Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-18
WORKS OUTLINES
SENATE PLATFORM
LincoIn-RooSeveIt Candidate viii
Open Campaign in Southern
Counties Next Week
SURE OF DEFEATING MACHINE
Republican Majority in State Op-
posed to CannoniSm and
Payne Tariff Ideas
SURE OF DEFEATING MACHINE
BY t. SHELLEY SUTTON

publican candidate for the United
States senate, has issued statement or
his platform and principles. which In
view of the great pending struggle ne
tween the Southern Pacific machine
element or poUn parties ana the GOOu
Government forces, as represented by
the large majority of each, banded to-
gether in the Lincoln-R Roosevelt league
and Democratic organizations is of
special interest to all voters.
Judge Works. before entering the race
for the United States senate, was presi-
dent of the Los Angeles city council.
but the influence brought to bear on
him by the members of the Lincoln
Roosevelt league caused him TO resign
that office to enter the race for the
nomination to succeed Senator Flint
In all parts of the state Judge Works
has met with much encouragement, and
as a representative of the 'insurgent,
or reform element of Republicanlsm, he
expects the Endorsement of the Repub-
lican party in California, a large ma
1ority of which, 1t is believed by those
who have thoroughly canvassed the
situatiin, is opposed to Cannonism,
Aldrichism, Payne tariff fiascos and
Ballinger "bossism," dominant in the
administration of California as in the
affairs of the national government.
TAFT-BALLINGER METHODS
This opposition to the Taft-Ballinger
has the distinct promises of the state
and national platforms, has aroused the
Republicans Just as it has aroused the
Democrats and the feeling of resent
ment in the state, as in the nation. JUS
titles the prediction that the Republican
party in California will nominate only
such clean and competent men as are
known to represent the higher ideals of
RepublicanSm.
This being true, it is considered by
political prophets extremely probable
that Judge Works will be nominated for
the United States senate and that, Oh
the other hand the Democrats will
nominate against him such a man as
can, on a similar platform and with
similar record, hope to win the election.
The question of which candidate will
be elected after their nominations is for
the future to decide, but at present the
contention of all concerned who have
vitality at heart the welfare and safety
of the people of the state is to see that
a good man is nominated by each party
"a man free of the Southern Pacific in
f1uence and control, who can and will
keep his promises to the people. In
Judge John D. Works the Republicans
believe they have found such a man,
and this being true his nomination ap-
pears TO be certain
MACHINE DOOMED
Who Judge Works Democratic op-
ponents for the United States senator
ship is to be is so far but matter of
conjecture, but whoever the Democrats
select and nominate will be man
equally commendable to the voters.
This means that the machine" is
doomed. 1t spells defeat for the "old
push" and the push will be defeated
by it's own club. In the past the South
ern Pacific machine has slated" both
tickets, packed the conventions, framed
up every move that has been made by
either of the political organizations, so
that no matter who was elected the
Southern Pacific bosses have sat back
and smiled, for they had elected their
men and humbugged the people.
This time the decent element of
both political parties predominates,
and each will put up through-and-
through anti-machine ticket. so that no
matter which ticket or which candi-
date is elected the decent element will
win.
Judge Works. as the Lincoln -Roose-
welt candidate for the United States sem
atorshlp, represents the decent element
of Republicans.
The Democratic candidate, whoever
he may be-and there are several clean
and competent men seriously consider
ing the cOnteSt-Will represent the de-
cent element Of Democracy. The Dem
ocrats, too, have every reason TO hope
for an unprecedented victory and point
Republican party, due to the machine
and anti-machine elements, as indicat-
ing a Democratic year.
VICTORY OVER PUSH
The Democratic party in California
has never been divided against itself
in this respect, for the Southern Pa
cffic has always controlled through the
Republican organization, except in the
matter of county and municipal af-
however cd 19o1N "
be the confidence OF the Democrats
there is feeling of general satisfac-
tion among voters at large, who are
not actively identified with any pO-
litical organization, but who believe in
the principles Of good government
over the candidacy of such public spir-
tied and trustworthy men as Theodore
Bell Hiram w. Johnson, Judge Works
and others, for although defeat must
inevitably await one candidate or the
other, the election OF his opponent
means victory for all--victory over the
old Southern Pacific despOtic push
which has ruled with an iron hand, |
Disseminated against whole communi-
ties as it has against inividuals, and
controlled the city, county and state
administrations for its own pecuniary
benefits.
The statement of Judge Works de
fines his position unquestionahly and
places him squarely before the people |
as an enemy Of railroad oligarchy and
"machine rule"
Judge Works statement follows:
WORKS STATEMENT
This year, for the first time, the
people of this state have the right
to vote for candidates for United
States senator. The vote is only
advisory, because, under the con-
stitution Of the United States the
legislature alone has the power TO
elect a senator. But the new pri-
mary law does give the people the
right to say by their votes whom
they desire the Legislature TO elect.
AS this right is now given to the
people and as l am a candidate for
the office I believe the voters of
the state have the right to know
what my convictions are on pub
lie questions, what l stand for as
citizen and candidate and what
may be expected Of me if elected
United States senator.
And first OF the things that L