Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-06-30

speech in Sacramento on Saturday night.
II seems thst he appeared there in res
ponse to an invitation from the County
Genital Committee and that Hon. II. O..
Beatty acted Is Chairman Of the meet
ing. The speech Was q calm and good
tempered one and foil Of sound views
and needed instruction. As to Mr..
Gorham's attitude. politically. be HIM
seh sums it up in these center-shot SEN
fences at the cid of his speech: Let
the people see We don't want to tear mp
any rails or bridges, or hang anybody
up: that We don't care SO mnch for who
is in Office, as for why be is there. The
thing is to whip the Democracy. We
can't go with the Independents, who
say the secessionists and the Republi-
cans shall lie down together. and an Of
fice-holder shall lead them. We don't
like such company"
Much has been said about Go,han's
position on the railroad question, bnt
not anything that has been uttered e1-
plains that position with anything like
the clearness with which he makes i.
manifest. We quote as follows from the
report in the Record Union:
There is in this State no constitutional
inhibition on the legislature TO at all and
any times, do anything it pleases as TO
corporations This may be frightful
power, but l am discussing it as it is.
Many are oblivious of tina: clause of the
Constitution. On this principle of the
Constitution the claimants of the right
in the legislature rest. No legislature
can make grant strong enough, that it
cannot be altered or repealed entirely.
But it is said this is n national corpors-
ton If it is. then this claim of legisla-
tive power is not true. When reported
the resolutions in the State Convention,
some friends said: Why single out a
single corporation for attack" / snid.
Il single out no opr: only meet their
own arguments The act Of Congress
designating this railroad company. calls
it the Central Pacific Railroad of Califor-
MIA So it is nmenable. l claim. TO State
law. How could it become q national
Why. they say. by the
National Government giving 1t bonds.
lands rights. and by designating it as
the scent of the Government. and for
transportation, etc. Blu:
the National Government could not do
all this without the States consent. In
1864. the State. by nc. Of the legislature
did assent But in the law giving life to
the National agency it is said that the
State never surrendered its right to con-
troll, hut retained il by saving clause IN
the act, tina. the corporation should for
ever he amepAbls to all the laws copcern-
ing railroad and telegraph lines. So the
State did not surrender the corporation
to the Government. for tine Central PAci-
fic Railroad counsel admit the State re-
lains and hiss all the power. unless the
saving clans4 defeats the act of Congress.
The President of the railroad company
is in conflict with his attorneys. He
Claims that the railroad is private prop
trty, and that the legislature cannot
control and regulate; but the counsel.
Sanderson and Wilson. admit some con-
t,ol. but CAIN & to rest in Congress.
AN on the side of the counsel. / think
Iuty htc bae ehS In
eciors. But tits said that there are rea-
sons why property shall not be coutrol-
led. The merchant says that the law
has no right to regulate or control his |
prices But the difference is the railroad
is public as we'll ms private property. |
Can a man own turnpike? He may |
agree to build good road if the law
ets him and that presnmes the right OF
he law to limit and fix the tolls. They |
.ould not have built railroad without
he consent Of the State. Can private |
tear through your house |
md garden? No. The railroad is only |
! turnpike; that is all and it cannot be |
built till the State exercises the high |
right of eminent domain. for the Consti- |
luton provides that private property |
may be seized or condemned for public |
nses, on due compensation being given.
buf not for private uses. Till the rail |
road company can show the State has
he power to condemn private property |
'or private nse. it will never be able to |
,how that the legislature has no right |
% fx the tolls. So think l
have shown why the Central Pa
,ific Railroads name has been |
lraw into the political questions this |
Tear. 1t is only to answer their own
arguments. Now if I have shown that
be State has right to regulate freikhts |
md fayas then il is RIGHT to discuss the |