Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-28
BRASS COLLARS
MADE TO ORDER
YELLOW WILLIES MEN TO BE
TAGGED
Fake League to Put Tickets In Field
II Enough Voters Can Be Found
Willing to Accept Nom-
nations

The independence league movement,
started by and solely in the interest Of
Hearst. has reached Los Angeles.
An invitation has been extended to
any one who desires to wear a Hearst
brass collar To step right UP to the
official tagger and receive tag which
will entitle him to his brass collar as
soon as the consignment is received
from the Hearst headquarters in New
York
These collars, It Is understood, are
being gotten up In very artistic man
ner, and they are warranted In every
respect. when donned by the wearers,
to resemble a high board fence around
an institution for feeble-minded, and 1t
will bear a bas relief of Hearst prop
erly inscribed, so that it will not be
mistaken for representation Of one
Of the inmates of the institution.
Collars to be worn by nominees on.
the Hearst tickets are to be numbered,
in order that each candidate will know
beforehand the number of his political
grave after the election.
Those worn by the rank and file Of
the Hearst party will bears the letters
ID. f." signifying the Latin phrase
"Damamus Foolicus," the meaning Of
which is obvious to all except the
wearer.
There are eight principles upon which
the league Is organized and for which
the fight is to be made, as follows:
First-Public ownership of those utlli-
ties which in their nature are monop-
olies, particularly light, water and
street railways, and the nomination of
w. r. Hearst for president.
Second-More effective laws to punish
bribe givers and bribe takers. and the
nomination of w. r. Hearst for pres-
dent.
Third-The abolition of discrimination
in railroad rates; good roads to facil-
tate the transportation of farm prod
ucts to profitable markets, and pure
food laws, and the nomination of w. r.
Hearst for president.
Fourth-The recognition of labor
unions in all legitimate efforts to prop
erly regulate the pay and working
hours of working people, and the nom
ination of w. r. Hearst for president.
Fifth-The protection of legitimate
capital, and. denying the right of exist
ence to criminal and oppressive trusts,
and the nomination of w. R. Hearst
for president.
Sixth-The election of United States
senators by the people. and the nominal
ton of w. r. Hearst for president.
SeVenth-A standard form of fire in
surance policy, enacted into law to pro-
tect the public from "welching' and
repudiating companies, and the nomin-
alton of w. r. Hearst for president
Eighth-The restriction of Asiatic i'm
migration as degrading to American
labor, a menace to the American home
and grave danger to the peace and
welfare of society. and the nomination
of w. r. Hearst for president.
Tickets of Every Description
Full state. county and city tickets
are to be put in the field, providing a
sufficient number of Hearst men can be
fc und to accept the various nominal
tionS.
1t is announced that in Los Angeles
there will be a complete city organiza
ton by wards Gnsane wards, presum-
ably), and that a full city ticket will be
placed in the field at the coming cleo
ton, and that also a county ticket will
be named.
It is announced that every man who
believes In yellow journalism and it's
founder (Hearst) is eligible for MEM
bership in the league, which will have
for it's motto, Unsafe, Insane and
Conhearstative."
BULLETIN
(By Creased wire. the Yellowest in the
World.)
NEW YORK, Aug. GA wireless
just received, from Hon William Ran
dolph Hearst at the headquarters of the
Independence league announces that
Hon. William Randolph Hearst has just
chartered a special train, which will
make record run from New York to
Oakland. carrying a supply of brass
collars to the Hearst state convention
at Oakland September 6, and that these
collars will be distributed to nominees,
who already have been chosen, and to
the delegates, Immediately upon their
arrival, by the presentation OF tags,
properly certified, and by giving the
countersign, "Nilly Willy"