Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-29
THE CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA.

L Those allies of the l. W. w. in it's assault on So
cety the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Unlon are
now proceeding against Governor Johnson because with
other Progressves he has recognized that the merging
of the national Republican and Progressive parties on
rogressive plafor mand with progressive standard
bearer has automatically made Republicans OF the Pro-
oressives so far as national issues concerned
But it is not national issues that concerns these
prophets of reaction when they turn to the most honored
most trusted and most popularity beloved governor Ca
forna has had in many decades Inc reason they nave
resumed the attack Governor johnson is that they
realize that his work behalf of the people OF California
is but begun ~ ~
In the decades during which the political punderbund
isrued the state the whole governmental structure Was
transformed through its laws into machine Tor the en-
rchment of the rich and the unscpulous at the expense
of the people of the state at large
REALIZING the corruption that had existed, Governor
johnson saw even more than that He the denial OF
he rights of the public of the women and children and
te workngman 1t was his great task first to tear down
the corrupt OF the past and tnen TO consruct
in its place such institutions as huia "edIe Asi u
mand. =, -
How successful he has been in overthrowing the old
corrupt institutions every citizen knows and the hoWngs
f these vassa organs the defeated punderbund keep
the public ever reminded OF their sutferngs. , :.
But Hiram Johnsons greatest duty has been that OF
builder He has laid the foundation OF the new govern
mental structure for California in the solid granite OF
human rights and the reinforced concrete OF universal
Justice and broad opportunity being poured into the
forms to make edce worthy OF the state and OF the
builder. i
But that is task for years. The work is now but
we'll begun when these dynamiters attack the structure
bent on it's destruction that they may build the old temple
Of graft
But the California political plunderbund belongs to
the dead past The remnant of the old organization can
not again blow into it the breath of life The people OF
the state having last been placed by the Progressves
in position to govern themselves, will not wantony de-
stroy all that has been achieved in the last five years OF
regeneration the disciples OF the old order 1oo
them into believing that black is White.
It is highly important too, that the people of Cali
orna should realize that they confronting an indus
trial as we'll political crisis.
The land boomer and the building boomer have
worked on the speculative propensities of the
ers aided in many crafty deal by the real estate BOOM
ing sections of these and other unscpuous newspapers
until they have carried the cities far in advance OF the
requirements of the industrial activities and those over
built cities cannot but lie dormant until the industrial re-
sources of the state have been developed as to justify
a resumption Of city making
The state has heretofore relied wholly on individuals
and private corporations carry the work OF coonl-
zation Through instrumentaty has it reached out
to cooperate with the homeseeker.
The need of this hour is governmental cooperation
in the placing of people for the development OF the states
resources The FARMS the Mines the orchards and the