The union Democrat. [volume] (Sonora, Calif.) 1854-1946, 1871-04-08

LUIS &culcm4u y promtuSub cauuf08te tOF
Governor. was eereuaded in San Francisco on
Saturday last, on which occasion he made q
lengthy speech largely devoted 10 the railroad
subsidy question. We publish the closing
portion Of his remarks.
Stree my speech in Marysville / have found
in some, very uniustly think. But from all
which shall serve me we'll In the future. II
ris this: The Smiles and figures Of speech
used BY man always denote what he is.
For instance, If a man should say of me in
regard to my position on railroads that was
climbing pole, or getting on a scaffold, |
should not be much mistaken in surprising be
had visions Of gallows in his minds eve.
If another should say showed the zeal. of q
convert, should suppose be was thinking Of,
and trying to divert attention from bis own
of me, that out-herod Herod. would sim
rly reply in my sinplicity. na, don't-he is
still ahead OF me. But need not out-herod
him, for be can Herod enough for two.
Some Of the leading newspapers ofthe State
have accused me of assailing the Supreme
Court because | asserted that the subsidy
question would be decided at the April term.
This is very unjust. as it is the deity of the
court to make the decieion-a duty + am GER
tain that tribunal will willingly nerform.
Again, am accused of assailing General
Hamilton. This is both false and mean. as
never had any unkind thought or uttered
an unkind word about him 10 nv life. Upon
the contrary. he is my personal friend and l
am his, and | have no knowledge of his ever
h.sc ko1 4 -
be had. he is stin my friend
/ em also made to assail tie Governor.
This ia unfair and unjust to me, for I have
done nothing Of the kind. | have subjected
the Governors position on railroads to critic
ism, not for the purpose of finding faolt with
him, for the purpose Of exposing the humhug
subsidy question and breaking down the
hobby upon which one set Of demagogues
wonld ride into place, while another set
world ride off to the enemy in all their glory
after doing the Democratic party all the in
jury thew desire to infiict upon it.
am friendly with Governor Haight, and
hope to remain SO, but 1 have no doubt he has
committed lnanv errors in office and enter
tans many erroneous opinions upnn political
ouestions. But my own faults and errors are
not an few that | can afford to assail anv
good man, and believe Governor Haight to
he gond man. | am made 10 stand in hos
tility to Senator Casserly, and to slnr Mt him.
This is still meaner. for Senator Casserly and
myself have not ofren differed. have usually
been in accord. and have always heen friends.
The Stockton and Visalia Railroad case
will be decided in April. That case is then
dead and cannot be en- issue any longer. IF
the decision ia agsinst. the road, the whole
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then the constiiutionalitv of county subsidies
but must he dealt with as other grave Ques-
tions where the people need protection against
combined capital.
For the protection of the people the Eve
per cent subsidy law ought to be repealed.
and the people should change the Constitu-
ton, If they so desire, 30 as to be sure for the
future against subsidy sharks.
This is one of the most expensive ard ex-
tra-agant State Governments, if not the mist
extravagant in the whole Union: and in ell
the mutations of party there has been no sue
cessfnl attempt made to put stop to these
wasteful expenditures. The multiplication
of offices, both State and National, is one of
the great evils Of the day. The trainers Of
our Constitution were practical and. / NAV
say wise men. They provided in the organic
law that all officers of the State should be
elected by the people, with the exception of
the pow er to appoint Secretary of State.
which was conferred upon the Governor and
at an early day, by an amendment of the
Constitution, that power was taken from him.
The fundamental law deprived the Governor
Of all official patronage. Has the fundamen-
tai law in this respect been faithfully adher-
ed to? will leave you to answer that ones
ton after I have stated few facts The
population of the State does not greatly ex-
coed half a million of people. and of this city
one hundred and fiftv thousand !; and to the
member of inhabitants we have more Office
holders than any civilized country on the face
of the globe. Take this city, for example,
with its army of State officials. municipal of
fcials, United States officials in the civil SER
vice and in the army end navy; their name
is legion they jossle you at Every street cor
ner thew face you at every street crossing.
The Constitution gave the Governor the
power to appoin, one officer only-the Secre-
tary Of State. He could not even have pri-
vate Secretary and pay him out of the State
Treasury. What is his patronage now? 1t
is imperial. Well may the Governors off,
cial staff be called the Bread and Butter
Brigade. for we can count it's numbers bv
hundreds. If not by thousands. Those of You
who bad the curiosity to observe the move
ments about the Governors headquarters in
this city, after the adjournment of the Legis-
lature nearly year ago. can testify that his
levees were imperial. The Emperor Napo-
leon in the heyday of his greatness snd glory
was not surrounded by more obsequious
courtiers. and no wonder for no Governor
ever had 40 many Offices 70 fill-oflices rich in
honor, and more particularly in profit, with
perhaps the exception of the newly recon-
structed Government in the State of Missis-
sippi. where the Governor appoints all the Of
icers, from Constable to Chief Justice; from
Major Generals down to Lieutenants, from
Commissioners of various degrees Gown to
he has it mainly in his own
hands. have been told that $500 are
paid each year to State and municipal Off
Gals in this city. Look at our taxes, State
and National. believe can say with safe
ty that we are the most heavily taxed people
on the earth IL there no remedy for those
evils? Think there is. Reduce the expen-
ses of the State Government; reduce the num-
her of the State employees take the patronage
from the Governor and give it to the people
leave him the power to appoint only HE rri--
vate Secretary, aud let him he Maid ont of the