The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-06
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ton; had taken him to a house of ill
fame, and, while intoxicated, had
pledged him to vote for ID. NJ. Burns
for Senator.
Second-On a certain week mem
berof the joint Assembly received from
four different immoral women, work
ing in the interest of ID. NJ. Burns, in
vitations to go to their private rooms.
Third-On Il certain day a member
of the joint Assembly, married man,
was filled with wine: taken to house
of ill-fame instead of his boarding
house as he requested, When he woke
up in the morning he found he was not
alone. Then he was informed that IL
he did not vote for d. NJ. Burns his
wife would be notified. He stood the
test and nevr voted for Burns. They,
true to their satanic threat, sent an
anonymous letter to his wife. She
came TO Sacramento and he told her
the whole truth, and she forgave him
because he had not disgraced himself,
when sober, by voting for d. M. Burns.
Other things came later, such as the
the joint Assembly, or, if the position
could not be delivered the salary
would be paid for the full time, also
the attempted bribery of General
Barnes, Irving M. Scott and u. S.
Grant.
say all honor, and three cheers, for
the noble band of fifty-fve honest Re
publcans who successfully withstood
this sort of thing for nearly three
months. If l have my life and health
two years from now | will go ont over
this State and publicly urge the people
to retain these honorable gentlemen
in the public service. Here is what
they stood against: the Southern Pa
citic Railroad Company; the State or
ganiZation, at least the officers; and
the Governor of the State. This last
item needs some explanation. it was
openly proclaimed that State appoint
ments would be given out according to
the request of d. M. Burns. For tie
first month this was believed to be
true and had the effect of taking
few men into the Burns camp. Gov
ernor Gage told me that it was not
true. In appointments, he said that
he would take into consideration the
locality, Northern, Central and South
ern California, and consult all leading
but would not be dictated
to by any man or set of men. / believe
that our Governor means what he says
and that he will give us an honest and
clean administration.
There We're eighty-five Republicans
in the joint Assembly and thirty be-
longed to Dan Burns. The thirty con-
tanned few bright, intelligent men;
the others were racetrack gamblers,
forgers, bribe-takers, and one was I'M
der the charge of murder during the
whole session. The fifty-fve men rep
the brains, integrity and hon.
or of the Republican majority. AS it
took siXty-one to elect a Senator the
tifty-five could not have succeeded
even if they united on one man.
Again l say all honor to Boyce and
Smith and Cutter and the whole Grant
force; and all honor to Stratton, More
house, Bulla, Gillette and the whole
Barnes force; all honor to Davis and
Flint and the Scott force, who stood
four square against every evil wind
that Dan Burns and the railroad COM
pany could blow.
Do not these things, my brethren,
make your blood boil with righteous
indignation? VIII you not stand by
these ffty-fve honest Republicans
who prevented the election of ID. M.
Burns; who saved the Hon. George G.
Perkins the modification of an I'M
worthy associate in the halls of Con-
gress, and who saved the State from
becoming kissing and byword among
the sister State of the Union?-S. +.
Call, March 2Sth.
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