The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-04
MAJOR McLAUGHLIN'S POSE.

the Examiner is 10 be trusted, which is doubtful
| Major Mclaughlin has been posing at Sacramento
as the most asinine guy OF the season. According
to that unreliable journal the Major stated in
cent interview that Republican in this State
at the recent election was due entirely to the State
Central Committee that the efficiency OF the COM
rnittee due mainly 10 himself; that while Sena-
tors and Assembymen represent only districts, he
represents the whole State that his friend Burns is
the ablest and politician in the State and
that il elected TO the United States Senate Burns
would rank with such powers in the party Hanna,
Elkns Foraker Plat and other leaders.
On each OF these themes the Major is reported to
have expatiated with all the expansiveness OF faker
trying to fill space for yellow journal. The Ex-
amner quotes him as having said That the present
Legislature is Republican is absolutely and entirely
due TO the labor OF the State Central Committee :"
The Major is thus made ignore all the'inuence OF
the splendid administration OF Mckinley, all the
getc work OF local leaders and the rank and file OF the
party and all the influence OF the Republican press OF
the State He is reported as claiming that his COM
mittee did it all.
Again, the Major is made to say Il have devoted
my entire time day and night the interests OF the
Republican party OF California. When was elected
chairman in 1896 I found it without system OF any
kind whatever and it stands to-day the perfect
political organization existing IN any State west OF
the Mississippi. This work was accomplished prac-
tically by myself and three members OF the past and
present committee, aided by the constant advice and
counsel OF Colonel Burns"
The Major is then quoted as bursting forth into a
pean OF praise for Burns He is reported to have
said: Il am in favor OF the election OF Colonel Burns
to the United States Senate, My reasons are many,
but the prime one is the fact that his eminent SER
vices the party during 1896 and particularly during
the last campaign. entitle him to this honor"
It is hardly credible that Major Mclaughlin could
have made such an absurd assertion that Burns,
the OF silver mine, free silver man in
1896 and did nothing whatever for the election OF
Mckinley or Republican success in that campaign.
He for considerable part OF the year in Mexico.
II Major Mclaughlin really said any such thing
as the yellow Democratic organ attributes 10 him on
this subject he have that Burns rendered
important service the Republican party in 1896
by keeping in the background the silver question
and getting out OF the country.
1t is only fair to Major Mclaughlin TO assume that
he did notmake any OF the silly assertions the Ex-
amner attributes to him II he is really claiming
Sacramento that he bigger than the Senate and the
Assembly combined; that he elected the Republican
ticket and that Burns has rendered valuable service
the party then the Majors head has evidently been
swollen the size and emptiness OF that OF ackass,
and he is more kinds OF guy than his closest &C
quaintances have suspected.