Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-09-20


leading to that country, would fastcn a
COW where she could Craze in sight Of the
crossing. When travellers came along
on their way to Kansas, they were asked
what animal thai was. II the answer
was {" cow" they were fcrricd across
and permitted to go on their journey in
peace, but if the answer happened to be
that il was a "ka-ouw' they were set
down as Yankees and turned back. The
late campaign was conducted very much
upon the same principle. The man who
could shrek loudest against the opprcss-
ions of the " Gigantic monopoly" and go
farthest in his professions Of hostility to
the Central Pacific Railroad Company
was esteemed the one most worthy to be
trusted. The tissue was lo:ccd-that it
was a contest whether the monopoly
should rule the people or the people rule
the monopoly, and to this issue, false
though it was, there could be but the one
decision. The interest which we Of Trim
ity and other Northern counties had in
voting against the Railroad Company,
could be only sympathetic one; for we
have experienced as yet nothing but ben
cfts at its hands. 1t has greatly cheap
ened the rates Of transportation, shorten
ed the time Of transit, placed US within
almost daily communication with our
source Of supplies, and given us a sccuri-
! &, ,,,;,l. ,,,1 enfa ar,.it-u1 az
purchases which we never enjoyed until
its lines had been completed through the
Sacramento Valley. Clearly, then, only
IA sympathy for the real or imaginary
wrongs worked upon the people Of other
parts of the State, could have arraycd US
in open hostility to "A corporation which
has rendered Us such substantial adyan-
tages.
But the question is no longer before
the poopc-their decision has been rem
dercd, and we can only await results
One OF these is already apparent, and
that is that an industry which for years
past has brought millions Of dollars in
foreign capital into the State, and given
remuneratve employment to thousands
Of workingmcn, is now paralyZcd, and
that such will be its probable condition
for years. The persistent warfare which
II. Sacramento Union has waged against
the Ce,lt~pl Pacific has at last been crown
with success the Company has been
struck in it, most vital sl'nt--lts credit IN
foreign lands, and it can no Ion ~er nego-
tiate bonds for the purpose OF buiiG:ng
and cquipping ad itonal lines Of rail
way except at sacrifices which no enter
prise Of that character can make,
and yet hope to be successful. This
is result at which we believe the people
were far from aiming, when they cast
their ballots as they did. 1t is all well
enough to stop the eXtortions and opprcs-
sions Of the Company if there are cNtor-
tions and expressions, but to cripple the
Company by deprcciating its credit, is
to work an injury to ourselves more than
to those we seek to injure. 1t may be
true, as charged, that the Company has
sought to promote its interests By inter
ierng in State politics but if true, it is
because it has been forced to do so by
that unreasonable opposition to it which
would not be satisfied with the choice of
tair-minded men, who were willing to do
equal justice to the railway and to the
people, but must iusist upon all parties
nominating as candidates, men who were
either known as the bitter, unrclenting
enemies of the Company, or at least those
who were willing to degrade their man
hood and pledge themselves to anything,
however unjust, which promised an clec
ton. Furthermore, we do not think so
desp:@ahly Of human nature rs to believe
that either the Republican or Democratic
party would, ii 1.-THE Of what is charg-
ed against the Company be true, play in
10 its hands to the manifest injury Of the
people. That the Company has, rs Il
matter of sef-deicncc, used its influence
in behalf Of those who were its friends,
and against those who were its enemies
we are prepared to believe and its mem
bcrs would be more than human to have
done Otherwise. But so far as its captur-
ing committees and conventions and con-
trolling nominations is concerned, we
q believe such statements to be false in cv
, cry particular. Butthey can obtain pop
@ ular credencc, and by so doing work in
: jury to upright, honorable men. In proof
: Of this we need but point to our own
. county election, in which a report was
circulated that the railroad influence was
. using money here to secnrc the election
Of some candidates, and the defeat of 9th
crs. There was not particle Of truth in
the report and those who originated and
, circulated it were perfectly aware Of its
| fal,ehood, yet that it was believed to some
| extont the popular vote gives ample evil
, dence.
We commend he plain, common sense
{ statements of Leland Stanford and Mark
Hopkine, at their talk with the railroad
empoye on the 18th inst, to the care
: ln consideration Of the thinking men OF
q ih3 country. They had lean accused Of
: discba ging mrn from their employ be-
. catl-o ibuV had nat rntal ia emit thon,