, 1877-12-27
CALIFORNIA; NEW SENATOR

Il Silver Nemonetlzer and n Fret.Trader-
0pposltlon to the Chinese.
In view OF thu Iiou.s James T. Fas1cy's cleo
tton by tho Legislature Of California hs United
States Sc,1ator for tho term beginning on the
4tsl Of March, 1879, repurt Of M Interview with
lin, printed IN tho San Frauclsco Gait of the
10th inst, becomes Of general interest. There
porter thus describes hn,:
"fie is a man Of large and rather heavy
frame, whore lark hatr and full beard arc
fprtlk1ed With eilyrr, but whose eye looks keen
IT. from under It's shaggy brow, evidence that
while yeara hare left their trnccs on the body,
tho brain Ia yet rs clear nnd active Us IN youth.
Mr. Farley !nsuresses one with nn Idea Of re-
serve. mud although liis nlasner ts cordial, still
u Hoes not lcal one to attempt familiarity, In
other words he fs cool, sclt-pusscsscd, and too
we'll accustomed TO the ways of the
,"e,1 wora 11. t. 1,,,,s' lo eausnt by petty a-
uarizcd: Of the Texas Pacific Katlroali hare
only to say, al,a sur II frankly aud truthfutly,
that | an nf,solutcty opposed to tho Govern.
Hent's paytuR subsidy to that or my other
u SEQ Tom scott and other Capitalists build
railroads iu my part Of the United States, 50
long Ms they build with their avn money,
but ain not willing u sec the Government
the ye1ed silver question would require mora
tiMC than ] can give you, aEd h,0so spacc
than yOn would print, 40 will only say That
believe a silver dollar should bc a dollar III
sIall striyc to Driag about that result. Tho
financial question hos rackcd the braMs Of our
ah!cst statesman, and don't Claim to tully I'm.
tcrstand 1t, but, after carefully studying It, !
acrco with the tcas expressed hv hir. T!i,ien In
hIs letter accepting tho Presidential non1lna-
tluu, o. d. also upon tho question of resnmp-
tion. Do MT think that the present genera
ton shosllt be heartily loaded with taxation 10
llqnllate public dcbt In the payment Of
%Nil}rl, f1t1Vht bt11v tn hH
equally Interested with ourselves. I am
oiposel to anything that approaches re-.
pltlation: ,t,... am en.p.l,'atiea'ly o.
way to the bono md lifc Of our State. It
should le stopped aud shall be II my earnest
e!orts will avail, even though It cost the ahro-
Cation Of the nuringans md other treaties.
among us crcates an unhealthy moral and poltt-
cal feeling, and wbIlo would IN no way
Disgrace our Government by n violation Of law,
st!li q; :nce5slSy aS hope that Means 9 nay 10 % de-
corporations, bckevo that State Govern.
lncnt Should haye md has entire control OF
those within llcr limits. lfa railroad imposes
upon the people, the Stats Us we'll as Federal
Government should regulate t&Ie Affairs Of that
ruad for tho protection of the people, whilo on
tho other hand, when q road ID proved to te no
tlctrfmcat to the general Interest," that road Ia
turn shout! be protected BY State mud Federal
question, should be 50 regulated as u prevent
tho ,nassing Of fargS hodlcs OF such territory iii
tho hands ot nlonopo!!sts, aud the Des-
ert Lana law sl1t'n!1. III amended, Or
rcpealed, II necessarily, sfor the satns OBJ
terests Of this statc ~ of paramount ftupor-
tuner; tu them W. owc Uitr vitality, a1li u.x,n
them we must trust fur future prvspcrity.
Thesc Interests will best suhserycd By reducing
| III syurs way possible the present protective
tariff uutu VIZ lavu rcacllul, as nrar as practl-
cable, free, open trade With the world for "asr
market. ! soula dwell at length this tariff
great interr.., but n viii 10 sufficient for ths
ful expression Of Lny opinion 10 say
| pirate cIttzen, will employ every honorable
,.,cals to accomplish that which California most
needs, tho al}olittou q Customs, tbs establish.
Of great Importance to our farmers in certain
districts, and TO our mining t.!ca, but rcEanl
It w aimost cutlrc'y matter for State seGula.
tlon. Should Il al any .imc, however. eosne
under INF Legislative consideration, Gun Only
say that would strue to reconcile tho contend-
| ing interests In ACCORDANCE with Justice.