Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-30
THOUSANDS HEAR
PHELAN in PARK
LOGIC SURPRISES PASADENA
AUDIENCE
JAPANESE MAKE LEPER SPOTS
OF VALLEY
Joseph simons Urges More reoera'
Improvements to Furnish Employ
ment to Thousands Soon on
Government Work

Pasadena. turned out a huge dayhgnt
crowd to hear James ID. Fnelall
speech at Library park yesterday al
ternoon. A circus near by was coull-
ter attraction. A.
AS the home of Congressman NC
Lachlan, few Democrats nave oaIe 7,, ~ ~
invade the Crown City's precincts unlll
this campaign, but the big gains 1or
Rrvan have changed the political COM
plexion there. e..,o,,,o
MIR Phelan made a stirring reference
To the leper spots of California Tue
fair valleys which have been seizeu ny
Japanese. and where schools, theaters
and American civilization nave "i9Ap
peared.
Japanese lntrenched
Mr. Phelan says about $4,000 Japan
ese are now intrenched in the state
Josenh Simons, one of the Democratic
big Gums of the campaign and an oIo
Pasadena resident, also maze d ne"
speech on new lines. -,
He said that Southern California now
has the citrus and agricultural ST. =
ton we'll in hand, ana mus sooi. ~ IN
CONFINEMENT in new fields for the tnou-
eands of newcomers each season III
1nercantile. manufacturing and other
lines. .4. q
Federal and public improvements,
big harbor, public buildings ana WORKS,
Panama canal commerce and oIles
modern phases of development called
for the presence in Washington of a
man who could see to it that the com
inc thousands would get recognition
for their skill as producers ana work
ers lanes McLachlan was not such
Appeals to Republicans
Mr. Phelan made his appeal princi-
naIlv to the Republicans in the audi
ence. showing them why circumstances
demanded that they cast thelr Vo'es
next week for Bryan and Kern.
George p. Cary, assembly candidate,
presided. and the crowd at Library
park was by far the largest Wnlch mas
attended any afternoon meeting this
year. 49, .os,,,+
in the state at large depended on tne
vote in Southern California, ana tnal
mis- section had in the past been de-
voted to the high tariff principles OF the
Republican party.
Hn then analyzed these principles,
and showed that in no way were Tue
interests of this section jeopardlzeo by
a revision of the tariff on trust hlaue
articles, which the democratic Pi"I
form demands. -.
the tariff on agricultural products, such
as are produced here; but IL was
monstrous to allow the trusts TO con-
tinue their misgovernment of the coun-
try, made possible by the immense
amount of illegitimate wealth. they
were gaining through the tarln' at the
expense of the common people,
Revising the Tariff
THE Republicans say the tariff must
be revised by its friends" he remarked:
who are the friends of the tarln' IL
not the lawless trusts?
He then proceeded to discuss the
limited States Steel corporation, and
show how it bled the citizens OF san
Francisco and elsewhere, by its tarlI
protection. -
This wealth and power, he said, nat
urally led to a control of government.
and he quoted Senator LaFollette OF
WISCONSIN to the effect that 100 men
owned the government OF the Uhlteu
States.
The only hope for the Republicans
was to vote for Bryan this year, ne ue-
clared. Within four years their own
party would then come down to the
level, and they might, if they Wlshed'
go back to it with clear consclences.
ION the one side is vicious Repubn-
can degeneration" he declared, land
on the other the impracticable ideals OF
Socialism. The Democratic party
stands as the great conservative force
endeaVoring to draw the country pdCh
to its early ideals.
Property Rights
1.-THE Republicans stand for property
rights to the exclusion of human
rights; but there are millions of men
in this country who have no property
rights. The tariff system prevents 1t.
IF the corrupt Republican oligarchy
is returned to power again it may be
too late to save the country by con-
SerVative means.
"These millions who certainly control
the balance of voting power may lose
hope and adopt the schemes of the So
cialists, as the only way out.
"a vote for Bryan" he concluded,
sis a vote for all that is best in gov
eminent ideals"
AT the close of his speech Mr.. Phelan
dissected the panic of 1907, and showed
. the value of a guaranty of bank depos-
its in preventing a recurrence of such
troubles.
Joseph Simons of Los Angeles, State
Senator j. b. Sanford of Ukiah and
Others followed in brief talks.
LONG BEACH HEARS PHELAN