Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-19

Los Angeles Orator Declares Big System Is in
Politics for Business, Not for Fun, but to-
Control the Harbors and Keep Up
Excessive Freight Rates

the Pacific Mail, a Hartman corpora
ton operated in connection with the
Southern Pacific, is accompanying Mr.
Gillett throughout the state to induce
you to betray yourselves to the in
tereSt of the Southern Pacific Railway
company?
is it any wonder that Mr.. Webb,
their attorney general, has never raised
his voice in court to reclaim the i'll
gotten, Illegally held franchises held
by this corporation at San Pedro and
other places?
"Is it any wonder that Mr.. Gillett,
nominated by Hartman, Herrin and
Parker, now says that If elected COVER
nor of the state of California he will
do what he can to see that the fruit
raisers shall have a law enabling them
to route their freight as they like
notwithstanding the fact that during
two sessions of congress he never
raised his voice once in support of such
bill or in defense of such resolution?
GiIIett's Promises
81 understand that the distinguished
gentleman said at one of his meetings
that he would, if elected governor, do
everything in his power to give the
farmers and fruit raisers law that
would enable them to route their freight
as they pleased and not at the dicta-
ton of the railway company. Why
didn't he do 1t when he had a chance
in congress?
"I assert here and now that he never
has at any time in congress raised his
voice in support of such a law And
will make him this pledge now: That
If he or any other man will show me
i'm the Congressional Record one utter
ance, one sentence, one word, one syl-
liable or one letter from him where he
ever advocated such thing in con-
gress 1 will pledge him the only Demo-
cratic vote that he will get in Califor-
nia-that is my own--and l will agree
to get off the stump against him.
"Oh. but some man says to me: 1T
won't make any difference to our county
affairs whether L am going to vote for
the Republican machine supervisors or
not
Let me draw your attention to the
fact that in 1906 in Los Angeles county
public service corporation assessments
were cut down by the equalization
board, consisting of supervisors, from
81, 100000 to $1,000, 100000, or 80 per
cent.
I'm 1905 their assessments were cut
from $13,0O0O00 to $3,90O,O0O. So it does
make difference, my friends.
1.-The machine is all along the line.
1t not only wants the governor, but it
wants the attorney general, the legis-
lators and the board of supervisors in
every county in the state.s
81 say to you tonight that a vote for
Gillett is a vote for the machine and
means a vote for no antitrust legisla-
ton in this state.
Hartman Didn't Select Bell
"A vote for Bell means lower railroad
fares, lower freight rates, opening of
docks and roadWays and highways.
Hartman didn't nominate Bell. He
did nominate Gillett and every Re-
publican paper. the Times, the Chron-
icle, the Call. the Los Angeles Express
charged at the time of the Santa Cruz
convention that the Southern Pacific
represented by Herrin and Parker, was
in absolute control OF that convention
"A vote for Gillett means the en-
thronement of the Southern Pacific
railway In governmental affairs In this
state and the complete suhjugation and
surrender Of all the peoples rights to
its arbitrary Will and power.
my friends, 1T operates three hun
dred' and sixty-five days in the year
through its paid attorneys and political
hirelings You have only one day every
two years and that Is election day. You
have II in your power to smash this
machine on the 9Th day of November
You can't do IL on any other day OF the
year. What are you going to dc
about it?"
"Ths is a battle for freedom; II Is
a battle for the home; 1t is a battle
for self-government. 1t is a battle In
behalf of yourselves to control your
own public AFFAIRS.
"If you as citizens do not do your
duty at this election and put your
stamp Of indignation upon machine
politics. boss rule and the degradation
of the judicial ermine the fault is en-.
tirely your own and you have no one
to condemn but yourselves"