Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-03-17
" GOVERNOR B0RAX."
His Alleged Methods of
Feathering His Nest.
HE is WISE IN HIS GENERATION.
Grave Charges Made Against the
Legislature, the Governor
and His "Markiss."
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALpI
SAN FRANCISCO, March 16.-The pa.
pers of this city continue to criticize the
Legislature and the Governor, unmerci-
fully denouncing their extravaganza, COR
ruption and dishonesty. The Chronicle,
whose proprietor, M. Il. De Young, has
Just started to Europe as Commissioner
to the Paris Exhibition by appointment
of the Governor, is as hostile as though
no bribe had been offered it. The Rslle-
tin, to-day, heads its Sacramento news,
'The Field of Dshonor." Even the
cautious Call joins in the general de-
nunciation of the Legislative robbers and
the jobbing Executive Department. The
Post says, editorially, under the heading
of "No Answer"
Thursday last the Post made public the
definite charges circulated that Marcus
d. Boruck, Private Secretary to Governor
Waterman, was using his influence with
the Governor for his private gain. Three
definite charges were stated viz: That
Boruck asked a candidate who had been
promised a certain important office for
the loan of 1000, and failing to receive
it, used his influence successfully Y to secure
the appointment of another man; that
the appointment of Alexander as Harbor
Commissioner has been secured by
Boruck by the use of the name of
prominent Republican, who denies en-
phaticaliy that he ever made the request
attributed to him; that Boruck has
taken ascontract to secure the veto of the
4 ~ holI
proper inducements to friend of Gov
ernor Waterman to advise him to veto it.
For all three of these charges the Post
offered Governor Waterman the
name of the authority on which they
were made, that he might for himself
see how he has been abused and belied.
Nothing has been heard from Sacramento
of inquiry or denial. The Governor ap-
parently cares nothing for the particulars
of the charge that his private secretary
Is corruptly using his position to his own
profit. The private secretary has the
wisdom not to deny the charges, for he
knows that they are true and can be
proved.
'It may not be of importance to Gov
ernor Waterman that his private secre-
tary possesses the attributes of character
that made Judas Iscariot go odious that
for nearly 2 900 years he has been held
up as a monster of vice; but when Gov
ernor Waterman allows such man to
interfere in affairs of State, it is of i'm
mense consequence to the people. That
Boruck is betrayer of confidence, a
seeker OF bribes, trafficker in the in
| fluence OF his position, skillful, cow
ardly and vindictive enemy, and false
and treacherous partisan, only concerns
the people to the extent that he infu-
ences the Governor. Were he not the
Governors secretaro, he and his charac-
ter would be left alone as severely as was
his prototype, Judas"
| In another article, Headed Triumph
of Sack" the same paper announces the
final defeat of the mutual insurance bill
by 81 ayes to SO noes, and says: "These
80 have voted that the so.called freemen
of the State of California shall not be
allowed to organize to insure each 9TH
er's prosperity if they want to. =
OF the men who voted to kill the bill
some were the paid attorneys of
the insurance companies, some
we're the puppets of boss, who
sold them in lump to the Compact, and
some Of them were bought outright by
the Compact's lobby. Governor Water
man was the tool of this ring through an
attorney of the Compact, and secretary
who was ready to betray him. They
should all be buried in the same pit and
covered with the quick lime of political
obscurity as soon as possible"
Briefly is recorded for the bill, and
Damron and Edwards against it.
The Post charges that the appropria-
tions for the ensuing two years will foot
up $12000,000 of which $7,750,000> is
$4,250 900 is for the luxury of having a
| Legislature.
Following his authorized announce
ment that the Governor will not be a
candidate next election comes the rumor
| from Sacramento that Governor Borax
and Governor Waterman do not speak
as they pass by" and that the "Mar-