St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-13
Letter from California.
10 Ed. and Patrons Of CdIed0nidn
POLITICAL.

10 Ed. and Patrons Of CdIedOnidn
POLITICAL.
1t is admitted by all parties that
Irwin. the Democratic candidate for
Governor, will he elected in the coming
state election in September, by 10000
majority. The faults of the present
administration have had their influence
to bring about this result. The Repub-
Leans are in majority in the state, if
united. The Independent party is made
up wholly of Republicans. and instead
of staying where they belong and purify
the party. they go off by themselves.
and the Democrats will come into
power The Independents have Scna-
tor Booth for Il leader. who has an eve
on the Presidency. He is in hopes 10y
being successful III this move in his own
state This year he can make national
Independent party next year, and he
the coming man for one of the positions
on the national ticket. But he will not
succeed in either. He is working wholly
foI his own advancement. He has cor
rect views on many of the ISSUES of the
times. but he is not politically honest
Let position seek the men and not men
the position. Lincoln worked for pIin-
ciple and Douglass for position, and the
nation wisely chose the former, I'M
masking the weakness of the latter
CENTRALIZATION.
Does it not threaten lis Less than
fifteen Years ago tw" corporations wer'
formed for the purpose of building n
railroad from the Mississippi to the
Pacific. Its accomplishment was re-
gardcd Is Il national triumph. There
WAS Il charm about the magnitude of
the undertaking. \ few men without
capital, with great executive ability.
began the undertaking. got aid from
Government. built the road and what
is the result \ concentration of wealth
and power that far outreacleS the mag
nitudr of the undertaking. Thousands
of people can hr found here that would
dispense with the road if they could rid
themselves of the monopoly. 1t is sud
they have Il net income of nearly so
Om.O annually. Yet under Il technical
construction of the law, Uheir money
helped make iO they can successfully
refuse to pay the interest on the gov
eminent loan. until now the arreararc
amounts t" over Sl9.WW.Om. They
refuse to pay the r-twcnIicth of their
net earnings to the nitcd States ~ u
sinking fund for tn" redemption "I the
bonds issued for thril benefit bonds
that " i'll amount. principal and interest.
To n"Ic than "nt. hundred millions of
dollars Ia he paid 10y the people. With
all tins they own along the lime OF this
Trans continental railway. tracts of land
" hch would make an empire: the
lines "t interior communication 10y land
and water in California the steamship
line h.tWr,n New York and san Fran
'lN'' lli'il i'l N'tIi IN u liu'l>tb 'tlbl
China. BY "rttin" control of the Pa
cine matt steamship company they e
move competition. and a. soon IL
another railroad across the continent i
built. uheN will prevent it if po>>ihlc.l
they will control that. And how. it
may l." asked. has this power and cen
tralizalion OF wealth been obtained
The Credit M"hili,r. the Contract (
Finance Company. the Pacific mail
bribery. are only incidents of history.
These facts are startling. This monnp-
oily i above law. l. there any wonder
thai there is opposition Ia the Rcpuhli-
can patty here in California , in the
face and eyes OF this state of things:
legislation that has resulted in such
concentration of power. which if not
wholly Responsible f"r. po>>rS>ed the
power To have prevented. Is not the
relations of corporations tn the govern
mcnl and their influence upon it vital
question to-day ior the American PEG
pie
HARD MONEY.
L.,