The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-20
THE SENATORIAL DEADLOCK

HE treachery of Dan Burns to the Republican
party and his complete willingness TO turn the
State over to the Democracy in 1000 are becom-
ing more apparent every day His tactics upon an
exact level with himself and correspond 20 his polt-
cal experience as a railroad hireling Any falseheod
is told any contradiction tolerated to make votes
tor him. Senator Simpson induced 70 play Judas
to Mr.. Bua in direct opposition to his own pledges
and to the Republican organization OF his To-
cality Thus. for some unexplained consideration,
this wretched old sinner incurred personal degtRda-
ton and popular wrath to degree that cannot fail TO
riure his party in the next Presidential campaign
Here is an instance of direct slap in tho face admin
isered by Burns and the railroad TO the Republican
voters in one Senatorial district In other parts ct
the State the railroad machinery brought 20 bear ON
Republican central committees and, although It has
usually failed in some instances il has succeeded
Such was the case in Ventura County, where reSou
ton was adopted requesting Assemhiyman Greenwich
to transfer his vote from Grant 10 Thomas Il Bard
Greenwich, however had made the transfer IN advance
OF the resolution Upon its face this proceeding was
plausible AS The Call stated on Saturday last Mr.
Bard who resides in Ventura County, is influential
and reputable citizen and the intention had been
in good faith to give him the OF his own Assem-
blv district even at this late day the compliment
would not be censurable But il. as many believe
the plan is to weaken Grant up to this time the most
formidable competitor of Burns, and when this has
been done to transfer the vote to the Mexican and
railroad candidate then act that might have been
innocent is turned into shameless niquity,
The Call repeats its warning against these hon'i-
cidal attacks upon the Republican party The dead
lock would never have existed but for the candidacy
O. Burns 1t could have been broken weeks ago but
for the obstinacy of the railroad and its hrazen dis
regard OF its professions during the campaign OF
1903 All that was necessary was the withdrawal OF
this defaulter the State possessing Qualifications
and every disqualification, backed only by corruption
and repudiaed by the OF his fellow citizens, y
deadlock is greatly to be deprecated and may beat the
party in 1900 but the election of Burns would send 1t
to irretrievable destruction and if both results
attained the railroad will have its entire fight
There never was an opportunity for the Republican
party of California, with its grand history behind it.
so completely to indicate its principles and its in
tegrity 1t can grasp the situation it really is and
assume an attitude that for years to will keep
the dominant political organization OF the State 1t
won the last election on its merits and the
distinct assertion and belief that the railroad
Of politics Let it hold the railroad to its
declarations and defeat its concealed purpose turn
subsidized and inferior agent into Senator OF the
United States Let Burns and Grant be set aside and
the standard of craftsmanship and integrity sub
sttuted for the debasng exhibition that has far
married the legislative session Let the grandeur" of
Dan Burns Repubcanism glisten solely in the mud
in which it originated and following the example of
Indiana and the lofty ideals of the past the dead
lock be broken and the future ascendency OF the party
in this State secured by the prompt election of Re
publican, statesman and gentleman.