Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-03-26
PlaeervilIc Railroad Bill and the
sacramento Union.

Union.
The Act to aid the construction of the
Placerville and Sacramento Valley Rail-
road and the Western Pacific Railroad,
has passed both branches Of the Legisla-
ture, and having received a sweeping ma
jority in each House, it is fair to presume
the Governor will approve it. 1t does not
meet the approval Of the Sacramento
Union, and it frantically appealed to the
Assembly to defeat it, and the Assembly,
very wisely, treated its semi-dictation
with supreme contempt. Rebuked for its
i~nsolent oficiousness in that quarter, it
will now endeavor to intimidate the Gov
ernor. That it will again signally fail, we
do not entertain q doubt. Governor Low
will scarcely be so unwise as to defeat the
wishes of a large majority Of the represen-
tatives Of the people to crafty the selfish
ness Of a sheddy newspaper.
The Union may as well bottle its indig-
nation. Every intelligent man knows it
is purely simulated /; that it has an object
to accomplish in opposing the measure.
Both roads have a large amount OF stock,
which they might find it profitable to dis
pose Of to silence opposition. Don't you
see
The Union processes to "believe the act
entirely unconstitutional" and speaks OF
its injustice and in~expediency. That is
rich. considering the source. When the
same aid was extended to the Central Pa
cifc Railroad Company by the last Legis-
lature. this same Union contended thai II
was eminently Just, expedient and con-
s~ti,utional! The shrewd managers OF the
Central Pacific understood perfectly now
to silence the Unions opposition. ana II
might not be injudicious for the managers
of the Placerville and Sacramento Valley
Railroad and the Western Pacific TO follow
their example. We merely throw out the
suggestion. confident that If acted upon
the Unions opposition will suddenly cease.
However, il may not be worth wasting
ammunition on dead ducks Judging
from the vote in the Assembly the Unions
opposi,ion is worth more than its advo-
cacy. Shoddy influence is below par
MountGin Democrat.
Tho bill guaranteeing the interest on the
bonds OF the Placerville railroad has passed
both branches OF the Legislature BY very large
maiorities, and now awaits the signature OF
the Governor, which it will doubtless receive.
the owners Of the road do not reside in
Of course the Union denounces
any measure intended to assist any road other
Stanford's rs 3 "monstrous PROPOSE
In 1889, the railroad convention re-
that this State should az once
loan its bonds to the amount OF Sl5,000,000
for the purpose Of assisting internal improve
and thi, proposition was enthusiastic
cally endorsed By the Union, which gave
after column Of facts and figures,
from the history Of Illinois and other young
States, showing the ACCESSIBILITY and n~ecessi-
" Of the measure. Again, when Stantord's
bill was pending, that paper burdened its
pages with articles showing the wisdom and
Of the scheme. Now, however,
when other sections OF the State ask for a
portion Of the assistance hitherto so Literally
bestowed upon Sacramento, the Union calls
i, a "monstrous proposition" and calls on
the Governor TO veto It. The editorial room
Of that paper, and the office Of Stanford &
Co., seem TO be the boundaries OF their range
Of vision, and anything beyond that is invisi-
b~le-unlcss, indeed. it brings grist to the in
satiable hopper Of the Sacramento mill. But,
indeed, its querulousncss on this occasion is
partially eScusablc, for this bill is the first
step towards a practical contradiction ofthose
repeated assertions in that paper OF the supe-
rior advantages Of the Dutch Flat route
PiGcerrfM Mirror.