anaheim-gazette 1908-02-27

POLITICAL HISTORY OF STATE Railroad Has Always Elected the Legislature, and Picked Candidates for Governor and United States Senator Take our own state of California, for instance. Everybody knows that Harriman, through the Southern Pacific political bureau, with Herrin at its head, dominates our politics and nominates and controls our legislatures. Nor has any one forgotten how, eight years ago the Harriman machine happened to lose control of the legislature for a minute or two, so that there came a deadlock in the election of a United States senator. Everybody remembers that Harriman wanted to elect Burns to the senate, and that the other candidates were U. S. Grant Jr. and Gen. Barnes; and that, unable to elect Burns and unwilling to elect Grant or Barnes, Harriman finally agreed, because he had to, to take Bard, on whom everybody else had united to break the deadlock. Bard was, and is, a good man, one whom Harriman could not "program." Therefore, when Bard's term ran out, Harriman ordered Herrin to beat him—which Herrin did with Frank Flint, a railroad attorney from Los Angeles. Senator Perkins, appointed by Senator Perkins, appointed by Governor Markham, in 1893, to the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Stanford, Harriman's predecessor as president of the Southern Pacific, was elected by the legislature in 1895, to succeed himself, has been re-elected by the legislature every six years ever since and is a candidate for election by the legislature which will be elected next November. Nobody will deny, says the Wayfarer in the Oakland Enquirer, that the Southern Pacific's political bureau has controlled nearly every session of the legislature of this state for many years past. For instance, the bureau had its legislature elect Farley senator in 1877 to succeed Sargent, whom it had had elected senator in 1871. Then Farley, like Sargent, "get gay" and offended Stanford by getting too friendly with Huntington, who was in Washington. The latter decided that Sargent ought to be re-elected to the senate if Farley could not be. And it was understood at the time that Stanford agreed to the Sargent "program." But when the legislature met Stanford, with the help of Henry Vrooman, who was a railroad attorney and a senator from Alameda county, "threw down" Huntington and Sargent and had himself elected senator. It was said at the time that Stanford's election to the senate cost him $90,000. Sure it is, however, that this act of treachery broke Sargent's heart, and he died four years later. Sure it is also that Stanford's "throw down" of Huntington led to a quarrel between the two railroad magnates, which resulted in Stanford's losing the pres- At the next state election ever, California elected Markham republican, governor. He w everybody soon after his e came to realize, an out and o road man, one who "took pr just as easily and joyously as body seems to believe that Go Gillett takes it. So firmly w people of the state convince Markham was a railroad g that the railroad did not d tempt to nominate and r again, knowing that the pe the state would not "stand But the railroad did nominate ris M. Estee, a good man, fo ernor in Markham's stead. I people, again disgusted, a were both times Stanford was ed to the senate, beat Estee polls and elected Budd, a de as a rebuke to the railroad m About three years after Markham was elected governor, after body had become satisfied it was "taking orders" from the road and did nothing without consulting the Southern Political Bureau, Senator S died, and it was "up to" Ge Markham to appoint his suc M. H. de Young, then, as no prietor of the San Francisco cicle, had long desired to be senator from California. I railroad had always succeed beating him in the legislature cause it was afraid that the would not be so subservi wanted its senators from Cal to be. So when De Young Governor Markham to appoin senator to succeed Stanford governor appointed Perkin Young always claimed that I appointment was at the rec the railroad. And there were of other people who said it w strange if it should turn o Markham, who had always d the railroad had wanted h It was said at the time that Stanford's election to the senate cost him $90,000. Sure it is, however, that this act of treachery broke Sargent's heart, and he died four years later. Sure it is also that Stanford's "throw down" of Huntington led to a quarrel between the two railroad magnates, which resulted in Stanford's losing the presidency of the Southern Pacific, to which Huntington had himself elected in Stanford's place. In 1891 Stanford was re-elected to the senate. Grove L. Johnson says that the people of California were satisfied. Everybody else knows that both elections of Stanford to the senate were against the wishes of the people of California, and that stories of legislative bribery were very common on both occasions. So disgusted and outraged were the people of the state at the election of Stanford to the senate in 1885 that they elected a democrat, Bartlett, governor in 1886, and elected a democratic legislature to keep him company. That democratic legislature elected George Hearst senator. But at the next election the people of California, being normally republican, elected a republican legislature, which, again much to the disgust of the people of the state, re-elected Stanford senator, in 1891, to succeed himself—and again was there much talk of legislative bribery by the railroad. This was in 1893. And I friends, of whom he had many, said, "Wait! You w that when it comes to the of senator to succeed Perkins' railroad's legislature will not him. For Perkins is an honest an independent man, one who railroad cannot control; and fore, the railroad people will permit its legislature to elect senator if they can help it wait and see." But the legislature which in 1895 was just as much a legislature as the two wh elected Perkins' predecessor ford, to the senate. It, less, elected Perkins senator ceed himself, without any tro all. In 1897 the railroad was in absolute and undisputed sion of the legislature. And that body elected Perkins same year, 1891, Senator Felton in Washington, and the railroad's perfected Charles N. Felton to Felton, however, did be so pliant a senatorial railroad hoped he would refused to do a number of Stanford and Huntinglanded of him; and they, both served notice on him and not expect to be rethe senate at the expiration term. And he was not For the people of the rested at the re-election of the senate in 1891, again and elected a democratature, just as they did after first election to the senor the same reason, viz., to the railroad's interference politics of California. Democratic legislature, elected against the election of for the second time to the House Stephen M. White, a to succeed Felton, a rejust as the democratic elected in 1886, to reelection of Stanford the those Hearst as senator. next state election, howernia elected Markham, a governor. He was. as soon after his election alize, an out and out railone who "took program" joy and joyously as everyto believe that Governor as it. So firmly were the state convicted that senate. Again, in 1903, with a "cast iron" railroad legislature, one that was under the constant, and shameless supervision of Herrin's lieutenants, Parker, Hatton and Burke, one that gagged at nothing the railroad told it to do and did not do a single thing that the railroad told it not to do, Perkins was elected again to succeed himself. True, this time some of the independent legislators who refused to "take orders" from Herrin, "bolted" the republican caucus and refused, at first, to vote for Perkins. But the railroad was so absolutely in command of the situation and had so large a majority of the legislators "on its staff" that the protestants soon came to realize the futility of refusing to stand by the decision of the railroad's republican caucus—and Perkins was elected to the senate for another term, which will end in 1909, his successor to be elected by the legislators who will be elected this year. Wars Cost Blood and Money Some prominent foreign statisticians have been figuring out the cost in blood and money of some of the world's recent wars. They say that during the last thirty years 2,500,000 men have perished, while to kill them no less than $13,000,000,000 have been spent. Of this amount France has paid nearly $3,500,000,000 as the cost of the war with Prussia, while her loss in men is placed at 155,000. Of these 80,000 were killed on the field of battle, 36,000 died of sickness, accidents or suicide. About Teeth Mouth germs and bacteria erated from food cause teeth. The germs can be treated with antiseptic oils. The acids can be rinsed with milk of magnesium. Boradeen Tooth Paste is made with milk of milk as a base; antiseptic ointment; stroy germs; aromatics precipitated chalk as used Boradent and used to life of your teeth. Siberian Timber Shipped An Australian corporation received a concession from Asian government to take million feet of timber a year forest in Siberia, nine hunts from Vladivostok, to be delivered Melbourne, Australia, appled 8000 thousand miles away three times the distance York to San Francisco. It is likely that no lumber tion of recent years more illustrates the pinch in supply in all parts of the news of the concession American lumber journal. next state election, howborneia elected Markham, a governor. He was, as soon after his election, alive, an out and out rail-one who "took program" joy and joyously as every-boy to believe that Governor was it. So firmly were the state convinced that was a railroad governor railroad did not dare at-nominate and run him giving that the people of would not "stand for" it. Railroad did nominate Morlee, a good man, for Gov-orkham's stead. But the train disgusted, as they times Stanford was elect-onate, beat Estee at the elected Budd, a democrat, to the railroad machine. Three years after Markham and governor, after every-become satisfied that he orders" from the rail-rid nothing without first in the Southern Pacific's bureau, Senator Stanford it was "up to" Governor to appoint his successor. Young, then, as now, prothe San Francisco Chron-ing desired to become a from California. But the had always succeeded in in the legislature, be-afraid that the general be so subservient as it senators from California when De Young asked Markham to appoint him to succeed Stanford, the appointed Perkins. Deays claimed that Perkins' it was at the request of all. And there were a lot people who said it would be it should turn out that who had always done as had wanted him to do and money of some of the world's re-cent wars. They say that during the last thirty years 2,500,000 men have perished, while to kill them no less than $13,000,000,000 have been spent. Of this amount France has paid nearly $3,500,000,000 as the cost of the war with Prussia, while her loss in men is placed at 155,000. Of these 80,000 were killed on the field of battle, 36,000 died of sickness, accidents or suicide, and 20,000 in German prisons, while there died from other causes enough to bring the number up to the given aggregate. The sick and wounded numbered 477,-421, the lives of many thousands of whom were doubtless shortened by their illness or injuries. Dr. Engel, another German statistician, gives the following as the approximate cost of the principal wars of the last thirty years: Crimean war, $2,000,000,000; Italian war of 1859, $300,000,000; Civil war, North, $5,100,-000,000; South, $2,300,000; Prusso-Danish war of 1864, $35,000,000; Prusso-Austrian war of 1866, $330,000,000; Russo-Turkish war, $125,000,000; South African war, $8,770,000; African war $12,250,000; Russian-Japanese, $1,889,-000,000. All these wars were murderous in the extreme. The Crimean war, in which few battles were fought, cost 750,000 lives, 50,000 less than were killed or died of their wounds, North and South, during the war of the rebellion. The figures, it must be remembered, are German, and might not agree precisely with the American estimates. The Mexican and Chinese expeditions cost $200,000,000 and 65,000 lives. There were 250,000 killed and mortally wounded during the Russo-Turkey war, and 45,000 each in the Italian war of 1859 and the war between Prussia and Austria. In the other wars the loss of life was relatively less, which did not make either the men or the money easier to part with in the more limited areas where they occurred. And this is but a part of the accounting, since it does not include the millions expended during the last twenty years in maintaining the vast armaments of the European powers, the losses caused by the stoppage of commerce and manufactures, and the continual derangement of industries by the abstraction from useful employment of so many millions forest in Siberia, nine hunts from Vladivostok, to be due Melbourne, Australia, appl-800 thousand miles away. Three times the distance to York to San Francisco. It is likely that no lumber-tion of recent years more illustrates the pinch in the supply in all parts of the world. The news of the concession. American lumber journal. In gestion of the difficulty that tries may have to encounter the wood which they need to nature. Every year timber can go further and further cutting trees which, in former abundance, they passed because inaccessibility of the forest. In taking out the Siberia the Melbourne lumbermen wish ship the entire year's cut in dust. September and October ing the remainder of the year no open water at the point of what makes this unusual transporting bulky logs quite feasible is that such u-tured stock is admitted p there is a heavy duty on all u-tured wood brought into Au-duty on lumber; for insta- nearly $5 a thousand board Melbourne; a new mill is best to manufacture these logs in stock; such as flooring; co other products; as well as in These Siberian operations from the lumbering method United States; in that in th-it is possible and customa new mills conveniently near of production though with tinually decreasing supply mills often find it profita their timber by trams and many miles away from th-Forest experts in this coun-the hope of the United St steady supply of timber liesplication of forestry to all t private and public; and o study of the economical utilization of product. Ever vere shortage in twenty to years must be expected. Yaquis Indians Jump Intro A despatch from Mazatlan ferring death to deportation when De Young asked Markham to appoint him to succeed Stanford, the appointed Perkins. De Young claimed that Perkins' suit was at the request of all. And there were a lot of people who said it would be right it should turn out that who had always done as he had wanted him to do, "died down" the political appointment someone sent to the railroad people did appointed. in 1893. And Perkins' whom he had and has said, "Wait! You will see it comes to the election to succeed Perkins, the legislature will not elect Perkins is an honest man,udent man, one whom the cannot control; and, there-railroad people will not legislature to elect them they can help it. You see." legislature which met in just as much a railroad as the two which had Perkins' predecessor, Stanhe senate. It, neverthe-l Perkins senator to suc-felf, without any trouble at 7 the railroad was again and undisputed posses-legislature. 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