Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-22
WORKS ONE DAY
DURING SESSION
CHAPTER II ON M'LACHLAN
THE STRENUOUS
MUD RUSH REVIEWS RECORD OF
HIS OPPONENT
Boasts of His Feat in Getting $4,000
for the Pasadena Public Building.
Green Colleague Gobhled
100000 for Riverside

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Democrats last night at Akey's hail.
Central and Vernon avenues.
He furnished a Jnd chapter on the
career of inactivity of his opponent,
CONGRESSMAN Jaml McLachlan.
mir. McLachlan charged, i'll SUP
stance, that l was not competent TO
discharge the duties of member OF
congress from this district and that, II
elected, the people would be compelled
to employ him to protect their inter-
ests," said Mr. Rush.
TN my address last evening proved,
from the Congressional Record that
during the entire two years of the nfty-
ninth congress Mr.. McLachlan's serV-
ices ip behalf of the people of this dis
trict. so far as recorded, consisted in
speaking 1877 words in the house OF
representatives, for which the people
paid at the rate of $71 a word.
''In order to be entirely fair to Mr..
McI,achlan l have continued my in
vestigations, and find from the Con-
gressional Record, which Is the official
record of the sessions of congress, con-
tanning a history of every act and ev-
cry word spoken by every member of
congress during it's sessions, as you
well know.
"The first session of the sixtieth con-
gress opened December 2, 1907, and
adjourned May 80, at 11:15 p. m, 1908.
Works Fully Two Minutes
During that session Mr.. McLachlan
introduced four bills, other than private
pension and relief bills, none of which
passed, and on one occasion asked and
obtained unanimous consent for the
passage of a resolution which had been
introduced into the United States SEN
ate by Senator tIint, had passed the
senate and had been unanimously
recommended for passage by COM
mittee of the house, and, inasmuch as
all the members of both houses OF con-
gress wanted it passed, there was no
objection and it passed.
"This effort did not require any
thought or writing or investigation
whatever, and occupied the time of the
representative from this district for
almost two minutes
'In addition to this Mr.. 44cLachlan,
April of this year, made an explana-
tion in the house concerning a matter
which had occurred March 30, during
his absence, and about which no mis-
understanding need have arisen had
he been present, which explanation
required about fl, minutes.
This is all the active work in the
house, outside of voting occasionally,
shown by the record, and by consulting
that same record we find that on
fifty-two aye and nay votes taken dur
lIR LlS VI may MI. AlC1-dNIiioii
did not vote or answer present.
'It is claimed that Mr.. McLachlan
secured an appropriation of $4,000 for
a public building in Pasadena. This
was not secured by any act of Mr..
McLachlan, but was evidently en-
bodied as an item in an appropriation
BILL recommended by the proper COM
mittee and approved by both the
Democrat and Republican majorities
upon that committee.
Riverside Fares Better
"This wonderful service, however,
does not appear so great when COM
pared with that of Representative
Smith of the eighth district. who Sc
cured an appropriation of 100000 for
a public building in Riverside, a much
smaller city.
"In order to indicate to you just
how active Mr.. McLachlan was, I
have compared the record of his SER
vices with that of the services of Mr..
Smith, Mr.. Hayes and Mr. Kahn, all
representatives from California. rem
dered during the same time.
"Mr. McLaohlan introduced four
bills, other than private pension and
relief; Mr.. Smith fifteen, Mr.. Hayes
nineteen, and Mr.. Kahn forty-one.
"Mr. McLachlan offered no petitions;
Mr. Smith offered seven, Mr.. Kahn
forty, Mr.. Hayes seventy-four.
"Mr. McLachlan addressed the house
(very briefly three times: Mr.. Smith
forty-one times; Mr. Kahn, thirty-one
times, and Mr.. Hayes twenty-five
times.
"Mr. McLachlan made no reports
from committees; Mr.. Smith made
seven, Mr.. Kahn six and Mr.. Hayes
four such reports.
"Giving Mr.. McLachlan credit for
doing as much work for the people
of this district outside of the house
as he did in the house, we must yet
conclude that all this work could have
easily been done within one day. The
expense TO the government of Mr..
McLachlan's services from the begin
ming of his term to May 30. the date
of adjournment of the house, is not
less than $12,500-and this for one days
work!
Silent on Grave Issues
"And he never mentioned citrus fruit
or San Pedro harbor once!"
The speaker referred to the throt-
Ting work of the corporations at San
Pedro, adding:
"When the San Pedro harbor devel-
opment idea was sprung the opposi-
tion claimed: Surely the government
is not going into the wharfage bust
ness? Sure it is. 1t has done so at
Panama and Manila.
"The bottom of Niger slough is
but feet above the level of the sea.
At small expense the channel can be
deepened and wharVes built right up
to Los Angeles territory, where the
real monopoly does not own a foot of
land.
"will the corporation help?
"Never in the world as long as your
will lend willing ears
TO the transportation monopoly and
turn deaf ears to your interests
Tariff Fallacies
at want to devote a minute or two
10 tariff. This tariff proposition in
erests the people of Southern Califor-
lia because of the citrus industry, and
because there is a tariff of 500 a ton
IN oranges and lemons.
"The man who raises his oranges and
emons in The Mediterranean countries
ships them by water at So a ton. The
who raises them ships them
or $23 a ton by rail.
"It costs Californians just as much
low to land oranges on the Atlantic
oast as it costs the man on the Medi-
'FYou do not get a cent of considera-
ion for labor and other items. You
nereIy get protection to the extent of
he difference in transportation. and
he railroads get every cent of that.
sWhere is the man silly enough to
ay the citrus tariff must be reduced? |
hat would destroy the industry.
Government Needs Money
pThe government is building the /
analna canal. is building the navy and I
governing the Philippines, and that :
,sts lots OF money. Most of this cost