Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-25
sgrrIsG FORTH TEE TRUTH.

TIE Tehama Tocsin, without being suf-
fciently informed on the subject, has seen fit
on several occasions to crit;cse, with unwar-
ranted severity, j. S. Cone, one of the Rail.
ated that Mr.. Cone hsd cajoled the people
In short, had not done his duty with integrity.
4 its issue Of the 14th inst, the Tocsin adj
mits that it has made these attacks and. be.
statements It says: "Our attention has
been particularly directed to the revised freight
tariff that took effect June l, 1881, and the
different reductions having been thoroughly
explained and made clear to us, we now
show to the people that, though Joseph s.
Conc has been charged with acting with the
railroad as against the people, we are led to be-
lieve that much of this feeling of dissatisfac-
ton and prejudice has arisen from ignorance
and want of investigation. We, therefore. il
order to establish and show that MIR. Cone
has done some good to the people Of this val
ley, will give some figures as taken from the
revised freight tariff now before US:
"a In 1879 the rate per ton on wheat, corn,
barley, etc., from Reddipg was So to San
Francisco. In 1881 it was reduced to 81 50
per ton, and il shipped by Benicia 40 cents
per ton less, making decrease of 26 81 per
cant. Take -four, millstutfs. cattle. sheep,
| hogs and WOOL and the reduction viii average
| between - and 80 per cent.
"In 1879 the rate per ton from Red Bluff
to San Francisco fer wheat, etc. was Sc. In
| 1881 the revised tariff brought i. down to
81 10, and if shipped by Ben;cia to 81, and
the same proportion on sill other stuff. This
is is reduction of 1888 par cent.
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San Francisco was s. 80. In 1881 the re.
vised tariff reduced it to 81 10, and 40 cents
per ton less if shipped by Benicia, which
made a reduction of 80 81 per cent.
1.-THE above is sufficient to show that the
present Railroad Commission, though very
much abused and maligned, has done some
good to the farmers, merchants and shippers,
by getting this reduction. We might 90 on
and enumerste the reductions of this freight
tariff clear to Bsrnal on the Southern Pacific
But suffice US to say that any unprecedented
person who will take tho trouble to procure
for himself copy of this revised tariff will
find by careful study Of it that the reduc.
tons on freight brought about by ma lori
ty' of the Railroad Commission have been
greater and more general than he was wont
to give the Commission credit for. And in
this connection it might be well to state the
minority OF this Commission, General
Stoneman, would have nothing to do with it.
| We dare say that if the General las hi:
name suggested), had been such hard mar
to agree With, the present Railroad Commits
sion would have accomplished more. Evi
dence points to the fact that he has been an
obstruction.
The Farmers Journal, published at Mo
desto, has also attacked Mr.. Cone and sought
to bolster up General Stonemsn by trying tc
pull down Mr.. Cone. 1t charged, for in.
stance, that Mr.. Cone went into the Railroad
| Commission and came out rich, while Gen.
| eral Stoneman is as poor as at the commence
ment of bis term. 1t may be mentioned right
| here that on the good salary paid the Com,
missioners they should each have been able
| to have made respectable saving, and YET
| have lived well. Referring, however, TO this
matter, the Red Bluff Peoples Cause of the
| 18th instant, published at the home Of MIR.
| Cone and speaking from the record, says
$50 far as Mr.. Cone is concerned the in
situation of his having been bribed by the
| reilroad corporation is base fslsehood
| When Mr. Cone was elected Railroad Com
missioner he paid taxes on S124, $780, and was
and is still, one of the heaviest taxpayers II
| Tehama county. We believe him to be
man above the corrupting Influence of money
or corporate power, and his official acts al
| Railroad Commissioner will stand tie scru
| tiny Of the most rigid and searcbing investi
cation. He did for the people of northern
| California, and the State also, what no Other
man possibly could have done; he secured {
reduction of rates on wheat, wool, live stock
ETC., that has been worth thousands of dollarl
to the producers of those articles of export
We deem it nothing less than justice to Mr.
Cone to make this defense of him as sworn
officer, citizen and neighbor. Among thost
who know him socially and financially
such charges as were made by the JoviHd
would fall harmless at their feet But there
are those who do not know Mr.. Cone, and il
is to those the truth is given, that they
may not have their minds poisoned by such
malicious falsehoods as were published in tha
Democratic sheet. Mr.. Cones fnancia
standing is beyond question, and his business
| qualifications are too well known to neet
csmmendation at our hands. While Mr.
| Cone has been serving the State as Railroad
Commissioner, for the salary allowed him by
the Constitution Of the State, General Stone
man has been illegally drawing a salary as al
Indian Commissioner and a retired army
Colonel, which, added to his salary as Rail
road Commissioner, gives him over $40, 600 ,
year. If General SLOVENIAN ia poor man, i
| is not because he has not fed and fattened a
| the Dubljc crib for MANY wears.