Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-06-01
A sc SEINE TO ISJURg CALIFORNIA AND
TERRoRIzE PUBLIC OFFICERS.

Not infrequently mas this journal in
Weighed against specific pledge.making by
candidates for Office. AS rule campaign
pledges are valueless. When man ia
once elected and takes the oath of office, if
he cares to be at peace with himself and
to win his own self.respect if he has
consciousness of the obligations of duty
If he means to sincerely and earnestly act
as his good Judgment advises he will give
no consideration whatever to the pledges
he made, except to regret the folly that
led him to make them, and to do mental
penance constantly for the sin he commit
ted in promising specific performance prior
to the case to be acted upon being pre-
scented for his judgment. A call has been
issued fer Convention of whomsoever
chooses to attend, to be held at San Jose
tomorrow, TO terrorize the State Railroad
Commissioners into arbitrary action re-
garding freight and passenger tariffs. The
knout TO be used is that of specific pledges,
which it is claimed were made in the cam
paign. 1t is by no means clear that such
pledges were made as bear the construc-
ton now sought to be put upon them. But
even if they will Dear it. the iniquity of
attempting to influence the judgment of
the sworn officers OF the law, otherwise
than by reason and proofs, is not lessened.
1t is simply infamous to attempt to con-
troll by irresponsible mass meetings the
administration of such great trusts, and
direct the use of such arbitrary and mex
ampled powers IS are reposed in the Trans
portation Commission.
The purpose behind the attempt. then,
must be a fsr-reachiug one. Men do not
enter into such schemes without strong
motive. All such meetings are engineered
by leaders who have an end to attain.
Good men are enlisted very often in
movement the leaders of which do not dis
close their real motives. Il looks very
much as If many worthy citizens are just
now in the leading strings held by such
leader, and it is he whose personality is
hidden behind the San Jose Convention, OF
which he is the chief promoter. His OBJ.
ject has an intimate relation to that made
by conscieuceless Eastern operators to bear
the stock of the Central PACIFIC Railroad
Company. Instrumentslities, tie public
have seen, are being vigorously used TO de.
preciate ita values here and at the East.
No great degree of perspicscity is needed to
fashom the motives for such efforts. Ii it
is desirable to depress a stock, it is done
that some one may buy It low. The hands
of those who best it down are the hands
that itch to possess it.
Now the commercial and financial world
know that the eighty per cent OF the car
rying trade of the Central PaciGc Railroad
is local, and that there is, therefore, no
reason for any depreciation OF the stock
whatever. Until recently none of the
stock was for sale But, as we understand
the history of the matter. when it was
found that other lines Of road were build.
ing to the P&cifc coast that would have
singiecontrols, with termini cast and west, it
became apparent that the Central, in order
to protect its property and business, must
have through connection, and not be left
with the end Of its line helpless in the
desert, with no power 70 guard the trade
Of the interior that belongs to CalifOrnis.
and that was already turning its back
upon this State.
To gave the trade to this State through
the oDiy mes7s, to Wit. through iipss Of