The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-19

resolution, introduced to-day, will tend to
make this feeling mutual. He wants 1t
considered in executive session, but the
scheme failed of unanimous support. Sen
atorS Dickinson, Braunhart and Short
ridge were not impressed with the idea,
and before Boyce gets through monkeying
with the buZZSaw he will have fewer fin
gers with which to point with pride toshis
craftsmanship.
times when politics is hot one may ex-
pect occasionally to give offense, and may
even be led into error. When the latter
experience comes to me / am ready upon
day was given to understand that Frank
NJ. Stone was here in tie Interests OF
money money, but but vas was ready to Spend
it for newspaper influence, and ready
to talk to me. This would have
touched the soreness. the, pride of
any writer, and in this column | re-
sented it. | do not believe that Stone
ever sent any message of any KIND to
though both of US were sincere Tor the
time in the contrary opinions. That IN
cident, paving the way to wrath, made
some other statements concerning stone,
thinking they were upon good authority,
which does not appear to have been the
fact, l was told that he had won Grants
confidence, assuming to be friendly. and
to be able to control certain votes. L
learn by inquiry that he has been openly
for Burns ever since Burns entered the
field. and that as to one man he was
charged with attempting TO control ne
has not even a speaking acquaintance,
nor has he attempted to control any or
them His friendship for Grant has not
been political. The statement that the
cost of the excursion with young Grant
had been paid by Mr.. Grant | find to be
incorrect. The expenses were betrayed by
Mr.. Stone himself, and later q. ;. Grant
insisted on assuming share which, de-
spite protests, he pal Id to Mr. Stone. Why
l touched upon such personal matters is
clear but l intend to be fair always, Tor
if writer is not fair ms contributors
so extended an explanation.
AS l close word comes from the Capitol
that Wright has confessed to having re-
ceived $3.50 from Grants manager, as
charged in The Call. Having done this
he uncorked the vials of his indignation
for the benefit of an employe OF this pa
per who had been the chief instrument
in exposing him. The way he called
names is said TO have been little less than
fense was suggested by Wright's attor-
ney Devlin. This lawyer is one of the lot
who conceived the plan of getting the
counties of the State TO cinch the State
scheme, too, and would have netted the
lawyers more than half million, while
the counties would have got that which
is vulgarly and eXpresSiVely known as
soup. To The Call fell the duty of ex-
posing this project also, and doubtless
the disappointed attorneys, prospecting
in the pockets where the fees are not,
are conscious of a feeling of pain. If this
is the case they ought to say so and not
delegate the duty to d Wright, who has
troubles OF. his own.
The ethics of politics are peculiar.
have heard nobody deny that. money can
be legitimately expended by candidate.
but that this money should be accepted
bound after election is a proposition
which finds no defenders.