The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-01
Refutation of the Idea that He Is an ImitatoI
of English Customs and Flunkeyism-
Vast Extent of His Business Relations.
The High Hopes Entertained by Hon.
Tom Reeds Friends as to His Future.
Vast Profits Made in the Street-Railway Busi.
ness in This and Other Countries
of Some Of Our Senatorial Jokers.
SENATOR STANFORD.
He Is No. an Imitator of English Flunkeyism
His Extensive Business Interests


His Extensive Business Interests
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 31.--Few men among the
distinguished personages at Washington attract
SO much attention as Senator Leland Stanford.
of California. Visitors to the Capitol gaze most
intently from the galleries Of the Senate upon
Mr.. Stanford, and make most diligent inquiry
about his life and ability. He is an interesting
character. Large and fine looking, brainy and
affable, courageous and generous, he has friends
everywhere, and commands respect in every
quarter.
Recently writer. speaking of this forty
millionaire statesman, made the announcement
that he employed about his private residence
here a or of English funkies," and it has
caused good deal Of comment, since it is so we'll
known that Senator Stanford is one of the most
progressive anti-Chinese advocates Men who
dislike Chinese are not apt to patronize England
in the employment of servants. because the
English are regarded as sympathetic in the
matter of Chinese Importation. The Journal
correspondent mas seen so many of the servants
of Senator Stanford that he at once dlscredited
the statement that English funkies" or English
uything else were used by the California Senar
tor This morning was talking to- one OF the
most intimate friends of Senator Stanford about
the statement that the large complement OF
servants at the latter's household was made up
in part or whole from England.
Nothing could be further from the truth"
replied the gentleman, than the statement that
Senator Stanford has any sympathy for England
or would patronize the English in tho employ
ment OF servants, experts or the purchase OF
goods. He is one of the most thoroughly Amer
lean men ever met. am personally acquainted
with the people who work about his residence ia
Washington, and those who act as his secretaries,
and know good deal of the character of the
employees on his ranches and in other places on
the Pacific slope He has six servants at his
house in this city, instead of eleven, as pub
lished, and none of them are English. On the
contrary. they are all Irish. Mrs. Stanford IS
also partial to Irish and against the English.
Her maid and her private servants are Irishs
while the private secretary of the Senator iE
John Mccarthy well known Irishman, who
has long been newspaper correspondent in this
city"
"Is Senator Stanford as liberal in his salaries
to servants and those who work in the humble
positions about him as he is in making dona-
tions to public enterprisesP inquired.
"If I were to tell you" replied the gentleman,
''what salaries are paid the people who work
for Senator Stanford, you would not believe me.
Probably you saw the statement, recently, that
he paid his private secretary the salary he draws
for his position Senator'S, 600 year. I
would not discredt that statement The man
who drives his carriage and the servant who at
tends to the calls at the house receive salaries
as large as chief clerks principal bookkeepers,
etc. in banks in the West and through the Cen
trail States, while the man who has general
charge of his business on the Pacific slope re-
ceives larger salary than any federal officer in
the government, excepting the President of the
United States. I suppose the household ex-
penses of Senator Stanford are not less tnan
81, 900 month. His donations to public and
private institutions run over $loa, 900 a year"
1T does not occur to me- suggested, that
man like Senator Stanford, with such won
derful complication of business interests and
with so many millions Of wealth, would want to
occupya perplexing situation in the United
States Senate, even though it did have an honor
ary contingent"
s'Well, that has been said to me fifty tines
replied the Senator'S friend Nearly everybody
wonders why he wants to be a United States
Senator, when he gets but S., 900 year and
there are so many things to worry him in
connection with the Office, when he has already
more honor than there is in that position; but
will tell you why he holds the place ne now does.
It is to get relief from business cares. He is
president of about twenty. railroads.
When he is at home, he is run nearly to death
by men who have patents for fruitcars, refriger-
atng cars. brakes, couplings. frogs water-tanks
and all the equipments for railroads Imaginable
Thousands of people bother him about positions.
while the railroad officials are ding-donging him
in reference to pooling combinations, oppressive
and repressive, the purchase Of branch roads,
the construction and improvement of main lines
and all those kind of tnings Of which he hears
nothing as United States Senator When he ac-
cepted the position he occupies, he divorced him
self from oil this kind of thought
When Senator Stanford was elected to his po-
sition, lot of newspapers or the Pacific slapd
cried out that he was monopolist, and that IL
was monopolistic victory" continued tho gen.
tleman. IAN amusing incident occurred very
soon thereafter. A measure came up which was
antagonistc to the interests Of three or fourrail-
roads in the far West in which the Senator was
largely interested TO the surprise of everybody
he voted for the bill Some one asked him after
wards why ne did ii, and he said il was because
he thought it was right, but that he did not
think at the time he cast his vote that he had an
interest in the roads affected by it OF course,
If he had reflected on his interest. ii would have
made difference because he has demonstrate
ed, when Governor, etc. that he would cast
vote against his own interests rs quickly az
against those Of other people. x numbor ol