Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-15
M'LACHLAN SCORED
AT SANTA MONICA
Congressman Denounced for His lnac-
tlVlty Regarding Free Mail
Delivery In Beach
Town

When the people of Santa Monica,
assembled at Democratic meeting
on Tuesday night to hear Jud Rush,
| candidate for congress, passed set
of resolutions condemning in no mea-
sured terms the "pernicious" inactiv-
ity of Congressman McLachlan, the
keynote of the campaign which Jud
Rush Is making was struck.
The inactivity and inability of Con-
gresham McLachlan during his many
years of incumbency of the place in
Washington forms the basic reason
for a change in congressman in the
Seventh district, and the fact that Jud
Rush Is known to be an active, ag-
gressive and able man, who will at
least be up and doing at all times,
makes the argument In favor of the
election of the Democratic candidate
all the stronger.
But Santa Monica is not the only
city In the Seventh congressional dis
trict which is suffering from the per-
nicious inactivity of Congressman Nc
Lachlan. A resident of South Pasa-
dena, commenting yesterday on the
resolutions passed at the Santa Mon
lea meeting, said: "Why, we are in
the same boat. and while I have all
ways been a supporter of James Nc
Lachlan for congress, and an ardent
Republican, | shall have to decline
to support him any more and will vote
and am now working for Jud Rush.
l am sure that Jud Rush will do some-
thing for Southern California. any
now. and that is more than McLach-
Ian has ever done. Santa Monica is
entitled to free mail delivery, and has
been promised it by McLachlan for
years, but hasn't got it. San Pedro
is in the same boat, and so is South
Pasadena. And it is because of the
lack of effort or ability on the part
of McLachlan that all three of these
cities are at this time deprived of
this advantage and convenience"
Many other Republicans in the dis
trict talked in much the same strain
yesterday, after reading the resolu
tions passed by the meeting at Santa
Monica, which We're as follows:
For more than three years the pos
tai receipts of Santa Monica have been
more than sufficient to entitle the
residents of this city to the establish
ment of the free mail delivery system;
and petitions from the city council and
board of trade and citizens in general
have been forwarded with unfailing
regularity to the postal department and
to Congressman James McLachlan,
asking that we be given only that
which is plainly allowed us under the
law; and whereas,
During all of those years our rep
resentative in congress has been feed
ing us on idle promises, with a semi
annual prediction pledge that justice
would be done us Immediately after
election; and thta during the same
period of time the actions of said rep
resentative have been characterized by
pernicious inactivity; whereas,
"The special postal inspector who
was twice sent here to make a report
on our rights under the free delivery
system has reported to the department
recommending that the long-denied
prayer of the petitioner be granted;
therefore, be it
Resolved. That as Santa Monica has
long since met all of the requirements
imposed by the postal department as
essential to the installation of the free
delivery system, we condemn the con-
tinued inactivity of Congressman Nc
Lachlan in not demanding for Santa
Monica that to which she is Justly en-
titled under the law and the rules and |
regulations of the postal department"