The San Francisco call., 1906-10-14
COW BELLS SOUND
IN REDLANDS.
BY 9. a. Horne.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

REDLANDS, Oct. 13.-The orange
growers of the beautiful red lands. ir-
respective of party lines, came to the
Opera house tonight to hear Bell in
this city. They came to listen and to
applaud, but when the nominee got
down 10 the brass tacks of railroad
rates on oranges and told the growers
they were being overcharged. they for
got their party principles and the
demonstration at the close of each
period Of denunciation of Southern Pa
ciic domination shook the hall
Bell gave the orange growers one
OF the strongest speeches he has made
in the present campaign. At the close
of the meeting he was given a banquet
at the Casa Iona. where seventy FIVE
Of his admirers We're present.
Leaving Santa Ana in the forenoon
Bell made a stay at Cotton, where he
held a reception in the hotel lobby
which ended in his being called on TO
make a speech from the stairs. He was
met in Cotton by party Of six Demo
Gratis from Redlands, who accompanied
him here. The meeting tonight was
proceeded by noisy bell ringing on the
main street, which aided in attracting
a fair-sized crowd to the Wyatt Opera
house.
in his remarks, introduced considerable
new matter in his speech tonight His
voice has nearly recovered from the
strain of the open-air meetings in the
first part of the campaign. and he
spoke with greater freedom. He said
in part:
The spirit of independence is abroad
IN Southern California an din this cam
paign the people are abandoning party
lines. Men are realizing that the in
terests of the people were betrayed at
the Santa Cruz convention. 1t is hard
~ necessary TO tell the people of the
southland that IL was a transportation
convention manipulated by Parker and
Herrin.
The Southern Pacific wants to control
every official in the State. 1t nomi-
mates Judges and names its members
Of the Railroad Commission and the
Board OF Equalization Mr.. Herrin is
in politics. That is the reason Walter
Parker herded his delegates to Santa
Cruz like cattle. feeding them in din
ing cars and indicating by a nod to
the conductor that they were travelling
In Orange County they Instructed
their delegates not to receive transpor-
McPhea and williams, refused passes
The others were fed free st the Potter
House in Santa Barbara. The Southern
Pacific kept its contract. for when it
carries cattle It is bound to feed them
on the way.
When William Langdon intimates
that there was railroad influence be-
hind my nomination he lies. and he
knows be lies. for he was at Sacra-
mento, and he knows what was done
there
I would not mention the Tndepend-
ence League IL II were not true that ii
has become simply an adjunct OF the
campaign of James n Gillett
Unless We wipe out Herrin and
Hearst in this campaign there is no
chance for young men to enter public
life and retain their honor.
] see Gillett says he will work to in
corporate in the rate bin measure to
allow shippers to route their fruit as
they like. Now let me tell YOU that
James n. Gillett sat silently in his
seat. dumb as an oyster. when the rate
bill was under consideration in Con-
gress Why did he not speak then?
will tell you If he had he would have
excited the enmity of the Southern Pa
cifc. and he did not dare TO do that
II any man says to YOU that Bell is
controlled by the Southern Pacinc let
me call attention to the fact that
not single newspapers has dared to
frankly print such an accusation.
have denounced Herrin and Parker. and
challenge these -.en 70 show proof
that ! ever rode on q railroad pass.