The San Francisco call., 1896-02-27
Executive Referred to as a Dis
gusting Person Unfit for
His Office.
WHAT GEO. P. MORROW SAYS.
Except in the Personalities Employed
He ConcurS With Col. Irish
Throughout.

Now comes John P. Irish and has this
to say to or about Governor Budd and all
others who have entered in any wise into
the controversy provoked by the removal
; of Colonel irish from the dictatorship of
the Industrial Home for the Adult Blind
Il have read all that the Governor has
TO say, and observe that neither he nor
any other denies single statement have
made of the incidents leading up to the
displacement of Sanders and the reasons
therefor. That is my case, and it stands
unGhallenged.
1.-The Governor in his hoodlumesque
phrase says l am 'squealing' because he
kicked me out of an office That is the
high conception the fellow has of labori-
ous and humane trust which carries no
financial compensation. My appointment
to it by Governor Bartlett | have ALWAYS
considered an honor. My removal by
.Budd is an honor.
THE reasons therefor are so variously
stated that they amuse me. The latest as
signed by the Governor is that some mem
bers of a reprooate committee OF the Leg
islature wanted an expelled inmate named
Taylor reinstated. These persons charge
that Taylor was removed for testifying be-
fore this committee. This is absolutely
false. Taylor had been long under tolera-
ton, and his violations of discipline finally
compelled his expulsion.
"These committeeman in their letter to
the Governor say:
He recently made applica ton for reinstste-
meHt, which was Endorsed and recommended
- by superintendent Hays, but his application
was rejected by the board and no reason given
therefor
THAT is true. But the board which
rejected Taylor consisted of three of
Budd's appointees, and Mr. Leach, while
was $500 miles away in the East! The
board was three to one, as between the
new and old policy. Mr.. Leach's lone
!: vote would not reject Taylor, therefore
=. this was done by the Governors board.
i wish TO say that no inmate was ever
%, expelled except for violations of discipline
and after long and patient trial and ad-
monition, and if Taylor is readm it
will be most unjust not to readmit all, for
he was a chief offender.
But why need pay further attention
to II, or TO the disgusting person who is
:. more hopelessly out of reach of the mental
and moral circumference of the Office OF
Governor than any who ever held it?'
George 7. Morrow, vice e-president of the
>. Produce Exchange, who was one of the
board OF directors with Colonel Irish had
this to say about the matter yesterday: Il
concur IN everything Colonel Irish has
said regarding the home, excepting the
- personal attack upon the Governor. l
. don't belleve in that any more than did
: in the attack upon the President the other
day. think the Office is bigger than the
man and should exempt them from per-
sonal attack. AT the same time l have
. TO say that this is the first time that poll
tics has been done in connection with the
Home for the Blind for some time, and
low-down politics, too. Jack Hays, the
new Superintendent, in whose behalf this
aFnnT al
mine. | think he is q fine fellow, but |
don't think he is the man for that place
and | told him so. / told him he ought
not to accept it. l believe he will make a
failure of it.
Il don't mean to say that l think
Hays would fail at every thing he might
undertake, for l don't think so. But that
place requires specialist, and Sanders,
the blinu SUPERINTENDENT who was turned
out to give Hays the job, was such a spe-
cialist, and good one. | have been con-
nected with good many business in
stitutons, and know something of what
they require. Sanders loss of sight
seemed to quicken his every other faculty.
He was keen business man, and made
perfect success of that institution. Twas
appointed by Markham at a time when
politics were sizzling. The State conven.
ton was IN session. | understood that !
was expected to turn things UPSIDE down
against John P. Irish. | did not like him
Before did any upsetting OF things, how
ever, [ was determined to have good
reason. 1 made careful study of the in
stitution, and, as a result, L didn't turn
anything over. left it just as it was
became convinced that Sanders was the
right man in the right place, and believe
so yet.
Il think this removal of Irish grea
mistake. You see my prejudice agains
Irish has melted also. L have good dea
more confidence in him than have il
Budd.
There is n. w. Spaulding, also one OF
the most honest, careful and conscien
tious of our citizens. He was on the boart
with us-was removed by Governor Budc
az the same time l.was. When appointed b.
began careful and independently study o
the institution and its workings; used tt
take his wife and spend days there durin
the hrst month or two after his appoint
ment. The result was that he, too, fell
into line with the administration as it wa!
and supported what think he had frs
been disposed to oppose.
Now as for the legislative renort Sr