The San Francisco call., 1908-05-02
ROUSE SACRAMENTO
AGAINST BOSS RULE
Former Governor Pardee and
Senator Belshaw Find Citi-
zens Opposed to Machine
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SACRAMENTO, May l. Governor
George c. Pardee and Senator Charles
NJ BeIshaw were greeted by full
house and an enthusiastic crowd when
they spoke here tonight before the
Lincoln Roosevelt republican league.
Both speakers severely lashed the po-'
litical bureau of the Southern Pacific
company and denounced boss rule.
The crowd was decidedly an anti
railroad gathering and sentiments ex-
pressed against railroad rule in politics
were appiauded to the echo. The meet
ing showed that the people of this city
are awake to the Importance of the
election to be held next Tuesday and
it is expected that the vote will be the
largest ever polled here at primary
Mayor Clinton L. White. one, of the
leaders of the local Lincoln Roosevelt
league movement. presided. and he
called upon Senator Belshaw to speak
first.
BELSHAW SCORES MACHINE
Belshaw gave a very clear and con-
else address on the way the Southern
Pacific machine had corrupted politics
in this state. He told of his experiences
during the IA years he served in the
legislature and how railroad bosses had
tried to induce him to break his pledges
to the people. He said the people could
control the political situation II they
would but go to the polls and vote at
the primary election. He laid great
stress upon the Importance of the cleo
ton next Tuesday and urged every
elector to vote for the Lincoln Roose-
Welt league ticket.
Former Governor Pardee was given
a great ovation by his Sacramento
friends when he was introduced by
Mayor White and during his address he
to- tod
storms of applause. His denunciation
of the railroad seemed to be particu-
larry enjoyable to the ears of his hear
ers. He said in part
ADDRESS BY PARDEE
am here tonight to recall to your minds some
of the political history of California and 70 con
gratulate you upon your efforts 10 achieve poiiti
cal liberty. Your example in this regard mas
been watched with great interest by the people
of the state, and, In their name. feiieltate you
upon the fact that Sacramento has demons,Iatea
that there is among her people sufficient politicai
manhood TO enable her 20 elect her own ofncials
and to send TO state conventions delegations
which refuse to cringe at the swapping OF COT
poration's whip or to yield obedience to the Or
ders of Ruef.
| would not have you imagine, though, that
think that Sacramento alone. of all the cities OF
this state was formerly guilty OF such surren-
der OF political rights and privileges into tne
hands of designing men, unfortnnateiy, one ,s
did likewise, with the result that TO our shaIJ
be If said our metropolis has had Schmit2.
and under the rule OF criminal br1be takers and
more criminal bribe giyers earned the contempt
of all good people throughout the whole world
The fate of San Francisco. however. Is Dut
sample of what has happened to our politics. IN
San Francisco. however. thanks 10 the patriotic
self-sacrifce OF Rudolph Spreckels w. II. Lang
don. Francis j. HeEey and w ]. Burns. the po-
liticaI depravity the utter corruption of great
city and the betrayal of its people have been
turned up 10 the light Of dag and lie fostering
and smelling aloud to heaven under our very
No honest, sensible man will attack the South
Pacific long as it confines itself to Its
company refuses TO pay its Just share of the
taxes OF the state, when 1t corruptiy takes from
us the political rights and liberties guaranteed
us by the declaration of independence and the
constitution Of the United States; when 1t hires
Ruefs and Schmitzes; when 1t dominates con
ventions and nollinates its own creatures for us
to elect TO office; when it rules legislatures;
when 1t elects United States senators and con-
gressmen; when it refuses to obey the law law ana a
all we hold most dear we would be scurvy set
of slaves II we quietly submitted 10 ii and, from
cowardice or any other cause, refused TO de-
monaco the corporation responsible for al these
things
Rnef. the 1900 a month employe of the
Southern Pacifc's political bureau. nominated
the corrupt and shameless bribe taker Wilson
for the state board of railroad commissioners.
nominated him knowing that he was a corrupt
and shameless bribe taker nominated him be-
cause he was corrupt and shameless, and knew
that he was shameless and corrupt, because he,
Ruef had paid him brfbes.
The Lincoln Roosevelt republican league comes
to the people of California and offers them the
opportunity to free themselves Opposed TO the
league is the political bureau of the Southern
Pacific. Every political soldier of fortune, every
poiitical Hessian. every political bashi-bazouk
In California has enlisted against it. Every
Southern Pacific controlled county committee and
board of supervisors is doing what it can to kill
II off Every subsidized newspaper, daily or
weekly. throughout California is doing everything
IL can to put ii down. Money, influence and in
limitation are being used to disrupt ii. The
enemies it has made are its most eloquent and
powerful supporters.
The meeting was the most successful
the league has had during the present
campaign.