The San Francisco call., 1908-12-29
SENATOR PERKINS
REPLIES TO CRITIC
Disp0ses of the Many Charges
Made Against Him by AS
sembIyman CalIan

SENATOR George c. Perkins taas pub
Rely repIs q 10 the criticism Of his ofi-
cial acts made by Assembl lyroan e j.
Calian Of .the thirty-ninth district Of
his citv "A a communication of several
thousand VI rds. Senator Perkins dis
poses one by one, OF the charges made
against hinh taking issue with his
critic in some SnaSters and in others eX-
planning his VOTES.
Callan's criticism Of Perkins was
made in reply tola letter which ahe SEN
ator addressed TO. the asseniSolyman,
asking for support in the approaching
senatoriake electioTn in Sacramento. Sena-
t6r Perkins replgf reads in part as fol-
.loVss
You say voted sto give trust owned
and trust Controlledsships four millions
or dollars against all other kinds
There is not the slightest evfd knce to
show that the benefits would go to
trust owned or trust controlled SHIPS
composition for the work Of carrying
tfe mails is opSn 10 1he owners OF all
sea going vessels.
You charge that my laberE We're
against the resolution or inquiry 'rela-
tive to ways and meanss 70 find financial
atd in the rebuilding OF sSan Francisco
] am very glad to so on record
in opposition to any proposition that
assumed the Bankruptcy of San Fran
cisco or the lack Of abils.ty and energy
or its citizens TO nd up under the
great catastrophe which, visited our
city.
THE VOTE On PASSES
You charge that my vote is on
record against the prohibition of the
issuance OF free passes by railroads.
Csls the page you cite there is no refer
cnce whatever TO this city But on page
6e4s Of the same volume you viii find
that T. with 50 other senators. voted
Tor the samen6ment which prohibits in
terstates carriers from directly or in
directly issuing or giving Interstate
passes-
- You charge that my rote is re-
corded against the Introduction Of the
block system Of signals on railroads.
This nefers to an amendment intro
duced by Senator La Foslette, but my
eNote oW the question IS not recorded.
nor is that Of any other senator. The
amendmes1t was rejected by viva voce
Vote as soon as. presented. by its author.
You say that on page 45zs, volume
81. OF the record, my vote is. on record
Sainst the Tailroad teEegraphers' nine
hour law II you viii again consult
rhe record you win see, that you are
g a'5solutely in error.
- Your criticism OF ms vote in the
4AAcANtL % ltlaCL 10 Idlltt1N eLlDiONeS
siiled or injured in the service is not
-ssel founded. Prominent among
those who voted against the measure
sWeis Senator Lodge. the president :
spokesman IN the senate. and Senator
d. KNOX. who had been his attorney gen
crsl
sTou say that am recorded as vot
ing against q propositions to limit the
hours Of labor OF railway employees. No
vote whatever is recorded on the page
e. mentioned. while the subject under dis
% eussi0ll has no cOnEseetaon with the
hours Of labor. bat dealt with oil pipe
lines.
4 DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENT
You state my vote is do<Ind against
prohibiting railroads from, competing
with citizens and others Il various
lines Of business. This was
another Of the democratic Amendments
70 the bil amending the interstate
commerce act. which had no place in
5. the bill as prepared by the a4aministra-
ton and could only embarrasS fl.
You charge that my vousa is re-
corded against the proposition OF al
lowing the Interstate CONNIE nee CON-
EMISSION, of its own motion. to correct
.. unfair rates. The vote which YOU cite
wss on another democratic am ,sndment
10y senator Clarke of Arkansas, and
ttrN A-t A-A- RAA -A-N 0i4 dAAE
You say that mp vote is recorded
against a jail sentence for rebaters OF
corporation law breakers
our criticism is not therefore well
founded. for the provision for which
voted specifically subjects vIolators. a nd
corporation law breakers 10 fine and
Imprisonment at the discretion Of the
court
Senator Perkins deals similarly with
other charges made by Assembly7r1an
callan and concludes in part as fol-
slows
am found by that record to stand side
by side with such men as Lodge. Knox
polliver and Beveridge. who are rec
d. ognized universally to represent in the
senate the policy in which you believe
with President Roosevelt that the crime
sies IN toleratinE the wrong not in
making il public
IN closing IL may not be imprope,
efOr me 10 add that believing the people
~ California were in full accord Wit
rile republican party and the policy O,
President Roosevelt. I have supported
efery measure which he has advocated
with the exception of the admission o'
NeW Mexico and Arizona rs one state
and the removal from our coins Of tht
motto which has been there for 81
many Eears-'In God We. Trust Th,
many hundreds Of votes which I have
otherwise cast have been in accord and
In support OF the policies OF Presiden
Roosevelt and the principles OF the re
publican party as advocated and sup
ported BY my republican colleagues il
congress"