Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-03-06

sion has arisen making an extra session
necessary. We leave it for the develop
ments of the coming spring months to de-
monstrate the monstrous error of that judg-
ment.
AS has been said by Democratic organ
at San Francisco, legal methods fail
ing and unfriendly legislation being
resorted to, the whole thing sinks to
the level of highway robbery. Here are
taxpayers who in open Court declare that
injustice has been done them, and appeal
for the protection of the tribunals estab-
lished to settle the issues between contest
ants. But the appellant says to his op-
pressor Here is SO much money, all that
under the law owe to you, or can be CON-
PEELED to pay. But the tender is refused,
Moved by the broad sentiment that abhors
litigation, the appellant then tenders still
more, far more than can be recovered in
right, and asks Only that the actions go to
final Judgment, that the issue may be set.
tied for all time. This appellant has to
this point beaten his opponent, his claim
has been maintained by the Courts, every
wrong of which he has made complaint has
been adjudged to be wrong-in short,
that he is not bound to pay at all the tax
insisted upon as tax is no tax at all, since
it lacks all the elements of legality, and is
based in injustice. But this latter
offer is also scorned, and in a
manner clearly signiiying that the best
interests of the State are not at all matters
of concernment so far as those who howl
for the extra session sugar-tit are con.
cerned, and who have SO persistently
bounded the Governor to yield to their
clamorOus insanity.
It needs no legal argument to show that
the Legislature cannot deal with this tax
delinquency question. It is matter that
has been pending in Federal Courts, and
aside from the fact of settlements, could
not be taken up by the State in her legis-
lative capacity. 1t resolves itself, there.
fore, into the question whether State
Legislature can prevent person from re.
sorting to the Courts of the land for the
redress of grievances So obvious is the
answer that we cAnno. offend intelligence
by even suggesting it.
o,,,aol 1,ra-a do r. ba uOba-
thinking men of the State, the offer to pay
all the taxes of lSSO.Sl and 1882 would be
accepted. In the light of the fact
that Judgment has been had for
the payor, its conduct is re-
markable exhibition of philosophical
generosity, and as evidencing precisely the
interest in the welfare and prosperity of
the State which the railroad corporations
should and do have.
But the whole truth is, this extra session
craze is device to help the Democracy,
to feed hungry hangers-on, to crafty per-
sonal and heretofore disappointed ambi-
ton, to accomplish personal and political
revenges, to stimulate a morbid envy,
and to manufacture capital for the
coming Presidential campaign. It has
remained for the Coluss SIN, an
outspOken Democratic paper, to say that it
looks as if back of it all there is some
grand scheme-some hush. money arrange
ment," and there is possibly more in the
suggestion than even the Sun thought prob.
able. 1t is hungry wing Of the Democratic
party that is to be plscated by this call, and
not the good of the State that is to be
conserved.
The Democracy is making its bed; let it
rest as easy as it may upon the hard couch.
On every hand leading Democrats are ours
ing the day that is to witness the assembling
of the extra session. Ga all sides the
thoughtful of the organization are deplor-
ing the event with which it is threatened.
The party is to-day divided body, torn
by internecine factional dispute, disrupted,
demoraljzsd, and on the very verge OF po-
litical dissolu tion-for all which the State
must suffer in purse, and the wheels of her
progress be turned backward, to crafty
overweening ambition, malicious greed and
suoposed party advantage.