lines of partisanship fade and the voter
who goes to the polls In November will
forget his political faith to cast his
ballot for the man who stands for all
that is pood and clean In the political
life of the state. It is given to but few
men to enjoy this ciuallty, and the peo
ple of California pursued by the chains
and collars of bossism and corruption
fire fortunate that in these trying times
such a man lias arisen to champion
their cause and lead them to their own.
The brilliant, matchless, aggressive
courage displayed by Theodore Bell in
the great convention at Sacramento
made helpless there the cause of evil
nnd ftred In every heart a burning de
sire to see California rescued from the
thrall of bosslam.and political corrup
tion. It was hi» fearless Btand that
threw the time server and the political
trimmer Into confusion. It was this
stand that strengthened, purified and
enthueed the great gathering, and it
was this stand that has made It possible
for the people of a boss-ridden state to
vote for a government of their own
choosing In November next. It is this
stand that tag aroused the thinking
men of all political faiths to a realiza
tion of the fact that the candidacy of
Theodore Bell Is a triumph of the whole
peoplo and that his election In Novem
ber next will be a triumph of good gov
ernment over bad government.
Theodore Bell is no trimmer of polltl
ral calls and he Knows no bons. tils
magnificent display of courage at Sacra
mento was an Inspiration not alone to
1 every delegate to the great convention,
but it was an inspiration to every man,
woman and child in California, It was
mi ampliation that presages the down
fall of boaslsm in California. When his
voice rang out, clear and true, dcilanco,
nut to those of opposing political faith,
but - defiance to those who sought to
continue the government of our state
»h v chattel of bouslsm— from that
minute he became the peopk-'M cham
liUjii. I'iii'lUanshlp died then and there,
sluln by the courage, brains it nil lumraty
of Theodore Hell, the next au<i the pro
pltt's *overnor t»f California.
RAILROAD TRIES TO STBANGLE INTERESTS OF STATE WITH REPUBLICAN .PARTY AS AGENT
MEN OF PRINCIPLE DEMAND
PURIFICATION OF POLITICS
When the Republican organiza
tion at Santa Cruz swallowed the
dose prepared for it by the South
ern Pacific it departed from the
teachings of Lincoln and Roose
velt, it trampled upon every lofty
endeavor of Republican leaders in
all the past, and so it were treach
ery to our party history to follow
the machine leaders at this time.
— W. L. Porterfield, millionaire
and life-long Republican.
Governor Pardee said — We met
the- enemy and were his on, the
first ballot. But that, of course,
LOS ANGKLES HERALD: THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1908,
goes with the job. I notice, how
ever, it required the railroad ma
chine and Abe JRuef to dpwrnne.
If either had stood out the sale of
the party could not have been
been made.
Secretary Taf t said— lf I had a
vote in Cincinnati this fall I
would vote against the, Republic
can machine nominations.
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia
(Rep.) ■ said — Political partisan
ship is the enemy of good govern
ment. When the machine is
against the people's best good
smash i it.* To make , reform per*
manent all good citizens must
vote together against corporation
domination.
Governor Folk of Missouri says
—It is an honor to any party to
kick the rascals out. Any man
who puts party interest above the
good of his state is not a good
citizen. There never was a time
; when ihe need of patriotic men in
public affairs was greater, than
now.
1 President Roosevelt says —At
times a man must cut loose from
his party associates and stand
alone for a great cause. '
United States Senator R. M.
LaFollette says— The intelligent
and patriotic voter will no longer
allow himself ito be used' a»'a
pawn in party politics to aid the
machine and benefit grafters.
Elihu Root, secretary of state-
It is my profound conviction that
a determined effort is necessary to
sa ve our national party from the
demoralizing influence of machine
politics in state and city affairs.
Smash the machine when it would
cloak itself under the honorable
past of our party.
President Roosevelt— lf we had
no independence we would al
ways run the risk of the most de
graded kind of despotism, the
despotism of the party boss 'and
the party machine.
Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott —
Standing in the house of God on
this beautiful Sabbath morning I
urge you to enter politics. The
hope of the nation and state rests
with men who can cast aside
party allegiance when the party
goes wrong or is captured by
political pirates.
Mayor Whitlock of Toledo, O.
—^Io longer is the good of the
party the thing to be considered,
the future will demand pure
politics and the greatest good to
the greatest number,' irrespective
of party.
Vote (or Bell vud ToUad, ikry aland
for equal rights to all,
tluixilf, sraft and privilege they will
drive to the mall, ,;><3Klfi
l'i»r rqunl , wp|M>r(uMltlea iiimiij rmlrrn
railroad* " vMll, '
'Hip H'uiilc "ill »«»* fvr Urll mid 'I'u
luml.
ALL COMBINE TO
APPLAUD BELL
REPUBLICAN PAPERS SING HIS
. PRAISES
Young Democratic Standard Bearer
and His Running Mate Eulogized
•|i in Every Section of
California . ;,
Three years ago Timothy Spellacy be
came chairman of tho stato Democracy
In California, When elected he Bald: "t
will not assume this duty unless It Is
understood that Democracy means pro- ■'
?resslon. We must stand for tho tvhbto
eople and compel the corporations to
deeal Justly with nil. Honest and fear*
lens men must bo nominated for offlcti
by our party, and boodlers and graft
*»fs must be kicked out. We mual not
nominate scallawags and scoundrels in
sections where we control, and expect
tho people to vote for them."
Situation Gratifying
The Democrats havo nominated an
earnest, wholesome and well lnten
tloned young mnn for governor, a man
of tho type that should always be se
lected for such high office. Tho causo
of good government la advanced by
such nominations.— Los Angeles Times,
Sept. 14, 1906.
Two Clean Candidates
' Bell Is supreme noblo grand of * the
Odd Fellows of California; he Is a
Native Son, and Is grand vice presi
dent of the Kagles. He is married, and
with his wife and C-year-'old daughter
lives at Napa. The nominee Is of ilne
appearance, tall, V smooth-Bhavch ; and
well groomed. Ho has strong personal
charms.
Thomas O. Toland of Ventura, nom
inee for lieutenant governor, has lived
for more than thirty years In Califor
nia, and iB a gruduato of the Univerlty .
of California. He served a term In tho
assembly, and for four years was the
Democratic member of the? state rail
road commission. Third district. He
is well and deservedly known through
out the state.— Los Angeles Times, Sep
tember 13, 1906.
Fearless and Brilliant
In Mr. 801 lwe find a man who is
brilliant, fearless and able, whose sin
cerity wins the confidence of every per- i
son he meets. We Callfornlanß may
well be proud of this native son." — Up
land Nows (Rep.) . r '."•■, .c'-'i^
One of God's Noblemen
Mr. liell la one of God's noblemen — .
honest, manly, fearless, brilliant.— l* r A. I
King, editor Redlands Review (Rep.),
and a life-long friend of Mr. Bell.
Sympathetic and Brainy
Oh, for a governor with a heart to
sympathize with tho peoplo. Oh, for
a governor with a head full of' brains,
whose neck never bowed -beneath the >
yoke of a trust, whose knee never bent „
to a boss. Oh, for a man with youth,
and strength, and hope, and courage,
who follows Truth for truth's Hake, who
decides for himself what is right, i and
having decided, looks neither to tho
right nor to the left, but marches for
ward though he) march alone. Such a
man Is Theodore A. Bell.— W. T. Al
ford, commissioner Btato board of
equalization.''
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NO REPUBLICAN !
TICKET IN STATE FOR '
VOTERS THIS YEAR
There Is no Republican ticket in Cal
ifornia this yeur. The so-called Repub
lican ticket is a Southern Pacific crea
ture which road is making a desperato
effort to keep all.othor lines of roads
out of California, which Is inimical to
the best interests of our people. Ev
ery land owner," overy business man,
every fruit raiser, every working man.
every man, woman and child in the
state well knows that every railroad
that comes into California benefits him,
her or it personally. ! It is folly, nay. a
crime to shut out Other roads simply
to benefit the Southern Pacific—Pomo
na Times (Hep.) . , ■;,;,;■
CRUSH THE PEOPLE
TO SAVE THE PARTY
IS GILLET'S SLOGAN
"Better ten times over," said Mr.
Qlllett In his last speech In Los Ange
les, "that the state government of
California be turned over to the South
ern Pacific railroad than to tho Demo
cratic party." What do the fruit grow
ers of California think of that? What
do the oil men, the business men, every
shipper or consumer in tho stute think
of It? Bell or S. P.
Olllett is a man of moderate ability.
Hu was not a bad state senator and
was a colorless congressman; His fault
Is lack of personality. If elected he
will take orders from Herrin and obey
them implicitly. That glvcu us a meas
ure of the man. He takes orders. — Ex
aminer, Oct. 23, 1906.
SCHMITZ TURNED
DELEGATES TO HERRIN
AT THE CONVENTION
A committee, of three wag appointed
to confer with Mayor Schmltz, who ar
rived lato . last night. The committee
of three was like the cat that never
came back, for It. together with thu
rent of the delegation, was turned over
to Herrin by HchmlU after a consulta
tion with I tuff and a man who came
from San Francisco In a private oar,
and which Interview laßted until 5 a.
m. • • • J. O. Hayes, the third
candidate for governor, laid tonight
that he wan not eating any black I crow
suppiTß. '.'At one time we had the
contest well in hand." he «ald (! "but
when Mayor Bchmtts turned the San
Francisco delegation over to Mr. Hor
rin I thought I might as well with
draw."—Ban Vruiu:lsci> Chroniolo, • Hepl.
7. . ■> i. . -: •.'■::
■ Orders were sent to Herrin (by Ilnr
rlman) to nee that Olllett wn« both
nomliiiitt a and elected. * * • , That/
llicHD orders were meant to be obeyed .
wai apparent 'ln the unusual activity
of the head of the railroad's liunum
of politico and promotion. | Fur the first
time since ho Una held this position
lterrlu came out In tho open , and
worked like a Trojan fur the buocobb of
llitrt'iiiiiiii'H candidate.'.,'! . . i
The nominee (Glllott) will . reopen hU
licaduuurtvi's at I lift Ht. Frauds und.iv
bUlllU Ills fUUVIIHN UUlilT I In; lllllllUKr
ment of W. |X, Uen'in.—Buu Frunclmo
Chronicle. ' Sept. 9. •-fOmUMmßbm