Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-20

lash men into line behind its program
wherever they could not be persuaded
to sell their birthright for mess OF
pottage. The mess of pottage in the
form of nominations for minor state
offices and judicial positions was freely
lished out to those who care more
for place than for principle, and who
are willing to enthrone the Southern
Pacific in all branches of the state
government In exchange for the privi-
ege of feeding at the second rate
stall for few years. (Cheers.)
Nominations Are Sold
"The Santa Cruz convention was
converted into an auction room, wnere
minor offices were knocked down to
those who could produce the most
votes for the program.
"All this was done for the purpose
of controlling transportation as against
the best interests of the people of Cali
fornia.
"The Southern Pacific, originally
built with subsidies from the people,
and after enjoying the golden harvests
of California for nearly forty years,
seeks not only to control every function
of state government, but is placing It.
self suuarely in the gateways of CALI
fornia and denying to other railroads
the right to enter here. 1t insolently de-
mands that the people go to the polls
and vote to lock the doors or Cailtor- :
MIA against competitive lines and hand
the KEYS to the Hartman system.
at is a species of political piracy
n gang of railroad buccaneers have
boarded our ship of state and all those
who will not enlist under the black flag
are called upon to walk the plank Not
onIv has It become a matter OF dollars
and cents with California producers,
but the question of clean politics and
good government are directly involved
(Cheers.)
1--WE are supposed to live under what
is termed popular government-that 49,
a government that fairly represents
the will of the people, but by political
Intrigue and manipulation, by the free
use of passes and by trading in the
Offices of the state, the Herrin-Parker
gang. representing nothing but the
railroad interests, has set itself up as
the sovereign power. If the corrup-
tion of the Santa Cruz convention is
indorsed by the people of California
cod pity the state. The capitol itself
better be reanchored to Mother Earth
before 1t Is carried OF.
"The influence of Hartman III Cali
fornia is tainting not only the political
DuL as wei INC SCNi"i ''AN - -0 NNe-
Young men, ambitious to advance in
nubIic life, cannot honorably do sc
under the present regime,
s'The moral atmosphere should be
cleaned by stinging rebuke to Her
rim, Parker and their satellites on No
vernber g." (Cheers)
Hearst Touched Up
"The s. p. crowd. the Langdon crowd
and others of their kind" continued
Mr.. Bell, a. the applause had sub
sided. "are all working together. They
want TO elect Gillett governor of Cali
fornia and William Randolph Hearst
governor OF New York.
1T .angdon has paraded this south
land. belittling the convention at Sac
rarnento which nominated me, / tel
Won that that nomination came to me
as the spontaneous nomination of q
splendid convention. That man Lang.
don goes up and down this state SLAM
dering that Sacramento convention
This leads me to ask: HOW about thai
man Langdon%
"I.angdon went to Sacramento before
the convention and opened headquar'
| ters at the Globe hotel and then ant
there he solicited the nomination fol
governor Of the great state Of Cali
fornia at the hands Of that convention
When he found that decent Democ
racy did not propose to swallow the Pill
that William Randolph Hearst had pre-
pared he turned his back and said
you are the most unclean lot l eve
saw Great laughter and applause.
.'L.angdon then 1rned around am