Los Angeles herald., 1906-09-30
Bell Declares People
Will Overthrow
Bosses
Entire State is Aroused
to Take Decisive
Action
Democratic Candidate for Governor
In Optimistic Frame of Mind
Predicts Victory for the
United Party

Theodore A. Bell, always affable
and agreeable under the most trying
circumstances could not resist the re-
quest of The Herald for an interview
yesterday.
Mr.. Bell was endeavoring to secure
much needed rest before the strenuous
work of the evening would require
his attention.
II want to say to the people Of
Southern California through The Her
ald." said Mr. Bell, that the Repub-
licans throughout the state of Cali
fornia are in revolt against the South
ern Pacific machine and that If the
Democrats work unitedly and earnestly
they can, with the assistance of the
element of the Republican party which
believes in honesty in public Office and
honest methods in politics, retrieve this
great commonwealth from corporation
rule by the election of the entire Demo-
cratic ticket,
"Tn the north it always has been a
matter of surprise that the people of
such high citizenship and enterprise
should permit the impression to go
forth that political affairs in this sec
ton are dominated by the monopolies.
1t has been the impression up there
that Walter Parker of the Southern
Pacific absolutely controls the Repub-
lican party south of the Tehachapi.
It has been the only black spot upon
the map of Southern California and
people of this section of the state have
been forced to bear the brunt of the
sting.
Friend of Owens River
your citizens have revolted. have
followed the struggle for freedom close
ly and am gra titled to observe signs
which mean the absolute overthrow of
the corporations at the coming cleo
ton. I am a strong adherent of the
nom partisan movement in local affairs.
care not what mans politics may be
if he Is not worthy he should not be
given votes and office, even if he be a
prominent mem Der of my own party.
'AS to the Owens river project, 1t had
my hearty support long before / was
spoken of as a candidate. Your need
of this great water supply is impera-
tive and the proposition has my sym
pathy. If elected l will give it my
hearty support.
"It is unnecessary to say that I am
delighted with the reports received
from Southern California. The party
should be proud that so many citizens
have put aside partisanship in the gen
eral cause of battling against corpora
ton domination and monopoly.
81 feel that we are to have a victory
down here All signs are gratifying
The people themselves delegate to their
representatives in the convention the
power to select the man for the office
and to expect such selections to repre-
sent the will of the people. But having
chosen delegates voters have the right
to demand that the convention be con-
Quoted with decency. If it is not, citi-
zens may repudiate the convention and
its doings If this were not so our gov
ernment would amount to nothing,
People Ready for Change
At Santa Cruz Herrin and Parker.
using a nucleus of the vote, proceeded
to name a candidate for governor by
putting every other office upon the auc-
ton block Not satisfied with ordinary
offices they dragged the ermine of the
bench in the mire, and the men who
have in their hands the great questions
of life, liberty and property were
forced to PROSTATE themselves before
political bosses before they could secure
nomination. This was one of the out
RACES which clearly demand that pat
riotism on the part Of the people must
be greater than partisanship.
1.-The only purpose Of the Southern
Pacific In all these schemes was to per-
petuate its power In California. The
Southern Pacific was builded with the
peoples mnoey, and now that corpora
ton wants to close the gateway of the
golden harvest of half a century to
either electric or steam roads offered
by competitors
''The Southern Pacific not only is en-
deavoring to make safe its power ille-
gally secured. but desires to grasp
more. II Is a part and parcel of the
great corporate scheme to control all
benches state and federal.
I'm California we have everything
but freedom i'm politics 1 believe thai
the people, who are the sufferers are
ripe for change II is in their hands
TO cast off corporate domination and 1
am convinced that they Will do 1t at the
polls this fall I"