Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-19
JOHNSON DECLARES
AGAINST RAILROAD
S. P. DOMINATION MUST CEASE,
SAYS CANDIDATE
Lincoln-RooseVeIt League Leader, with
A. j. Wallace, John D. Works
and Others, Addresses
Alhambra Gathering

Hiram w. Johnson, the Lincoln
Roosevelt leagues candidate for gov
ernor, in an address last night at
meeting under the auspices of the AL
hambra Good Government league In
the auditorium of the Alhambra high
school, at which Judge John d. Works,
A. j. Wallace, Lee G. Gates and A. +.
Chaplin were the other speakers, ex-
pressed in terse form the one issue on
which the Lincoln Roosevelt leagues
candidates expect to base their fight.
"ShaI the people take back to them
selves the government of this state,
or shall they remain under the thumb
of the Souther-t Pacific railroad?'
were his words.
"For more than forty years the great
shadow of the domination of the
Southern Pacific has rested over tins
state" he continued. 1--WE are under
taking to remove that shadow and to
allow the sunshine of personal free
dom and self-government shine on our
state William +. Herrin in the Of
fee of the Southern Pacific railroad
has directed the government of Cali
fornia by direct wife. 1t Is our object
to place a wire in every home. When
a button is pushed it will not be by
the Southern Pacific company
Candidates Declare Position
candidates under the Lincoln
Roosevelt league banner tell you ex-
actly where they stand. No other can
didates will express themselves with
regard to their position on this rail-
road proposition. Our desire is to look
the people in the eye, tell them the
facts and make them understand that
this is their fight.
"It is a battle of principles. not of
personalities. The fight is national:
ii is being made in every state, and
in Washington. We are going to send
John d. Works there to help on the
right side"
In introducing Mr.. Johnson, A. p.
Chaplin. president of the Alhambra
Good Government league, said: we
have had the same old governor IN
| California for years and years, the
same old S. p. governor. l take pleas
ure in presenting to you new gov
ernor. the next governor of this state,
Hiram w. Johnson"
Judge John d. Works, candidate for
United States senator, said: IT have
been candidate only rev hours. l
was notified this afternoon at O'CLOCK.
1t was with much hesitancy that l
accepted. / hope that I have not lost
the desire or the capacity to serve my
country. Though I fail, 1 feel that
the fight will be a worthy one. Inc
contest involves the good name or the
state and the liberty of its citizens.
IT is a long cry from the city council
to the United States senate. but 1t is
of little consequence whether L am
elected or not. except in so tar as l
stand for a great principle. we are
going to try to redeem the state from
bondage. The people today have the
mower to take the ballot in their own
hands and out of the hands OF the
machine. 1t is no longer a choice be-
tween two evils"
Must Gust Aldrich
"The Lincoln Roosevelt league is not
a branch of the Republican party
said A. ]. Wallace, candidate for
lieutenant governor. "You will come
to realize that it is the trunk, the
limbs and the foliage of the Republl-
can party" Speaking of the I'M
portance of the office for which he is
an aspirant, he said: "The lieutenant
governor presides in the senate ne
names every committee in the senate;
he plays great part in the early
stages of all legislation" He dwelt
on the need of a. federal steamship
line, and of the things that have pre-
vented it's establishment.
"Aldrich and Aldrichism must go
from Washington" said Lee c. Gates.
"John D. Works is to be sent there to
bring it about" He told of the good
government work in Los Angeles.
"Tbe people of California are having
placed in their hands the instruments
to re-establsh lf-government With
this power we ought to elect better
legislature than we have ever had IN
the state"
The executive committee of the Al
hambra Good Government league is
composed of fifteen men, as follows;
A. p. Chaplin, S. w. Hudson, j: B.
Teagarden, ]. d. Marine, X. j. E1eia'
DIR. j. M. Ford, Walter Haas, >. II.
Wuest, Joe Quiruz, Roscoe Behlow, w,
d. White, T. w. Forbes, Philip Brad
burv Charles Lewis and George Jones.
MIR. Johnson and Mr.. Wallace yes
terday expressed themselves as being
both surprised and pleased with the
reception they We're given py the
voters of Southern California during
the past weeks tour throughout TINS
end of the state
Everywhere they found the citizens
wide awake and alive to the grave
nature of the fight which the Lincoln
Roosevelt candidates are waglng
against the corporations and the ma
chine. and the magnificent manner In
which they were received made them
optimistic as to the final outcome.
Although thes primaries are some
months off the voters of this end or
the state seem to be even more per-
fectly aware of the conditions OF
things political than usual, and, ac-
cordine to Mr. Wallace, are only
"waiting to be led"
, From Los Angeles last Monday the
candidates went direct to San Diego.
From there they worked back toward
Los Angeles, visiting Oceanside, Es-
condido and other small towns along
tba wav From here the candidates
went to Santa Ana, on to Riverside,
san Bernardino. Cotton, Highlands,
/ Redlands and Pomona, and wound up
: the present trip last evening with the
. address in Alhambra.
: Yesterday both candidates were Wis
, itors at the city hall, where they were
J warmly received.