The San Francisco call., 1906-09-25
Standard Bearer of the Democrats
Keeps Up Attack on the Editor.
Brands Him as Traitor in Speech Heard by
Hundreds Of Voters Of San Joaquin.
By G. AZ HOrr1eo

was full of the name of Bell and
brought down the house, even after
the audience had got little impatient
to hear the man of the hour After be-
ing introduced by the chairman, Bell
said;
I am glad to address the good people
OF stockton. l always thought there
was common band between Napa and
Stockton. l had thought that the State
institutions in these two towns might
In time pass away, but Since the Inde-
pendence League came on the scene l
have given up that hope. There has
now been held two conventions and a
part OF another and the issue is before
the people In my inmost soul I be-
lieFe that the people of California are
going to grasp that issue and elect the
Democratic ticket 1t is not the per-
sonaiity Of Gillett nor the personality
Of Langdon nor the personality OF Bell
that is at stake at the present time, but
the right Of the people to govern them
selves. Can we say that we win sur
render the most precious rights which
We possess? 1 say no. You did not
find the Santa Cruz domination ridin &
the convention at Sacramento The
man who was nominated by that con-
Nention went there without vote
pledged to his support and in Z decent
manner the convention chose its man.
And I am proud of the way the nomi-
nation came to me. 1t cost me $40
railroad fare and $1,000 hotel bill.
n
come TO q man. That's the Democratic
way.
don't want to speak much of that
other convention. You ask me IL have
q quarrel with Langdon. I say no
personally our relations are agreeable.
But I have a quarrel with the ambi-
tions and desires that lie behind the
foundation OF this Independence
the mind OF Hearst with the avowed
purpose of destroying the Democratic
party and running that glorious Ameri-
can, William J. Bryan.
I don't wonder that William Herrin
two weeks ago looked upon this Demo-
cratic party as a miserable thing. We
were sick. The Democratic party had
a bad attack OF appendicitis. but we
told by the best authorities that the
appendix never did have any particular
function in the human body. Hearst
the traitor has been cut out Of the
Democratic party.
CALLS HEARST A TRAITOR.
I know that something more is nee
essary in campaign than mere denun-
citation. But I want to tell you that
I was unusually touched by Mr.. George
A. Knight at the Oakland meeting on
Saturday night drawing q picture OF
President Roosevelt pleading for Gil
lett and another picture of George G.
Pardee who ought to be doing the
same thing. but unfortunately WasRt.
But by what right does George A
knight say that Roosevelt is pleading e
for Herrin? Roosevelt once sent Taft
to Chic, not to plead for the railroad
machine there, but to denoGnce 1t. Taft
Went. and IN Akron he delivered the
Presidents message and the reople OF
Ohio voted and elected q Democratic
Governor Roosevelt stood by Weaver
in Pennsylvania and he was elected
With these facts do you think it will
nay the Republican press and the Re
publican orators 70 use the name OF
Theodore Roosevelt too freely in this
matter? It might result in Roosevelt
sending his whole Cabinet out here to
I met Giiiett this afternoon. and he
Hello. Theodorer And I said: Hello,
Jinni How are you running?" He said:
Pretty we'll How are you running2
And I said. "Oh, about the same" and
then we arranged for little dinner to
he asked me how I thought he was
doing and 7 said: You are doing just
what 7 would do If / was in your place.
Jim. Iwouid talk about the tariff and
the Mckinley bill and the Cuban ques
ton and >rnost everything else except
the real issue.
the real issue Isn't that Republican
doctrine and isn't this a Republican
campaign
WRINKLES STILL MISSING.
You see, Gillett and 1 are good
friends, and I agree with the Repub-
lican press in some things they say
about him. but I do not agree with
them when they say that he can ignore
the man who nominated him.
/ have been charged among other
things with being young man, too
young. in fact, to be Governor of Cali
fOrnia- The same charge was made