Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-01
PRIVILEGE
MUST END
JUDGE H. C. DILLON ADVOCATES
PARTY HONESTY
DEMOCRACY MUST STAND FOR
PEOPLES RIGHTS
Must Be Faithful to Democratic Prln-
cipIes or Fall In Its Efforts
for success-other
Speeches

The Democratic league. at its regular
weekly luncheon yesterday noon at the
Westminster, heard Judge Henry Q.
Dillon make plea for better con-
science in party politics. His topic
was platforms and Principles" Judge
Dilon's address was warmly ap-
plauded There was large attendance
and the spirit of the speaker met ready
response from his hearers.
In introducing Judge Dillon, James
G.. Scarborough, who presided at the
luncheon, said membership in the
league was offered to all Democrats
and that only one class was not wanted
the class that has corporate or per-
sonal interests above those of party.
What the league purposes is to inspire
conscience to the ideal of government
of the people, by the people and for the
people.
Judge Dillon said, in part:
For forty years the Democratic
party has been wandering in the desert
doing penance for its own sins and the
sins of our fathers. 1t has also been
undergoing wholesome discipline to fit
il for the coming duties and RESPONSE
bilities of public life. When Is our
exile to end? When shall we be re-
stored to power again?
Must Be Faithful
my answer is: We never had any
excuse for existence at all excepting as
n Democratic party, the party OF the
people. The moment we cease to pe
Democratic, cease to be faithful lead
ers and defenders of the people, we
shall deserve to die the death OF all
who are false to their missions and
their trusts But we must be the party
of the whole people. Our platform OF
principles must be broad enough 10
cover, protect and encourage every IN
IN, life
institution and every home, every class
and every individual, labor and capital,
rich and poor alike. :,
"It must demand equal rights for all
and denounce special privileges as the
vicious parents of all trusts and mo-
nopolies. whether created by the tariIi
or any other law. We must quit max
ing platforms to get in on, cease being
an adjunct of the Republican party or
n tail to the kite of the political am
btion of any man or any coterie OF
men, We must pay our own campaign
expenses out of our individual pockets
without assessing the candidates and
without calling upon saloons and
bawdy houses or the corporations,
which always stand ready to place us
under pecuniary obligations that have
to be paid in special privileges later on.
''Let us quit quarreling among our
selves. Other Democratic organiza-
party in their own way and the re-
sponsibility is upon them and not upon
MS for the way they do it, Let
us welcome all men and all associa-
tions to cast in their pot with us and
make the Democratic party what 1T
was created to be.
Party Patriotism
LET us convince the people of the
limited States that the party which
laid deep. strong and enduring the
foundations of the greatest nation on
earth. loves it and intends to defend
It. and still pledges to 1t their lives,
their fortunes and their sacred honor.
LET us so conduct ourselves as indi-
viduals that we shall not be mere Of
flee seekers. Rather let us so live ana
practice our political profession that
we may look the party and each other
sduarely in the face every time We
meet and, like the man from Arizona.
tell the party managers to go to HI
with their offices. To the honest man
they are only burdensome duty, an
anxious trust and to the dishonest
their fieeting honors and emoluments
too often end with second term in
jail.
'"rhe Democratic party expects every
man to do his duty in the coming cam
palgn. Let us lock forward to 1t with
hope and confidence. All depends on
the people and their confidence In us.
In the words of Mr. Bryan, uttered but
few DAYS ago on the anniversary of
his birthday, let me conclude: The
Democratic party is the only party in
the field sufficiently large to give hope
of success and sufficiently democratic
to give hope of relief after victory
has been won.'
Anderson Confident
7. A. Anderson, former member of
the board of public works. following
Judge Dillon, commended his address
and declared that national prospects
for n Democratic victory were never
better than today. The Republican
president is representing Democratic
IDEAS and the presence of panic under
n Republican regime has given the lie
TO that old insult that hard times
"come only under a Democratic admin
istration." Under the Leadership of a
man the world honors." as Mr.. Ander-
son alluded to Mr.. Bryan, he believed
the party would merit the confidence
of the people.
Max s. Pepper, former state chair
man. who has been organizing Bryan
clubs along the coast, said such or
ganizations as the Democratic league
would rehabilitate the Democratic par
ty and do the great service for 1t that
similar organizations did when the
Democrats carried the state. BY such
organization anu all iiOhSob oPPSoA ~
the voters California could be alluded
to no longer as the plantation" for
Huntington and Hartman, and the
people as the plantation slaves"
Mr.. Pepper was asked what he ex-
pected the strength Of the Independence
league to be and what it's effect would
be as between the old parties. He
said he judged the Independence league
by it's registered vote at San Fran
cisco, where out of 1900 names on the
great register 100 declared the inten-
tion of afiliating with the Indepen-
dence party.
IT guess that answers both ques-
tions,' he said, laughing.
Judge Glover of Asuza said the
Democrats were organizing in that re-
gion and intended to be an important
factor in the campaign. Mr.. Scar
borough asked him to cooperate with
the league in its purposes, and he said
tie plan seemed the right thing.
Mattison Jones called attention to
the banquet the league is to give April
13, Jefferson's birthday.