Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-27
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC BAIL
ROAD.

THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC BAIL
ROAD.
It Is already clear that the great fight
of the regular session Of Congress is to
grow out Of the proposition Of Govern
ment aid to the Southern Pacific Rail-
road. The dispatches from day to day
contain illusions to the organization
Of the House in connection with this
subject. 1t was announced at the time,
and we believe never contradicted, that
Executive favor for this enterprise
vas . part of the price paid by Mr..
Hayes for the Presidency. southern
leaders consented to the counting out
Of Mr.. Tilden and the counting In OF
Mr.. Hayes, on the ground that the
success of this railroad scheme would
thereby be promoted. And it seems
likely that the programme will sue
coed. Southern members are q unit
for the road, and. with the Presidents
immediate following in Ohio and other
Western States, there 10 hardly . doubt
that the Southern Pacific will be liber-
ally Subsidized. Nor are there valid
reasons why the asked for aid should
not be granted. The construction of
the road would open upa vast country,
immensely rich In agricultural and
mineral resources, and at the same
time furnish employment and desira-
BILE homes for several hundred thou.
sands Of the needy poor Of the coun-
try. But whether successful or not, 1t
Is quite apparent that the South will.
at the approaching regular session of
Congress, make such an effort to Sc
cure the desired assistance as has not
been witnessed in Washington for
years. Speaking to this identical
point, q leading Southern journal
says: eve bold now the balance Of
power; there is about to be . tremen.
dous struggle over the Speakership;
the old tariff question will be revived,
and we have only to speak out to carry
victory or defeat to either of
the c~ontending sides. Shall iron
be any longer protected, while
the South Is left isolated and
labor seeks in vain its inviting fields?
II we belong to the Union for mutual
profit and defense, what advantage do
49, rN~ a~nra9 IL d trina IN npoau
this necessity Of our situation homo.
1t IL time to say in Congress: Give
us our railroad. or We will defeat
your ticket It 10 time to say 10 the
whole country, We have room and
plenty for its surplus labor, and that
va mean to have it. II, on the con.
trary. ws stand, " heretofore, with un.
covered heads, willing to take what
sver crumbs may fall from the table Of
Federal patronage, with modest mien
and nralms, we will be kicked out
Of the lobby and laughed at for our
pains. Our Congressman owe us this:
they must speak out plainly and to the
point. No other consideration must
bs considered paramount = rings.
cliques. Affiliations, party ties, ev-
erything must give way to de-
votion to the claims Of . long
neglected section. There Is no
consideration which has tho precedence
Of this-if 1t is overlooked, or neglected,
we shall have ne ear for explanations or
excuses. To sum up, we have the ad.
vantage Of position In Congress, and
We have an end to achieve. The end
10 clear and the means are obvious"
The above. though couched In strong
language, IL but . fair reflex Of the SEN
timsnt Of the solid South" on this
important question. The Central Pa
clio, having secured all it desires, will
Of course oppose the granting Of aid to
the Southern Pacific. The vote of
Congressman from this Coast on this
measure will demonstrate very clearly
how many Of them wear the Central
Pacific collar.