St. Landry democrat., 1883-05-12
BONANZA MEN.

BONANZA MEN.
Their Removal from California 10 tse"
Y York.
,eox r,cland stanford and his Gisan-
'rS- tic Operations.
NV YoRK. March Gath says. !:
I fell in few days ago with q proml-
nent man from California and the west
arm territories, to whom SAID
aWhat caused the Pacific states TO go
Democratic last fall
aRecause they are always very close.
California hardly ever goes more t,iah
; oo(l one way or the other. The Re-
nnbIican party has lost more OF It's tai
ented leaders through the divisions De-
tween the railroads and the popular N
terests. Nearly all the leading men ~
che Central and Southern racine TAI
roads were Republicans, and were the
lain ,o founders Of the party. Stanford,
Huntington, Hopkins and the Crokers
stood af the birth of tie Republican
Marty. and the attendant bankers were
IF tIe same party. The building OF the
Pacific railroad and the burden. it had
.hecome on the state at first lncenses
the Irish Democratic element, and
finally the Republican voters have
themselves denounced the railroad. as
they did in their last platform. taking
the most unqualified oppositlona ]
to it. As a consequence the chlel
men Of capital on that coast have come
70 New York. Governor Leland STAN
ford Is the last arrival. y
s.Whv. is Stanford living in New
York 9h
..Yas He has rented VIM. Wander
4 ,;lt's old house on Fifth avenue, and
has left behind him in California a res
5dence which cost 81, 100000, absolutely
,v;tI,ont a tenant. He built that house
with the greatest care and elaboration,
and vet has left it without a purchaser
and Without a tenant
.sWhat did he do that for
"i think that Sanford felt lonesome.
Ma was as. in the habit of meeting with
anon like himself. rich, and engaged in
large constructive and business enter
nr;ses and he looked around and they
v were all gone, RalstOn was drowned,
Mills was in New York, Huntington
was in New York and Washington, one
IF flo Crackers was dead, so Stanford
had nobody TO talk to as formerly, and
wherever he looked on that coast he
fonnd hostility, personal, and political,
to himself. He is man Of considerable
brains aud gravity of character, and
nrobably with a sincere desire to be
we'll esteemed by the people who once
..lected % him governor. He finally be-
cane Blue and started for New York
where he now is a resident. His careel
shows how poorly men make the ex
Change Chang 6f universal good opinion ane
nnnnIar respect for unnecessary wealth
and overloaded riches"
aWhat is the condition Of the gene
raj neople OH the Pacific side Z"
sWhy the only real prosperity th,
neonIe there have, had is at present
Thnse who can get rid of the visior
If the Comstock lode and its big divi
tlends and the booming mining stocks
and have settled down to moderate IN
comes, industry and family peace, ar
hetter off than ever, But those VIII,
4h;nl1 that riches Is the only thin,
worth living for and a fast gamblin,
1ife. are not vet pleased
. .sWhat is the real opposition to th'
railroad q,
.sRpcanse of it's discriminating rate
af freiaht-eharging upon the value 0
the thing carried, instead of upon til
cost Of pulling it. For instance, If yO
shin from anT station on the Souther
1 ar Central Pacific railroad carload q
81 wheat and a carload of grass-seel
though they weigh the same and Civ
rhe same amount of trouble in hand
ling, yet they would charge you twic
as much per ton for the grass-seee
1s, ,.,s the wheat. They are poking thei
r,oses into every mans cargo
sac what he has got and wha
\ Il i worth. If Won ship silver ore wit
ol, ner cent. silver per ton, you pa
say s1 per ton. and for every 5 percent
ace thew double the rate on you. |
short. the railroad company regards il