Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-11
WHO ARE MASTERS.
The People who support Railroads, or
the Capitalists who Construct
Them upon the Lands he
longing to the Peo-
nile.

The Walla Walla Onion has the fol-
towing singular declaration as coming
from the noted capitalist, Mr.. W. S.
Ladd, in regard to the building of a
railroad from Walla Walla to Dayton:
On Wednesday last Hou. W. s. Ladd and
Chas. II. Tlton, Esq, of the reliable Port
land banking house of Ladd l. Tilton ar
rived in our city. They returned Thursday
afternoon. Their visit here was to make
some arrangements for the construction of
a railroad to Dayton. Mr.. Ladd assured
us that no definite step would be taken to-
ward constructing the proposed road until
the question of the adoption of the propos-
ed State Constitution was determined. He
said that If the Constitution was adopted
he and his associates would find other uses
for their money than by employing it to
build railroads for other people to operate;
that they had 35 miles of steel rails at the
Cascades, but if the Cons Tuition was adop-
ted they would not build mile oil road in
the proposed State.
The above is part ofthe programme
of these capitalists Of Oregon to intimi
date the people against the support of
the Constitution. These gentlemen
know full well that the people OF Column
ba and Walla Walla counties want a
railroad to Dayton, and would make all
reasonable sacrifices to have such road
and now just on the eve of the vote on
the Constitution, without assuring the
people that they will build such road
if the Constitution be defeated, they
defantly tell them that they will not ex
pend dollar upon it If the Constitution
be adopted. This is much like the
manifesto of the Vice President of the
Q. s. N. Company in regard to freight
ing ON the Columbia and Snake rivers.
We don't wonder that the Dayton
Chronicle should give vent to it's opin-
ion in the following language:
That caravan of money bags who visited
Walla Wala made some very sweeping
threats, as you will see by an extract from
the Union. We have heard men who were
not much in favor of adopting the Constitu-
ton, say they we're now emphatically in
favor of Its adoption, since few capitalists
threaten a brow-beating game. Everybody
wants a railroad, but everybody does not
want to be at the mercy of Il heartless mo-
nopoly.
These men appear to think that if
they expend their money on railroads,
they must have them exempt from tax
alton, must have the right to charge as
high freights as they choose, and to
operate them only when they choose,
and to discriminate between men who
support them as unjustly as tn y choose
Intact that they must own the people
along the road body, breeches and all
Such kind OF threats as to what they
viii do or will not do with their money
might perhaps intimidate the serfs o.
Russia, but if any American citizen
would be influenced by them he has los
his manhood if he ever possessed any
We would advise Messrs. Ladd & Tiltor
to take their 80 miles of steel rail ant
with them make steel bands for the PEG
pie of Oregon who may submit to be
como their dupes in this respect, but lie
them nevey set foot in the State o
Washington with any such domineerin.
principles as are promulgated in abov,
expression Of Mr.. Ladd. IF Washing
ton ever becomes State let her Consti
tuition protect her people against the op
pressions Of monopolies of every form.