The record-union., 1894-06-19


with bib when he took his meals to
keep from soiling his clothes.
Stoneman went through that campaign
without ever opening his mouth, and
Estee came out of it with fit of bron-
chitis that he has not got over yet.
Why was he beaten? Some say it was
because the railroad was against him. |
ask them where is the railroad now, and
in answer to that question, if ladies were
not present 1 would say that it would
hurt him - sight worse.
What was the matter? Pll tell you,
and the same cause exists to-day, dimin-
ished only to the extent that the old-time
Republican patriots who defended the
stars and stripes during the rebellion
have passed to the other shore Just to
that extent, and that extent only, has
their opposition to Estee been cancelled.
A man has a right 10 do and act as he
pleases at all times and upon all occa-
sions. and he must expect to stand or fall
On his record.
IN the State of California to-day there
are upward of ten thousand old soldiers.
/ do not propose to wave the bloody
shirt. For you and me the war is over
and forgotten and to the rising genera
ton is is simply matter OF history.
New forests have grown over the battle
fields, the plowshear has turned the SOIL
those who participated in that conflict
have not forgotten, neither can they for
get. Nine-tenths of the old soldiers don't
go to any church. They go to their posts.
On their walls hangs the picture OF their
idolized General. 70 them it is as holy
as the picture of Christ cruci1ied
in the Cathedral. These men live
in the past. They gave all they
had for their country. To them the inn
ai q ic a6 hQhlnH
in long procession they see the countless
thousands in blue who followed him to
victory fighting the battles of the Repub-
lie. When those old men, manned by
rebel bullets. decrepit from exposures
during those dark and trou blesome days,
get in their posts, they discuss the poll
tics of the day. They recall the date OF
1871, at which time the grass had hardly
grown over the graves OF our patTlolc
dead, when NJ. NJ. Estee burned his
bridges behind him, served as Presi-
dental Elector on the Democratic ticket,
and declared that old Grant was fail
ure. They would not vote for him then,
they will not vote for him now.
Mr.. Estee is good citizen, kind
father, an affectionate husband, an excel
lent lawyer and statesman out of job.
If the party owes him anything then LET
the the next Republican President reward
Republicans OF California will not do it.
We have got TO go before the people and
explain these eccentricities of his past
life. | should say of Estee, in the lam
guage of Benjamin Franklin, "wnat a
man has to explain he should never have
DONE"
Besides the Grand Army Posts, there are
the Ladies' Corps. The ladies, God bless
them, are the most persistent, pestifer-
nd n
world. When they go for man he might
as well put on his bonnet and shawl and
90 home. They are not for Estee.
Then, again, there are the women o1
the Grand Army of the Republic. Each
OF these women vote at least one man and
some OF them two at every election. They
are not stuck on Estee.
In the California Legislature Estee
voted against the fourteenth amendment
to the Federal Constitution. II there is a
colOred man in the State that would vote
for Estee then he should be distranchised
and sent back to the jungles of Africa,
where he could learn something of the
origin of his ancestry.
Mr.. Estee was member of the Anti
boycott Convention, the most nonsensical
and absurd gathering of people that ever
assem- bled in the State.
A man by the name OF Kelsey had a
lost every time. When expostulated
with about his foolishness, he said: 'She
runs lust fast enough to get beat" We
don't want that kind of a horse. We
cannot afford to get beat. Let us nomi-
nate a man who is a sure winner, one
that has never been beaten. Let us gel
man whom the Democrats don't want
If Estee is nominated. the Democrats
will cry "Eats!'' and then they will &C
for him.
If Mr.. Es,ee is nominated he will look
like a skirt-dancer on the platform o.
1872 surrounded by the Democracy.
They say my opposition TO Mr. Estee is
because a young man with whom l an
related by marriage had been losing
candidate for the nomination for Gov
ernOr.
This chap they refer to was elected
twice in San Francisco to the most i'm
portant office in the city when it was
strongly Democratic by overwhelming
majorities. Some time ago his friends
requested that he should aspire to be
Governor, claiming that the young men
of the State wanted recognition, and after
some debate | consented to the sacrifice.
l thought he would gather around him
the young element, and it would be q
benefit to the party.
don't like politics. I don't like the
methods Of our so-called politicians. My
son went out of the fight like a gentle
man. The newspapers say that L am sore
about it, | am glad he is out Of it. His
brief candidacy reminds me of Il story.
A young fellow ran of with verdanl
and rather foolish young girl. Some two
weesS later her father found where she
was, called for and took her home. In
telling his neighbors about it he said he
hoped it would De q lesson to Lucy.
hn
in machine politics would be i lesson tC
him.
When l came to the city to-day L saw
an immense array of red badges. Some
are from my city; some | know, some
DO not; some l have seen before and
some l do not expect to see again.
That the whole state is for Estee is but
bluH of Colonel Burns, and | want this
convention to call that bluff.
IL is said that George Knight has threat
ened to burn me up If made this speech
| do not think he has place on his body
large enough to scratch match to start
the fire.
In his concluding remarks the speaker
sold that conventions should be COM
posed OF large bodies of men, unpledged
unbound and free TO consider what il
best to be done without regard to boss
II Moses should undertake 10 run po-
litical convention he would be no better
than Chris Buckley, Crimmins and Kelly
hor Dan Barns.
He said there should be no slate, nc
trading, and q political programme was
the spawn of hell. He said no man was
ever forced to vote against his judgment
who did not 90 home in his heart ashamed
of himself. 1t is a blistering and degrad-
ing shame when man votes against the
dictates OF his conscience in an unholy
DoIfIical trade. lie deteStpl and alb
horred such Il practice.
In conclusions, he said to the members
of the convention: VIII you vote at the
| bosses benest, or with your people
When your time comes TO act, so act thai
when the storm as past you will see