The herald., 1894-10-24
THE POSTS ATTACK ON MR..
BUDD.

MARYsv1LLE. GAL, October 20, 1894.
Hon. W. W. Foote. Metropolitan Temple:
The fact that Burns' organ, which has
lied against me from the beginning, pub
fishes the lying statement places the
responsibility where it belongs. Burns
knows my election means his political
death, and he would resort to any means
to prevent it. Mr.. Burns has recently
been north. In all dealings with the
Neffs acted the man, and all state
ments to the contrary are infamous lies
hatehed to blackmail me. Denounce
them.
Issved the Neffs from poverty and
would have saved them from disgrace.
Their dead children were like brother
and slater to me, and until avarice and
wicked design attempted to blackmail
me the older people treated me as their
benefactor. The total of the children's
property ever under my control did not
exceed $500, and was properly man
aged and accounted for. This the pa
pers and records will show, that l never
wronged thsm in any manner, nor did l
receive cent save as jus. fees and ex-
penses, as to which there was no con-
tention. Have not seen paper you refer
to, but you can denounos any and all
charges contained therein rejecting on
me in connection with the Neffs as in
famous lies. The records, unless mutt
lated. speak the truth in my favor. 1
challenge their full publication, and not a
garbled portion thereof. Perjury and its
subornation were attempted. but l over
came them all. Nothing but the knowl-
edge from full canvass of the state that
/ dxufx h. L. L. i
opponents to this desperate resort. Tho
vile authors OF thie blackmailing attack
are now under proceedings in Portland,
Ore., for disbarment. See today's Ex-
aminer. l repose my cause with conf
dence in the honorable men of California.
JAMES II. BUDD.
The above is the reply of James H.
Budd to telegram from Hon. w. w.
Foot asking for denial of the infamous
story published in last Saturdays Post.
1t riDgs clear; there is no attempt at
equivocation he nails the lie. But
what is to be thought of the infamous
plotters who. almost on the eve of an
election. come forward with such das.
tsrdly charges? The Examiner Btates
that it originated with the managers OF
the Southern Pacific. and in proof al
leges that it was first published in the
San Francisco Post. which is being
edited for this campaign by W. H.
Mills, the Central Pacific land agent.
In defense of Mr.. Mills comes forward
the old. rotten Sacramento Record
Union, which has been the personal
property OF the railroad company for 80
years.
That Mills is editing the Post has been
an open secret for the last three
months.
Besides being the editor of the Post
Mills is the head'of the railroad literary
bureau, and the line of fight against
every man to whom the railroad
ia opposed is laid down BY him.
In the present case the bureau
has authorized the publication two
weeks before election OF vile falsehood.
first published in the Portland, Ore.,
Sunday Mercury, notorious bsokmail-
ing sheet, which has since suspended
publication, its editor, o. P. Mason.
having been sent to prison for crimi-
nally libeling Hon. G. E. Wood, GAL
liant union soldier.
And it is with this vile sheets libel
GUS utterances that Burns and the rail-
road company now attempt to bolster
up the desperate fortunes OF NJ. M. Es
tee.
This whole matter has been thorough
ly ventilated in the courts-three times
in Oregon, once in California-and each
time in Mr.. Budd's favor. Dan Burma
and the railroad must think their for
tunes desperate when they resort to
such tactics.