The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-20

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through Sumo foolish Cougrr1s llell
untold millions Ol acres OF alkall plalhn
aud lrroIosa sleuAr, ~ paypltnt 81
their bip specie debt 10 the govern.
mont, lley win, OF COURSE Hul y
nehbrr TINS nor any other blB hwinl'
| ling trheme can be Amngglrl through
/ Cnnprprs, then, altp cXlUrilng lac lAAl
dollar from tic public by Outrageous
/ plmrgrs lur twculy.One years they SUI
have, the Company intend ~ quietly
nbnutluu the whole thug
The government NJ best only mas n
aaGona lion On 900 miles ~ the Cen
trail Pacific Tpad, and 10 lana w. bhck
! II, Thus we sea-, tile llrht bondhold'
ers take everything aud Tie govern
ment gets 600 for IN NO,OOO,o Oo loan
| liut All this time- twepiy'0D9 years
| these fellows nr0 Ghuckllng oyer llle
l2i, 0OO,0lO whidli viii bo the average
annual revenue NJ the Central Pnclllr
llailrpad Ana thus again they win
anyhow, .... ... ... ,
We are Induced To extend our re-
marks somewhat on this point ny llnd-
lng ~ we write our Views ~ fully cor-
roburated by "A second proposition
made ~ the safe committee l0T Dhr'
tprlnp OF lands tlInt cost nothing TO
nav n rnsh debt We knew ANA snld
llhe other day that the last hnd NOT
boon heard Of these propositions 10 sell
bnGk the donated lands, THIS time "
comes rom The Union Pacific Compn-
Iny Der sid. Dillon, the catspaw ofJay
Gould. ...
TnR SHAMELESS AUDACI1Y
LOT these fellows Is still thrustiDg sucll
proposals Ia the face Of the committee
after once being told 10 dcslst, IL dee
serving Of a severe rebuke and n sum
mary disposition OF their whole cnse.
The other day II was the Huntington
crowd TINT proposed IA lana dlcker
with tho Government now II n me
Gould wing OF the monopoly that
comes forward with its nice little plan
for an exchange Of eight million acres
that never cost thom cent for twenty
million OF United States bonds, The
fitct IL the GOuld-fIuntlngt0n crowd
has already turned the Halls OF Con-
gress into n gigantic real estate ollloe
for diclier and barter aud they now
are hard Mt work on several COmmlJ-
toes, intriguing TO persuade them to
act ~ their brokers In urging and
pushing their various swim Hes through
the two Houses, Considering the
splendid success these fellows met with
last session In securing the services OF
several such committees TO net IA shit
/ brokers, 10y whose aid alone the TWEEN
ty eight ships OF the Pacific Mail
steamship Company were turned over
into the hands Of this Pacific ring, we
must confess there are good grounds
for their boasts that this real estate
dicker IL already fixed. Can 1t be pos
siblG there h even ono mnn there VINO
has the hardihood, by layOriny vote
for
.UU#. Tlil,sE GAMBLERS, |
to bring down upon himself social and
political nnnihilation
'eWeflnd in the New York Sun OF a
day or two since some remarks 30 per
tinent 20 this subject that we here re-
print them: 900 1.H
"An almost unheard of system of eX'
tortion has been practiced upon the
travelling public since Jay Gould sue
Cceded in obtaining the control of Pa
cihc Mail, aud II IL likely that the
screws will bc put on tighter than ever
ms soon as Congress hdjourns, unless
suitable action Is taken by that body.
II il not only travellers who are able
to pay are subjected TO eNtortiOn from
. | all. i.,l 10 "A, Inf thu In
veIopment of the country along the
lIne of the road il checked, intercourse
between the Atlantic and Pacific
COASTS il diminished, emigration from
abroad is hindered, and the object Of
the people In fostering the scheme of
a. trnnscontinental line 10y gifts Of land
and loans of money is. defeated. Not
satisfied with levying eXtOrtionate
charges upon people who are obliged
! 10 travel over or send freight, most
strenuous efforts are being made to
| beat the Government out OF the prin-
cipal and interest OF the immense sum
which II loaned to build the road. Ii
will be seen without much discussion
that extreme and prompt measures
are required to bring Jay Gould and
his stool pigeons to their senses; and
that time spent in parleying with
them il utterly wasted.n D' aH''
All too true. On the very day the
last Congress adjourned, Goulds Con-
gressional brokers having secured for
him tie Pacific Mall Company, fares
aud freights to the Pacific coast, both
by rail aud water, was doubled With
the mlsehlets OF previous legislation so
| glaringly apparent, the present Con-
| gress has no business to adjourn until
they have adopted strong and decisive
measures for the protection of the peo-
pie and the security of the Government
loan. II they do rest assured, rs last
year, no sooner Is Congress out OF the
way than anew scheme OF villainy and
extortion, already matured, will be
sprung upon the public until exhaust
ing the peoples patience by such ac
comulated outrages, they seek q wild
redress of such repeated enormlties by
their own strong arms. ID. y'at ul uHuu
AT last, after groaning for years uu-
der the iron-clnd heel OF this railroad
autocracy, suflaringa full decade of UNI
| precedeuted outrage and extortion.
THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA RISE UP
| EN- MAssE AND sPEw THEM FORTH.
| Every member of the present Legis-
llRture of that State was elected and
could only be elected, by giving II
solemn pledge to vote for a law putting
down the previous monstrous rates OF
fares and freights, and etiectually cut
thec claws of that Infamous ring which
had so long sucked the life-blOod and
Slapped the vitality of that young State.
And We announce with pleasure that
such II law has been passed almost
unanimously, signed by the Governor
and has just gone into effect. We can.
not give a better idea OF the atrocities
perpetrated there by the Huntingdon
Gould Rhg than'by quoting some ex-
tracts from speeches of honorable
members delivered in the Legislature
during the discussion on the above
law.
"When we consider that millions