The San Francisco call., 1898-12-28
WHAT ANSWER.

| Iris said that Republican members elect to the i l Legislature found who willing to vote for
 Burns for United States Senator.
 There were candidates in the field during the late
 campaign Barnes Knight Bulla and Grant all de-
 cared themselves openly. If any candidate for the Legislature announced himself before the election for
 either of these he was dealing fairly by the people If announced his choice among that field still he voted for in the supposition that he might and would choose from 1t. There might easily be wide differences of opinion as to the relative merits and fitness of these four gentlemen. But the candidacy of any Republican for the Legislature might have ceeded after declaration for either of them, and his reputation might have survived vote for either in the party caucus. But how is 1t with Burns? Can any member-elect say with his conscience that he believed he could have won in any Senatorial or As senbly district in California if he had in advance an nounced himself for Burns? The fact that not one of the one hundred Republican candidates for the Legislature announced Burns his choice is proof sufficient that every candidate
 knew such announcement would have been
 fatal to him. They all stood in the position of being likely to vote for either of the four open aspr arts for the Senatorship and the people found noh
 ing so offensive in either of the four as drive them
 into opposition. But candidate, by direction or
 ndirection by implication, by jest intent dared say that under any circumstances he would for Burns. Now that the election is over, has any Re publican member been importuned by any respect able element in his constituency to vote for Burns? Can any stand up in the caucus and announce that the editor of any respectable newspaper the pastor of any church, professor in any university or college, or teacher in any school has urged him to support Burns?
 Can any stand up in the Republican caucus and say that any leading merchant banker manufacturer business man, lawyer doctor, farmer or labor unitlI has urged him to support Burns?
 Can any stand Up in the Republican caucus and with his conscience say that the election of Burns will strengthen the Republican party in California add to its ranks usefuy in the Senate in this critical time!
 let every member sit down alone with his science and his best instincts and ask himself these questions and answer them, and see where that answer will place his vote, for Burns against him.
 In the Republican Senatorial caucus what reason can member give to prove that his constituents want Burns for Senator and what answer he make to them to account for his support of such candidate? Will he say that Burns has had any ex- psrience in office, when 1t IS known that County Clerk and as Secretary of State he defauter in both offices, that he arrested, that he put in jail that he refused to make restitution but pleaded the statute of limitations?
 Nlu ne say that burnS naS elevated politics, reputably benefited the State, led great movements for the common good? When? What has he done as business man? He is being sued for fee by the lawyer who found him in jail, beggar and de- fauter, and defended him when indicted. He betrayed Mr. Warehouse, the friend who found him bank rul i'll purse and reputation and put him on his feet only to be robbed by him of the whole property of which his benefactor had given him part
 He had betrayed the people of Yolo County who elected him Clerk. He had betrayed the people of California, who elected him Secretary of State He had betrayed the lawyer who defended him and saved nm from the penitentary, and then he betrayed the friend who had trusted him and he riots in for tune which he flched from that friend by the crim- nal violation of the mining laws of Mexico, for which he had to sweat in a Mexican jail.
 Pray, Republican members of the Legislature, what answer can you make at home when you are asked | why you voted for such to represent the Re publican party and the State of California in the Unired States Senate?
 How long do you suppose it will be before there is another Republican victory in this State if he is 1 elected? How long a party stand that passes by emnence in talents energy in public service honesty in office and bestows its greatest prize upon such person as Dan Burns?