Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-23
Theodore Ben and His Record

tomorrow night Theodore Bell the candidate presented b
forna will open his campaign by speech at the Auditorium
in this city The Herald trusts that one OF its readers who
The position occupied by Mr. Bell in recent political develop
that unique and should ene him to the
and the gratitude of every good citizen
While the anraoad sentiment in the state is at the present
machine appears have eliminated from the politics Of
the temporarily at eastt always in California
until the present year. and the conditions
listing today at which good citizen reocs have only come
result of the begun against the railroad machine by few
patriotic leaders years ago and waged unremngy to the
Mr. Bell was the who enlisted this great fight His
political been opposition the Southern
Pacific machine When who active opponents of that
machine either content to serve without protest under Its con
least silent its crimes against the govern
Bell going and fro throughout the linn
of the state calling attention to the machine nqe ana plead
ing with his fellow citizens to throw off its nalign power
Four years ago. when the machine absolutely controlled the e
Ppean parry & % k @ B % "a a b % i'd Of te latter nartv made
opposition Southern Pacific political machine and inquiries
the & oe tissue Oh ms @ @ Of @ aopna q called attention to these
iniquies plead with his fellow citizens to end them
Men who followed political development of the state
years Theodore Bell than to other
California due the credit for the creation
growth sentiment against the railroad politics. which
grown and increased until it has hnay emancpaed Doth the
great parties of the state from railroad influence
The party throughout the state who during the
campaign have Illuminated against the Southern Pacific po
cal domination and comparatively untred recruits IN TINS
the greatest people Of California have fight for
today and have had fight for during OF strenuous contest
with opposition Southern Pacific machine He wrote this op
position in the state platform @ G his party @ 0 & ye e ago I M n
before that time He has all times since in
season. upon every occasion when he has appeared
upon public platform the state continued to this battle
the freedom of the people of California OF which he may well be
styled the first and greatest leader He IS today making the cen
trail campaign for governor Four would
have carried position of chief executive OF the state OF
California for the treacery of William Randolph Hearst the
yellow in this state who organized
and chiefly financed which resulted in the nomnaon
angdon governor and through the influence OF the Hearst
Dapers with the ignorant class of the northern part OF
The state enough that would otherwise have
Mr. Bell to make possible for him to be defeated by the narrow
margin of few by which Gett the railroad cand
date elected Fortunately for the good OF the state and the
cause of clean politics. Hearss independent party dead be-
yond the possibility of resurrection and his papers in the present
situation have little political influence that repetition OF the
reacherv of four ago impossible
Mr. Bell has also himself the consideration and graft
de of every decent the land by another act OF political
honesty and daring. IL.
When Mccarthy candidate of those who were fighting
the graft investigation San Francisco for OF that city M
Bell took up the fight against him and threw himself with his whole
strength into thereby is true gaining the enm OF
and some supporters but at the time winning auD
title to the admiration confidence and support OF the decent citizens
0f his state ~ ~ 1,o
orDortuny of showing much they appreciate the able and
Devoted services has done than any oter one
yea than any in the state OF California TO re-
deem the state its thradom to the Southern racine mac
and to cleanse and purify the politics OF the state