The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-08
Senatorial Enthusiasts Appear to Be Very
Easily Fooled.
The Burns Gang Making a Most Desperate
Still Hunt After Votes for Their
Boss.
BY HENRY JAMES.

send the whole camp to quarantine. I
can get no tip which leads me TO be-
Heve George knight has any more show
of becoming Senator than he has of be-
coming a Whitewinged angel, keeping
time to celestial songs on a golden
harp. General Barnes, whom everybody
likes personally, has q similar chance
Several times there has been mention
Of the Botktn trial and the RosSer trial.
Both are regarded as having injured
the attorneys. 1t is thought TIE woman
was not well defended and that the man
was defended too we'll Waymire has
been mentioned and came up 10 listen
10 the music Of his name, but the
strains were spasmOdic and never
reached the dignity of a chorus. BulIa
keeps up his banner and his courage,
but he has a prospect of making q re-
spectacle temporary showing, and
there are others mentioned for the sake
Of the pleasing thrill il causes them
In my Judgment the fight is between
Burns and Grant, and Burns, relying on
corruption and a bad record, with the
support Of his man Gage, cannot win.
II he could the Republican party would
be wise TO disband
Grant is quietly confident. His rooms
are open to all, and there are many
callers coming in TO make known their
sympathy and tender their votes.
which he ism I, and at the worst the
charge is not serious. Were I in his
place l would rather be called q carpet
Dagger by the Burns gang than not. The
South has d way OF pulling together.
If able to elect man like Gage, who
is nonentity, they Will be able TO elect
a better man. It is stated that if Burns
finds he cannot win he will throw his
strength TO a cadidate OF the North,
n =
amount Of strength he will have 20
throw. II would be as wise to elect
Burns as any man whom he might name,
for such man would only do his bid
ding. being in the AFFECT predicament
OF the dog eating crumbs from the rich
mans table Such a dog might yelp II
kicked but to bite would be ingratitude
most base.
To-day the Examiner has it's head
in the sand and its neither and most
impressive end skyward. It says the
Republicans ought TO elect Pardee. It
says this TO disguise the fact that it is
doing all it can TO help Burns I have
not yet run across anybody in the least
measure fooled by its posture The
Posts modest Endorsement OF Burns
creates no Juror. There has been men
ton heretofore that the relations be-
tween the Post and the railroad are not
uufriendly. Indeed, it has at times given
, indications Of an actual affection for
the corporation. much like the affection
Of serf for master. The railroad also
wants Burns I would like to see a
copy Of the Post a few days after the
editor had buCked against an order
from the yellow building. But it made
q mistake in picturing Dan with a key
in his hand. His relations with keys
have not always been pleasant. for
sometimes the other man held the key
and Dan was on the wrong side Of the
door. This little matter Of history would
be allowed TO rest except that Dan
hoped into the arena and invited the
turning on Of the calcium light.
Those who may have followed these
letters will understand that they en-
body personal sentiments and prophecy
based on individual judgment. Often
they do not dOvetaI with opinions ex-
pressed elsewhere in the paper and I
anticipate great JOY in Growing over
fellow tOilers in the vineyard a little
later. The reason I predict the election
Of Grant is that he is, with the excep-
ton of Burns. the only man with a
definite following, that he has no tar
uished record, no shady chapters, has
never fed from the jurisdiction of
government. He is genial in the
prime Of life, bears an honored name.
and does not. so far as I can ascertain.
have a lot OF scaIawags in his train.
nor the use Of the powers of a State
Central Committee for boosting while
pretending to transact business for the
party. Moreover, he is commended by
the fact Of having the active hostility
Of Gage. I do not believe in abuse. The
plain truth about the Burns crowd may
at times seem to resemble abuse. but
this is no reason for not setting IL
forth as it appears. At any time there
is anything to convince me that Burns
has the mUch-vaunted cinch, I will saw
so with entire fraukness.