Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-19
Mr.. MusIlet and the S. P. Machine

by the Southern Pacific political machine to attack and dcredt
direct primary law in force in this city,
The Hearst-Southen Pacific organ works itself into simua
righteous indignation upon the assumption that the Express
article contained some of the
business and professional who composed Mr. Mushe
campaign committee although the Express article contained dis
caner OF any such intention paid high compliment the
very respectable citizens who composed large majority OF that
Since the question of Mr. Musfets Pacific affiliations
has thus been brought the fore be out OF place to call
attention few facts which will attempt to dispute and
which appear to have some bearing on that question
place Herald desires say that who has
any will for that men like M H. and Fhnea
Newmark E. p Bosbyshe, M a. Hamburger A M stephens
Carroll Allen and the other good citizens who
largely by personal friendship and former business asso
aton became interested in Mr. Muhets campaign committee cod
lend themselves the support the Southern Pacific
machine knowingly permit themselves to be used to accom-
good citizens this committee influenced for Mr.
time there is doubt that every day sute
machine politicians IN this country are using gooo cIS 70 az
comps purposes without said good citizens having the re-
idea that they are being SO used rms use is usually
pshed by inducing good reputation whose candidacy Will
attract good men, to run for office -
These men by the who control the machine as
whom they depend yet they not so known by the
good citizens who support them Let us Tor moment consider
following ndsputab facts concerning Mr. Muhets candidacy
and thus endeavo to make up opinions as to whether or not the
Pacific political machine has anything to do with it.
First a fact that Mr. Muhets journalistic campaign man
age charge of the political department of an evening paper
intimate and confidential communication with waiter
dacy and he became avowed candidate
That the communications these parties have been fire
ample evidence that produce if the fact is denied
Second known that Mr.. Mushets candidacy was very
vorabv regarded Los Angeles Times which also known
as the supporter the machine of which Walter Parker Southern
employee is the chief boss There no doubt that the Times
oped for Mr. Endorsement by the Republican city
which it, than all other influences together was IN
strumenta in having called
Endorsement the fact that Mr. Smith happened to have
machine The BOYS were favorable Mr. Smith, of
association with him and favors received at his hands
and thew were also look avoraby upon his candidacy
by the fact generally known that Mr. Smith pos
of much the largest barrel OF any OF the nayoay cand
dates and anxious for the honor OF being OF his
his supporters These made impossible Tor
responsible for the calling OF the convention to control
its actions nominating the mayora candidate after was called
have the authority Of the morning HearstSouthern
Pacific organ OF the 10th inst for the statement tha You WIN ma
Benny Cohn who has always been organization shouting his head
almost off for Mushe And Eddie Morris VINO has been bee OF e
Democratic organizations but very handy at times Tor the KepuD
organization which is fornnst Smith and foninst Farh
An who knows anything Angeles politics for the
last years that neither Benny Cohn Eddie Morris
Pacific machine 1t is not possible that these men, repre-
senng they do the worst IN local politics. and one OF them
epropetor of gambling hell which he ran by the favor OF the
recent Southern Pacific Harper administration would have
candidate whose candidacy not favored
by the Southern Pacific machine.
Fourth the last probably strongest evidence OF the fact
that Pacific machine actually behind Mr. Muset
Pacific machine morning paper Any man
who has during the past two years read the two Hearst
been that since Mr. Hartman to Mr. Hearst
aid years the Southern Pacific machine has had
incident with publishing by the New York World of the fact
that Mr. Hartman had contributed to the re OF MI Hearst IRON
political vanity had involved him. both his organs this coast
changed what had been their life course OF opposition to the South
all its works and have been characterized either
concerning the Southern Pacific and its political
machine their positively aggressive support OF the machine policies
and campaigns evidence this furnished by the attitude
the HcarsSouthen Pacific paper the recall OF Mayor
Harper who of the products OF the local Southern Pacific
machine inteposed his and sought by every
including ballots taken the thears support his
pagn until its candidate driven from the field by fear that his
grating would be exposed he continued longer the
who has watched the political OF the local
Hearst journal during the last two believe would sup
port any candidate who not agreeable to the southern Pacific
machine That has enlisted in the support OF Mr. Muhet isl
probably the strongest all Of the evidences that his candidacy
agreeable that machine but that it actively promoted
Upon the foregoing and other evidence appears very
tain the Southern Pacific machine only did oppose Mr.
Nushes candidacy but that favored far the boss dared
his hand Had Boss Parker gone further in his support OF
Mr. candidacy would have double risk
offending those members of his machine who really Mr.
Smiths and of alternating the many honest good
citizens among Mr. Mushe who would have abandoned
his ranks the they had been able to that their candidate
was really favored by the Southern Pacific machine
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