Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-10-03
ANTI RAILROAD FEVER

Sunday preserved to tie natioc, uempsrluce
and economy in all matters and III all thine S
Applause.
ANTI RAILROAD FLYER
The Republican State platform 10 peculiar
ia some respects. Its anti-rsiIroad decIara-
tiOus seem to me unnecessary and improper.
l had the honor to offer remarks against those
resolutions in the Republican State Conven-
ton. l have nothing TO retract. ! was
against those resolutions then, and l am
against those resolutions row. do not IL.
dorse them, and Will rot be bound By them.
| was nominated by the X 4publicAns OF the
county of Sacramento, and | accepted the
nomination upon a platform made by the
Republicans OF Sacrapntn county. in.
Gofsed that platform, will submit aud abide
by that platform, and / will endeavor to
carry IL cut TO the fullest extent. l will not
indOrse the anti.railroad resolutions of the
State Convention, because TO my mind they
do nat represent that equality before
The law which the Republicans, County
Convention of Sacramento cotfv ssiQ,
and said truly, was the fundamental prir ciples
upon when the Government Of the United
States was founded. I believe in that dec.
true. ! believe in that principle. | be-
lieye that a corporation should be protected
before the law the same 40 an individual
] believe that an Individual should be pro.
tactsd before the law the sane az CORPORA,
tion. In the language OF the Republican
county platform. l am il favor Of "squaI
and exact justice to corporations and to in
iIvi1usls, giving each the same protection
and the same laws, more and no Less ]
would take nothing from either. l woult
add nothing TO either. They are equ6l be-
fore the law; they ara made equal by the
Consultation Of this State aud by tie Con
stitution Of tie United States they are
made equal by the very principles upon
which this nation has been able to live anc
prosper. TIE idea of equality before tbs
Law; the idea that the poor msn has the
same rights as the rich man, that the rich
man has no greater rights than the pool
| man, was that which gave this country
strength which animated the patriots of the
revolution, which enthused the people Of the
United States when they put down tt,
late Democratic rebellion and saved THU
country for you and me and our children
Applause.
SACRAMENTO AND The RAILROAD FRIENDS
Sacramento city has no occasion to b.
against the railroad. Neither Sacramento
city nor Sacramento county, in my opinion
has any wGr 80 make upon the railroad. ant
neither is against tba railroad. The anti-rail
road fever had its rise and its culnination
its decay and its death and burial in thi
| county. We have passed through thai
trouble. We have seen the error Of fighting
| against those who ara our friends, and to-daS
| beli-Ve we have no occasion 20 say that oui
city or county is against the railroad when
ever railroad questions aye agitated and arr
fairly aud squarely debated and met nv the
people THIS anti.railrosG epidemic break,
out in this State usually jlst before election
Ambitious otfics-seekers always have the
| disease worse than any body else, and the only
cure for it is business. Hard, strict, at
ten'ive work is the bass cure for the anti
railroad fever, whether in iris county or else
whsi=. II every man VII attend strictly anC
fairly TO his own business if every mao will
treat the railroad company jdst as though
| it did not exist, and had no more rights, and
claimsd no more than an individual sheyt
will be no necessity FOR men to be scared IL
the day time or in the night time, or for Office
seekers to indulge 10 wild and frenzied decia.
! nations as TO the fearful thugs that Will fol
low unless we mske war upon an Institution
that beuefi snd will keep baaef1irg thi;
city and this county more than we are per
hsps aware OF.
FACTS AND FIGUREs-RAILROAD sND sAoRA.
NEGTo.
The interests OF Sacramento city and OF
the railroad are identical. Look st the large
nunter of employees living in this city, 9la
in number. Go with me as | so to my otfice
ana return from my business to my house
and pass the corner OF Sixth AID | streets,
AID see that army Of Ineu marching u and
from their work, going to their homes in the
city, and there you will find what builds Ut
the city and what makes its strength and
what gives it its population ard wealth.
Examine the assessment rolls Of this city and
you will fad two ftths Of the assessed value
OF property in Sacramento city ia assessed
against men in the employ of the railroad
company-two.ffths of the whole city prop.
erty. Does that show that they are SO poor
as to be unable TO take care of themselves
Does that show that the railroad company
has any interests that ere ant1gonistical "a
Sacramento? No. Look a. the large amount
of payments that are made here every month
by the railroad company. Sacramento city
needs the railroad; the railroad needs Sacra.
nento; the interests of both ara identical
Examine with me for moment a few figures
il connection with the relations of the rail.
road company to this city, and then see
whether it is wise. whether it is prudent OF
proper for us to parder to this demagogical
ofHce-seeking cry of anything to injure
and To beat the railroad. The monthly
payroll of the railroad compsuy's
chops in this city amounts to $50. 500 81
every month in the year. Applause The
payroll for the people employed in the hos.
pitel and the supply department amounts to
81, OBJ 80 month. The payroll of the en-
ployes of the Sacramento Valley Railroad
amounts TO 81. 748 &c q month. Aud the pay
roll Of those men in the employ of the rail
road who are known ss train hands. and run
ming upon the rosa-conductors, brskemeu,
engineers and MEASUREMENTS to 81 140 10,
making the total disbursements in this city
every month for the payroll alone Of Sl12
T. a. IL Al
chases made in this city By Mr.. Watson, the
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