Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-02-13

sugar reAneries in San Francisco charge
our merchants 81 cents . gallon for the
sell the same article to Denver and Chica-
20 merchants for "a cents. Owing TO the
determinations made, they are enabled to
cinch us that much on one thing. Our
merchants, it IL true, do not care much,
because they make it up from us who buy.
We have TO pay the piper. l know the
Central Pacific magnates have accumulated
princely fortunes, and are building, and
have built palaces on Mob Hill in Frisco;
but l don't know how they got the money,
unless out Of us, the people. In short, 1
know "the miller's hogs are fat" although
l may not know whose corn they eat. /
express my opinions freely, because l be-
lieve l am right but il you, Mr.. Reporter,
intend 10 publish them, put them in little
more elegant language than l have used in
this conversation.
Bakers BugIe.
Geo, W. Baker. Esq, was next subjected
to . cross-examination, with the following
result. He said The astounding intelli-
gence that Senator Doolin stated before the
Railroad Committee Of the Legislature,
that his constituents had no grounds for
complaint against the Eureka and Palisade
Railroad Company was bad enough, but
the further declaration by him that the
meeting held here on the 25th Of January,
did not express the sentiments Of q vast
majority Of II taxpayers, is a Islander.
unworthy Of q gentleman, much less a
chosen representative of our people. IT
the time this meeting was held the SENTI-
MEL published a very full synopsis Of the
proceedings, and mentioned the names OF
various citizens who were present and took
an active part in the proceedings, all Of
whom are personally known to the Sena-
tor to be among our stanchest and best
business men. lie further stated that the
meeting was one Of tho largest and most
enthusiastic ever held in this place
hence there can be no plea Of Ignorance or
misapprehension on the part OF the gem
tleman, and the conclusion is irresistible
that he made this statement in the interest
of the railroad company, and in violation
Of the rights and interests Of his constit-
uents. But, continued Mr.. B.. he says
"the business interests OF Eureka were not
represented at that meeting, and M tax
payers Of consequence were there repre-
sented." Suppose that such were the fact,
l should like to inquire Of the honorable
gentleman il he was only elected by the
taxpayers Of consequence; and has he no
regard for the poor miners and laborors,
who constitute q vast majority OF our citi-
zens, that are daily toiling to support
themselves and their families; and does lie
forget that these are the men who are cry
ing out to heaven to be relieved from the
outrageous exactions Of the railroad COM
panies, and they, and not the heavy tax
payers, have to bear the brunt OF these
excessive charges.
Judge A. M. uiIlhOuse
Remarked that the Legislature would COM
nit an error should il discriminate in favor
Of local roads, and simply endeavor to
tackle the Central Pacific, as such a law
would, in all probability, be declared I'M
constitutional. Some protection ought to
be accorded us against the f.. Il p. road,
he continued, for should we now levy a
fair rate Of taxation on that road, there is
nothing to prevent it from paying the tax
by increasing their rates.
d. Dunkcl
Said he would like to call Senator Doolin's
attention to the fact that it is the bulk Of
non-tax-payers who are chiefly affected and
oppressed by exorbitant charges. and it
was q matter in which they had a more
vital interest than either merchants or
property holders. The statement, he con-
tinued, contained in the SENTISEL's edi-
toiial on this subject, that the poor man
really pays the exhorbitant charges, Ia I'M
doubtedly correct, and therefore no injus-
tice is done the merchant; the merchant
pays his rent, aud therefore no injustice is
done the taxpayer, but wherefrom $1,000
TO 81 500 is taken from our town to San
Francisco daily, never to return, it stands
to reason that the whole community is q
loser to Just that amount, and therefore
everybody is interested in this vital subject.
1t certainly would be better, he continued
warmly, for Mr.. Dooliu to endeavor to Sc
cure legislation in favor OF the laborins
classes than TO be arrayed against them.
Personally, he was friendly to the Senator,
but could not uphold him in his present
course.
Crit. Thornt0 n ESQ.,.
Expressed himself freely and strongly.
.'Doolin," he said. ''will not prove the
only one who will falter by the wayside."
He predicted that nothing would be done
during the entire session, and gave it as
his opinion that Senator Jones would not
vote for the Reagan bill.
Mr. H. Sadlcr
Hoped that the Senator had made no such
remarks, for it was updeniable that many
Of our best citizens had participated in the
proceedings OF the meeting, and he GER
tainly was laboring under q wrong i'm
preston II he used the remarks attributed
10 him.
Mr.. A. W.. Campbell
Said that il the Senator was guilty OF hav-
ing uttered such sentiments he had stated
what he knew to be false.
Captain A. ID. Rock
Thought 1t was q mistake politically and
personally from which tho Senator would
not soon recover, and that hereafter he
would find the best interests OF Eureka
arrayed against him.
One Of the largest. if not the largest
taxpayer in Eureka, who did not want his
name mentioned, said Doolin possessed one
good trait he was grateful. For, said
he, 1.-THE railroad company passed him