Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-10
P.CIFIC COAST.


Great Anti-Monopsly Meeting.
sTocKTos. j une 3.-The anti monopoly
meeting held IN Hunter stree: square
this eTening vas one OF the largest Do
lltic2l meetings ever held In this city.
The estimated attendance was three
thousand people. ID. J. OuiIahan was
elected President. ]. W. Hitchcock. DR..
C. Grafton, II. z. Wright, W. IL. HEX
Elan, A. Leitch, l. Co-coran. Captain J.
W. Smith, Il. J. Corcoraa, W. j. ksr-
rick. B. z. Laneford, G. w. Mesoue, +.
w. fully, Z. w. Hopkins, s. Badger, A.
'. Geisaney, A. Grasberger. ]. A. Muir
ray. Henry Esbach. Z. E. Thrift. J. T.
Doyle, Il. F. Rogers. W. ID. Long and A.
d. Nelson, Vice Presidents; Secretaries,
A. T. Bogue and W. b. Nutler. The re-
solutions were read. as were also tele-
grams, one from r. J. Harrison, saving
that the San Francisco merchants are
in sympathy With the sentiments of the
nesting, and recommending dsnuncia-
ton in meetings throughout the State
leading to a mass meeting in that ci.y.
and one from Senator C. ID. Reynolds of
Caiayeras, saying he would like to have
az alnst the renecades Carpenter and
h4NA tI-4st nillC- tClAkI> VI
people of Calaveras, without respect to
party, would rejoice to see them dis
posed OF. Hon. ID. /. Terry was the first
speaker. He said the difficulty made
by Carpenter about the railroad ques-
ton was nonsense, and Carpenter knew
IL. he seemed to have been reading
railroad pamphlets His assertion that
the uniform rate fixed by the resolution
would not be upheld by the courts was
foolish, especially coming from law
yer. Let the Commission adopt Foote'S
three cent resolution, and for every
violation of it the railroad company
would be liable under the constitution
to pen atty of 5000. IL that resolution
were adopted and citizen should 60 TO
any ticket oiice and offer his thres cents
a nile and the ticket agent should re-
fuse lis woIld subject himself to a pen
atty of 500 fine ald q year in Jail.
Judge Terry maintained that uniform
passage rate would be just and also a
uniform freight rate, with handling
charge added. 1t would cost a good
deal TO hold an extra session, but ii
would cost not more THAI the railroad
company Is robbing frsm the people
every week. impeachment would not
DO necessary to remove Carpenter and
Humphreys under the constitution.
All that would be necessary wolld be
two-thirds vote to discharge these men
for neglect of duty. The fear that the
Senate would not give a two-thirds vote
should hot deter the people from de-
mandiug a special session. There
would be no chance of lodging the issue
and many Senator's who found il CON-
easy to find excuses for voting
against railroad bills would not have the
courage TO rise up before the people and
put Oh an Enthusiastically railroad collar.
IL there are Senators who would do this
we want to know who the rascals are
that We may know them. Judge Terry
said there could DO no explanation of
the conduct of Carpenter and Hum
phreys consistent with the theory
of their honesty. While they
are delaying, he said, the railroad
company is robbing, and it is able to
pay them their own price. With the
example of Cone and Beerstecher be-
fore them they have evidently resolved
to retire at the end of their terms, rich,
intamous and content. Already they
have forfeited oil right to the respect OF
honest men. They must be made to
get out of the chairs which they have
proved themselves unfit to occupy. No
legal means should be left untried to
secure that end. Congressman Budd, |
IN the course of his remarks. said that
his speech at the preliminary meeting
on Monday had been misunderstood. He |
had not counseied violence, but stated |
that unless freightS and fares were re-
dGced and the railroads ceased attempt |
ing to corrupt courts and commission |
ers, the people would do little hang
ing. That we had built these railroads |
by endowing them literally with bonds |
and public lands worth millions of dol
lars, and that We now demand such 70 |
duction in freights and fares as, while |
being just to the railroad, would relieve |
the people of the burdens under which |
they are suffering; that the people |
would not be satisfied unless the reduc-
ton be made to at least three cents a
mile for passengers, excepting in noun
tains or on the desert, and correspond |
ing low rate for freights. He proved |
by facts and figures that these reduc- |
tons could be made without any injury |
20 railroad rights, and that the rail- |
roads were overoharging the people to |
he extent OF about three millions |
4 year. He showed up their corruption |
Of courts, Congresses, Legislatures and |
and said that while the |
1wners of these roada had been lifted |
from comparative poverty to a wealth /
equal to that of the richest men of the /
world. they had shown their ingratitude |
by biting the hand that had fed them.
The people would submit to this no |
onger, and demanded material reduc- |
ions in freigbts and fares. Unless |
hey were granted speedily, the people |
should demand the resignation of such |
Railroad Commissioners as refuse them |
his relief, and if the Commissioners |
lid not resign, thsn an amendment to |
he Constitution should be passed, and |
hat purpose, whereby the Railroad |
yanized 50 as to consist Of five members,
% be appointed by the Governor. This
5 q safe and speedy method out of the
difficulty. That they could not hope /
'or impeachment on proof OF incompe-
ency and corruption, as it is almost
impossible. For less wrongs than
We have suffered, our forefathers
to sever their allegiance to
Great Britain. He said that the people
have arisen In Empires and Kingdoms,
md it is not surprising tina. there is an
of feeling among the people
which, if it once breaks loose, will sweep
all this corrupting and Expressing ele-
nent away. He deplored the necessity
for this state of feeling. He hoped that |
It would never break forth, and wished |
10 say word of warning in time.
following resolution which was adopted:
Resoleed, That in the present contest |
between the people and the railroad |
nonopafy and its hirelinra No yrhl;c