Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-10-17
THE FRIEND OF THE MONGoL.

THE FRIEND OF THE MoNGoL.
1t has been known in Los Angeles for
years that Mr.. Markham, the Republi-
can candidate for governor, was highly
vulnerable in many points. The facts
as developed in the case of Hallock ct al.
damaging character. They showed that
Markham, while occupying position OF
trust, got away with his partners in
manner which no man who holds to fair
standards OF morality would dare to do.
At the time of that trial the facts were
not fully known, even by the plaintiffs.
As the case stands today, Markham's
old partners in the Orc Grande mine are
unreserved in declaring that he swim
died them. These are men of high
character in the community, as the
HERALD has repeatedly pointed out.
The estimation in which man is
held by his business associates
is generally conclusive of his
status to the outside world. Not only,
is it alleged on credible authority, did
Markham resort to sharp practices with
his partners, but it is also charged that
he deceived the present owners of the
Orc Grande and leased mines.
Early in the campaign the HERALD
deprecated mud-slinging. 1t is not a
congenlal task for this paper to under r
mine the reputation of anyone, espec-
tally of a conspicuous citizen of the Sec
ton in which it is published. We
warned our Republican contemporaries
that the inevitable result of causeless
abuse of Mayor Pond would be the pre-
sentation of damning facts with regard
to Markham.
The HERALD has been in possession of
the facts contained in the Examiners
expose of the 10Th inst. for months. 1t
was thought better, however, to await the
production of the original letter, which
is now in possession of the Democratic
state central committee, and the DELHI
crate judgment of that body, before pub
fishing the record. The facts recapitu-
lated elsewhere, and embodied in the
Examiners article, will undoubtedly be
supplemented by many damaging de-
tails.
1t was with the personal knowledge
possessed by many members of the Re-
publican state central committee that a
letter was in existence, written by Mark
ham, congratulating his mining superin-
intendent on the dismissal of Irishmen
and their replacement by Chinese, that
that body had the boundless effrontery
to offer reward of $1,000 for the produc-
ton of such document. OF course this
was the veriest game of brag. In the
Examiners expose that journal has
photographed the portions of Mark
hams letter in which the Re-
publican candidate avows his hostility
to Caucasian and preference for Mongo-
liam labor. 1t runs thus: 81 do believe
'Hallock, that we shall make some
"money out of those dam mines after
''all. am glad that Irish crowd are out
''and hope that the Cinnamon will be
''all right"
When Mr.. Markham expressed this
unhesitating preference for Monaghan
! over Caucasian labor he had no idea
! that he would ever run for Office, nor
did he believe that the letter would ever
see the light of day. He is running as
the candidate of party that pretends
to be in favor Of white labor. From
this point of view his attitude is fraud
tlent one, He must have known, when
he permitted the state central COM
mittee of his party to make it's hamboy-
ant disclaimer, that he had written
such letter, and he trusted to the chap
ter of accidents for its non-appearance.
His conduct towards the leaders OF his
party was of a piece with his course to-
wards his partners in business and to-
Orc Grande mine.
The Republican press have for some
time been engaged in efforts to break
the force of this anticipated revelation.
The Evening Express calls it a palpable
forgery. At least portion of the letter
has been photographed, and there are
plenty of people familiar with Mr.. Mark
hams handwriting. 1t was called out
in the trial OF Hallock ct al vs. Mark
ham, and the HERALD will venture the
prediction that Judge Fitzgerald, lead
| ing member of the Republican state
central committee, and distinguished
/ lawyer who was concerned in
the trial of that case, will not call
it forgery. The letter is
not only not a forgery. but it represents
the sentiments of the Republican stand
ard-bearer, who is trying to creep into
the chair of state under false pretences.
What candidate Markham has to say
in the premises he would do well to say
quickly. There is large mining element
in California that do not believe that
the scale of miners wages should be
lowered to the Chinese level, and still
larger one that will on no account vote
for a man who deliberately elected to
employ Cinnamon in preference to Irish
men.