Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-06
CROWDS APPLAUD
LEAGUE SPEAKERS
Hiram Johnson, L.-R. Candidate
for Governorship, Wild
Iy Cheered
DECLARES HE Is A WINNER
Enthusiastic Reception Is Given
the Candidate Who Is Fight
ing S. P. Bosses
DECLARES HE IS A WINNER
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out alone into this fight for although
there are four Republicans running
against me for the nomination as gov
ernor of California, not one of them
has dared to raise his voice against
the Southern Pacific or even to mem
ton in a whisper the sacred names of
William f. Herrin and Walter Parker.
why? Because they dare not. They
are the creatures of these bosses of the
machine. They have been put where
they are, and have become what they
are through the patronage of those
corrupt bosses. And they are deluded
enough to believe that Parker and Her
rim can still do as they have done In
The past; that they can still sit back
in their easy chairs and press button
which means rule or ruin for polltl-
cal candidate-defeat or triumph for
the groveling creatures of this machine
creatures who, in the past, were put
in the race, or kept out of the race for
public office, with but q single word
from w. F. Herrin or his lieutenants.
"These days have passed. If the
people of California are true to them
selves and true to their best interests,
as l know they will be, and If they
take advantage of this tremendous
weapon which has been placed in their
hands for the first time in the history
of the state-the direct primary law
they can destroy forever the disgrace
full machine so long maintained by the
Southern Pacific to corrupt and pervert
the functions of municipal, county and
state government"
FRENCH REVOLUTION
In the beginning of his speech Mr.
johnson reviewed the history of the
French revolution-the war of 120 years
ago, when the common people arose
en- masse, after centuries of oppression,
nd etIffarinO and with ClnhS
swords and rocks as weapons drove
their masters from the country-routed
the aristocratic despots, their courte-
sans and courtiers, from the land they
had so long disgraced and domineered,
and established a republic
"There is now in California" he said,
"a similar revolution only that it is
without bloodshed; and the ballot, not
the sword or the cudget, is our weapon.
If we win this fight and place the
nominees of the Good Government
forces in our next state Legislature, we
will have even a better direct primary
lava direct primary law which Will
be much more effective than this
bunglesome measure drafted and
adopted by it's enemies at the last legis-
lature to prevent the adoption of the
law as demanded by the people.
DIRECT PRIMARY
1.-The primary law that we will have
next year, with good government leg
islature not controlled by the Southern
Pacific, will be direct primary law In
the true sense of the word-a law such
as is demanded by the people, Whlch
will give them more of voice in our
elections than they can have under
the present act. But we have direct
primary law. 1t allows the voters of
California for the first time to nomi-
nate their own candidates. to decide
for themselves just who they want to
represent them in the office of the
chief executive, in the legislature, in
the courts and in the various other
departments of the state.
"It is your first opportunity to strike.
If you do not strike now, the Southern
Pacific bosses are likely to repeal even
our present primary law on the plea
that those who once advocated it have
found it unsatisfactory. Strike! Strike
now, for it may be your last opportu-
nifty.
II know YOU will strike. I have con-
fidence in your moral conceptlon' ana
integrity l know that you realize the
necessity of overthrowing this corrupt
machine: | know that you appreciate
the tremendous importance of this state
wide fight There is, there can be, but
one great issue in this campaign, but
one great reform for us to accomplish,
after which all else will come TO us
easily.
from the machine; we must rout the
cornoration bosses who are controlling
the affairs of our administration. The
neople, not the Southern Pacific, must
govern California. The people, not the
machine. must elect their public serv-
ants. The public servants must serve
the people, not the Southern Pacific
The Southern Pacific must serve the
neople. not govern them. The people
have the power to do It, They have
the power to place men in office who
will be bound by their pledges to the
public. and not by their obligations tc
the Southern Pacific.
THE ONLY ISSUE
"I repeat, there is and can be but
one issue and that is: Shall the South
ern Pacific or the people control ano
direct the affairs of California? You
are to answer that question at the pri-
mary election and at the general elec-
tion August 16 and November 8. l an
confident you will answer it satisfac-
torily
zone of my opponents, who was put
into the race against me by w. F. Her
rim and Walter Parker, has tried tc
cloud the issue Up in Northern Cali
fornia he went about with a press
agent, and although he did not make
any speeches he had his press agent
at so much per press and so much pei
agent-make a loud noise about good
roads He advertised that he was the
father of good roads, and although no
body has been able to locate the gooc
roads, some of the people were almost
led to believe, when they read this
press agent nonsense, that good roads
are the issue of the campaign. Then
when he got down into the San Joa.
uuin valley, where prunes are one OF
the principal products, he suddenly
transmitted the issue into prunes, ant
the press agent tried to convince the
people of San Joaquin that good prune!
is the issue, and that if my opponent
isn't elected governor the prune crops
will be ruined.
SWITCH ISSUE
az don't know Just how he figured
this out but the high tariff on prunes
was made to accomplish the awful re.
suits prophesied If I was nominated
Then, when my opponent and his press
agent got down into Southern Califor.
MA. they switched their issue again
and suddenly manifested a most pro.
fo,Ind interest in the lemon industry
lin north his issue was good roads: ir