Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-01
Sf AND wilson ADDRESS MIGHTY THRONG OF ARDENT DEMOCRATS
JUDSON r. RUSH, IN ELOQUENT ADDRESS,
TEARS RECORD OF ]. M'LACELAN TO SHREDS

or one minute for these appropriations
or for any of them.
He claims credit for obtaining a fed
eral building in the city of Los An
geles, but the record shows this appro-
priation was first obtained in the
United States senate and was reported
favorably by the house committee, and
all in the world Mr.. McLachlan had to
do with it was to stand up in the house
to ask the unanimous consent for the
passage of a bill to which there was
no objection.
This pamphlet further says he vot-
ed for all the great measures that have
been enacted into law during the adj
ministration of President Roosevelt
This directly contradicts the record,
for that record shows in one session
of our congress during which thirty yea
and nay votes were taken, he voted but
ten times, and six of those times were
recorded in one day and were all cast
in favor of passing the ship subsidy
bill.
"This pamphlet further recites, No
man did more to secure protection to
the citrus industry than did he when
the Dingley law was passed.
when this law was passed Mr..
McLachlan was not a member of the
house of representatives, and if he rem
dered any services at all it was as
/ private citizen. If his services as a
private citizen are so valuable, then
why not permit him to serve in that
capacity.
Aqueduct Work Only Route
at is further claimed he performed
a wonderful service for the people of
this district by prevailing upon COM
mittee to meet and recommend the
| passage of a resolution giving to the
n Los a right
across the public domain for the Owens
river ascqueduct.
This resolution was presented to
the senator from this section Of the
state and Mr.. McLachlan at the same
| time.
1.-THE senator obtained its disposition
| by the senate and Mr.. McLachlan had
accomplished nothing,
What kind of a member of congress
must he be who, having served con-
tinuously for seven years, didn't have
influence enough with his fellow mem
bers to obtain at their hands small
favor like this without any serious
| exertion?
Helps Monopolies Elsewhere
His services on the rivers and har-
bors committee may possibly have been
| of value to the transportation monopo-
lies in other places, but / certainly
have shown conclusively they have
been of no benefit to the people of this
| district
"It is further stated he has secured
an increase of pensions for thousands
of old soldiers, but the record shows
| the total result of all his services in
that direction during his eight years
| service has been the passage in
amended form of less than twenty pri-
vate pension and relief bills.
"The further statement, No repre-
sentative we ever had has brought to
us such material benefit is not only
squarely contradicted by the record.
but is known by many of the people of
this district to be untrue.
Waters outstrips McLachlan
"Hon. r. ]. Waters accomplished
| more for the people of this district in
the two years he served than has Mr..
McLachlan in any of these years of his
service, and the record shows that in
more than twenty years past there has
never been representative sent to
| congress by any political party who
did not accomplish more for the peo-
pie of his district In the first term of
his service than has Mr.. McLachlan in
any term he ever served.
'In conclusion, this statement recites
that An unconscionable effort has been
made by his principal opponent to gar
BILE and diStort Mr.. McLachlan's record
in order to gain votes for himself. L
have investigated Mr.. McLachlan's rec
ord at his request. He has had ample
time to point out a single instance in
which 1 did not quote it correctly or
state the facts accurately.
"He does not challenge the conclu-
sion his alleged services rendered in
behalf of the old soldiers consisted of
introducing into congress private pen
sion and relief bills without making
any effort to secure their passage.
''Ie does not question the statement
that no measure or bill initiated by
him during all his long service ever
became law
'In fact, he has not attempted to
question a single statement made, but
has sought by glittering generalities to
lead the people to believe that in some
mysterious and incomprehensible man
ner he has in some secret place served
the people of this district.
after looking over this record care
fully the more apparent it becomes
that it is an even unbroken record of
inactivity, of wasted opportunity and
unachievement; eight years of time
prolific of promise, barren of result,
and which appear so weak it seems
impossible for any other to be weaker"