Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-21

and of this visiting Southern California Tor
the purpose of nucting the citizens of this section how to
vote upon national issues
leaning in friendly confidence
the shoulder of the who supposed to have been most
responsible his nomination for by the Republican state
Santa Cruz 1t is probably that
supporter in his picture we'll in his campaign
for the nomination. Abraham Ruef whiom Republican boss
defendant criminal actions
governor administration of the duties of his
disappointment those who nominated him
pretty concusivey shown By his aconor rather naconcon
cernn of the law against granting rebates
special in this state.
Article of California, dealing
with powers governor the provides
Section The executive of this state shall be
vested in chief magistrate who shall be styled the governor OF
Section shall faithfully executed"
all people of the state in California who read the
newspapers that than certain officials of the South
Pacific Railroad company in examination conducted by Inter
that their had instances granted rebates
and special to favored shippers
officials charged with the enforcement OF the
of the this matter including the state board OF railroad
state the Of California obiddng
the granting of rebates and special @ M rates BY % ] inhibition i and
notorious fact that neither the attorney general
the board of railroad commissioners ever took any action
worthy the name for the purpose enforcing the law OF he stare
against granting rebates and special rates and psng the
ern Pacific for its selfconessed violation OF the same
d Gung J h M g + ts % @ has r1 against them The
Herald with many other journals OF the state urged
upon the officials of the charged with the execution of its laws
from governor down railroad commissioners that they do the
duty seeing that this great criminal was punished
Nothing done.
When Get arrived in this city last Monday to
the citizens OF Los Angeles county
they should their votes reporter Tor The Herald
him the OF the law against
rebates and special rates.
reporter propounded the following nterrogatory:
Governor chief executive of the state OF California,
did you make any effort to force Attorney General WEBB and the
state prosecute the Southern Pacific rail-
rebag after the disclosures made by Franklin X Lane OF
the interstate commission"
Republican OF the state OF
California position the OF the Honorable
political boss and criminal defendant
dock replied that question will
upon not making answers to questions
simply making speeches for Mr. latt
reporter asked "Why the rbang cases against
Southern default under the statute of
lmtations?
exceency Southern Pacific OF the state of
California said: 81 touching state matters at all have
nothing say you these subjects All am gong to say will
be platform in the of my regular address,
reporter What will discuss from the plat
form" Answer by his excelency Mr. Abraham Ruefs cand
date govenor) Purey national Your questions will
go unanswered" -
ut governor persisted reporter e people of Southern
deeply interested these affairs hey want know
their enforced against the railways
To which his exceency railroad governor replied "Not
word more will reply discussing national issues only
the Southern PACING Republican
chine California has brought to Los Angeles and
California purpose instrucg good citizens how
to their
state whose official posi-
men, whose political leaders have
of citizenship the than to select this
sort their instructors in how to cast their ballots