Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-08-10
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AUGUST 9, 1915.
TUESDAY
SPEECH
Delivered by Major Frank @anahi n'
the Democratic meeting held IN thas
city on saturday evening AUG. 7sn'


Mr.. Ganahl commenced by express
ing his entire faith in and devotion TO
the Democratic party. He read as
patch from Anaheim, greeting MI.
Wigginton, signed by Potts and 9TH
ers. He first alluded to the question
of railroads, giving an estimate or
railroads in the United States OF TO-
600 miles, which represent from one
sixth to one-seventh of the entire as
sessable property of the United states,
and that as everybody was niakine
complaints against them, II they
should stop for eight days all business
would, and then where would they De.
He took strong grounds against SUP
sidy two years ago. Then the South-
prn Pacific demanded q subsidy from
the people of this county, and he dld
not think it was right for us to con.
tribute to them what under the law OF
Congress they were compelled to build
to connect with the Texas Railroad, In
a certain time. AS to the location or
the road, the speaker read from the
pamphlet of Col. Hyde, who came here
to act for the Company, and from the
proclamation of the Board Of Super
visors to show to the people what they
were voting for when they voted that
subsidy. and that the rite was given
TO the Southern Pacific to connect
with San Francisco. That the Con-
gress of the United States had appro-
DrIated twelve alternate sections in
the territories and ten in the states
through which the road passed and al
lowing eighteen years forits construc-
tiOn. saE - - u u -
4 AT THE SAME TIME - ~
it gives the Southern Pacific the right
to connect from San Francisco with
this road. The road was to be built
from Marshal, in Texas, to San Diego.
This matter was talked about In lo52.
In was the pet measure of the South
ern people, and all the great heads OF
the country favored it, and had not
the unfortunate difficulty taken place
In the country, the present railroad
would never have been built. AS to
this subsidy of Scott's, it has already
been passed by the acts of 1866 and
1871 appropriating it, and IT has al,
ready become the law, and it seemed
to him ever since that the people are
railroad Crazy about it.
The Southern Pacific has pushed
forward its road clear past US. 1t has
reached Whitewater, its present term
mus, and will be pushed forward until
it reaches the banks of the Colorado.
Have you any idea that it will stop
there?l Not at all 1t must be push
ed forward till it reaches the terminus
prescribed by the act of Congress. 1t
is very strange to say that during these
| four wears, from 1871 until this time,
Mr.. Scott with all his land grants has
been unable to complete his roads.
He has built 500 miles OF 1T in Texas.
The Act prescribes that work should
be commenced at both ends-Marshal,
Texas, and San Diego. Has he COM
pleid with the act? With reference to
the Los Angeles and Independence
road, you can all see what Senator
Jones has done towards building this
road-how strange it is how some
things can be done as well as others.
NOW WILL SAY SOMETHING
about Mr.. Houghton, and look at his
record: Four years ago he was opposed
by Archer, two years ago by Kewen,
but backed up by the influence of the
Central Pacific road, ne was vieOtvd
into office. Strange to say that the
large majority which then existed in
both Houses of Congress has changed.
During his last term he was the IA
ther of this bill here he read the bill
for the change of route of the South
ern Pacific Railroad1. l am afraid of
Houghton, think there is something
rotten there, and / also think you are
satisfied that there is. allude to him
again in the back salary grab; but he
has told you that he only got S420; l
am afraid of that character of man; l
don't like gifts coming from such
source, and the people of Los Angeles
cannot expect anything good from the
hands of such a man. ~.
/ YOU VOTED S370,OOO,
and besides that, gave them the en-
| tire road which formed the only out
let to the sea, and also donated to
| them by vote depot ground and
| grounds for machine shops enough to
satisfy the entire railroads of the coun-
| try. Now what does this bill mean?
1t means simply to take away the
a branch road. Here the speaker read
both bills to show the change To
prevent this change Of location of the
road, your Chamber of Commerce sent
telegram after telegram and letter
after letter, and Mr.. Houghton treat
ed them with silent contempt-never
even deigned to reply. Mr.. LuttreIl,
however, did reply Mr.. Houghton
says he took the telegram from him.
| l will read it: Has bill been intro
| duced in Congress to change the
route of the roads, leaving Los Ange-
| les off the main trunk? ToAwhich Mr..
Luttrell replied Immediately to Mr..
Brodrick-"Yes; by Houghton. will
| oppose it before the committee on
Tuesday next. Signed J.K. Luttrell."
THE SPEAKER
here read the fourth clause of the bill
and stated that it was issued on ac-
count of the Chamber of Commerce
passing certain resolution, which
resolution the speaker read. This res
| olutiDn was forwarded to the Repre-
sentatives. In proof of which L will
offer this document, which is the
pamphlet of Col. Hyde, who acted as
their attorney in the matter, who in
this contract with you agreed to give
you fifty miles each year, which would
finish the road in July, 1876, whereas
this bill will not finish the road until
1886. These facts were laid before the
Representatives and the bill was de-
feated. Mr.. Houghton says he had to
introduce this bill. Why? Because
he was the Representative from this
district, and the reason is more fully
explained In letter of Gen. Cotton.
which the speaker read. Andas a fur
ther reason for 1t, L believe Mr.. Hough-
ton has Stanford's collar burned clean