Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-13

interests, sent into the halls of con-
gress for that very purpose
Partisan politics has been the hand
maiden of these betrayers of the re-
public. Political parties have too long
been used as a mask to hide the IN
iquity of official wrong-doing.
1.-THE Payne-Aldrich bill became
law. the will of the people was put
aside, and the republic betrayed IN tne
dishonor of a broken promise Let
be said to their everlasting honor tnat
there was in the congress of the united
States at that time band OF patIiots
serving the people in full reallIa-
ton of the obligations that come WIN
the sacred trust of office. These were
the insurgents. and against them the
betrayers and bondmen raised the cry
of party treason. If party treason Is
the result of LOYALTY to the people, wen
NAV they cherish the name traitor
Party loyalty Is now the last rallylng
crv of those who see the handwriting
on the wall.
S. T. DOMINATION
"The same cry is now echolhg
through this state. For thirty long
years and more the Southern Pacific
Railroad company and its allied cor
porations have sought to control every
department of our government, ana
before 1 proceed further ] wish to say
so that l may not be misunderstood
that l believe in corporations for legit-
innate purposes. l believe that where
great improvements are undertaken, IL
is advisable and necessary to concen-
trate resources under the corporate
entity, and that the state should grant
such corporations every lawful and just
power
"The railroads have been great rae
tors in the development of the re-
sources of this Incompatible state.
They have borne its great commerce
to the marts in the east they nave
helped in the development of every re-
source, and as they have done these
things the people of California have
reason to honor and applaud them.
But as they have sought and obtained
unwarranted privileges, as they nave
gained control of the government
against the will of the people, as they
have debauched and corrupted pubic
officials. the people have a right TO
censure and condemn them. They have
controlled the legislature, they have
corrupted the county and city gov
ernments, and in many instances the
prosecuting offices throughout the
state, and in some cases, not many,
their filthy hands have even closed
upon the judicial ermine. l do not
wish to be understood as saying that
this control is universal, for, thank
God, we have always had in every crisis
those who mean to be true to their
public trust and those who are not
afraid to be ranked as insurgents.
LOS ANGELES VICTIM
at is common knowledge here in
Los Angeles that for years the same
influences of which have spoken have
sought and obtained control OF safe
number of the board of supervisors,
and until a recent day the council
was a part of the mechanism of this
machine. The former mayor of Los
Angeles was a creature of the same
power. The notorious betrayal by the
supervisors in the matter of the good
roads bonds, as we'll as the attempt
to give away the river bed by cor
rupt council, are matters of recent
history. So perfect was this control
of the different branches of govern
ment that the mayor of the city, seek
ing refuge in the advice of Walter
Parker, resigned at his dictation.
only state these facts to show you
| that the power of which 1 am speaking
! is bipartisan and corrupt, and thai
| it puts the shackles upon our public
! officers, no matter what his party ami
| iationS may be.
Throughout this country the people
are now writing for themselves a new
bill of rights a new Declaration o.
| independence. and in it will be written
in unmistakable terms, a warning t
all those who seeks. the sacred trus
of office That they shall do so only
with deep sense of their duty to tht
people themselves, and once given sucf
a trust they dare not trifie with the
| obligations thus assumed
GOULD SPEAKS
Following Mr. Woolwine, speeches
| also were made by Frank Gould, wh'
in an able and impressive manner re
| viewed the many achievements OF the
| last Democratic legislature.
Mr.. Gould was speaker of the stat
assembly in 1898, and four years ag'
was chairman OF the Democratic stat
| convention. He told of the election
of the Democratic legislature, which
he said followed a revolution in the
| states political affairs, and also re
viewed the agitation prior to 1891 fol
the Australian ballot system, which h'
said was adopted by a Republican leg
islature, pledged by the voters of the
state to do so because of Democratic
| agitation, but cited the fact thai
many of the members of this legisla-
ture were so in the power of the ma
chine that they violated their pledges
and bolted when the vote came, Sc
that they could not be held response
BILE for its adoption.
| Mr. Gould also told of the adoption
| by the Democratic legislature OF the
| famous reassessment bill, by which the
railroads We're compelled to pay into
the states treasury over $1,000, ,00(
which Republicans administrations haC
| permitted them to dodge. He alsC
| enumerated many other notable
| achievements of this memorable legis-
| history of the election of Stephen Nj
White to the United States senate.
ALL TRUE TO PARTY
He cited the fact that in the whole
| history of the state there has never
been a state official to bring dishonol
to his party and never state officia
of prominence who has violated hi'
pledge or failed to Keep faith with tn,
people.
Mr.. Gould pointed proudly. and annie
cheers and applause, to such men a'
! Stephen NJ. White, former Congress
man Mcguire, Franklin *. Lane anC
numerous other prominent Democrats
whose names are interviewer with th'
! best and most notable chapters in thu
| history of the state.
Prof. L. A. Handley then spoke t
| the conference on THE High Cost o
| Living" and presented the subject il
! a lucid and interesting manner, show
! ing wherein the present exorbitan
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