Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-13
HANDLEY IS AFTER
NJ 'LACHLAN' JOB
Professor at Occidental College
Announces Candidacy
for Congress
is WELL KNOWN DEMOCRAT
Sets Forth Platform on Which He
Hopes to Be Sent to
Washington
is WELL KNOWN DEMOCRAT

Professor LOrin A. Handley. holding
the chair Of philosophy in Occidental
college, and one of the best known
Democrats and orators in Southern
California, last night announced him
self as a candidate for the nomination
to congress from the seventh CLOS An
geles) district.
Professor Handley's announcement
came as surprise to many Demo-
Gratis, who have long been urging him
to enter the race, but who recently
had begun to believe he would not be-
come a candidate The pressure be-
came so great. however, that Professor
Handley announced last night he had
decided to run and is confident of his
success.
Gwen a number of prominent Re-
pubicans," said Professor Handley last
night, "have expressed the hope that
I would consent to seek the nomina-
tion, and 1 have been so strongly
urged by Democrats and good govern
ment adherents generally that 1 be-
lieve it is my duty to make the at
tempt Now that I have entered the
fight I am in it to win, and 1 pledge
myself to the people of this district to
fulfill my promises and live up to the
platform on which 1 hope to be
elected"
Professor Handley gave out the fol-
lowing statement of his principles and
policies:
HIS PLATFORM
"The great battle of the people today
is to regain control of the government.
The fundamental principles of Amerl-
canism have been cast aside in the IN
terest of a small class of citizens at
the expense of the whole people. rms
power perverting the government has
its ramifications in every direction. In
the house of representatives it is COM
monty known as 'Cannonism.'
EVERY other question is subordinate
to the great question whether or not
the government will make good it's
promise of equality to all and special
privilege to none We can begin this
fight for the restoration of American
ism, viz:
"First, by a sane reduction of the
tariff in the interest of the consumer
and thereby a reduction in the pres
ent high cost of living.
"Second, by establishing a line of
steamships on the Pacific coast owned
or controlled by the federal govern
ment also the Improvement of mar
bors and waterways in general, ana
thus by honest competition relieve the
people from the present rate robbery.
''Third, by a conservation of the ma
tIral resources of the nation as her
itage to all the people.
'Fourth, by putting into the hands
of the people the weapons of aggres-
sion and defense, viz, initiative, ref
erendum, recall and direct primary for
all elective offices within the state.
Fifth, by honesty, efficiency and
economy in the administration of pub
lie affairs and a consequent reduction
in the present burdensome tax rate"
WHO HE is
Professor Handley was born at
Franklin, Ind, and was educated in
the grammar schools of Johnson coun-
ty, Indiana, after which he graduated
at Hanover college and Princeton in
the classes of theology and philosophy,
graduating also in constitutional law
and jurisprudence. From Princeton he
went to Emporia college, where he
taught philosophy and constitutional
law.
At Hanover he represented the col
lege in many state oratorical contests.