The herald., 1898-12-28
Good way Out Of the Dilemma

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Herald:
''The senatorial issue is absolutely joined
between Mr.. Grant and Dan Burns" Thus
says the Times editorially. The Times at
fects to deplore the fact that the Southern
Pacific Railroad company, through Mr.. Her.
rim, its political attorney, has presumed to
name candidate for the United States SEN
atorship for the state of California.
Yet, in the same editorial, the Times Of
fers an apologetic Endorsement to candi-
date named by the Vanderbilt railroad sys-
TEN through its political attorney, Chauncey
Depew.
"a rose by any other name would smell
as sweet" and if the writer mistakes not
the temper and general disposition of the
people of California, candidate selected
to represent their interests in the United
States senate by railroad corporation of
the Atlantic seaboard could be no less
odious than if named by like agency OF the
Pacific coast.
The relative merits of the two gentlemen
named could be Of little concern to the peo.
pie of California, as no doubt either would,
if elected, dp all in his power to promote the
interests of his senatorial creator.
Corporate legislation would be appreciat-
ed alike by both the Southern Pacific rail
road and the Vanderbilt railroad system.
But as to the relative services to the Repub-
lican party of these two railroad candidates
Mr.. Burns holds the trump card; indeed, as
viewed from that standpoint, which is
in accord with the Republican party's polit-
ical ethics, Mr. Burns is its logical, in fact
its only logical candidate. For it was he
who came to Los Angeles about six months
prior to the Republican state convention,
when and where he succeeded in stating Mr..
Gage for the nomination for governor. The
Herald soon thereafter apprized the people
OF that fact and kept it before them almost
constantly to the close of the campaign.
Notwithstanding this, Republicans ac-
cepted the advice OF Mr. Burns and elected
his candidate, thus acknowledging him as
their leader; and, according to the logic of
the Republican press of this end of the state
at that time, surrendered their right to the
senatorship.
Besides, it has been announced that Mr..
Burns put $500 into the Republican state
campaign, thus Hannaizing the party of the
state Therefore, to complete the Republic
an ideal of Hannaism, Burns, like Hanna,
should be rewarded by a position in the
United States senate, crystallizing and
solidifying Hanna bossism, that it may be
more potent for party service in the future.
The Times further states that st is the
patriotic duty of all good citizens, whether
Democrats or Republicans, to rally to the
support of Mr.. Grant, that the state may
be spared unspeakable disgrace in the eyes
of the decent, honorable and respectable
people of the nation"
The disgrace which the Times affects to
fear is only excelled by the disgraceful meth
ods which made it possible, and to which the
Times and all other Republicans, together
with many Democrats, contributed, in work
ing and voting for Hanna Burns Y orkism.
They were fully advised regarding the
position of the Southern Pacific rail
road, both before the Republican state
convention and during the entire campaign,
and hence it is too late now to plead ignor-
ance of the controlling force in the manage
ment of the Republican party in the state,
and its ulterior object. And if it is really
solicitous for the fair name of California
'.in the eyes of the decent, honorable and
respectable people of the nation,'
it was the patriotic duty of all good citi-
zens whether Democrats or Republican"
to rally to the support of the party which
during the campaign and at the polls en-
deavored to make this disgrace impossible
by electing legislature that would return
to the United States senate man whose
public record proves him to be second to
none in loyalty to his constituency and in
whose behalf his masterful efforts command
ed the respect and admiration of "all decent,
honorable and respectable people of the
nation"-the Hon. S. NJ. White. Senator
White placed California before ''the eyes
of the nation as no man had ever done be-
fore-not in disgrace" but in that dignified
position to which her Importance in the ma
ton and the intelligence of her citizens en-.
titles her-that Of profound respect.
Now, since the Times considers it "the
patriotic duty of all good citizens to rally
to the support of the fair name of California
and thus prevent her disgrace in the eyes
of all decent people," etc beg to suggest
to the members OF our legislature who hold
the unsullied name of their state at heart,
that they adopt the surest means for its per-
retuation by returning Stephen NJ. White
to the United States senate.
BY so doing they would not only maintain
the honor and dignity of our fair state, but
would rebulSe and possibly forever crush the
agencies of which the Times now complains.
WIN. VARCOE.
Los Angeles, Dec q, 1893.
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