Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-30
Our Steve Goes for Their
Frank Vigorously.
He Scores the Editor of the Ar
gOnaut to Fine Purpose.
Dan Burns and Others Come in for a
Share of It.
Steve Pays His Addresses to M. M. Estee
AS He Goes Along the Political
Highway.

Hon. S. M. White in San Francisco
weekly, thus answers Pixley and
Estee:
The readers of The Wave are aware
that opened this contest by repeating
several truths regarding Leland STAN
ford and the senatorship, and that there
upon the political "sure-thing" men
along the line commenced an onslaught
upon me. The Republican campaign
committee, of which the delightful
thirty e-thousand-dollar shortage man
Dan Burns, is chairman, has circulated
a pamphlet declaring that 1 am posing
as reformer, and am, lin reality, in close
alliance with the bosses. This would
seem to imply that am related to these
defaulting managers. Such accusations
coming from committee upon which
there are at least two men who ought to
be working in the state jute factory, i'll
stead of selecting reading material for
the public. do not merit much consider
alton. Thinking people see through
the gauze, penetrate and discern the
schemers behind.
was not present when Mr.. Estee de-
livered the remarkable address, concern
ing which l am about to write, and
hence must rely upon published reports
and the statements of persons who
heard him. From these sources of in
formation, from their concurrent testi-
mony, corroborated by his silence, l am
justified in assuming that the assertions
which he is said to have made against
me were, in fact, uttered by him.
Among other things, he is quoted as
having said-and Pixley also makes the
same statement-that Mr.. Stanford and
his corporation employed me as an at
torney for the period of my legislative
term-which, by the way, has not yet
expired, the inference being that was
engaged because of my official position.
Mr.. Estee is not the only advocate of
corrupt methods, and men who have
made this sort of charge, but he has
gone further than most OF the hirelings,
except Pixley. who will not be outdone,
and has coupled my employment as an
attorney with the exercise of the func-
tions of my office.
will state the facts regarding my re-
lations with the railroad. There is
nothing to conceal all is open to inspec-
tion and examination. Before 1 had
been mentioned, or thought of, as can
didate for the state senate, and be-
fore l had any idea that / would be
selected for the place Il was nominated
without my knowledge and accepted un-
der protest), the firm of which was q
member had under consideration pro-
position looking to employment by the
railroad company. but no agreement ON
the subject was consummated until
after the expiration of my first legisla-
tive session; then the firm was en-
ployed, as attorneys-at-law to take
care of the legal business of the corpora
tion in Los Angeles county. That was
the extent of the engagement. We
acted properly and in the usual
way, just as any attorney acts who
publicly appears for client. This
relation lasted for about one and a
half years, and in the spring of 1888, the
firm being about to dissolve, l addressed
a communication to the law department
of the corporation, requesting that other
counsel be engaged; but as our clients
business required local attorney con-
stantly, and as my partner was not then
in good health, l consented to 60 on un-
til some one else had been retained. AS
there was delay in the matter, again
requested that substitution be ef-
fected, and my wishes were complied
with, and the company's affairs were
put in the hands of the gentlemen who
have ever since attended to them. Now,
this was done in 1888, before the last
legislature assembled, and the infer
ences of Estee and Pixley are,
therefore, unauthorized. With this
exception, l have never transacted
any business for this corporation, and
never did anything for Mr.. Stanford per-
sonally. 1t is just to say that the deal
ings above referred to, were wholly with
the law department, and that no one
ever suggested or intimated any desire
to control me in legislative matters, or,
indeed, in any regard. And my record
shows that was not controlled. Those
in charge always expressed themselves
satisfied with my management of their
legal affairs, and our relations were sew
cred solely because of my request, and
without the intervention of anything
which cannot bear the closest scrutiny.
Indeed, my entire record in this regard
is found in the files of the courts of Los
Angeles county and in the opinions and
advice given local employees of the COM
pany. All these are open to the inspec-
tion of my assailants at the option of
my then clients. While / was acting
for the railroad company, was treated
with respect and Difference, and l be-
heve that l acted in the same way to-
wards those with whom l was brought
in contact.
1 also understand that Estee and
other public instructors sent out by Mr.
Burns, including Pixley, declare that 1
am under some sort Of obligation
to Stanford, because of the facts which 1
have narrated. This is new idea to
me. | never supposed that was under
any obligation to the railroad for the
employment, nor that they were under
any obligation to me in connection with
the matter. l resigned the business be-
cause learned, from actual experience,
that could not attend to it unless / sac
rified the interests of other clients
whose affairs were of more Importance
to me. Ii had been discharged, or if
/ had any complaint to make of the
treatment which | received, it might be
said, with some show of truth, that [
was now trying to "get even," but, with
the circumstances as they are, l cannot
conceive why any rational person should
attack me. If a man becomes bad when
he acts as attorney for corporations in
which Stanford has stock, | was not en-
ployed long enough to absorb the dis
ease.
also observe that Estee and Pixley
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