The record-union., 1898-09-12
MAGUIRE'S RECORD.
Charged That He Was the Agent of
Bancroft.

(F'rom the San Francisco Chronicle)
Reference has been made to the cleo
ton of Mcguire as an Assemblyman. in
1875 His friends speak with admira-
ton of what he accomplished as leg
islator An Examiner" account of his
doings says: When only % years of
age he was elected to the Assembly
from the Thirteenth Assembly Dis
trict, and served during the session of
1S75-76. He labored assiduously for
the welfare of his district, and dis
played a wonderful amount of judg-
ment and natural ability for one SO
young while in the Legislature"
His friend Barry's paper states
that he made "a brilliant record" at
Sacramento. An examination of the
record does not bear out these state
ments.
Mcguire introduced eight bills, not
one Of which was passed. At that
time there was a war among text
book publishers, each striving to Sc
cure the profitable contracts which
were to be let then. In consequence
there was much scandal Mcguire
strove to get this business for A. l..
Bancroft & Co., and the first bill that
he introduced was entitled IAN Act
to legalize a contract heretofore en-
tered into by and between A. L. Ban
croft & Co. and the State Board of
Education of the State of California %
Later he introduced another bill in
the interest of Bancroft & Co., which
provided for the repeal of an Act that
prevented changes in the text books
in use in the public schools. He also
undertook to handle Joseph Neumann' S
claim by which money was to be
taken out Of the State Treasury.
Judge Coffey was then a young
man, and was also an Assemblyman.
The record shows that by his atten-
ton to duty he secured the passage
of many bills. His legislative record
contrasts with Maguire's. Coffey, al
ways a consistent Democrat, was
turned down by the convention
which nominated Mcguire for Gov
ernor
That Mcguire spent the session in
acting as the agent Of a firm of text
book publishers who were seeking to
aggrap dize themselves by furnishing
books to the schools is sufficiently
clear from the Assembly journal, which
states that Mcguire presented two
memorials and five petitions. The first
memorial related to a contest for a
seat in the Assembly. The second was
thus described in the journal:
"a memorial from Bancroft & Co
of San Francisco, having reference te
| the textbooks used in this State.
The five petitions were all in favor OF
| legalizing the Bancroft contract.
/ A. Tor a. iy, NTH f1n nV-ct
while he was in the Assembly. This
resolutions that he introduced prove
this fact. Early in the session-in De.
cember, 1S75-he put in a resolution
asking that Frank Lambert be allowed
! $3.50 for services as mail carrier
for the lower house. In January, &
month after the session began, he of
| fered these resolutions to place addi
tional men on the payroll at the ratt
| of So a day each, Sundays and holidays
| included:
/ Resolved, That the copying clerk:
| of this Assembly be and are hereby
authorized to appoint two assistants
at the same per diem received by tht
| principals, to be paid out of the con
| tingent fund.
Resolved, That the Engrossing Clerl
be authorized to employ two Assistant
Engrossing Clerks, to be paid out O.
the contingent fund of the Assembly.
Mcguire became an adept at showing
in resolutions designed to deplete tn,
contingent fund. The increasing of thu
payroll Of the two houses of th'
Legislature has continually been {
cause of complaint by the taxpayer:
of the State, who see the money tha
they contribute for the support Of thu
Government passing to worthless poll
ticians and to lazy political henchmen
Mcguire secured the adoption of res
| olutions allowing the Committee OF
Commerce and Navigation clerk a
So a day and the Committee on Hos
pitfalls clerk at the same per diem.
| That was Maguires brilliant rec
ord" in the Legislature
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