The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-11-04

Mr.. Charles Webber OF Santa Monica,
and by that other able representative OF
anti railroad politics, ex-senator r. b.
Carpenter, late OF South Caroline and
Los Angeles and elsewhere. Among
other things. the Evening Express has
declared that l would be made . mill
ionaire by the construction of the harbor
at San Pedro. because it alleges that
| own property there. This IL entirely
untrue, as l do rot own and have never
owned foot OF land there. But even
| ii 1t were true, it would 0eem that
it would be but an additional pledge
| ticle, however, In which this charge
10 made, it is declared that went
to Washington and there, in eff
feet, conspired with Senator White to
defeat the San Pedro scheme. This
seems, to Ray the least, somewhat in
consistent. 1t declares daily, faleely as
it's editor we'll knows. that am the rail-
road candidate. knowing perfectly we'll
that l have been and am being opposed
in this campaign by every representa-
tive OF the railroad in Los Angeles.
official and unofficial. 1t declares that
am in favor of Chinese immigration,
and that | have some mysterious con.
nection with an individual by the name
OF Yang Yu; that am opposed to ap-
preparations for the construction OF an
adequate public building in Los An.
geles. All of these charges in addition
to being utterly false. are too ridiculous
to deserve serious attention. 1t finally
declares that l am Senator Whites
man. Whatever may be intended to be
conveyed by that statement, beyond the
fact that am and have been for num-
Der OF years the personal and political
friend OF the Democratic and anti-rail-
road senator from California. | do not
know. but at least it cannot trutbfully
charge that am Mr.. Huntington's man,
as Mr.. H. u. Orborne is.
l stated In the opening OF this speech
that | did not bellows the financial strin-
gency in this country could in any in
stance be charged or attributed to Mr..
Cleveland's election. | desire to correct
that statement. 1t Is possible that the
editor of the Express has experienced
financial stringency for the last 10
months, due to Mr.. Oleveland's election
and the consequent deprivation OF the
by him as the emolument of the rst
public Office " which he had received after
some Is years of assiduous endeavor.
l may 60 further and say that per haps
the frantic and absurd statements daily
appearing with regard to my candidacy
and the vociferous advocacy OF the can.
didacy OF Mr.. McLachlan may be in
spired by the hope that his zeal may
be rewarded by the approving smile OF
some subordinate corruptionist of the
railroad company, or perhaps that of the
great corruptioniet himself, MIR. G. p.
Huntington, and that thereby the said
financial strineency may be at least tenn
porarily relieved.
In conclusion | desire to eay that
whatever else may result from this cam.
paign, or whatever may bstde on Tues
day next, have and shall have here
after the satisfaction OF knowing that /
have presented without fear the railroad
issue to the people OF this District. and
that have the satisfactory knowledge
that, as consequence. my name ia con.
epicuously inscribed in ths California
roll OF honor which is known az the
Southern Pacific companys political
black lst.