The herald., 1894-11-04
created at the Southern Pacitio's loca-

ion at Santa Monica canon.
The business men OF Los An.
geles, without reference to party, !!
by the action OF the chamber OF com.
merce selected the present DEM
ocrstic candidate for congress in this
district to go to Washington and, a.
their representative. labor to secure the
harbor recommended by the board OF
engineers as the only fit place upon our
coass to accommodate such commerce
as they predicted would DC a.
tracted to such q harbOr as they had
recommended. The principal support
ers for the nomination in his party OF
his Republican opponent were Mr.. Herr
vey Lindley, Col. r. &. Carpenter and
other recognized political agents OF
the Southern Pacific Railroad company,
whose efforts against a free harbor Mr..
Patton was sent to Washington to OPP
pose.
Mr.. Lindley two years ago was defeet-
ed for the same position for which his
political protezs is now running, by
majority OF 5000 votes, cast by these very
came business men and producers to
whom we are now addressing ourselves.
He was defeated because he was
openly the friend of the Southern Pacific
company and opposed to the location OF
the deep. water harbor at San Pedro.
Colonel Carpenter has achieved a
atats-wid reputation ss "the senatorial
attorney of the Southern Pacific COM
pany," a name which was given him by
the Los Angeles Times in connection
with bis efforts in favor oil
the Southern Pacific harbor. and
against San Pedro. before the very
board OF engineers from whoae report We
have just quoted. We may say in pass
ing, too, that both those eminent
servants of the great corporation were
present in constant attendance upon the
Democratic convention which nomi-
mated Mr.. Patton, ueing every
effort which lay in their power to obsy
Mr.. Huntington's order and prevent the
nomination OF the man who in the name
of the business men OF Los An
gsles had dared oppose his schemes
against his proposed harbor, at
Washington. The chosen and ia
vorite journalistic champion OF the
Republican candidate is the news
paper that endeavorsd to secure an
endorsement for the Southern Pacific
harbor at the chamber OF com nerce
election By publishing at tho last mo-
ment an editorial filled with mendacious
statements as to what the United States
engineers had said about the respective
merits OF the two places in their report,
and has published at advertising rates,
but not as advertising matter, the articles
prepared by the Southern Pacific COM
pany's hired writer's in praise OF its
harbor; articles. by the way, which the
leading paper Of that candidates. party
In Los Angeles would not publish q,
any price. because they were against
what it honestly conceived to be the best
interests OF the community from which
it gained its support.
Indeed, 80 jealous WAS this Southern
Pacific journalistic friend of the Repub
lican candidate of the honor OF sup
porting and possibly electing the favor
ite candidate OF Messrs. Lindley and
Carpenter, that when the Times. the un-
swerving friend of San Pedro. upon
this candidates tardy announce
ment OF fidelity to San Pedro
harbor declared that it would
thereafter support him as the nominee
OF its party. the superserviceable rail
road organ endeavored in number o.
bitter editorials to minimize and dis
. count the value of the support OF ar
honest journal that did not wear the
Southern Pacific livery.
: The business men and producers fo
whose benefit this most important
agency OF commerce is proposed to b
constructed by the expenditure OF some
+ millions OF the peoples money must
we say on next Tuesday decide to whicl
OF the two candidates above referred t
they will commit their interests. W.
: Judge of mon by the company the
| keep, in politics "a we'll as in ordinar.
: walks OF life. A mans political characte
is always to be judged by the characte
! of his political friends. A stream can
easily rise above its source % can pol
u tician rise superior to the inhu
ences to which he owes and upon whic
: he depends for his political success.
We think va have given fair an
t absolutely impartial statement OF the in
r fluences which nominated and which SUI
0 rounded, and will continue to surround
: both the candidates OF the two gren
:. parties in the approaching election fs
congressman.
o Would the business men and prt
j. ducers of Los Angeles have selected tn
IS friend OF Messrs. Carpenter, Indie
% and the Evening Express as the
d representative in the mission upo
If which Mr.. Patton was SCI
j. to Washington? We think no
: Will they on next Tuesday, by the
3 votes, select him az their representative
Il in congress and give him charge
: tbs most important interests of thi
20 city and country, endowed with hur
!" dred.fold more power as such represen
It ta.ive to destroy this great future white
10 the government experts have predicts