Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-14
LEAGUE SPEAKERS
AROUSE HEARERS
Enthusiastic LincoIn-RoOsevelt
Meeting in Blanchard Hall
Closes Campaign
RAILROAD MACHINE FLAYED
Colonel WeinStock and Attorney
Wheeler Deliver Stirring :
Addresses to Voters
RAILROAD MACHINE FLAYED

Blanchard hall was filled to its utmost
capacity last night when Col. Harris
Weinstock and Charles S. Wheeler, the
we'll known Lincoln Roosevelt Republi-
can leaders and orators of Sacramento
and San Francisco respectively, arrived
to address the voters on the issues OF
the present struggle between the
Southern Pacific political machine ana
the good government forces of Califor-
MIA, as represented in the new Democ-
racy and the Lincoln Roosevelt Repub-
llcan league. A. j. Wallace, candidate
for the lieutenant governorship, also
spoke paying tribute to the worth OF
johnson.
The audience was an enthusiastic one,
and the speakers were well received.
Both Col. Weinstock and Mr.. wheeler
made vigorous appeals to the voters to
nominate the ticket put up by the re-
form forces Of the Republican party,
and to help defeat the Southern Pacihc
machine, which has so long managed
and directed the affairs of our state
government. Col. Weinstock sald
WEINsToCK's ADDRESS
"This nation has three great enemies,
who if allowed to go their way must
speedily destroy the foundations on
which the republic rests and soon make
American free government thing OF
the past.
"Who think you are these three
enemies? They live not across the
waters nor beyond the boundaries Of
our republic. They are in our very
midst, flesh OF our flesh and blood OF
our blood. We are brought into con-
stant touch with them, and for all
know some Of them may at this mo-
ment be within sound of my voice.
1.-THE three great enemies to this re-
public that l have in mind are the
higher ups the lower downs and the
Indifferent citizen The Indifferent citi-
zen is a grave enemy to this republic
BY his neglect of civic duties he is do
ing his fullest share to permit the af-
fairs of our cities and our states and
the nation to get into the worst pos
chile hands. His love Of ease and
comfort and profit seem to him dearer
than his love of civic duty. He neglects
the latter so that at the end of the
year he may count more dollars or be
reminded of more creature comforts, or
more selfish pleasures. He is the man
who Is ever demanding his civic rights
and ever neglecting his civic duties.
He is the citizen who by his fireside is
denouncing the rottenness of our gov
ernment and of its officials but who
never lifts q finger to remedy condi-
ton which he condemns. What would
become of this republic If all citizens
were of his ilk. What would become of
free government on American soil IL all
permitted greed and comfort and con-
venience to destroy their usefulness as
voters. How long could such people
exist as free morn men and free born
citizens?
THE LOWER DOWNS
""The lower downs are likewise a
serious menace to this republic. En-
gagged as they are as a rule in pander-
ing to the vices Of human nature, they
stand ready for profit to destroy all
that is best in our manhood and in our
womanhood. They stand ready in their
lust for greed. TO barter away the
bodies and souls Of their fellows. In
their desire to live as parasites on the
body polite they are ever ready to rob
the unsuspecting, to corrupt the public
official and to violate every law safe
guarding the republic. What the lower
downs are ready to do in a petty way