Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-30
FREE TO VOTE AS
GROWERS DEMAND
IUD RUSH WILL SERVE CITRUS
INTERESTS
Places POSITION sOuARELY BE-
FORE PEOPLE
Democratic Nominee Tells East Sders
That Los Angeles County Needs
Worthy Representative
at Washington


at Washington
Last night Jud Rush, Democratic
candidate for congress, addressed two
meetings, one in Conaty hall, in East
Los Angeles, and one in Highland
Park.
At both of these meetings Mr.. Rush
placed his position squarely before the
people on the matter of protection to
the citrus fruit Industry, and this
without any attempts at evasion or
subterfuge.
In certain parts of the district where
The people are vitality interested the
statement had been made by MI.
Rush's opponents that he could not, if
he would, take any firm stand in this
question, the intimation being made
that he was controlled by interests
which would forbid him to state his
position against the reduction of the
tariff on citrus fruits
Mr.. Rush Knocked this statement in
to a cooked hat by quoting from cir
cular which he has personally pre-
pared for distribution in the citrus
fruit growing sections.
Explains Attitude
my attention has been called to the
fact" said MIR. Rush, that certain
assertions have been made in the va
rious fruit growing districts of this
county by the supporters of and apollo
gists for Mr.. McLachlan. my opponent,
concerning my attitude on the tariff
on citrus fruits.
zone of the chief offenders in this
regard is the editor and publisher of
the Covina Argus, who is also, by
the favor of McLachlan, postmaster at
Covina, and whose utterances are UNI
doubtedly inspired by McLachlan.
az find in an editorial contained in
his paper of date October "a, 1908, this
assertion: Inasmuch as he CRush) is
a Democrat, and the Democratic party
stands pledged to remove the tariff up
on citrus fruits as well as other Amer
lean products, it would seem like ask
ing for aims for him to stand up in
a citrus district and ask orange raisers
to send him to Washington
II have read the Democratic plat
form carefully, not only once. but
many times, and l have utterly failed
to find any such plank in that plat
form, and I am certain that the DEM
ocratic party does not stand pledged
to remove the tariff upon citrus fruits.
1.-THE record will not disclose any
more justification for this inspired
statement than for the assertion that
Mr.. McLachlan's record in congress
had no weak spots in it.
Not Member Then
Further on in this same editorial
this inspired writer asserts that the
overwhelming fact which will smother
McLachlan's opponents is his record
in congress for the citrus industry. In
collaboration with other congressman
from this state ne succeeded in putting
the tariff on citrus fruits.
1.-THE present tariff law relating to
citrus fruits is a part of the Dingley
tariff bill, which was passed by a spe-
cial session of congress in 1897. Mr..
McLachlan did not in collaboration
With other congressman from this state
succeed in putting the tariff on citrus
fruits for the very good reason that
Mr. McLachlan was not at that time
a member of congress and could not
and did not even vote for that bill.
$50 far as the tariff on citrus fruits
is concerned the Dingley bill has not
been amended since its adoption, and
Mr. McLachlan as a member of con-
gress has never proposed, requested
or voted for a tariff on citrus fruits,
either high or low, and during his Of
fetal career he has never mentioned
the citrus fruit industry or the tariff
on citrus fruits in the house of repre-
sentatives and, so far as 1 am able
to learn, before any committee.
$50 we find by consulting the official
record of Mr.. McLachlan's services as
a congressman that his efforts in be-
half of the citrus fruit industries have
been very much like his efforts in other
directions-purely imaginary.
Ornamental, Not Useful
"In this regard the investigation I
have made of the Congressional Rec
ord discloses the fact that Mr. Nc
Lachlan has never during his eight
consecutive years as a member of con-
gress initiated or made a serious at
tempt to initiate a single item of legis-
lation of value to the people of this
district.
''Mr. McLachlan's apologist inquiries
in this same article, Would Jud Rush
work for the citrus interests? He could
not if he would
81 hardly know what was intended
in this question and answer, but, judg-
ing from the tenor of the entire article
the writer meant to assert that if [
should be elected on the Democratic
ticket that ! would not be permitted
TO act or vote for the interests of the
people of this district, but would be
controlled by interests seeking to de-
stroy the fruit industry of Southern
California.
No Strings on Rush
"Mr. McI4achlan and his inspired
apologists may not believe it possible
for this district to be represented in
congress by a man who is not con-
troIled and who is free to vote for the
interests of his constituents. and who
has the loyalty and manhood to do it;
but I can assure you that ] am not
owned or controlled by any clique and
that ! have no strings on me.
"If elected I shall not only be free
to work and vote for the interests Of
my constituents, but shall consider it
my sworn duty to do so; that not only
can I work for the citrus interests
but will take great pleasure in doing
so; that ] sincerely believe in tariff
high enough to afford adequate pro-
lection to our citrus fruit interests,
and if elected shall ever work to that
end.
"All OF the people of this district
want a tariff high enough to protect
our citrus fruit industry against for
eign competition.
How, then, could I, as a citizen of
this district vote against the interests
of the people Of this district, unless I
was owned by some corporation seek
ing 10 destroy our industries and I
can most solemnly assure you that |
am not owned by any such corporation
or combination, and that no interest or
interests have right to demand my
services other than the people of this
congressional district