Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-08
The Great Issues at the Polls Today

IL ca Importance The Herald again position
urge busy intelligent clientele of
and vote early help to the for good
There however, good citizens who feel thoughtless
mpatienc 80 many elections Let them reflect that liberty
only held by eternal vigilance and that the elections
there are the less cace Tor return to the conditions that nave
cursed California and the nation until people everywhere have
political machines fewer elections ardenty than the
pie do suits their purposes exactly to have things stirred
most important election held California Los Angeles
utterly destroy the infamous Southern Pacific machine
which in alliance with other seekers of privilege has exploited the
people and of the state and county generaon
There is chanceand from present indications promises
elect in Theodore Bell governor whose whole public life
of selfish business and grating politics The Herald believes his long
promise that he will make independent fearless fair and honest
eXecuvehe best of his rivals supporters,
In the campaign Mr. Bell has shown an equal ability and more
dependable temperament and broader conception the future gov
duties than his rival whose onede campaign has
disappointment those who concede his worth and honesty The
advantage With him running mate Tim Speacy of this city,
whose high character sufficient that he will fill the high
W important office of lieutenant governor with fairness free
dom from influence known in that chair in long while
Next in Importance the the hem-perhaps
ceedng them IN mportanceare the the
bench The nationwide for non-parsan judiciary only
throws out into sharper relief the emphatca partisan character Of
our ghest tribunal Every one drawn from single party
one there by the suerance not the actual choice of machine
controlled party If this condition is to be changed is of the high
ed If their majority should be large could help but have
beneficial effect the remainder of the demonstration of
the thoughts running through the popular mind about courts
AS the district aorneyship-the most inn
Porant in the ountThe Herald does possible that
the revelations of Captain Fedecks positive and negative character
can fail to bury him under avalanche Of condemnation Bad
OMISSION he has been bad commission.
shameful the Harper administration
scarlet sinners scot free he closed few blind pigs but let their
landlords go he did nothing scandal but to take
who voted for the steal into his deputy
the solid three of the supervisors the money years
finally with the furniture scandal without lifting
batting eyea except perhaps wink of "1ong
ar protests he let the 100000 of the good
roads bond money without was
only by private action he turned his back on duty when forged
Tor criminal proceedings and as private attorney pro6ted
thousands Of dollars fees by posecung he has his office
with extravaganza doubling its expense
sonnel five he has let his deputies like himself neglect their
duty make money private practice drawing salaries
IRON the county finally detectives his employ and his behalf
deDeaey plotted to bracken the character and
rival attorney and prospective political rival Guy Eddie by
mail and badger using OF low reputation decoy
This Chapter does by any Fredercs derec
tons and oenses merely skins the high
Of like kidney the present Calvin
ncumbency has subserviency the big
poraons the machine and manager Walter Parker
of the Southern Pacific in verdicts favosm behalf
ing firms which machine held cruel treat
guests to rake IN Tees extravaganza in every ways catalogue
likewise hits only the elevated spots He physician and
worse coroner has held office anywhere.
The opponents of these everything Frederks and
artwel Thomas Lee WOolwine and Dr. A. c.
OF high ability and clean records Woownes during
and since the Harper regime ene him the gratitude of every
believer in decent government
The nOnparan judiciary idea has taken hold Angeles
county, and the make taking
character legally and personally it has nominees
Herald regards of vital Importance both principle and
complshment that these should be elected
AS to the remainder of the ticket The Herald has supported
Democratic nominees That party deserves the highest praise and
tor declaring itself In positive terms and choosing cean trustworthy
men for the ticket
Particularly its candidate for congress- A. Hand
ley the Democrats have scholarly able young of vgor both
physically and mentally and believes that he
ngton he will be representative all people who will
take high rank in the capitol
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