The San Francisco call., 1910-08-12
CURRY PROMISES
ALL SQUARE DEAL
Neither Railroad Nor Individual
Shall Dominate Me, Says
Candidate

= When l am governor of the state of
7 TCalifornia. and l believe that I Will be,
ono corporation will be back of me, and,
$50 long as | am in office, no corporation
4shall merchandise the legislature
shall not eat locomotives for breakfast,
4 because | do not care for that kind of
4diet. but I say that no railroad nor any
other private interest shall domina ted
tthe legislature while l am governor"
Such was the statement of Charles f.
= Curry last night in the st. Francis hotel
! at a banquet rendered him by the
>Charles r. Curry commercial travellers
= club. With applause at every point,
tCurry stated his beliefs. He said, in
<part:
: Il am grateful for the support that
%has been given me throughout the state.
81 am loyal to Californias every inter-
fest, and I am most grateful to the sales
Tmen, to the knights of the grip. whose
understanding of politics and whose in
&terest in good government l fully ap-
<preciate. Then know that / will be
ttrue to every interest of San Francisco,
the greatest city on the greatest bay in
the greatest country earth.
: / want to have IT understood that |
am neither a factional. a sectional nor
2 a class candidate and that l will not be
= a factional, sectional nor class COVER
: nor. Whether the interests that must
2 of the state are small OF great they
: shall be fairly and honestly treated, but
just sure as any interest or corpora
= tion shall seek improperly to influence
. legislation by the Introduction of any
bill inimical to the NEST interest of the
whole people that bill shall receive my
: veto. I stand for even handed justice
: first last and all the time and / believe
: that the people understand that
. i haven't said an unkind word
against any of my opponents and I will
mot. l believe absolutely in the consti-
= tuition of the United States and in the
10 commandments and shall abide abso-
. lutely by that policy If l am elected. 1t
. has ever been my argument that both
= organized capital and organized labor
are necessary in order TO insure proper
q government. but neither capital nor la
. Dor should be allowed to usurp the gov
. eminent
IN all fairness believe that I am
%the only candidate for governor that
~has complied with the spirit and let
/. ter of the direct primary law. | am ap-
- pealing to the red blooded republicans
= of this state. believe that Lincoln
: and Roosevelt are two of the greatest
men that the nation hal even seen, but
Il am not appealing to the shades OF
. one nor the peoples affection for the
. other I ask you only to consider my
\record as a republican, as an official
Sand as a man. The republican party
: is the party of the people, the party of
freedom
Il believe in the protective tariff and
[ believe in the protection of home In
dustry When / am governor there
are many improvements in the city of
. San Francisco that shall claim my ear
@nest attention. Not the least of these
Twill be the betterment of our shipping
facilities
I. Preceding Curry, Senator Lester G.
= Burnett elected vigorous applause by
. the statement that Curry would be
elected in spite of every opposing force
He said:
= When Curry is the chief executive
of the state every man will get square
= deal no matter what his station in life
. may be. Curry will give even handed
Justice at all times-no more, no less
Among those who spoke were: VIII
liam P Hughes first vice president of
1.-THE Travellers club; Richard Ferris can
%didate for lieutenant governor; Emmett
Dunn. Louis E. Pels. Samuel t. Breyer,
: Arthur Courich, and the toast master,
~B f. Meastand.