The San Francisco call., 1910-09-23
Fight AGAINST
INFLUENCE OF
REACTIONARIES
Republican Candidate for Gov
ernOr Declares Interests"
Are Behind Opponents
ecifc Proposition to Kick the
southern Pacific Bureau
Out of Government
BY w. RUSSELL COLE

ISeeeiai Dispatch 10 The Call
RED BLUFFS, Sept. 22.-Hiram w.
yIolnson came over the border from
Shasta into Tehama this afternoon. and
here tonight. in the seat Of a county
that went for Theodore Bell four year
go, held the greatest political meeting
in the city's history The handsome
thester of Red Bluff was filled with 500
persons. and for an hour before the
rally began the main street Of the city
was ablaze with red fire, dynamite
bombs were fired at minute intervals
and = hand played continuously before
The fremont hotel
Tke audience was not only the largest
that ever has been brought together
here to listen TO any political speaker.
but Il accorded the republican leader an
enthusiastic welcome.
APPLAUSE STOPS SPEECH
Tehama county gave Johnson a big
lead over his republican opponents at
the primary election and tonight the
people Of this city gave the best of evil
dence that they intend to repeat the
performance in November. Johnson
talked for an hour and was interrupted
time after time by the applause of his
listeners
The square DEAF was the theme on
which Johnson tuned his speech and it
was the square deaT' for the people
7 might indulge in panegyrics on
the square DEAL he declared. "and tell
YOU that as between the. people and the
interests we must give a square deal
to both.
SQUARE DEAL FOR PEOPLE
Every man believes in a square deal
but let me tell you that no sane man
VIII stay awake nights to devise meth
DDS TO give a square deal TO the inter
ests that have dominated our govern
ment for years They viii look out for
that themselves. The thing we are
pledged to do is to give a square deal
10 the people"
Johnson. declared that he had only
the utmost respect personally for his
opponent. but asserted that even il the
democratic party was sincere IN its in
tentions 10 carry out the same reforms
and stand on the same principles as
those 10 which the republican party
was pledged the reform must be
wrought 10y the dominant party and not
by p party Of negation and defeat"
WANTS HERRIN KICKED OUT
q want no prating in generalities
about square deals and railroads." he
said Il want TO know If they are go
ing TO hew to the line as we are on the
speclnc proposition Of kicking William
J.. Herrin and the Southern Pacific out
nf the government Of the state Of Cali
fornia."
Johnson spoke Of the national sig
riicance Of the progressive movement
in California and declared that de-
feat Of the republican party in No
Vember would not be a victory for the
democratic party as a party. but a VIC
tory for the interest opposed to the
progressive movement, for he asserted
that every malign and baieful influ-
ence and every reactionary influence
in the state is aligned behind our op-
pOncnts.
BEPU BLICANS AND REFORM
In conclusion he spoke at length of
some OF the principles of constructive
reform embodied in the republican
4tate platform.
n J. Cheatham. chairman of the
county committee. opened the meeting
tonight and introduced P. H. Coffman
as chairman.