Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-29
THE WARNING GOVERNORS.
No Full Explanation Yet-A Demand 'or
the Bottom Facts.
Tsan Francisco Bulletin, August 27th;l


tween the friends and supporters OF Gov
crnor Stonman and those of eX-lleutenant-
Governor Johnson; and the questions
and presented in the bWfUt
werc carefully drawn with reference 10 an
tbe rbarGes which had been made by the
friends Of Mr.. Johnson in accounting Tor
tLe onimus of Governor Stoneman toward
him and in explanation of his removal
Mr. Johnson has seen fit TO ignore many /
of the questions therein pr0pounueu' Dut ,
that is bv no means the end OF TINS iilal'cl'
II the charges, the character OF when may
be clearly inferred from the lntefToSd'lnes
pronounced in the Bulletin, are true M
Johnson would have not only done himself
cred;t but iustified the course Of his friends,
by meeting them clearly, specifically and
intentionally. That ne has not done so
will be apparent by brief but complete
summary OF the statement Mr.. Johnson has
himself published.
He saws the Hon W. W. Moreland, the
Governors Private Secretary, informed al
cmplove of the Alta that the removal was
made because Mr. JohnsOnihad pcrSIs'ently
opposcd him and his policy ever since ne
had been connected with that paper ana
that he had particularly opposed the. GOV
ernor i'm the scheme Of the extra session Oh
| tbr legislature, the acts and doctrines OF
act of removing Major Hammond from the
| office of Police Commissioner OF this city
Tfthis is true. then the Governor Is still
engaged in keeping up the pretenSc OF rail-,
road hostility, because the extra session ana
the acts and declaration OF policy OF the
stockton Convention are distinctly matters
and things belonging to the anti-monopoly
side of what is called the railroad question.
Mr.. Johnson was removed then, accord
inc to the Governors explanation, Tor NOT
being in sympathy with the Governor ;
anti-monOpoly pretcnscS. Ana yet II Is
claimed by his friends that Mr.. Johnson
knows the prctensions of hostility to rail
road interests on the part OF the Governor
are a sham and fraud.
Mr.. Johnson was asked plainly to state
what he might know of the compact sald
to have been entered into between toy
crnor Stoneman and the railroad compa-
mics prior to his election. His silence does
Governor StOneman injustice unless the
charge i true. Mr. Johnson declares thai
the Governor was in favor OF investigating
CARPENTER. Humphreys and Attorney-Oen'
eral Marshall Mr. Johnson agreed VIII
him in this The Governor was IN tavol
/ If taxiur the gross incomes of railroads
2 NIr Johnson agreed with him in this. Sub
p seuuputlv the Governor joined with TIT
radicals in the proposition 10 remove ar
I,c'tcr and Huubhrcvs without investiga
e ti,n Now. at this point, it is ASSERTED
L,Idlv and openly by large number o
Mr. .juhnSonS friends that the reason to
e the change in the Governor attitude ol
5 this question was that 1t would be within
tho ,,urZiew of such an investigation /
y entcr into the examination of the Offices
; acts of Governor Stoncman, and that III
If Governor opposed the investigation iron
prudcutial motives
II NJ Inbusou charges that the GoVcrnC
r lii himself to the leaders, who feared
Sa,tIo,nrnt of the railroad question woul
destroy their only theme for violent decl;
nation. and take from them their onl
In,,.. If Trofit and the topic which cOnst
tntrd fLeir political stock in trade.
10 NJ Johnson further declares that Co
U o,,nr Storpnnau was opposed to any ext
or session. that he solicited Mr. Johnson
y all in that opposition, and that in accor
n ance with the Governors wishes he CJoh
of SON, SOM Joined in the opposition; that Il
nd Governor desired the State Central Con
e. mittce to nassa resolution condemning t
b n, nytro session that Johnson used his /
Of Hrcnce IA sr,Ire that action at the han
nd Of The State Central Committee and W
esfT successful BE declares that the Govern
en- stated ~ him personally, repeatedly, ov
for ond nftcn " flaf Uumphrcys and Carpe
IN Tor had done well; had accomplished,
all fact more rban had been demanded
!. tbe,n that . believed they had discharg
their duties well as Railroad GommissiC
ers that in their defense he had printed
The comparative statement of the schedl
Id nv him when Commissioner and II
ei' ,Jo,,,oi and INF in force bv Humphrc
and Carpenlef Mr J&ni,1,, , aia, ara wa
cnr,nanies Whereby the face of the Ia,
the ,,.ord anae1,t.sl and the pcnaltics and coI
as VI f,o. rcn,itted was done practically
cn,-orno, Stonpman himself that
,ri.,inatal he idea and did everything
bit newer no promote it.
OF NJ iobn son also declares that the set
the mont mad. with the San Francisco i
tate Woi.tb Psri l. wherein the face of the Ia
llst ,,.,,.e ,r,a,,fed and the penalties and co
SoIs vi fan. +, n,itted was an net original
nay Ill, and nrncceliug from the exccut
be "a
Il Of H. further declares that a settlem
ai i. ,,,1,,n similar ba,i, would have been c
nh 'I~J.J VIII, tho Central Pacific had it
text I,no,, f,,. Id @a0 OOD fees dine d. NJ. Dcln
less a,,J ,bot Uelu,as used the Governor to
per ,.,,'t tJot Statement i'm defense of his {
lord f,as
The Mr.. Tohnsou declares that DelmaS p
ards -, ,,.... r. snInI, because of the
MIN s.,,al ri,r,. interest he had in the
i - 7f,,,,f r;4at Governor Stoncman han
Invcr The c,rtrol of his administrator
tbnsa man A. to Mr.. DelInas
Nfr T,Lt Sni, dpcIarcS that The Cove
. lie 1,;r,..if ia r,ugb him ifnLuspn1 requc
,t,. nihlNNli- III i'"-'i M, -,
49, ~, If sett eruani unnn the basis OF &c
ivy ,,,.,,+ o1re, h made with the "a, and "
dS OF .,,,,,..,.,i.. ard Peter non0hrics road
two ~ II ,-o. In ,,r,rsr,,lr, of oyrrturcs n