Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-04-25
THE CAMPAIGN IN CALIFORNIA.

THE CAMPAIGN IN CALIFORNIA.
From appearances it would seem that
there is great discomfort in the ranks Of
both the great political parties in Cali
fornia. The Democrats have had quite
sharp jangle in San Francisco which is
still unsettled, and by our kilograms it
would seem as If the Republicans were
about to follow the same example. On
Friday night in San Francisco, an at
tempt was made by the Young Mems
Republican Club. to adopt a platform
which one would have thought should
have been unobjectionable. but it did
prove so. The custom house employees
and bread and butter brigade generally
were on hand, and did not want any rsso.
luton adopted that denounced official cor
ruption and the unwarrantable interfer-
ence OF the Central Pacific Railroad in
the legislation and public affairs OF Cal.
ifornia. 1t was easy to see from where
that influence came. 1t came from Sar.
gent. That Senator bears the reputation.
whether wrongfully i've know not. but
still he does bear the reputation of being
merely the senatorial attorney OF the
Central Pacific. Whether the accusation
Is true or not, true it is that on every
occasion when the interests OF the rail-
road interfere with or conflict with those
OF the public, Sargent invariably sus-
tains the railroad and is against the peo-
pie. That being the case. it is only fair
to presume that when the custom house
employees voted down a resolution look
ing to control the railroad, that in doing
so they were obeying directions, and
from whom were those directions so likely
to come as from Sargent, who governs the
federal patronage Of the Pacific. Again,
who SO likely to wish to defeat resolutions
antagonistic to the railroad as a man
having the .reputed close alliance with
the railroads. that Sargent is said to
have. II these conclusions be true the
deduction necessarily follows that as
Sargent is u pronounced administration
man and wishes to defeat resolutions in
imical to the plans OF the Central Pacific,
that in the California campaign, an al
lance. offensive and defensive, has been
formed between the administration men
and the railroad. II this be the case the
allies may look forward to Waterloo
defeat. The battle will not be 30 much
fought ON political or party issues, as ON
the question of self-preservation. The
Pacific Railroads are becoming more AM
more powerful. more and more unscru.
pulous, more and more arrogant, and
more and more defiant. What few
years since these powerful corporations
requested they now demand, and if the ,
go on very long at the rate they have
been doing. they will shortly command
and dictate public policy and legislation
as completely as il officials and legisla
tors simply represented the railroad ant
not the people. This is no highly col
ored picture, but on the contrary is th,
truth, and truth that is acknowledged
by the best men Of all parties and Of al
shades of political opinions. Look VIVA
the Central Pacific managed to do lately
1t completely vauquished as powerful I
competitor as the Pacific Mail. compelled
that company to sue for peace, and i'm
mediately the agreement was effected nj
went fares and freights and al
additional tribute of millions is an
nually wrung from the people of tn
coast, who are helpless and without rem
sdy, at present at any rate. Now. what
to be done? During the last campaig
both parties in this State adopted plat
forms declaring that limits should b
prescribed for the dangerous and eve
encroaching powers Of the railroad
That is just about as far as it went. Th
matter was pooh-poohed and the pla
forms amounted to nothing. They wel
merely Cuckoo notes to catch the pop,
lar ear. This condition of things hs
gone about far enough, the people {
this coast feel that they can not afford {
be the mere vassals OF the railroads an
pay whatever tribute the roads ma
please to exact. They are determined t
and will find the means to overcome 81
bold, so INSCRIPTIONS an enemy. II
therefore, the administration men sue
coed in controlling the Republican sid
of the campaign in California and forr
an alliance with the railroads, We bsliev
they. and the party which ia unfortunat
enough to be under their leadership, wi
meet with an overwhelming defea
This will occur, as we said bsfore, n,
for political reasons, but because the
who feel from the attitude at prsse,
assumed by the railroads that they al
the common enemy, and at all hazard
must be subdued.
The ruinous effects Of the high prote
tive tariff is daily becoming more an
more apparent. Smuggling is increa,
ing, the demand for goods falling OF
and thu conseuneut diatresa increa ein