The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-01-04
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Politics in California.

Politics in California.
An Interesting Letter from a Former Resi-
dent of Brooks.
In sending US he following personal
letter from Frank S. Forbes, former
Brooks man, our Brooks correspondent
says lit would have en- more pertinent
If printed promptly on its receipt M
but we did not receive it until after
last weeks Journa was published we
are not responsible for the delay. Our
correspondent says further that Mr..
Forbes has always taken an advanced
stand with progressives on every
public question, and that as a Judge in
one of the large cities he is constantly in
contact with people of all cases and
with the ablest men an most advanced
students of the issues of the day. His
views upon some of the questions now
prominently before the people of Maine
will be read with interest:
Los Angeles, Calf, Nov. 8, 1911.
DEAR FRIEND: | was delighted to Sc
the report in the papers this morning to
the effect that the Cove rnor and his
council have decided that the amend.
ment still stands in the constitution ac-
cordine to the vote at the last election,
For more than month l have been
watching the Maine papers for the final
decision in this matter, and am glad to
know that it has been decided in the
right way. | wish, however, that the
majority at the polls could have been
gger.
81 recently passed through very in
N ing campaign in this State, which
. M in the adoption on the 10th of
~ over twenty amendments to
49, syjpn, all of which are along
, - S<eform: the Initiative,
oa;a;a,a A.. Recall of the State
! ouan ~ I-Eor down, including
? and about twenS Eomah ounfage'
ance, but all of less import
5 sive nature, placing +,d pf of .he
affairs of the State inn w. ~ 'n'
people rather than in the u' ~ 'ne
4 ticians, as has been hithert( " po,.
0 ton of affairs of this State. 'o''oi-
| We had very interesting
i election in this city on the 31st dlSy,
month, as the result of which the Soc
list ticket polled the largest vote, tn
t next in order being the Good Govern
r ment ticket, composed of the progress
+ sive voters of both of the old parties
e The regular election will be held on tn
1 9th of Decen Der, with straight figh
]. between the Socialist candidates an
n the Good Government. The women ar
S registering and will vote at this mex
e election; more than fifty thousand o
: them have already registered, and wit
S about eighty thousand male voters, ever
e man OF whom will be sure to be out an,
s vote one side or the other, it means
t tremendous vote to be cast. The large
business firms are very much alarme
: for fear that the city will pass under tn
8 rule of Socialism, which at this specis
3 period might cause great injury, as tn
Y city is in the midst of two mighty enter
j prises, one of which is the bringing of
i river of water from the foot of MI
e Whitney, more than two hundred mile
away, in large cement acqueduct acros
Y the desert and through mountain tur
nels into Los Angeles, at expense G
: more than twenty millions of dollars
> the other enterprise is the making of tn
! great San Pedro harbor at still create
! cost, which is to be the port for tn
4 entry of the big ships and steamers Q
, the world as soon as the Panama Cana
is completed.
t The Good Government party has ha
control of the city and these enterprise
for the last six years and we hope Their
will be no change in the administratio
1 until they are completed.
l should be glad to hear from you a
any time, as l am always interested i
| the things you are doing.
Very truly yours,