, 1881-03-05

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Jay Gould vas osss hsard b Ay ia pei.
vate couvsnaticn With SOM sesslsmen, az
have found BY experiences that il is cheaper
to buy lesisl.scre after its election than 70
run campaign for The purpose Of electing
ry own men. This reflects upon the men
who represent Us and whom We empower to
make our Laws, but nevertheless it is trne in
many cases. Tne acts passed BY our terri.
torial legislature 1877, page ls4 aad 1874
also an amendasory sct passed ISL, and
found on page Sc ss,l and which Dr.. Baker
ba.es his ssreagth upoa. is a clear violation
Of all power vested in that body, and one
that viii not bear the scrutiny Of Baker him
sell who has no faitn in them, and will never
carry hi: suit to higher court. He knows
his only salvation lies in smoshering il where
it is he has other projects of the same kind
in view, and is the last man who want, a
decision from the supreme court. His plan
heretofore in all his encroachmonts upon pri-
vate property mas been to show bold front
and overawe the owners of the land with his
threat that he will outwind them If they
take their cases into court In his last
scheme, VIZ, the building Of the fiume down
Mill creek, he has found more opposition
than he bargained for. He began his build
ing in the affair the same as in Others, but
ne found different metal among the old set
tiers of Mil creek than he had ever met be-
fore. He has found set of men here who
know their nights. and are able to vindicate
them. They know, too. that in union there
is strength, and have therefore bound them.
selves together by solemn compact, to
stand by each other and fight this monopoly
shoulder to shoulder till the end. Had Mr..
Baker known or even dreamed of the opposi.
ton he has met with in trying to carry out
this scheme he would never have began his
fume but now that it is begun and already
thousands have been expended in its con-
struction one-half already built and his name
as successful schemer at stake, all taken
into consideration. it is perfectly natural
that he should present bold front to the
last. But he now sees that he has bit off
more than he can chew. DR.. Baker, you
will never get foot further with your fume
unless you change your tactics; you mistook
your men from the start and you must now
abide by the consequences. If you think
you arc right and have law and justice to
sustain you, come out and vin1icate the
same cone out and show US and the people
generally where and upon what ground You
stand. The position You occupy and your
action with regard to this case reminds Us
very much Of poor boy at frolic who has
nothing to say for himself you style your
self public benefaetor;" in fact il is one Of
your pet phrases, and as public benefscto-
you build this iume for the benefit of " the
dear people" of Walla Walla city. We chal.
ienge you to answer the following questions
If they are not true:
First-pid you charge the Walla Walla
water company for laying water pipe over
your lots, i've per cent Of the gross receipts /,
Second-Did you take $25, 900 from the
citizens of Wslla WAlla town and county to
help build your railroad. and then charge
them five dollars per ton for carrying their
wheat to Wallula distance of 30 miles,
Third-Did you still further extort money
from them by establishing what you termed
fast freight six dollars, placing the same on
the front end Of the train and the slow freight
on the other and thereby rob the men who
helped build your railroad out of the whole
margin of their crops!
Fourth-Did you and your associates COB.
bic up large tracts of land, and thereby pre-
vent actual settlers. from improving and
building homes on the same, and do you still
hold the same without shadow Of title!
Still You are not satisfied but insist on
doing still more for the public. You should
be christened "public benefactor," and the
epitaph on your tombstone should be "here
lies Walla WallA's greatest benefactor. :" for
you haze always had the good Of the dear
people st heart. In your next great effort
for the benefit Of the public, We find you
perchei on the Blue mountains where b.
ways that are not altogether commendsble
You have secured large body Of timber
which by birth right belongs to the tillers of
the soil possibly you had the welfare Of
your children AZ heart when you said: 81
wished to build that Aume that might help
make living for my children when am
gone" There is great justice in taking the
means someone elss's children have Of max
ing living and giving the same to your own;
but then yon are qnite excusable for that,
you being poor man and have made no pro-
vision for the future, your children will
surely die Of want soon after you drop of.
We ask for no favors in this matter and We
expect no privileges over others, We only de-
mand justice. Ii you have rights upon our
ands that we are bound to respect come out
md vindicate the same. We ask you again
10 show your hand and that publicly. We
>mand it and the public at large demand
we will now await an answer.
SETTLERS on Mill CREEK.