The San Francisco call., 1897-10-26
.BUDD'S
Specific /
DENIALS
Says That Whittier and
lone Have Not Been
Corrupted.
! HE POINTED OUT THE ABUSES
| Cites His Recommended tions to
the Legislature as Evi-
dence.
CITIZENS B0UBT TIE CHARGES
Many Say the Orators of the Starr
King Fraternity Have Been
Too Violent.
CITIZENS DOUBT TIE CHARGES
Many Say the Orators of the Starr
King Fraternity Have Been
Too Violent.

Thousands of conservative citizens who
yesterday read the grave charges OF Rev.
{. w. Wendte and John 2. Irish against
Governor Budd were 60 surprised that
they could hardly realize that they were
the sober accusations OF respectable Gill
zeng.
The general opinion was expressed BY
Senator Perk ns, who said: Il cannot be-
lieve that Governor Budd has done all our
good friends say. for have been maligned
so much that l am inclined to be charit-
able. It seems TO me there must be a
great deal of exaegeration in these re-
poris, for I cannot believe for one moment
that the chief executive would counte-
nance fogging o! boys and the corruption
OF girls. l will say, however, if these
cbarees are made more specific 'by men
like Rev. Mr.. Wendte and John p. Irish
they ought 10 be investigated from one
end 10 the other. 1t IS q bad thing for the
State for such charges TO be made II
they are true it is di. graceful, and If they
are false it is equal disgraceful that they
have been made"
Rev. Horaiio Stebbins spoke in the
same tone, not assuming to know any
thing about the truth of the charges. He
said ne thought they were grave enough
to warrant careful investigation, and he
hoped for the name oil the State ley
were not true.
Thomas D. Riordan, Judge Joach;mse
Henry S. Foote and many others of all
shades OF politicIl belief were inclined to
believe the stories had been exaggerated
and that there was less evil in pubic in
stiiutions than had been reported.
Governor Budd has made a general de-
nial OF all the charges, and has claimed
to be the father OF tue Investigations that.
be says, have alreajy eradicated many
abuses. He says he has not perverted any
office 10 politics. but has appointed many
nom partisan boards all over the State,
while in some of the institutions he has
Inauguratsd sort of civil service system.
Governor Budd was tull Of wrath YES
terday, and he did not make any bones
about letting those around him know It.
When seen yesterday by a CALL re porter
/ Governor Budo first paid his res pects 10 he
alleg ations OF Rev. DR.. Wendts as TO the
| lax management at the Whittier Reform
! School. Throwing down the paper in
| which the charges appeared be brought
| his fist down on the able to emphasize
what lie said and dictated the following
j interview to The CALL man:
! lie IHFtSLlgdIlOUS Dy l.. n. brown
/ were made at my request and / DEFY any
person 20 show by single fact where, in
! any Instance in the management of State
institutions, for political or other pur-
poses. l have iBterfered with their eff
cheney. The contrary is the case and the
institutions are open TO the fullest inves-
/ tigation. Ali | ask is that the Repu blican
mem bers OF the various State boards be
! interviewed and they will bear out what
/ have to say.
The abuses complained Of at Whittier,
such as corporal punishment and the like,
were stopped under nv administration
throu an investigation ordered by me
on the suggestion of Mrs. Mitchell now a
| trustee OF the board, ana the very abuses
pointed out as TO these institutions were
called TO the attention of the people aud
the Legislature in my last message.
Just wait minute and I'll show these
gentlemen a thing or two" and the Gov
| ernor dug up from drawer his biennial
| report.
81 pointed out the vices OF the system
| which had led TO the failure of these insti-
| tutlons in the past and asked for legisla.
tive relief upon the subject, suggesting
passage of a dill which provided for the
| very care and watchfulness over the in
! mates which are demanded in the inter-
views published this morning. This care
! and watchiulness were TO be exercised be-
fore entering the institution and after
! leaving it. The Legislature failed to pass
the bill and the abuses now com planned
OF are those that existed under The old
management, before any change had been
made in any OF the institutions. The
abuses were poin ted out in the special re-
port Of Trustee Mitchell OF Whittier ana
recommended the urea ment Of the reform
| school inmates as suggested by her.
| Therefore, 1t will be seen that all that h a.
been said by DIR; Wendte concerning the
abuses referred TO had already been
pointed out by me and the measure pro-
| posed would have done away with the
lack OF care OF the girls at Whittier when
they were away from the institution.
~ ask The CALL TO print my recon.
| menda,ions on this subject as shown on
pages 40 to as OF my biennial report, as II
covers the wnole matter"
The recon lamentations referred to by the
| Governor are as follows:
REFORM SCHOOLS.