The morning call., 1895-01-24
WHY DE- YOUNG FELL.
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4 COfhINuCU
placed upon me, and am especially CRATE
full inasmuch as / recognize it as an IN
dorsement of my course at Washington In
the service of the State. ] was appointed
| during recess of the legislative BODY 10
fill the vacancy created by the death OF the
late Hon. Leland Stanford. / felt pecu-
harly the exactions of the high office and
doubtful of my ability to meet them, but
was extremely anxious to SO conduct my
self that l might secure the approval OF
fellow-citizens of my State. 1 may say that
I worked hard and steadily to this end and
If | have failed in any measure you must
believe me it was mistake of the head
and not of the heart. You have given me
| commission to go again, and again say
that l deeply appreciate the token that it
is your Endorsement of my previous ser
vice. | shall again and as earnestly and
constantly endeavor to meet your approval
by my works. I shall go as your represen-
tative and shall know no geographical divi
sions of our splendid State. We have a
magnificent golden empire here where the
sunset waters of the Pacific lap shore line
800 miles long. He who represents this
great State must work with fidelity if he
shall win for her her deserts and for him
self the reward of honor which belongs to
work well done. / know that you viii be
charitable to me if fail of your expecta-
tions in the belief that at least have done
the very best I could. would be egotisti-
cal, indeed, if / imagined that you have
conferred this honor because of any espe-
cial merit in me, but by the very nature of
the government it must fall to some one,
and it has so happened that it came to me.
l am sure, because of the knowledge |
gained by wide intercourse during my re-
cent campaign, that your action of to-day
will be ratified by the people. A man may
try never so hard, but If he have not the
people with him he will still fail, and | am
proud in this belief that they are with
me. In addressing myself to my public
duties l may say l am peculiarly free. l
have no individual interests to subserve.
l have no pledges, direct or implied, which
may lead me this way or that or in any
way prevent me doing my whole duty"
Here the Senator was interrupted by
storm of applause.
81 have no prejudices," he said, re-
suming; mo prejudices against corpora
tions of one kind or another, and no per-
sonal wrongs to redress. What do shall
be done with fairness and openness. 1
shall undoubtedly make mistakes, but I
shall aim to avoid them, and believe that
you will charge any such to an error of
Judgment. While stand squarely by the
platform of my party I shall bear con-
stantly in mind that my allegiance is to the
whole people of the State.''
hi l1 ,-1~k 4. l.
sorting his place at Washington, where, he
said, perhaps, he ought to be to-day, the
Senator explained that he had secured
"pair'' on all the great questions in which
the people of California were chiefly inter-
ested- the funding bill, the Nicaragua
canal and the silver question-until his
successor was elected and qualified. He
was not sure just who the successor would
be, he said.
The Senator then continued in these
words: 81 am, gentlemen OF the Legisla-
ture, your agent, as you in turn are the
agents of the people. You have before
you several measures, reading something
like this: BE it resolved that our Sem
ators and Representatives at Washington
be instructed to do thus or So I assure
you that will consider it my duty to obey
those instructions, or to resign my Office
and return to you the commission you gave
me to-day.
'And now want to thank my friends
who have forgotten party and raised them
selves above it in this issue. I believe
that the man who best serves his State and
country best serves his party. We are all
citizens of one great country, and there is
one sentiment that controls US and in the
face of which party lines are effaced. That
sentiment is patriotism. 1t is patriotism
that gives to us the thrill at sight of our
glorious flag; it is patriotism that causes
us to love our institutions and to revere
the men who founded them. Once more I
say that I am quite sensible of how far
short may fall of what an ideal Senator
should be. but if simple fidelity to your in
terests and an earnest endeavor to accom-
plish the most that is possible for our
great State can make amends / shall be
the peer of any of them.'
Another storm of applause followed as
the Senator stepped down again to the
floor and was taken by the hand by a
crowd of his friends gathered there His |
address was delivered with the off-hand |
earnestness and effect of an extempore
effort. The joint convention immediately |
adjourned and the congratulatory hand |
shaking of The night before was resumed.
Senator Perkins took the 8 o'clock train
for San Francisco after bidding the legisla-
tors good-by. He was in receipt of a large
number of congratulatory kilograms this
afternoon. Among these was one from
ex-Mayor Workman of Los Angeles, who |
subscribed himself "a Perkins Democrat |
There were kilograms from w. B. Harring- |
ton, president of the Merchants Club of |
San Francisco; from Lewis Gerstle and |
from Louis Sloss, and joint telegram
from g. H.sBonebrake, J. R. Finlayson, f. |
G. Howes, L. E. Mosher and M. T. Allen !
of Los Angeles.
rs NOT CAST DOWN.
De Young Cherishes the Hope That He Hill |
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