The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

franchise was granted, had placed
that route. The result has been
depreciation OF property by which
the town has been forever crippled.
andFits people and adjacent settlers,
have been subjected to a burden
some tax in order to reach the rail
road. Again, this monopoly dis
eliminates against US in
| - FREIGHTs AND FARES,
+ Depriving us of the natural ad-
vantages which geographical posi-
ton would give us, so that, as one
example, our fruits which should
hnd a market in our southern coun.
! ties and in Arizona are subjected
to higher freights than those of
Sacramento and San lose, points
more than two hundred miles north
of us. 81
Also, by refusing to give us a
shipping point for grain by the
southern route, !. c. to New Or
leans, they oblige US to ship to Stock
ton, about 100 miles north of US,
where it must be reshipped south
past our own doors, at an additional
expense of from $3.25 to So u per
ton, or an aggregate for the county,
in good year, of over 5000
Then, it discriminates uniustly
between its fares from San Franz
cisco to Los Angeles, and from our
county to Los Angeles, and brings
hardships on our people by failing
to provide second class and third
class fares, which exist even
throughout the monarchies of Eu-
rope. To appreciate
THE ExToRTIoN PRAcTIsED
By this railroad monopoly, which
continues to buy up all overland
routes that are likely to bring the
people relief by competition, we
/ need but compare their freights
and fares between points in Tulare
county and San Francisco, distan-
ces of less than than 900 miles, with
frelghts and fares between Chica-
go and New York, 1900 miles.
These railroad charges in the Eas-
tern States for 1900 miles rarely
exceed and are often less than
here for 900 miles.
But in addition to such wrongs,
our oppressive railroad monopoly
| disregards our laws in various
ways, but in one notable instance,
by refusing to pay equitable county
and State taxes, by which refusal
during the last two years they have
withheld from our funds in this
county alone $58,1o754, large
| part of which is school tax, thus
compelling US to close our schools,
and thereby depriving our children
of their right to public education,
IS provided for by our State laws
These same monopolists ignore
our Board of Equalization, control
our Railroad Commission. our Leg
islature, our courts, and majority
ofour public officials throughout the
State, in spite of salutary laws
against lobbying and bribery.
Hence these powerful corporations,
rather than our people, are system
attic and
REBELLIOUS LAW BREAKERS.
For all these evils our long-suff'er-
ing people have as yet found no
remedy.
In this struggle to preserve our
liberties, we bury all past sectional,
national, race, religious and party
differences.
We earnestly appeal to all citi
Gems, except those above excluded,
here expressed, to unite with us in
this movement to better secure the
rights of our people. Let Anti Mo
nopoly leagues be formed at once in
every voting precinct of California,
and let us nominate, at any early
day, Autobiography candidates,
pledged to our principles, for every
office in the gift of the people.
CONCLUSION.
We adopt and publish this decla-
ration of Principles on the 22d of
FEBRUARY. commemorate the birth
day of George Washington, who
signalized his life by his devotion
and answering services to his
countrymen,. and recognized in his
life and administration the absolute
sovereignty of the people.
By order of
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
Tulare County.
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DOna Whine.