The herald., 1894-11-01

ton to the fact that if a dele
CATION is elected to congress- in
this state which will be CON-
placent to the railroad or indifferent
upon the subject, that there will be re
ported and passed, not necessarily tie
Reilly bill, but some other bill extend
ing the time OF paym Of the govern
ment debt. and that whenever such
action is taken, it in effect transfers the
burden OF the payment Of it from the
shoulders OF those who owe it to the
shoulders OF the people of the state OF
California. have called their attention
to the. fact that while the Republican
nominees standing upon a platform
which is silent upon this question have
endeavored to shift themselves to po-
sition OF vantage upon the Democratic
platform, that :heir declarations and
sentiments in the preniseu are made
quate ard do not meet the isnue equarely
end fairly.
During my absence apon this trip
find that the Los Angeles Evening Ex-
press. which, upon the eve OF election in
the chamber of commerce. turned its
coat upon this question aud came out in
advocacy of the Southern Facific Rail-
road company's scheme, in en- editorial
which it haa not retracted, is making or
endeavoring to make tho fight against
my election and is most vociferously
supporting the candidacy OF my Repub-
lican adversary. | find that in this work
it is ably assisted by Mr.. Hervey Lind
lev, whose relations with the railroad
are supposed to be not unfriendly; by
that eminent reformer and statesman.
Mr.. Charles Webber of Santa Monica,
and by that other able representative Of
anti railroad politics, ex-senator r. B.
Carpenter, late of South Carolina and
Los Angelica and elsewhere. Among
other things, the Evening Express has
declared that I would be made mill
ionaire by the construction of the harbor
OF San Pedro, because it alleges that 1
own property there. Thia 10 entirely
untrue, as l do not own and have never
owned foot OF land there. But even
if it were true, it would oeem that
il would be but an additional pledge
of my sincerity. In the very same ar
ticle, however, in which this charge
is made, it is declared that l went
to Washington and there, in ei-
feet, conspired with Senator Whits to
defeat the San Pedro scheme. This
seems, TO say the least, somewhat in
consistent. 1t declares daily, falsely as
its editor we'll knows, that | am the rail-
road candidate, knowing perfectly we'll
that 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-
propriatious for the construction of an
adequate public building in Los An.
Reles. 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 tho
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
charge that lam Mr.. Huntington'e man,
as Mr.. III. q. Orborne ia.
stated in the opening of this speech
that did not believe the financial Htrin.
gency in this country could in any in
stance be charged or attributed to Mr..
Cleveland's election. I desire to correct
that statement. 1t is possible that the
editor OF the Express has experienced a
financial stringency for the last 10
months, due to Mr.. ClevelAnd's election
and the consequent deprivation OF the
government pap which had been secured
by him as the emolument of the first
public Office which he had received alter
some Is years of assiduoua endeavor.
may 20 further and say that perhaps
the frantic and absurd statements daily
appearing with regard to my candidacy
and the vociferous advocacy of the can.
didacy OF Mr.. McLachlsn may he in
spired by the hope thst his zeal may
BIZ rewarded by the approving smile OF
some subordinate corruptionist OF the
railroad company, or perhaps that of the
great corruptionist himself, Mr.. @. P.
Huntington, and that thereby the said
financial strirgency may be at least tenn
porarily relieved.
In conclusion / desire to sag that
whatever else may result from this cam.
paign, or whatever may bstide on Tues
day next, have and shall have here
after the satisfaction OF knowing that I
have presented without fear the railroad
issue to the people of this district. and
that have the satisfactory knowledge
that, az q consequence, my name iB con.
spicuously inscribed in the California
roll OF honor which is known az the
Southern Pacific comrany's political
black liak