The herald., 1898-10-29
WHAT nEACTUALLYS SAID
K'GEE PROVES THAT HE rs NOT
A PERJURER
MANY DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS
Gould and Toland at the Wigwam
Tonight-Waters Seeking Enan-
cial Aid-Political Notes

The work OF the Republican campaigl
committees IN wllltully dlstOrting the utter
ances OF the speakers OF the union part.
was one OF the tirst things James u. Maguir
attacked In the present campaign. In the
fourth speech MIR. Mcguire made he tool
occasion TO refer to the manner in which hil
utterances were being mutiiated and said
once heard OF q man who charged that
the Bible taught atheism, and he copied al
extract from the Bible to prove his asser
There is no god'--Bble, thus and 30. Nov
that is in the Bible: 1t was a perfect,
true extract; a perfectly true quotation
Yet, if you will go to the Bible and read the
text you will find that it says: The fool il
his heart hath said there is no Cod
The Democrats of Southern California
and especially Senator Stephen M. White
are complaining bitterly of the course pur
sued by the Republicans in distortine
speeches. A case in point is an alleged ex
tract from the speech Senator White madt
a. the Democratic county convention at
used by the Republicans in a circular sent
to every railroad employe in the state. 1t ie
ss follows, as given by the Republicans.
DO not fiatter yourselves that the people
who are here from the Southern Pacific
shops will vote for your ticket. They will
not: They are miscreants before you, and
perWred Villains in the court of honor.
DEMAND that the Southern Pacific shall
not send to ouI. county conventions their
paid servitors and hired Hessians in order
to subject our party to the railroads will ;
That Senator, White used the word,
quoted, with the exception of the word
shops, occurring immediately after the words
Southern Pacific in the first sentence. nei.
ther he nor any Democrat denies: but Sen.
ator White never uttered the words as they
and printed, that is, in one or more consec
utive sentences
WHAT WHITE SAID
IN using, the language quoted in the cir
cuIar, with the exception of the word
shops, which was never mentioned by the
speaker, Senator White was referring to an
attempt upon the part of acknowledged
southern Pacific emissaries to try and get
controi OF the county convention. He pre-
faced his remarks by briefly detailing the at.
tempt made by the railroad in the Demo
cratic state convention to gain control, and
then said
DO not flatter yourselves that the people
VINO are here representing the Southern Pa
enc s VIII vote vote your ticket. They will not. F."
After telling why these representatives
would not vote the ticket and telling of the
actions of the same men in the Democratic
State Late convention, Senator White said.
ihese men are miscreants, periured and
PAID servants of the railroad and hence are
villains in this court of honor l demand
that the Southern Pacific railroad shall not
to act as did the hired Hessians in an en-.
na! deayor to subject our, party to the Southern
comparison Of what Senator White did
say and how and when he said it, is only
asked by the Democratic county central
committee of Los Angeles or the Demo.
cratic state central committee. There were
NUMBER OF newspapers represented at the
county convention and the reports made by
these papers, Republican and otherwise.
give account of or,ob 1av L..
used by Senator White in the manner re.
ported in the circular. The stenopraphic
report of the speech shows no such thing
and the sentences, quoted consecutively in
the circular as Senator Whites utteranccs
on that occasion, have no record other than
n'the circular
ANOTHER GARBLED CASE
Another case where the Democrats ac-
cuse the Republicans of garbling facts is
cited by the Democratic county central
committee, in the case of Mathew Henry
McGee, colored man, who made an affi-
davit that, during the trial of CDR" Calvin
Hastings. in Judge Owens court, on the
Or" Hastings attorney, said to the prose.
cutting attorney, Judge McComas: "I don't
care anything about a Niger
anyhow; furthermore, don't want to hear
anything about that - - niger
HE WAS THERE
The Republicans, in circular, deny that
Gage ever used any such language, thus ac-
cusng McGee of perjury, but the strongest
claim thay make as to- the faisity Of the
statement is based upon the assertion that
even if Gage had used the words charged
MCGEE could not have heard them, as the
trial was held behind "closed doors''
The trial was held behind closed doors,
but McGee was present. Detective Bradish
l,n Oh 4 II
court room at the trial, and he remembers
distinctly of having admitted colored man
as reporter for an Afro-American paper
of this city, and tells exactly where he sat
in the court room. The statement of the
detective agrees exactly with that Of Me-
Gee. He can prove he was the colored man
admitted by Bradish under the circum-
stances as related by the officer.
Further, Mr.. MCGEE says that Mr.. Cages
remarks were not made while the court was
in session, as they certainly would have been
contempt of court but were spoken to Me
Comas during recess of the court and
MCGEE insists that he has sworn to the alb
Bolute truth.
WOULDN'T COMMIT PERJURY
Tn speaking of the affidavit Nc Gee says:
"Im colored man, but wouldn't swear to
lie to help any man in politics, and those
who know me know would not do so. Mr..
Gage said exactly what have sworn he
vaid. l was there and heard him, and 1
would be willing to swear thousand times
Dver to what l have already sworn. You
zee how it has been with their statement
that l was not there-could not have been
there. The proof is at hand THAI ! was
there, and believe if Judge McComas was
put under oath he would refuse to say that
Mr.. Gage did not say what have reported"
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
The executive committee of the Demo-
ratic county central committee met yester-
lay and considered campaign work, and es-
,ecially financial matters.
It was announced that petition was be-
ng circulated among the business men of
me city, asking contributions for Mr.. Wa
ers' campaign. As to what success the
plcitors had met with, the committee was
lot informed.
A request was sent to the Silver Republi.
mns for remittance covering their share
If the campaign expenses, and it was re.
Iolved that all candidates who had failed To
pay their assessments would be dropped
rom the list of candidates unless they made
food their nomination promises at once. IA
nay be remarked that only three of ali the
andidates have failed to pay their assess.
nent.
The polling of the county has been almost