Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-24

in the air. He went straight on, Gallo
like, and appointed Mr.. Kern, foisted
him upon this great enterprise, and 1
suppose he is only waiting the lapse of
time or some providential event which
can bring about another vacancy to
consummate the scheme which has evil
IDENTIFY been planned by-somebody.
up to this time it does not appear 20
have put in indubitable peril the situa-
ton in respect of the Owens river en-
terprise, but If he is permitted to retain
his Office until it terminates by lapse of
time there is no security of the people
of this city against repetition, l will
say, of what happened the other day in
another appointment.
Are you willing to stand that sort of
thing? Not if you can help it!
How to Help 1t
"Now, can you help it? 1t is charged
I do not charge it, for I say now that
all 1 know about this thing 1 know
from what has been published in re-
sponsible, reputable, reliable news
papers. (Applause.) That is about all
that private citizens like myself and
you can know. We have got to rely
upon these sources of intelligence. The
responsibility therefore of a newspaper
is the highest that any factor in a city
can have. (Applause).
II want to refer to other charges.
want to go back a little. 1t is some
thing very remarkable about how
things have worked out here on this
subject.
"a few months ago a young fellow, a
boy almost, had been appointed a
deputy prosecuting attorney. I don't
know-I guess he has a nose for burn
ing wool or something like that.
LAS the boys used to say, he smelled
a mice. He began to believe there were
things that needed to be uncovered,
and he tried to get facilities with which
to uncover them. am not going to
dwell on this. But 1 want to remind
you of it, for it is not a forgettable
thing and ought not to be forgotten.
He tried to see if he could see if
what was said and what everybody ad-
mitted was true. He was trying to get
the aid of those who had the power
to give it to him to uncover the offenses
which he believed were lurking in the
hidden places and come of them in not
very hidden places, where you could
step into them without having a lam
tern to guide you, especially at high
noon. They turned him down, and to
make a long story short, when he in
sisted upon the thing going forward
they turned him out.
MEN who are wrong are nearly al
silly. Now, if L had been in the place
Of those fellows and had been wanting
to play a game, 1 would have given
Woolwine all the rope he wanted. But
they did not even have the acumen
to do that. They played the game like
novices, and yet there is not a novice
among them, not one. They are all
old hands at the bellows. But whom
the gods would destroy, they first make
mad. (Cheers.)
Corporations Organized
''Now, then, I want to call your at
tention to another thing which to my
mind caps the climax of this whole
business, though it is not the last by
any means. But it comes along at a
point where it just naturally belongs
in this categorical and historical
sketch. We had hardly inaugurated
the mayor into the office of mayor be-
fore there were organized some busi-
ness corporations-oil companies, and
what other companies?"
Sugar" said a voice.
Sugar. companies. Well, if ever a
thing in this world needs sugar, this
thing does Qaughter), but I do not
know whether sugar would cure it or
not. I do not think 1T would. Salt
petre, alum, strychnine, some things of
that sort would be a help to It,
"But they organized the corporations
and they were all Harper corporations,
some of them known by his name. 1
don't know whether it was to take
awav the reproach or not, but they did
go by his name, the sugar company,
and the oil company. and they sold