Amador ledger., 1910-09-30
JOHNSON GETS
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without wasting any time in prelimi
naries, will proceed to introduce to
you the gentleman whom you have all
come to see and hear; the man who
for the Il axt four years Is destined to
be the foremost citizen of this great
empire state of the Pacific coast. 1t
is with pleasure that | now introduce
and present to you the Hon Hiram w.
Johnson, the next governor of Cali
forina.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank YOU
for the kind hospitality shown me this
afternoon, in coming here to listen to
what | have to say about our present
campaign.
You are showing your appreciation
by your presence here on this occas-
sion, and | wish to tell you | feel
very grateful and from the bottom of
my heart | wish to express to you my
heartiest regards.
very much regret that was un-
able to hold a night meeting in your
city, and am sorry l could not visit
YOU before, but pressing exigencies
rendered it utterly impossible. The
state central committee made the
schedule, and / was compelled to adj
here strictly to it.
| began campaigning six months
ago, because of the fact that many of
US thought that there was much i'm
portant work to be done. We thought
that the direct primary election law
might help the people select their own
candidates, and so rid the state of
much corrupt politics.
Last March, setting our teeth to the
task, we began to preach doctrines
and policies that would enable us to
restore to the people their rights, and
assist this glorious state in which |
was born, and the party with which |
am affiliated in accomplishing many
undertakings which are greatly
needed.
We began advocating our policies,
and found that throughout the state
there was great sympathetic feeling
with US.
SO great was the faith of our adj
herents, that on the 10th of August,
100000 votes were piled up for our
cause. take no part of the credit,
and trust you will not consider me as
trying to bring to myself one particle
of credit. But that vote, tremendous
and emphatic as it was, means to you
and me chance to again come into
the rights of that which belongs to US.
1t is now up to the people to say
whether the republican or democratic
party will rid the state of its bosses
and grafters.
The republican party decreed that
there could be but one main issue, and
that issue l am fighting for today.
The sole object of this campaign
was, and is now, to make clear to
you, that upon this one great problem
hinges much success for our state, and
the republican party as we'll.
There will be no hesitation or vas
cillation with the members of our
party in fighting this battle for our
rights, and we are going to struggle !
until we have the government of this
state back in full control of the
people, and then we will kick out VIM. /
F. Herrin and the Southern Pacific |
railroad company. am telling every
one that we will not hesitate nor com
promise in our duty We shall not |
reach out for unpopular votes, nor
swerve IN any way from the original
lines marked out at the opening of the
We will follow our policies
until we are successful, regardl SIS of
any ridicule or scorn that may be
hurled at us Should Bell be elected, |
| trust he will follow out the policies
he claims to be following.
There is one subject | wish to
speak about, whicn is causing con-
siderable comment in the opposite
ranks. 1t is the square deal PROPOSE
ton. They claim that if they are
they will accord the rail |
road companies a square deal on the !
one hand and the people square deal
on the other hand.
Now to be sure, square deal must
be given to the public at all times. |
Why this is our very policy, and no
Just man could act otherwise than TO
grant to all the full benefit of their |
rights. You need not waste time or
efforts in arguing the square deal pro
position, for the Southern Pacific rail
road company have always taken the |
square deal and more too, and various
means are being advised at the present |
time to give such people as Jim Hill /
and other railroad officials a square
deal. do not hesitate to say it will |
be found in nearly every Instance, |
Ln2J Lne square Qeal preteilSe lS noun /
ing more than a scheme framed up to
fake the people and enrich the rail
roads.
The character of this contest is not
planned in such way that we will be
obliged to go out and tear up railroad
tracks or destroy rolling stock. l
shall not bother any honestly vested
interests. But we shall say
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pany, carry on your business in legil
innate way. and we will not disturb
you, " but we will also tell Herrin and
the Southern Pacific, 'you must keep
your dirty hands out of politics. or we
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