The San Francisco call., 1908-07-05
I'm REAS AMAZING REVELATIONS WILL HELP
POWERFULLY TO MAKE CALIFORNIA FREE

TN yesterdays Call appeared Of the significant and
gesve articles California newspaper has printed in many
yearhe beginning OF the revelations OF Jim Rea
ing the corrupt control OF this by the Southern Pacific
Every citizen of this commonwealth should read that article and
remember
Rea tell more and probably he will Asked why he did
open up people were not
prepared these revelations and the place there
reach the people of this the all
compromised that couldn't get audience Those cond
changed the people ready for revelations such
Rea has made and viii make and there newspapers that
will print them The Call oces in the independence per-
mi publish such exposures 1t reoces ao company
the other independent newspapers OF California that like The
Call dare print and do anything that makes for the
good.
Reas revelations springs from the fact that he
knowspersonaly knows-what he talking
things he and part of them he His is
only but Of participant incidentally it is to be
remarked that and OF politics. Jim Rea has the reputa
OF being truthful His good; keeps faith
Moreover he is not afraid He not even afraid to tell the things
himself in his crew know
how much truth Rea speaks. Doubtless they wondering
much more OF it he will tell and are filled with fear They have
fear Reas story published full
he knowledge still other nfames
Arnare he intends 70 make thorough iob Of his exnosrre
striking he deals not
nferenes but in facts He has been behind curtain
has helped do the things describes There guesswor
about his arragnment OF the political couptonists who
California Harrimans provinces And another thing
will public cedence Reas story the obvious fact that
he has design deal unfairly with the he attacks On
lace OF his recital exhibits rough and ready of justice
At the outset Rea says
supreme oo oPP because he s50od saSs n The rsros
What @ the Us .:y =, that 4 the legislature
@ M1 @ d i 3 OF nf M I 1t sdks aa a R isTGP 5 ssf-H :p G
represents this railroad?
Nov: when i: in business this he has
people who work & for living @ PsGpe n who are % u business & e
they gets dispsssurs Of
road can hit it some ime~as the railroad has the bank com
when Mr. HerTin surely very
nv when @ Nj Il Sfo9 has Psfm 8sfan ,o
matt then different he
the ieadersyou sec what horrible position individual
isin he 10 by his COM
nunity aud he aboGed by the political
community 5 upon a getting away
Railroad control of every department and function OF govern
accompanied by ystemazed and organized ottenness
Reas charges High and low he shows that
OF the government the OF the people
railroad William F. Herrn is the government of California
An farce. The boss big little belongs Herrn
legislature belongs him. The belong him.
jury belongs him. if he So the story of California
sckening story 1t would be frighu enough if il
liberties of the but according
knows goes further the lives OF
they get the way OF the machine Read this
consider the sinister meaning OF it:
AMh if the end justified 1t there IS limit to this poit
cal machine man & was to be gotten out t o. the d Iynd and
n or deouty sberigs or guards bv he can be Shot down
Rea has difficulty getting the and of the
trouble On the hand the powerful and predatory
and the other newspaper that has been largely
ven The purchased hides and the corporation
that steals from the people their fundamental rgthe right tc
govern themselves But the press less and less corruptbe
One honest and fearless newspaper community makes venay
less and less profitable its contemporaries makes the
control OF and expensive and difficult
for the predatory corporation If all newspapers
independent system corruption
Pacific has built California would not last long And the
people make newspapers honest whether they to be
That exactly what the people OF California doing
though they do slowly It takes long time public
against that long
is aroused there is turning back.
Whatever wrong against the people Jim Rea may have done
the service OF Herrn he undong and making atonemen To-