Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-14
PEMBERTON SLAPS
REPUBLICAN PLANS
Democratic Candidate for AttOr-
ney General Delivers Address
to Long Beach Audience

Minor Moore, Democratic candidate
for associate justice of the court ol
appeal. and James E. Pemberton, can
didate for attorney general of the state
spoke at Long Beach last night.
Mr.. Pemberton brings from the
northern part Of the state new con-
undrum, "Is the Republican campaign
in this state this year a practical joke
or a bunco gamer He argued that the
borrowing of the Democratic platform
and thereby admitting that the Demo-
Gratis had been right, Republicans
wrong, all these years. and the claim
that therefore the latter should be re-
tanned in office constituted merely a
good practical joke on Republicans, II
the real object is to get them to un-
derstand and accept Democratic prin-
clples, by merely miscallihg them "hu-
man Republican doctrines" He insist
ed that If this unique departure in po-
litics is to be used merely to get into
office a ticket of which six out of eight
congressman and more than half OF
the state ticket consisted of lncum-
bents, being political children of that
awful Santa Cruz convention" OF
which the human Republicans told
such terrible tales before the primar-
ies-then it bears many of the features
of a "bunco game" being played on
the people of the state.
OFFICES DUE TO DEMOCRATS
Calling attention to former Cover
nor Cages appointment of two Repub-
licans and one Democrat to each of the
three appellate courts of the state
when the courts were first established,
and to the declaration of the platforms
of both parties In favor of a non
partisan judiciary, he argued that as
two Of three appellate justices and nVe
of the seven supreme court Justices
were holdovers and Republicans, to be
in the least consistent the supporters
of each platform should vote this year
for the Democratic nominees. The
Democratic candidates being unques-
tionably all fit men for the position
and the giving of some slight repre-
sentation to Democrats in these courts
being necessary for even any approach
toward non-p -partisanship there, the Re-
publican nominees are disqualified at
this time merely by their Republican
ism.
The speaker also insisted that 1t
might be a calamity to elect an at
torney general not in full accord with
the governor, for the governor then,
in emergencies that might arise, would
be like good mechanic without any
right hand.
The address closed with an earnest
appeal to prefer heroism to opportun-
ism, the tried and tested veteran to
the raw recruit, by the election OF
Bell.
Mr.. Moore said in part:
Theodore A. Bell is a man with a
constructive policy. He has been
fighting the battle for the interests
of the people of the state for sixteen
years against corrupt influences, while
others, whom I class as opportuntsts
now, sat with folded arms. 1t takes
men like Bell to stand for the right
and for sacrifice of self. He is
prophet who has fought for your in
terests while you slept. If the people
are aroused and inspired, their con-
sciences will not allow them to ap-
prove of the reputation of Bells can
didacy. He ought to be elected, and
I believe will be-"
Walter j. Desmond, candidate for
county tax collector thanked Attorney
Pemberton for setting before his hear
ers the fact that only three insurgent
names appear on the Republican ticket.
Ibid Johnson vote for Bell and
against the Southern Pacific's political
standing four years ago NO. He mas
seen WHICH way tnS llOo NaS SNt lA4A4 .
however, and has jumped In. He is
an opportunist We now agree that
the leaders of the Lincoln Roosevelt
league must have made a deal with
the Southern Pacific machine"
Harry Riley, vice president of the
local club, presided tonight, In the alb
sence of the president, S. G. Long,
who is candidate for the office of su-
perior judge.