The herald., 1894-10-10
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wEpsEsDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1894.
MORE NONSENSE FROM THE
EXPRESS.


The editor of the Express, who has
!or months been attacking Senator
White in consequence of needed
change recently made in our custom
house, has the temerity to observe that
not single statement made by that
paper on this subject has bsen denied.
Some people become Gallons from con-
slant SHINING. Originally the Express
attacked Mr.. White because OF his atti-
tude upon the Chinese treaty and falsely
declared that that agreement permitted
Unrestricted immigration. TEis state
ment was not only denied but the
HERALD made the assertion, which it
here reiterates, that there never has
been any legislation or national action
as positive and effective against Chinese
immigration as the much assailed
Greatly. A great deal of msapprehen-
sion, it is true, has existed regarding it.
This has been due to constant and will
full falsehood circulated regarding it, by
such papers as the Express. We repeat
that under this treaty and the statutory
amendments passed by the present con-
gress, the number Of Chinese laborers
in the United States must con-
stsntly decrease. Driven from its
position upon this topic, the Express
branches out upon another subject and
nquires whether Senator White was not
TOR years Southern Pacific attorney.
During the senatorial campaign of two
years ago. Mr.. White was attacked
because some seven years ago the firm
of which he was a mem ber attended for
few months-not for years-to certain
lawsuits pending in this county in which
the Southern Pacific was interested.
The firm was dissolved and Mr.. White
declined to transact any further business
for the railroad company, and thus
commenced and ended his employment.
Some of the beet lawyers and citizens in
the country have acted, and are acting,
as attorneys for railroads, but it has
never been heretofore charged that an
official who has had no connection with
any corporation during his term is to be
censured or even criticised because for q
few months, and while he held no pub
lie place, his firm transacted legitimate
business in the courts for q railroad
company. The Express is now in re-
ceipt of an income from the Sout hern
Pacific for advertising. No one should
complain of this, and the fact that Mr..
Whites then firm seven years ago tried
less than hall a dozen cases for
the railroad has very little to do
with the Chinese treaty or with the
Express prevarications concerning it.
Mr.. White is on the peoples side in
railroad as we'll ae in other matters. He
is in favor of San Pedro, the Southern
Pacific is for Santa Monica. Where
does the Express stand? Again, the
with the Chinese minister, as the dis
patches stated?" What fearful crime
-if the charge be true! But unhappily
the Express is wrong. as usual. Inquiry
develope the fact that Senator Whit te
has never met the Chinese minister;
never sat at table with him; has never
conversed or communicated with him
directly or indirectly. 1t is to be pre-
sumed, however, that Mr.. White would
not refuse to attend diplomatic rscep-
ton, to which he was invited as a sen.
ator. by the representative of any power
with whom the United States is at
peace. The Express asks: Ibid he not
forget to secure our appropriation for
San Pedro which Mr.. Cannon had in.
serted in the appropriation bill?" The
answer to this is, No. Mr.. White for
got nothing that was for the interests OF
California. There was no appro.
priation made for San Pedro in
the river and harbor bill because
Mr.. Huntington. whose position upon
this matter the Express does not au-
tagonize, succeeded in raising doubt
as to the true location for deep water
harbor. There was an appropriation of
$40 600 for the San Pedro hsrbor in.
serted in the bill by the house commit.
tee in consequence OF clerical error
This was discovered and the conferees
on the part of the house insisted upon
striking it out. Mr.. White did all he
could to retain it, but he was met by the
conclusive proposition that ths en-
Rineers of the war department reported
shat no expenditure could be made dur
Ing the present fiscal year, aud there
fore If the appropriation was made. the
money would remain in the treasury.
Mr.. White procured most material