The San Francisco call., 1910-12-25
JUDGE WORKS
REPUDIATES The
PRIMARY LAW
Peculiar Brand of Progressive
ness of Man Who Seeks
SenatOrsflip
Changes His Views Concerning
Spalding Since the Direct
Campaign
y GEoRGE A. VAN sMIrH


For the hard headed citizen who
takes his politics and questions of gov
eminent seriously there is as much
confusion as there is amusement for
the cynical citizen in the campaign for
- the repudiation OF the direct primary
law made on behalf Of Judge John D.
Works Of Los Angeles.
For Judge Works it is urged that he
must be chosen by the legislature be-
cause he failed TO win the nomination
Of his party under the provisions of the
direct primary election law. A demand
Tor violation Of law made in the name
OF reform is confusing for some men.
WORKS A ~PROGRESSIvE-
The plea made for the election OF
Judge Works IN defiance of law and
the expressed viii of the people on the
ground that he is a progressive is
IN -eS1he, NOT even Chancellor Day
ever eXcoriated Theodore Roosevelt and
hls policies so bitterly as did John d.
w orks-before Works became a pro-
sressiNe candidate for the United States
IL an article contributed 70 the
arena over his own signature Judge
M orks literally outdid the vituperatfve
CAancellor Day In his unstinted de-
nunciatiOn Of Roosevelt. The president
% the United States and recognized
leader OF the progressives Of America.
appeared to Judge Works as one who
stoops TO accomplish his purposes by
pancerlng 70 this debased appetite for
the spoils OF Office"
In the same article Works declared
that Roosevelt had adopted policies
calculated TO lower the office of presi-
gent OF the United States in the esti-
nation not only Of our own people, but
d foreign countries" There was also
something about Roosevelt breaking
down party lines by his arbitrary
domination Of every department Of the
government"
WORKS BRAND PECULIAR
That was the brand Of progressive
ness INDUCED in by Judge Works, whose
plea for election to the United States
senate in defiance Of the direct primary
law is made in the name Of Theodore
Roosevelt's policies.
Judge Works opinions about the law
md its relation TO his candidacy have
undergone changes quite as radical as
those touching Roosevelt and his pol
lcies- A few months ago Judge Works
understood the provisions of the direct
primary election law, and declared over
his signature:
I say 10 you now, that as between
me and any candidate before the people
I neither expect nor desire a vote from
YOU not authorized by the votes Of the
people under that law. IN other words,
[ desire 10 stand or fall upon the ad-
visOry vote OF the people at the primary
election as against any other candidate
that has submitted his candidacy to
the people"
VIEWS on SPALDING CHANGE
IT is not contended by Judge Works
that A @. Spalding did not get his party
nomination under the provisions of the
primary law and the advisory vote of
the people. by which Works declared
he desired TO stand or fall. 1t is con-
tended now that the law is bad law be-
cause Works did not win under it.
Again. in a speech delivered at
Oceanside July 2I, 1910, Judge Works
declared that A @. Spalding was
clean, fearless, honest man." That was
IN the middle Of the primary campaign
which Judge Works expected TO win
He did not win, and now he insists that
he should be elected because the man
who was clean, honest and fearless
on July 2l became a bad man and COM
mitted to bad government when the
primary votes OF the people were
counted IN August