The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-12-08
The Confidence Of Grant Seems
Sadly Misplaced
GOVERNOR GAGE IS AGAINST HIM
San Francisco Republican Organs Enjoy Herrn Toast
The Senatorial Middle is More Mystiying Than
Ever-Souhern Pacifics Man Accused
Of Treachery and Trafficking

Michel Henri de Young and Southern Pacific
Counsel w. +. Herrin, continues as far a.
the two editors are concerned, but Mr.. Her
rim remains mum. He has not replied to the
names that Editor Spreckels called him and
shows no signs of looking for a chip t.
knock off some ones shoulder, but is APP
parently enjoying himself and the trouble
he has created
Gen. de Young, in his paper on Tuesday
has no more pen pictures of how a senator
should look, act and be, but he prints a
column or more of quotations from thu
country press, in which he includes the Los
Angeles papers who have denounced Col
Burns.
| Col. Spreckels seems to follow Gen. DE-
Young's lead, for he has in his paper an edi
toral closely modelled on the one in the
Chronicle OF Monday Mr.. de Young's per
picture was entitled, "The Personal Phase
of Senator" and Col. Spreckels' is heade(
Senatorial Qualifications" Both are to
the same purpose-that Col. Burns is all
that is Objectionable and that Mr.. Herrr
is more so. The Chronicle, though silent
editorially, contains ''hot oven" local ed
itorial on Burns and Herrin, which is rem
lulsCSHJ VI tHc Vii ohiSiC VI thS sS'Sheie'
land eighties, when roast meant some
thing Mr.. de Young's reporter says:
The Dan Burns gang is meeting with re-
bluffs all along the line in its efforts to place
its boss in a position OF honor in the upper
house of congress at Washington.
''The objections to the offensive candidate
are not confined to any one section of the
state, but denunciation OF his impudent as
sumption is heard on all sides. No amount
of explanation or paliation on the part OF
his political touts can stem the tide of pub
lie opposition to the candidacy of Burns
The expression of indignation at the course
of Herrin of the railroad law department
in presuming to select the eX-secretary of
state to represent California in the United
States senate are many and strong.
"Already several members of the legisla-
ture from San Francisco have declared EN-
phatically that under no circumstances will
they vote for Dan Burns. One member OF
the upper house, in vocing his opposition to
Burns, said that he could not face his con-
stituents again if he voted to encourage such
records in public Office as were made by
Burns when he was the county clerk OF
Yolo and later when he was secretary OF
state"
And then poor Mr.. Herrin, whose only
fault was in using Spreckels and DE Young
as Poker Davis does his friends from the
country, comes in for his turn. Notice is
formally served on the Southern Pacific COM
pany that Herrin has made formidable enc
mics" for that corporation, and there are
illusions to references regarding the SUI
pervisors and the Spring Valley Water
company which are possibly indications OF
what is to follow Mr.. De Young has had
much experience in such fights and knows
just how to proong the agony of his VIC
tim and when to give the rack screws an
extra turn. Some extracts from the article
will be enough to give an idea of what the
future has in store for the railway. 1t is an
absolutely safe prediction that bills to re-
duce the rate of street car fare in San Fran
cisco to cents, to tax and harass the varied
corporations in which the Southern Pacific
is interested will be proposed at the next
legislative session by the score OF hundred.
With Colonel Spreclels on the war path and
Mr.. De Young printing such things as fol-
low, the lot of Mr. Herrin, with every inter-
est he is in, promises to be warm and trying,
unless-for there is always an unless:
'"rREACHEROUS TRAFFICkER"
''The head of the law department and toy
politician of the railroad was hauled up be-
fore his superiors at the corner of Mont
gomery and Market streets the other day
and taken to task for attempting to force
an Objectionable man into the United States
senate, and thereby creating more powerful
and aggressive enemies for that corporation
than it ever had before.
"The kindergartner could give no salts.
factory explanation for his unwarranted and
persistent efforts to foist upon the people
of California a man for the United States
senate, who is not only not their choice, but
against whom protest, accompanied by
grave objections, has been presented.
This gross bungling on the part of the
kindergarten politician is expected to rele.
gate him to his legal department, where
he is far from popular. In any event, the
railroad bubble that Herrin was possessed
of any political sense has been pricked.
1T is generally understood that. the cor
porations employing Herrin will have to dis
continue his services as political manager
or encounter powerful influences, which will
not brook his interference in public at.
fairs. The indications are that the inglorious
political career of this double-dealer is at an
end. That his employers are pleased with
his treachery, which has resulted in the
building up of formidable enemies, is not
believed. 1t is thought that this conspira-
tor against the popular desire and trafficker
in deception will be requested, before long.
to confine himself to the duties of the law
department of which he is the nominal
head"