Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-01
DEMOCRATIC LEAGUE
GIVES ITS REASONS
Issues Statement to Voters Showing Why They
Should Support League Tickets at Primary
Tuesday Southern Pacific Domination
Must Cease in the Party

To make the primary election Of delegates to
the state convention meet at Fresno May 10 to elect dele
gates to the national inc Denver the Demo
To the Democratic of Los Angeles CountyThe Demo
cratic party properly conducted the effective political agency
producing beneficial all the people Of this the worlds
The party stands democratic in city
M nation opposed that which corrupt depotc
or oligarchic
Il believes equal rights all and special privileges none
recognizes that "a private monopoly is ndetenbe and IN
It especially denounces rebates by anspor
aon companies the most potent agency IN promoting ana
strenghing unlawful conspiracies against trade
What the conditions measured by the principles OF the
cratic his ballot the May h primary eecon
The Southern Pacific which not only My has violated but still oG4
relating trusts and unlawful combination seeks to dom-
where to control by machine party primaries
conventions thus nung and setting naught the principles
This combination Southern Pacific and of these Demo
cratic politicians nomnates weak candidates on our city and county
tickets that they be defeated by machine Republican cnd
puts up candidates be pulled down at the
hour favor of Southern Pacific Republican nominees
the selection dsrepuabe Democrats dele
conventions notoriou supplying them with South
that determined attack be made in the party platform upon
and % int rate and the nd s mo
shall be nominated by the party who is not to the
will dictation of the Southern Pacific
In brief Pacific of the greatest of indefens
bic monopoes representative unlawful eom1naon agast
ca directed always endeavors control the Democratic politics
and party policies in this state
Pacific and venal politicians invariably results the maintenance
private This condition reputable Democracy always
opposes. ,..,.,
of the things mentioned that the Los
Angeles public great believe that the Demo
party of Los Angeles city and county nsncere as the
the principles of the national platform Fur
have through the condition stated been driven
parties and hundreds of first voters whose political a
atons and beliefs naturally led them to the Democratic
ranks have enrolled themselves with opposition parties
our political opponents had been given full freedom to de-
termne the Democratic party this
city county could by possibility have devised those
which effectively naught parys prin
cples discipline and repeed voters from its mem
mentioned which have been countenaned
and control the local organization
Therefore ballot at the May 18th primary Tor
convention OF May 18th who
standing ability who strenuous opposed to
the party the Southern Pacific and who will
methods and procedures which have
discredd demorazed the Los Angeles
city and county? .
The Democratic league stands for honest and for clean
politics opposes evils generally known denounced
from day day The league is endeavong to
the Democrats delegates to the state
convention hereby lay basis for the exercise OF reputable
party politics hereafter
appeal the ballots OF the Democratic league
at the primary May 5, 1908. :,
We earnestly urge Democrats work for the success of
the league ticket
These ballots will be found every polling place in the city
Ask for them, and that you get them
Fealy party patriotism for country appeals to Demo
cratic voters to take this