The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-13
ONE MORE
VICTIM GAINED
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has added the name of another bright
and promising young man to its Ions
list of victims. He will follow in the
road of the outcasts gone before. Wher
the Legislature adiourns he will be
kept waiting in the anteroom of the
yellow building to see Herrin and tel
him how he sacrificed himself in the
cause of the corporation. few
crumbs of consolation may be thrown
to him for month or two. but the
atmosphere will grow colder with each
succeeding visit, and in the end the
lackeyS will not take his card to the
master In many a barroom from Sis
kiyou to San Diego may be seen the
wrecks of young and brilliant men who
made the mistake early in life of serV-
ing the corporation instead of the peo-
pie. They tell the story of prosperity
in youth, the early promises of a bril-
liant career in the public service. the
fatal error of yielding to the blandish-
ments of the railroad corporation and
it's agents and the subsequent descend
ing steps to an utterly useless life. The
same old story will be told again as
often as men betray the people.
Mr.. Wright made a statement to-day
concerning his reasons, or alleged rea-
sons, for surrendering his position in
the eyes Of the public in order to enter
the Burns fold 1t might as we'll be
termed his confession, but by whatever
name it is called, it stands for itself
as the pitiful pretense of a man who
sees and knows the error of his ways
and who seeks to justify himself in the
eyes of the public by reciting argu-
ments that find no response in his own
heart. 1t is as follows:
During the past six or seven days have
been carefully Investigating the charges
made against Colonel Burns by the news
papers, with the result that believe them
to be false, and that he is merely the VIC
tim of enemies who are seeking to destroy
him. Moreover, I believe that the people
of the State of California, if given time,
will find this out for themselves
/ have received from the most au-
thentic source the information that four
members of the Supreme Court are es-
pousing the election of Mr.. Burns. do
not care to mention their names without
their permission. / have eeen in close
consultation with Morris NJ. Estee, whom
the people of California know to be thor
oughly reliable and honest, and the life
long friend of Colonel Burns. l have scru-
tinted the character of Burns through
the statement of Mr.. Estee very carefully.
In addition, / have received 2 large num-
Der of requests from the most prominent
business men in San Francisco asking me
to vote for Mr.. Burns. together with many
individual requests from representative
men in my own district. | feel justified
in voting for Mr.. Burns in preference to
any other candidate at this time for these
reasons, and for the further reason that
his trained mind and wonderful organ
iizing abilities, his great heart and gen
erous nature, will accomplish in the
Senate of the United States great good
for the State of California
believe the people of my district
and my county, If given the opportunity
of the same careful investigation l have
had would, in the majority agree that I
had voted right. And 1 want to say that
voted as did because / believed it to
be right. The people who know me know
that l give to all public questions the
most serious consideration and / have
not come to this decision suddenly. rs-