Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
BELL, IN RINGING
ADDRESS, STARTS
STATE CAMPAIGN
Three Thousand Persons Make
Way Through ThrOngS to
Crowd Bay City Theater
BIG OVATION FOR SPELLACY
ArraignS Republican Party for
EIeventh-Hour Atonement
of IFS Political Sins
BIG OVATION FOR SPELLACY
fsnecini to rha Heraldl

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. S.-Theo-
dore Bell, nominee of the Democratic
party for governor, opened the state
campaign for his party here tonight in
the Central theater with an address In
which he so heartily arraigned the Re-
publican party for its eleventh hour
reformation and the attempts of it's
press to shaw him the way to political
salvation for California that the 5000
persons who fought their way through
the crowds into the building cheered
him repeatedly.
Reaffirming his fearless stand against
the Southern Paciflc's political domin-
alton of the state through the Republi-.
can party, the candidate outlined his
position on the question of the rights
of the laboring-man and the capitalist.
He declared himself opposed to the i'm
migration of oriental labor Of any ma
tionality, outlined his ideals for the de-
velopment of the resources of the state
and declared for moro effective train
ing of the children of the state In the
public schools and for reforms in the
administration OF the states public in
stitutions.
Timothy Spellacy OF Los Angeles, the
party's candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor. was present and received great
ovation, which demonstrated that he is
still one of the most popular men in
the north, despite his change of resi-
dence.
Bells speech was in part as follows:
when man presents himself for
the high office of governor of his state
the imperative duty is cast upon him
to clearly define his position upon
every question that is of public inter-
est. The people are entitled to know
just where he stands.
REPUBLICAN CLAIMS
"But before I enter upon a discus
sion of public questions 1 desire to dis
pose of few preliminaries to clear
the air. / note that number of Re-
publican newspapers that have recent
ly come to see the light have invented
some kind of test to apply to my
campaign, and some others have gone
to the extreme of suggesting that
withdraw from the race. They all pro-
ceed upon the assumption that If 1 re-
ceive any votes from Republican
sources II can only signify that ] have
compromised with somebody who did
not fight on the side of reform at the
recent primaries In order that 1 may
not seem harsh I shall 30 to the very
limit of charity in reply to these self
constituted judges of my political con-
duct. Instead of advising me what
ought to do they will profit very much
by seeking the good advice which am
qualified to give them, through years
of fidelity to- principles, amid defeats
and discouragements, and this at
thing good in a man who was not of
their political faith I think that I can
be of invaluable assistance to them in
their first experiment in the work of
emancipation, but 1 shall await their
invitation to lend them counsel. We
welcome them as novitiates in Democ-
racy, but We believe that their CONVEX
sion should be followed by complete
affiliation with our party name.
I'VE would also suggest that it is
quite customary, in cases of sudden
conversion, to require the convert to
be put on probation. 1t will, therefore,
not be deemed a presumption upon
our part If we advise that at least
four years would be a reasonable time
to test the earnestness and sincerity
of the conversion. The fact that so
many of these converts, only four
years ago. refused to reject the idol
of special privilege after it was dis
played to them in all its nakedness,
only adds to our conviction that the
sounder course is to give them a few
years trial without office to test the
depth of their devotion to the new
ideals.
AM RIGHT
'To those who now prescribe their
own invented tests to my present cam
paign, my answer is simply this: You
have confessed and now most loudly
proclaim that for years I was right,
when you were wrong. If you must
deny to me the simple tribute of hav-
ing steadfastly kept the faith, please
refrain from subtle intimations that
may be turned aside by votes and in
fluence that you yourselves will make
q desperate effort to retain, and with
harmonious jubilation accept with
open arms IL they come within your
reach.
1--WE find public attention centered
foi1 NJ
Pacific control in the politics of Cali
fornia, and before the voters of this
state express their choice on election
day they must be satisfied that the
man who is honored by that choice is
absolutely right upon this question.
The political supremacy of the South
ern Pacific company is not the product
of a few days or few months; it runs
back many years through the history
of California. It's pernicious influence
has been exercised through the medium
of the Republican party.
"Time and time again, the Demo-
cratic party of California has taken an
absolute and unequivocal position
against its domination in our affairs,
but year after year the people of this
state, by majority vote for Republic
can nominees, have suffered this great
political evil to continue. I call par
ticular attention to the fact that the
Democratic campaign for the COVER
norship of California four years ago
was relentlessly waged against the po-
litical influence of this great railroad
corporation.
FOUGHT RAILROAD
''I was honored by my party with the
nomination for governor and from one
end of the state to the other raised
my voice in solemn appeal to the peo-
pie of California to exercise their
might and their right to forever rid the
state of the political grasp of the rail-
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