Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-01-18
A FALSE ISSUE.

Of this State. Here we want to be dis
tinctly understood that whatever personal
grievances Anthony 81 Go. and Picker
ing & Co. may have against Stanford &
Co., we have no intention to aid in their
adjustment. To speak truth, the Union
and Bulletin have bored and bullicd US
about this matter until our sympathies
are entirely with Stanford & Co., so far
as their little difficulty is concerned, and
we don't intend to be bored or bulled any
longer. The would be newspaper auto
Gratis we refer to will understand and
profit by the statement unless, as we fear
is the case, they are venom-blind and
deaf. To take another view Of the mat
ter: The Ultion and BuUetn might be
wiped out Of existence tomorrow and,
aside from their propretors and hangers
on, there would be "nobody hurt. y
Were there no Central Pacific Railroad, f,
or even should the railroad cease opera
tions for twelve months, the effect would
be disastrous, and the proprietors OF the
Onion and BaUetfR would grovel a6jcctly
in the miro before any set Of men who
would put our lines Of railway in opera
ton. To look at it in still another light {:
How shameless the eflrontery with which
the Union processes to be the friend Of
the people against monopolists. There is
not newspaper reader in this State, out
side Of those who depend solely on the
Union for information, who does not
know that that paper is the very creature
Of monopoly. The public knows that
the UHioH owes its wealth and circulation
to a Telegraph Monopoly. The Utton
always has been the advocate and tool Of
all the monopo,ios that have ever op-
pressed this State, and it is SO to day.
ono brief telegram from William Orton,
President Of the Western Union Tele
graph Company, and George G. Gorbam
would not have "A more devoted friend or
more ardent advocate in this State than
the Sacramento Uai0H. Is it to be won
dcred then that, with a full consciousness
Of these facts, our cup Of disgust is filed
and running over. The pattudes Of the
UloioR excite our contempt and nothing
more.
We are friend Of the people, and
watch all monopolies with II jealous eye.
We believe in the intelligence Of the
people, and we believe that the people
viii stand by those who honestly labor in
their behalf. Anthony, Pickering " Co.
have Il carefully prepared plan for pluck
ing the people like so many geese, but
" the best laid schemes of mice and men
gang aft a2lcy." The leasing of Goat
Island to the Railway means free wharf
age. free storage and but one handling Of
all the freight received or discharged at
San Francisco harbor, and it means that
the San Francisco middle mon shall no
longer levy toll on every pound Of freight
going out Of or coming into this State.
The middle Of San Francisco are
interested millions Of dollars, all which
is to come out Of the pockets Of the rest
Of the State. Five years ago the Union
favored the cession Of Goat Island for
railway purposes, and was on the side Of
the people. Now it is for the middlenen.
or course it is disinterested and consistent.
The UAjoH has much to say lately about
the Interference Of the Railway in politics
We call its readers to witness that beyond
its bare assertion, the Union has never
given any facts relating to the attempts
Of the Railroad to control any Convention.
On the contrary, the Republican State
Convention nominated Booth, the Uaion'S
choice. The Union charged that the
Railroad packed Coghlan's nomination.
In this we say distinctly and unequivo-
cally the Union lied. 1t is fact, patent
and beyond denial, that Coghlan did not
receive the support Of the Railway, and
that where the Railroad influence was
greatest, he ran the most behind. 1t is
fact that LuttrelFs nomination was die
tated by the Union, and it was compelled
TO support him for that reason. Its also
fact that the proprietors Of the Union
have labored industliously to control the
various County and State Conventions.
This can be proven by their own letters,
while the railroad has done nothing of
the sort. We merely state this to show
what sort the Sacramento people Union
are. 1t is dliicult for us to understand why
if Anthony u Co. have "A right to write
letters all over the country and in other
ways attempt to influence Conventions
and State politics generally, the same
thing should be any more sinful on the
part Of Stanford Il Co. But we could fill
our columns with illustrations Of this
character. One brief extract from the
Union, with our comments, and we are
done:
at has been given out that Gorham
will not show himself in the campaign as
n senatorial candidate. This report comes
from the railroad office and is not to be
trusted. In any event, ii Gorham with
draws, the people may he sure that Stan
ford himself or one OF il head fuglemen
will be substituted for Gorham. One is
just as Objectionable as another, SO long
as he is known to take his cue from the
managers o. the monopoly"
The Union began its hue and cry by
asserting that Gorham would be a caDdi-
date. AS will be observed the Union
conlesses it don't know any thing about
it. Next it says that because the report
comes from the railroad Office it is not to
be trusted. We say that whateverreport
comes from the Union Office is not to be
trusted. Again it is urged that one can
didate viii be inst as obiectionMble As