Los Angeles herald., 1892-10-16

" a. oS0 AVh c0PRVA gkAAk hAua 04u IulbtOP-
Cannon. Therefore. the job
was given to the Express at the rate of
% cents per name; and il it contains as
many names as the register of 1888, it
will cost the people nearly $1,000. Re-
however. that in all these
cases where somebody ia favored by |
your public servants, in whom the peo-
pie put their trust, the dear people al
ways have to foot the bill.
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
And now my friends beg your earn
est and particular attention to the af-
fairs of the public Office in which / am
supposed to be particularly interested.
For Mr.. James McLachlan, the present
incumbent, and my competitor before
the people, entertain the highest per-
sonal regard. Some of his too ardent
friends charge that am conducting
campaign of personal abuse. That is not
true. If the facts which am laying be-
fore the people of this county as to mis-
management and extravagence in the
court house reflect upon his fitness for
that high Office, it is not /, but the rec
ord which assails him. 1t will not do
for these active and intelligent gentle
men, who hope to be his deputies, to
charge that anything in this speech is
based upon falsehood. l challenge
them to refute fact or a figure con-
tanned therein. So far as detrac-
tion is concerned it is my opponent,
not me who has much to answer for. For
instance, he charges me with the high
crime and misdemeanor of having once
voted the Republican ticket; but if that
is an offense, Mack is more guilty than
l, because quit the business long years
ago, while he, with all the facts of their IN
iquity before him continues to vote it
still. I am told that he calls me q
chronic office-seeker, but as God is my
Judge, this is the first time l have ever
been candidate for office, and am now
As years old. But, more grievious still,
l am told he says he does not know me,
but is informed that am 'one of those
cranks from Long Beach," If Long
Beach can stand this imputation l think
can, because l have always found them
to be people of superior intelligence. l
am real sorry though to be 80 uncere-
moniously dropped from the circle of
Mack's acquaintances. He knew me
fairly we'll before my nomination, and he
will know me still better before my cleo
ton, and I think can afford to be ig-
nored during the campaign. In some
respects am willing to admit my in
feriority to him. As a great tariff de-
batter, for instance, even the great White
Estee combine can't hold q candle to
| him.
He tells the people how the McKin-
| ley bill has reduced sugar to cents a
pound, and go adjusted the duty on
oranges that the price is not increased
to either the producer or consumer.
! His ideas on the tariff are so new and
brilliant. that if still belonged to the
circle of his acquaintances l would ad-
wise him to quit cursing the Peoples
party and devote all his time to the
tariff: Right here 1 wish to inquire
why he hates the Populites? What Of.
| fense have they committed against the
peace and dignity of the district attor-
ney's office? Their crime consists,
euppose, in their refusal to vote for him.
And why should they vote for him
why should anybody? What is there
! in the record OF his past actions or con.
| duct of that Office during the present
| administration which commends it tG
the people who pay the expenses of it
and whose lives and property are in itI
keeping? The following table will give
you clear idea of the expenses of tht
Office from 1885 to 1892 inclusive:
EXPENSES DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE.
1885, 81 472 So; 1886, $3.975; 1887
$7.716: 1888, $4,000; 1889, $14.300; 1890
$16 1880; 1891, $18.151. As.
In the total for 1891. Mr.. McLachlan'
first year, there is 2.O54 46. paid cut tt
S. M. White, Houghton, Silent & Camp
bell and others for legal services render
ed to the county. M. McLachlan denie
this, yet the item will be found on pag
48 of the Auditors last printed report
and the District Attorneys own approx
al is attached to some of the vouchers
notably one for $3.50. paid to Mr.. Whit
for an opinion on the Courthouse title
The fact is that, instead of 50 054 A
having been paid for outside counse
during the fret year of his administrs
tien, find upon subsequent examins
tion that the real amount is $2.478 9f
Here is the correct statement of tina
matter with date, number of voucher
to whom paid, the book and page of tn
allowance and the several amounts.
January, No 6. A. 3. Davis prop bill - .
for legislature, 7-8l -. ............. Is 0
January No. 81. HIS. g. C.-CohD case
January, No, sss, q. b. Carpenter,
February, No. 1912, k: K. B. Carpenter.
Hood com. 7-l4s. s.................... 100 O
February, No 9s4. G. G. stephens,
Crawford VS.. Weyse, 1928. ......... 100 o
March, No. 1921, Boughton, 8. & c.,
March, No. a4as: s. NJ White in re G. .0o y
| H, Bonds, 1878 78................... 75O O
Il. sonds, A-27 ..................... $50 o
December, No. 912, Houghton, 8. &
&C. H. Title, A-lS2,. ,.............. 500 o
Total :. .$247s 9
The expenses of this current year Car
not be given, but if they continue at tn
present rate, it is fair to presume from
the rate of progressions in all othe
county offices, they will not be any less
In studying this little game of progress
i've costs, in should be borne in mint
that Orange county was part of ou
territory when the costs were low. Ii
1888, when the costs of this Office wer,
Sc 800, the population was about 1856,
600. In 1891, when it cost over $17 ,00
to run it, our population was ONLY
ZOE, 900.
am credibly informed that there wa
as much and perhaps more lawlessnes
in this county in the years 1885 and 1888
than now, and that during the admins
tration of Judge Dupuy-1887 88-th'
volume of business was double what i
is now.
Is it possible that criminal litigation
is being manufactured for the benefit o
justices, constables, and district attor
news? The arrest of so-called tramps-
| men out of employment-Was a copspic