Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-02-09

hverance from his peril BY a demonstra-
ton of his innocence; for It concerns
the honor Of our institutions that a man
who has held the high positions which
have come to Senator Quay should not
be guilty of a crime for which thou
sands Of men have been condemned to
striped uniforms and hard labor.
Daniel NJ. Burns.
But l did not begin this letter pri-
marily to write Of Quay or ever Burr,
who Is most fascinating theme always,
but to refer once more to the senatorial
candidacy Of one Daniel NJ. Burns Of
California. If n 1.-THE Of what the San
Francisco Call. a stanch Republican
paper, says Of him Is true, he ought to
be in the pe~nitentiary instead Of the
senate of the United States, and it proves
conclusively that we are far on the road
to the deuce when such q man can eve
aspire to that high position with any
show Of success. Even his candidacy
demonstrates the utter rottenness of Re
publican politics The Call, after try
ing for weeks to express Its own disgust
In its own vitriolic style, quotes among
much moro Of the same sort the follow
ing choice ~utterances from a sermon Of
Rev. b. s Brush Of Alameda;
1.-THE greatest crime Of the century is
now proposed by pothouse politicians in
this state. They would elect that jail
bird Dan Burns to q seat In the Unit
ed States senate. Such an act would be
an unspeakable outrage upon the people
and should be combated by all honor
able men by every rightful means in
their power.
my ancestors were Americans and
fought for liberty In the Revolutionary
war. This, my country, is dear 10 me,
and ! as q preacher feel that l am called
upon to fight when anything menaces
its welfare.
1.-THE proposition 10 elect that YAM
pire Burns, that pickpocket politician
Of San Francisco, United States senator
from California shows the unspeakable
gall Of certain politicians In this state.
Good Men Needed In Congress.
"As q roaring lion and a raging bear,
so Is q wicked ruler over the poor PEG
pie. Proverbs xviii, 10.
Never before in the history Of this
republic was there a greater necessity
for sending picked men to congress than
at the present time No more impor-
tant questions ever came before this
country than T 10 be precipitated in
the house Of Representatives and the
senate in the next few years The war
with Spain has opened up problems Of
administration whose solution win re-
J quire the best talent and the noblest
virtue Of which this country is pos
sessed
'sIn the new policy Of our country
California has q peculiar interest No
other single state has go much at stake
To 10 other state does the acquisition
Of Hawaii and the Philippines mean
what ii does TO the Pacific coast The
country has been congratulating itself
upon the happy issue of the wal and
has shared in q widespread and uni
versal admiration for our war heroes
Better men and more capable were
never drawn upon the stage Of action.
"And now look On the heels of
these new and unprecedented events Of
involving additional glory to our Amer
lean name and arms we in California
are confronted with the most astonish-
ing piece Of effrontery that has ever
disgraced the politics Of our land. 1t is
safe to say that never before in the his
tory Of the United States was It ever
seriously proposed to elect to the senate
a man Of the standing and a~ntecedents
Of Dan Burns