Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-17
FRUIT DISTRICTS
MAY HEAR DEBATE
Challenge Of HandIey to Stephens
Promises interesting Discus
sion of Tariff Problems
VITALITY INTERESTS GROWERS
Republicans Urge Addresses Be
Delivered in Region Affected
by Transportation Laws

Lorin A. Handley's challenge to
William d. stephens, his Republican
opponent for congress from the Sew
enth district was the principal sub
ject of discussion in political circles
yesterday, where the meetings be-
tween the two nominees are looked
forward to as promising the most IN
teresting feature of the campaign.
MIR. Handley has challenged Mr..
Stephens to a series of joint discus
sions of the tariff and other issues
of the present campaign at such
places as Mr.. Stephens may deslg-
nate, which, it is believed, will be
within the city. A number of prom
inent Republicans insisted yesterday,
however, that they would prefer that
the joint discussions be held also IN
the citrus fruit regions to give the
citrus growers a better opportunity to
Judge of the merits and relative I'M
portance of the various issues es-
poused by the Republican and Demo-
cratic platforms. Many personsa how
ever, seem to regard this as imprac-
ticable, but as the lemon and orange
growers are vitality interested in the
tariff schedule and it's effect on their
industry, it is said the citrus growers
will demand at least one big meeting
in some city like Pomona, at which
the presence of both Mr.. Handley and
Mr.. Stephens will be urged in joint
discussion.
Mr.. Handley Is a profound student
of the tariff, and for many years mas
delved deeply into its varied prop
lens. No man in the state UNDER
stands the tariff issues more thor
oughly or is more capable of deahng
with the complex situations that may
arise at washington in the course of
the tariff revision when the present
Payne-Aldrich measure comes up for
it's final knockout.
APPROVES PLANS
Chairman Albert M. Norton of the
county central committee, speaking or
the question of joint discussions In the
citrus belt, said:
1.-THE victory of the Democratic party
in iron-bound Republican Maine has
created deep impression on the citrus
growers, and they are taking sharp
notice Of the countless omens of a gem
eral Democratic victory. The leading
citrus growers admit that there Is ev-
cry prospect of California going Demo-
cratic. as Maine did, and a majority
of them anticipate that the next house
of congress also will be Democratic, in
which event, they ask themselves, what
is the use of sending a Repub1can
there to represent them?
"What help will a Republican con-
gressman be in a Democratic congress!
These are vital questions, and 1t be-
hooves every producer to scan the sit
uation thoroughly. 1t is somewhat
neophyte, but he who runs may read
If he has had any active experience
in previous campaigns in Los Angeles
county
''The host has to be reckoned with
little bit differently in Los Angeles
than in other communities; for our cit
izenship is of highly intelligent char-
aoter, we'll informed as to the political
maneuvers of the various parties, and
never for a moment to be deceived by
campaign promises and pretenses.
HAVE NOT MADE GOOD
''The Republicans have not made
good with the citrus men; neither
have they fulfilled their promises TO
the other large interests OF the state
and county, and accordingly they are
turning to the Democracy for relief
'The development of our harbor, the
establishment of commodious wharves
and warehouses; the creation of q
large merchant marine, the federal
steamship line to Panama; the fullest
development of our opportunities to se-
cure fair share OF the great COM
merce Of the seas, which will swerve
through the big canal as soon as 1t is
completed-all these things, in the
minds of many jobbers, producers and
manufacturers, are now to be secured
only from Democratic congress,
working in sympathy with the people
of the Pacific coast, as well as with
the people of the Atlantic. A Republi-
can congressman from the Seventh
district will be Without influence, and
virtually a hindrance, in Democratic
congress. And a Democratic congress
Is certain"