Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-10
DEMOCRACY FREED
OF MACHINE RULE
Chairman Norton Declares Party
Candidates Are All ExponentS
of Good Government Ideas
PREDICTS A GREAT VICTORY
Absence of Old Line Politicians
and Push Leaders Assures
Success of Ticket

"The fact that the Democratic party
in California and in Los Angeles
county has accomplished a political in
novation and adopted the popular pol
icy of making up its ticket. entirely
from the ranks of the good government
and anti-machine men, instead of in
dorsing certain candidates because
they are recognized leaders, or are
deserving of political patronage, will
insure our success in the pending
great battle between the Espee rail
road and corporation machine and the
citizenship of California"
Albert NJ Norton. chairman Of the
Los Angeles county Democratic cen
trai committee, at mis- desk in tine Fay
building, made this prediction yester-
day. p.
I'm the state campaign Theodore A.
Bell, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, was the first political leader to
raise his voice in the present decisive
battle against the Bspee machine. He
was the first man to make this the
paramount issue Of the campaign. lie
was the first man to take up the cry
of good government as against the per
nicious activity of public servants IN
politics.
"The. people of California demanded
that Mr.. Bell make the race for the
governorship because they had conh-
dence in his integrity and sincere de-
termination.
"Mr Bell was virtually nominated
by the Democratic and Good Govern
ment voters of California before his
name ever came up at the state con-
ference. He is waging his fight along
the lines which here in Los Angeles
we are pleased to cali good govern
ment lines although Mr.. Bell and
other Democratic leaders regard it as
a distinctly Democratic movement
founded on Democratic principles, fos-
tered nv Democratic faith and en-
bodied in Democratic propaganda from
the time of Jefferson to the present
day.
"In Los Angeles county we have al
lowed this same spirit to prevail and
in selecting candidates for county Of
ficers have turned down many of our
former warehouses, for the reason that
we desired to run for office only such
men as have been actively ldenuHeu
with good government work.
erecting that the fight is one of the
people against corruption, as repre-
sented through the various political
coteries, we have placed in the race
such men as we know will make good
wears of this stupendous struggle nave
made records for their work in behalf
of good government principles; men
who have stood fearlessly out against
the Fspee machine, even when the
machine leader held their political rate
in the palm Of his hand, when opposl-
ton to the push meant polltlcal
death to them.
MACHINE MEN OUSTED
"Our first fight in this county was
+o take the party away from the con-
trol of the push. This we have done.
Such men as Eddie Morris FRANK
Goings and dozens of others whose
names are too we'll known to be men
toned have been driven from the
nortv, forced to abdicate, until today
the democratic party in Los Angeles
civ and county represents the highest
class of patriotic and loyal cltlzens'
IT is composed of men VINO are IN tLe
6eht for principle rather than for OIL
fice. or for the purpose of serving Ger
tain corporate or private interests.
"In many cases our candldates ia &c g
been virtually drafted. NOT one of f
them NAV be said to be an otilce-
seeker in any sense of the word. we
have induced them to seek office pc
cause by electing them we can prihs
about the imperative REFORMS t., 9e-
manded by, the taxpayers OF TINS Guy
and county. ,+,, o,d
nIeced good government candidates IN
the field. we are for the first time SUD
n,itting to the voters exactly such
ticket as political conditions and pop
ular sentiment demand. ..
'"The battle for internal puritcatlon
hos been won, and this has been lne
bardest of our work. Now we VIII
wage our battle from without we
are asking for a chance to make soou
and to give the taxpayers Oh TINS
county what they want, clean anu
reliable administration in which per
nicious politics and patronage graft
will not be tolerated, and haVihS
nroyed our good intentions by RIDING
fhe nartv of it's former bosses ana par
nacles. we ask for the support OF the
voters of Los Angeles city and county,
and believe we will get 1t.
"T submit the proposition that tne
Democratic party in this county Has s
come up to the requirements OIL lile
Good Government organization IN
every particular. Our ticket speaks IoI
itself We will nominate 1t at M tMhe
August primaries We look 10 Tue
Good Government organization TO IN, IN,
dorse as large a portion OF 1t as WI,
ho consistent with its duty toWaru
the Lincoln Roosevelt league, ana we
expect to elect a majority, II NOT an
of our candidates by one or the laISta'
votes ever cast in this clty or coulltS ..tS
1.-THE fight is on. After the prliliai ies
we will go into it IN earnest