The San Francisco call., 1910-11-02
JOHNSONPOINTS
To men BEHIND
FALSE CHARGES
Republican \ jminee Cheered as
He UncOy ers Foul Sources
of Malicious Lies
Attacks Corrupt Alliance of
of Herrin, Bell, Calhoun
and w. r. Hearst
By w. RUSSELL COLE
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

opcCIdt DfSp0LCn 10 ne Adltl
SANTA MARIA. Nov. 1.-The cam
patgn Of abuse and vilfcation now be
ing directed at him by two san Fran
cisco newspapers which are supporting
the democratic nominee for governor
was the subject Of q forceful attack by
Hiram ". Johnson here tonight in the
ina speech Of his campaign in south
ern California His assertion that the
most baseless and unwarranted lies
We're being. given wide circulation in the
hope Of accomplishing his defeat within
+ the last few DAYS of the campaign and
his charge that these foul means were
being employed through the agencies
-of the southern Pacific and other allied
special interests were greeted by a
ma gnl lfcent demonstration in his honor
CALHOUN AND HEARST -.
Every day in the san Francisco
Post. controlled by Pat Calhoun. and in
.W r. Hearsts san Francisco Examiner
there appears page after page of abuse
directed at me and columns Of ebso-
lutelv unfounded and malicious false.
hoods" declared johnson. Il am paving
the penalty that ! expected would
have 10 pay. am paying the penal lty-
for daring 10 90 UP gainst the guns
Pacific railroad. Who is il, though.
that is paving for all this abuse? Who
is furnishing the money TO have II
Gone2 In whose interest is Il being
done These are the questions that
the voters Of California must deter
mine There hangs the great issue of
this great Campaign Do you, as
free people. believing in the principles
Of good government and decent citizen
ship. want as your governor the ma
5ebind whom is aligned every evil
.lJcf0Us. ma Ievolent and malign influ=I
.e1ce that has debauched our govern
Ipcnt. or do YOU want q man who has.
made his night upon a single dominant
issue for eight months past without
swervinE one jot from the line and
against whom all these evil influences
are now arrayed2
when YOU ind every interest ad-
Verse 10 the people fighting upon the
one side do sou not realize that your
interests are bound up in the success
Of the other side2 These are the ques
tions YOU and all the voters Of Cali
fornia must answer. This Is the issue
which must be determined on Tuesday
next when you 90 10 the polls. Re
publican defeat this year would not
mean democratic success. but victory
for the special interests and death 10
..Ire great movement. so well begun. to
fres the government Of California from
.stf- domination Of William T. Herrin
\ and the Southern Pacific and 10 return
TO the people in whose hands 1t be-
longs
EXPOSES MOTIVES
johnson did not refer specifically 10
tfe individual charges that are being
.heaped upon him in such number
: through innuendo by the Indiana orator
Who has become the nouthpiece of the
.in5erests leading the fight for Bell, but
lie showed clearly and in the most tell
ing manner the snirnus that is behind
.fhe whose abusive campaign He took
l3o time 10 deny the mass Of false
charges and insinuations. but by show
ing their origin he gave sufhcient /
proof of their groundlessness.
That the vfciousness underlying the
. personal vilifca tion directed a the re-
rubTcan nominee for governor has
failed utterly TO produce its intended
= result is easily apparent 10 one follow
ing closely the sentiment attending the
last dsvs Of the campaign. Nowhere has
= any audience which Johnson has ad-
p. dressed failed TO respond with a demon
" stration Of confidence and every. evil
6ence Of enthusiastic support when he
has turned his attention for p moment
/ ~ this phase of the campaign. II has
@-riy5r needed words Of denial from his lips
..tu give the lie 10 false and utterly
!: aroundless libels. The campaign now
:. -6r1 is u just the kind which Johnson
:. himself predicted Two weeks ago. The
<nublic evidently has expected it. too.
-. e.rd is meeting it with contempt Just
? sS.tn other lOca alities Johnson's refer
:erces tonight 70 the fight against him
brought out storms Of applause. He ad-
blessed the greatest political meeting
-sr- the history Of this city, and the audi
g. ence % more than 500 persons which
heard him responded TO his appeal for
>. good government with tremendous en-
- thLsissm.
Tor miles around from every portion
p of.the- Santa Maria valley farmers drove
into the city 70 hear the republican
standard bearer. and before the meeting
!: began the streets We're thronged- The
santa Maria band met Johnson at the
hotel prior 20 the meeting and led the
parade which escorted him 70 the opera
house. The building was packed, while
scores. unable 10 get in, were gathered
about the doors
p. Johnson was cheered when he entered
the building, cheered when he arose TO
: speak interrupted again and again
! with cheers and given a. great ovation
at the close Of his address. On every
hand he was assured Of the greatest
majority ever given q candidate for Of
fee in this locality and in all Santa
Barbara county State Senator L. H
:-Roseberry declared that the normal re-
publican majority Of about zoo in the
county would be exceeded this year by
at least 800.
=: Johnson left Santa Maria immediate
~ after the meeting on the $50 O'Clock
trim. for San Francisco, He will go TO
Sacramento early today for the meeting
there tonight, which viii be the last of
the campaign outside Of San Francisco