Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-16

the opinion now that the farmers throughout
the State ought to lead off, and l will
heartily cooperate with them as far as my
ability goes and give them all the support
that | can in this city. and this city has
always been the center of corruption, and
whenever treason to constituents is the order
of the day you may always rely upon
San Francisco. / trust the farmers will go
ahead and organize outside OF either the
Democratic or Republican parties.
Rep.-Do you expect to build up as large
an organization as you formerly did
kearney-Larger. | am now address
ing large mass-meetings at the sand-lot every
Sunday, and l fad that the people are just
beginning to acknowledge that they have
been sold out. They have learned one good
lesson, and the next time they will not be so
apt to run away after false lights as their
only salvation depends upon their own &C
tons IN sticking together, and bringing
ABOUT the necessary relief among themselves.
I LOVE THE SAND LOT
And the people who come there. 1t is true
that there are great many who hang around
its outskirts, like carbon crows around a
dead carcass, watching to devour it. But
these buzzards and their tricks are knswn.
and they can't again get in their work, as of
old. l am proud of my labors l have
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more to say. l know that what have done
has been productive of great good. / know
that the people themselves will acknowledge
it in due time. / trust that they will take
nv advice and leave the old parties. In
these parties there is no relief for them. If
they de this there is prosperity in store for
them, and if not the outlook is black.
A NEW PARTY-."A BLAcKMAILING SCHEME"
Rep.-You have stated in this interview
that it was your intention to form a new po-
litical organization. What will be the aims
of that organization
Kearpey-To bring all the industrious and
we'll meaning portions of the community to-
gether, for l consider that they are apart
now.
Rep.-In your interview you have said
that the money influences which were back of
the New Constitution party's fight in the late
campaign were furnished by certain corpora
tions in San Francisco. Were you plainly
given to understand that that was very
largely Matchmaking scheme?
Kearney-I am positive of it. My idea of
the best interests of the people, so far as CO.
operation is concerned, is that they should
cooperate together all over this country,
both politically and financially. 1 am not
opposed to the association of capital for the
purpose Of developing the country, for | be-
lieve that the cooperative principle has in it
great possibilities of good for all men.
Rep.-Do you propose in the party you
are going to organize to array the producers
against the people who do the transportation
of the State?
Kearney-No, but on the contrary we pro-
pose to bring them together, harmonic them
and close up the bloody chasm that was
opened by the vicious men who in times past
have kept the producer and transportation
companies apart. The interests of the pro-
ducer and the transporter are in common.
They should be together, and if l can they
shall be together. They have been kept
apart, because in this, as well as in all other
communities, there are class of men who
take great pleasure in fooling the people, that
is they, give them taffy. They speculate in
politics, and their only means of making any
money is by keeping these two great interests
apart. Every citizen of this State who is
posted in politics knows chat it is the custom
of the lobby to always introduce
"cINoH" BILLS
For the purpose of having those who cooper
ate to call up and see them, and they are
forced to buy off the bill SO as to secure them
selves against robbery. | am credibly in
last winter land believe it can be proved as
fact)-that last winter a bill was
sent to one of the corporations of this city
with word that it would require $40, 900 to
defeat it. 1t is also notorious fact that
those that have been called "cinch bills
have been introduced into the Legislature
for the purpose of being bought off, and the
first fellow to sell out on those bills has usu-
ally been the chap who made the loudest pro-
testations of friendship for the people, and
was the loudest.mouthed anti.monopolist,
and who secured his election by this pretend
craftsmanship for the best interests of the peo-
pie. I say this fellow is generally the very
first to get his coin and go over to the other
side.
ANTI,AoNoPoLY MOVEMENT.
Rep.-There is an anti-monopoly move
ment at the East. How do its principles APP
pear to you? What as to its principles, and
do they meet your approval =?
kearney-l am in correspondence with
great many men East in connection with this
anti-monopoly movement, as well as great
many men in this State. 1 have got in my
possession copy of its platform and princi-
pies. They are good. They announces the
ideas which are dear to every refermer.
They express the doctrines that are to be the
battle-ground of the future. But who are
the men that are to ride into power upon this
new uprising? Who stand forth now claim
ing to be the leaders of this movement? Are
they men we can trust? Is it to be the old
story over again? Are they men, who, when
the victory is won, will give its fruits to the
people, or will they keep them for their
own use? Are these hiGh-sounding princi-
Piles to be degraded into political molasses to
catch flies? Are they throwing sprats to
catch mackerels? Let us see who they are
before we are again deceived. Jere Black
claims the right of leadership. For the past
fftry ba hos haop in ,,,1,1io re
to take anything from President down to
Poundkeeper.
sERE BLACK.
Rep.-What has he done for the people in
all the public stations he has ever held?
Kearney-Nothing, only fooled them the
same as all other politicians of his stripe.
He is chronic public spoils hunter and pap
sucker, and now candidate for the Presi-
dency in 1884. And though he has selected
these principles to make him President,
nothing will be heard of them should he sue
coed. The next champion anti-monopolist is
A. M. Chittenden, a VIGOROUSLY corrupt pol
itician and ex.railroad lawyer and lobbyist.
These are the guiding stars of this movement.
These are the men whom we are to trust to
carry forward the cause of the people. In
our State the Chronicle, VIGOROUSLY slavish
and corrupt corporation organ, champions this
new movement. Can it be possible that they
are making another attempt to
GALvANIzE THE HONORABLE BILKs
Into life? First they want a land-grabber
for Governor upon their anti-monopoly
ticket. Such anti.monopoly movements are
a farce and a sham. They are the move
ments that go up like rocket and come
down like a stick, leaving the people more
disguised than ever.
Reptile principles of the party you are
going to organize, summarized are briefly
what?
Kearney-I am an anti -monopolist in its
truest sense. l am not an office-seeker,
neither am crawler, craving for mems
votes; consequently [ claim the right to
speak as an independent thinker and full
hedged American citizen. L believe in the
right of the people to CO. operate The prin-
ciples of cooperation will secure the people
against all kinds of monopolies, and 1 might
here briefly state what my ideas are in refer
ence to the party propose to organize and
give shape to in this State. First, every
industrious man considers the
railroad blessing, not curse and the men
whose brains conceived and whose hands eA-
ecuted the great work should be considered
PUBLIC FRIENDS,
And not public enemies. Second, the prin.
ciples of cooperation upon which they are
based are dear to every reformer. l wish
that our entire country was flooded with CO.
operative institutions. l believe even in |
State and national governmental CO. opera.
IL L.