The record-union., 1894-10-24
TIE ASSAULT ON VIM. H. MILLS
His Friends Resent the Aspersions of
the ''EXaminer.''
from the san Jose Mercurv.7

From the san Jose Mercury7
The San Francisco Examiner. which
only short time ago had to make pub
lie apology for publishing the charge that
among the assets of the Stamford estate
was note of Morris NJ. Estee for S., 900,
has evidently learned no wisdom from
it's humiliation, Tor il has once more
entered the domain of unjust aspersions
by charging that the recent publication
in the Post concerning James Budd was
brought about by w. II. Mills.
We have no hesitation in pronouncing
the charge unjust. Mr.. Mills has been
for a long time prominent man in the
State and his character is known to all.
He is not the sort of man who resorts to
that style of defeating political op-
ponent. The charges against Mr.. Budd
may be true or false, we have no means
Of knowing which, but we are sure that
whether true or false, they were not pub
lished on the suggestion of w. II. Mills.
Concerning the publication itself, we
have no judgment to pronounce. That
rests with the editor of the Post, who
alone is responsible for it, and who doubt
less had reasons which he deemed Sui1i-
cient to justify the publication. We are
concerned only with the wrong done TO
one of the truest-hearted gentlemen that
ever lived. Mr.. Mills never in his Lie
allowed the heat Of battle to hurry him
into mode of warfare that strikes at the
tireside and the home of an opponent
and falls with a blighting blow on the
affe ection of the wife for the Eus band and
the honest pride OF children in their
father.
We have no desire to give wider cir
culation to this wretched story of sin and
shame. Whether true or false, we lg-
more it. We propose to contest the cleo
ton of Mr.. Budds on other grounds than
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affect the happiness of his home. We
have alluded TO it only to resent the inn
putation made upon man whom all
Calitornians honor. A mans character
is worth something to him. Mr.. Mills
has been a hard fighter all his life, and is
hard fighter yet, but ne is above the
kind of lighting attributed to him by the
aspersions of the Examiner, and his
friends will not be slow in resenting
them.
From the Stockton Daily Mail.l
Mr.. Mills is not only railroad official
of high standing (being one of the Vice
Presidents of the Southern Pacific Com
pany). but he is man and gentleman,
first OF all and most Of all, and journal
ist of conspicuous ability ana untar-
nished record. He is to-day prouder OF
his name as a newspaper man of long
years service to what he conscientiously
believes to be the best interests of the
State than he is of any other achievement
OF his life. Yesterday he
wired Mr. Budd at length, disclaiming
! all responsibility for the offensive publ
cation, from which dispatch we make the
following extracts:
II am Republican and shall vote for
Mr.. Estee, believing that men determine
great politics in government by theil
votes, but / take occasion to say to you,
and my record as journalist in the dis
trict which you represented in Congress,
and which record is we'll known TO you,
will vindicate the statement, that / am in
no way responsible for the publication in
the Post, nor do approve OF such publ.
cation. I am not connected with the edi-
| torial conduct OF the Post and never have
| been.
II have no fear of personal injury
through false or malicious statements Of
any parties, but [ viii not permit from
any source the imputation that l would
assassinate private character for political
| ends.'
This, it will be observed, is the ex-
preston of a Republican who is going to
vote for Mr.. Estee. But it is more than
that; it is the manly declaration of q
| manly man against what he justly terms
''the assassination of private character
/ for political ends.o
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