The San Francisco call., 1896-11-02

A Sharp Letter From His Old-Time
Friend, George B. Sperry.
George B. Sperry has severed his official
relations with Governor James 81. Badd,
and frankly stated reasons in the follow
ing letter:
STOCKTON, Oct. 81, 1896.
James Fl. Budd, Governor Of Ca Jornia-MY
DEAR SIR: You were the nominee of the De-
mocracy in 1882 for Congress. l supported
you. In 1894 l was, as you know, and as is
the highest Office in the gift of the people of
California On both occasions / departed from
the path trodden by my own people.1 herewith
tender them my apology, but was not the
only Republican who thus erred, is evil
denced by the majority you received for both
offices. l do not propose to discuss here my
reasons for my action, or TO make any apollo
gies to the Republican party at large.
have held for the past two years position
on your personal staff. You also "inherited"
me from Governor II. II. Markham as Yosemite
Commissioner. forwarded to you to-day my
resignation for both Of these Offices. My
reasons therefor are as follows: i do not
wish to be connected in an official capacity
with you after your speech delivered in San
Francisco Monday evening last, when you de-
liberately charged employers with bribing
and coercion and employees with corruption
and cowsrdice (for an employe must necessa-
rily be cowardly who would be coerced).
You must remember, sir, that these are the
people who supported you in 1894 ana made
II possible for you to become Governor of CAL
itornia. Have you so little regard for the in
telligence OF American labor as to believe that
in the short period of two years they have
become eligible to the 'jackass parade" to
quote your own wordsY
The directorate of the -four company of
which l have the honor to be member is
made up of men who are almost equally di-
video on the issues OF the day, and challenge
you or any one to truthiully assert that they
or the managers of the different mills have by
word or act Influenced or tried TO influence
their employees for or against any political
nominees or measures Some OF our employees
will turn out in the Republican parade in san
Frahcisco this day, and alter my friend hip
and acquaintenceship with you, running back
for thirty-ejght years, take 1t as an insult to
me personally to charge Republican employ
ers with coercion.
/ consider your remarks on the date afore-
said intemperate, demagogic and false and un-
becoming the dignity and honor which your
high Office imposes upon you believe that
the peop.e will repudiate your insults at the
polls on Tuesday next. If not then they will
be unfortunate enough to be the nominee of
any political party.
Thanking you for the ccurtesies shown me
as an official, remain, sir, yours respect
fully, GEORGE B. SPERRY.
To-day every employe of the Sperrv
Flour Company will receive this circular
in the envelope inclosing his pay:
To the employees of the Sperry Flour Com
pany: On tom (Tuesday), election day
the Spe-ry and Union mills will be closed
down and you are at liberty for the day. Work
will be resumed on Wednesday morning. The
company expressly desires 10 impress on your
minds that each and every individual en-
ploye as free American citizen, is entitled
TO and should give full, free and fair expression
through the ballot to HE sentiments and views
in regard 70 the issues to be determined on
that day. In other words, in casting your bal
lot vote as you please. without ;ear or iayor
SPERRY FLOUR COMPANY, GEORGE B. SpERRY,
Manager.