Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-07
FACTS ABOUT JUDGE HUNT.

We find in the Stockton Mail an article
eulogizing Judge Hunt, who has received
the Republican nomination for the Su-
preme Bench. Among other things the
Mail makes the following statement ut
"was by his decision that the Sacramento
sand PlacervilIe Railroad was taken from
"the clutches of the Central Pacific Rail
"rosd Company which had held 1t IN idle
"ness for over fifteen months, and put 1t
sinto immediate operation, at time when
" the greatest necessity existed Tor Its
"seryices." It would be scarcely possible
for any one to make more remarkable
and fragrant misrepresentation OF facts
than is involved in this statement of the
Stockton Mail. The truth is so far from
what it alleges that no one acquainted
with the history of the case referred to
would recognize it in the sentence we have
quoted. The action Of Judge Hunt in re-
gard to the Sacramento and Placerville
Railroad was such as should have disquali-
fad him for the nomination, and most GER
tainly such as will prevent him from re-
ceiving a vote in any OF the counties which
were SO seriously injured by his rulings.
The truth is that he wantonly, and with
ont the slightest color OF reason or neces.
sity, put the Sacramento and Placerville
Railroad in the hands of a Receiver, and
thereby deprived the people of Sacra-
mento. Ell Dorado and Amador counties of
it's services for nearly two years. He took
the road out of the hands OF the corpora
ton which was operating it, and which
stood ready all the time to continue
operating it. He placed it in the hands Of
a Receiver who was not an impartial Off
Ger, but who represented the adverse party
in the suit. He continued this Receiver in
charge of the road for nearly two years,
Notwithstanding the protests and re-
monstraaces OF the people of three
counties. He did this without color
of justification, in open defiance OF
public opinion, to the notorious and
constantly increasing injury of thousands
of producers, and to the deterioration of the
property which it was his plain duty 20
preserve from damage. A more fragrant
outrage, in fact, was never perpetrated
upon a community by Judge. There
was literally no excuse for it. A valuable
property was by his action made utterly
valueless for nearly two years. 1t was
prevented from earning dollar during the
whole of that period. 1t was abandoned
to rust and inutility. The Court was OBJ
liged finally to authorize a large expenditure
merely to cut down the weeds and grass
which had grown up all along the track,
aud which threatened it with destruc.
ton in the dry season, when fires abound
in the woods. Never was there more per-
verse, iGequita5Ie and mischievous course
than that pursued By Judge Hunt in the
case OF the Sacramento and Piacerville
Railroad. He inflicted most serious injury
upon the public who depended upon the
railroad for reaching a market with their
produce. lie caused the total loss of every
dollar the road could have earned for
nearly two years And he did all this for
no conceivable motive, unless we are to
conclude that he really desired to do as much
harm as possible to all concerned. The
people who suffered from his unjust and
most arbitrary aud irrational decisions as.
suredly will not agree with tae Stockton
Mutt that he deserves promotion. and he
will be scratched in this region By every
voter who understands the history of the
receivsrship of the Sacramento and Placer
vile Railroad.