Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-06-02
THE RAILROAD COMPROMISE.

On Friday last the settlers of Tulare county
met with legal representative of the Central
Pacific Railroad Company to effect a compro-
mise of their recent difficulties The settlers
| talked quite plainly on the proposition to sign
q compromise for = reduction of rs per cent
| One of them said he had signed three such
papers and had long talks with the representa-
tlves Of the road, but the reduction had never
| been made. 1t was simply talk to gain time.
Another of the speakers let the light in upon
them as follows: "Now, suppose you get it
from the railroad company and would consent
to take it with twenty five per cent reduction
on their graded prices of 1880, would pay them
for their claim to the land and the title should
turn out to be in some third party, then where
are you7 The railroad company have not been
in hurry until recently. What is the cause
newt They are afraid of the action of the Su-
preme Court in this matter, and they want to
get as Of the land and get us scattered and
get their tenants on it, so that when the de-
cisien does come in our favor. We will be so
beggared and scattered that We will not be able
to 60 into legal processes to get possession of
the land again. We understand something Of
their tricks and Of their chicanery, and know
that they will screw the last cent out of you,
and then laugh at you because you we're fool
enough to let them do it. For myself, say
want no compromise. (Great applause)." It
was finally agreed to accept the compromise of
25 per cent reduction and the following res
olution was passed:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this meet
ing, thae parties who shave bought land from
the railroad from under the actual settlers
shall have their money returned, and the land
sold to the actual settler now on it.
This is the first time that the Central Paci-
6c Railroad Company ever offered nybody =
compromise. They have pushed their robbiag
extortlons too far and found that they have
mistaken the temper of the men they are deal
ing with. They find public opinion against
them and since their appeal to the United
States government was not n. ticed consider it
time to crawl out Of bad scrape by q eompro-
mise The Secretary Of the Interior and some
of the leading lawyers of the country have
declared that the settlers Of Tulare county are
boma .ide purchasers and have right to hold
their lands. The authorities at Washington
fully recognize the fact that these settlers are
simply holding their homes and in consequence
they DO not propose to send a squad of United
States troops to uphold by force and blood
shed the robberies and expressions of the Cen
trail Pacific Railroad Company. Let the set
tiers hold their ground. Several cases-three
in the State of Iowa-simiar to the Tulare
cases have been carried to the q. S. Supreme
Court and in every case the railroad compa-
MES have been beaten. Leland Stanford may
be able to own the courts of California, but
buying the Supreme Court of the United
States is different thing The course pur-
sued by the railroad magnates in their attempts
to Cypress and intimidate the actual settlers
of Tulare, is utterly indefensible and despica.
BILE. Their dealings with the settlers from
first to last have been marked by species of
and trickery which if practiced by
q private individual would stamp him as a
common thief.
Since the above was written the kilograms
that the company have begun suits
against lO4 settlers for the land they occupy.