Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-04-01

WASHINGTON, March 31st.-The oppo-
nents of Judge Field have prepared an
address to the President and Cabinet, set
ting forth the claims of the anti-monopoly
party for recognition in the distribution OF
patronage.
FULL TENT OF THE ADDRESS.
W.sTrNGToN. March 31st.-Heuley has
at fine request of the President, prepared 4
brief presentation Of the political status Of
the Democratic party in California, which
he has submitted 10 the President and
members of the Cabinet The statement is
sighed by Hearst, English, Tarpey and
Smith, of the State Central Committee. IL
is as follows:
Last year. before the Presidential nomi-
nations at Chicago, the Democratic State
Convention at Stockton, Cal, adopted Il
platform enunciating the usual principles
of the Democracy, and, being an anu
monopolstic Convention, also adopted a
resolution Of instructions to It's delegates to
Chicago against the candidacy OF Judge
Field. of the United States Supreme Bench,
for tie Presidency. The test vote on
the various propositions i'll reference
to Judge Fields candidacy was
1856 votes against Judge Fields professions,
and 10 in favor thereof This vote accu-
rately illustrates the division OF sentiment
in California at that time, and we conf
IDENTIFY affirm that this sentiment has been
growing. Since that time this Convention
has been sharply criticised. Now, there
are two WAYS of passing upon body OF
men. First, they may be judged by their
work-in this instance their plattorm-and
second, by the individual character of lis
membership. This Convention WAS COM
posed of truly representative men IN char
acter, as Intelligent cultivated, honorable
and representing as much property. us
any that ever assembled in the
limits of the state. Upon this proposition
we challenge contradiction. The work of
the Convention has been ferociously as
sailed by friends OF Field upon many
grounds, but chiefly because Of the res0lu-
ton of instruction heretofore alluded to.
In reply to such assaults we simply say
that a free and Independent people have
right to discountenance and rcbuke the
political aspirations OF any man in the
land. be he high or low. Without stating
the reasons OF that belief. we will simply
say that the hostile resolution referred 10
was adopted because the Democracy Of Cal
ifornia Believed, first. that Field would be
an unpopular nominee, and second. that in
any contest that might arise between the
people on one side and the corporate power
on the other, he could not and would not
be an impartial arbiter. Whether this
belief was right or wrong, we know 1t
to have been, and Is, entertained by the
people to & profound decree. Ii may be
said, further, that the belief approNlmates
notorietv in California that the Stanford
Huntneton-C.ocl;er railroad combination
have habitually spent large sums of money,
when necessary, to promote Fields pUliti
cal ends We again say that as to the
question of whether this belief be properly
grounded CT not, We do not feel called upon
to express any opinion. We simply affirm
the universally OF its existence in Califor-
mia. The Democratic ticket was defeated
in California by about 10000 majority. The
cause of this defeat has been attributed by
Fields friends to the action Of the Stockton
Contention To illustrate the utter fIlacy
OF this pretense, it is only necessary to
state that Barclay Henley the only Dem
ocrat elected to Congress, was perhaps
the bOldeSt and most outspOken, or
as much SO as any one, in support OF the
platform of the.StOcktOn Convention, and
that in every instance the candidate for the
Legislature or Congress ran ahead Of his
ticket who sustained uuequiyocally the
PRINCIPLES of that platform. The following
are well known to have been the causes
that defeated our party in California: First,
the tariff agitation in the last Congress ana
second. the popularity Of Blaine in Callior-
mia. which latter cause was owing to the
stand he took years since on the Chinese
question. To this may be added the detec-
ton of some of the labOring classes in our
State. The adherents of Judge Field are
here now in force 20 control the Federal
patronage of California. and 10 shape the
policy Of the Administration in reference
thereto, and are headed by Judge
Field, Hon. James \. Johnson.
jesse d. Carr. John 7. Irish and
others OF lesser note. Now, this Is
n representative Government This GOV
eminent, Of course, wants to get Demo-
cratic sentiment as near as possible, and
shape lis course in response thereto. We
solennlv declare that the Field contingent,
in our Judgment, has not, out OF about
10000 Democratic votes III California, q
following OF over 800. 400 or 800 people. II
consists of certain persons who may be
classified rs follows: First, those directly,
and without cOnceamcnt, in the pay of the
railroad being generally lawyers of re-
spectGbiity and character. against whom
no criticism can be leEitimately leyellcd
second. those secretly paid by the railroad.
consisting mainly of political strikers, lob
bvists. editors etc: third, those indirectly
enjoying pecuniary benefits from the rail-
road, in the shape OF special contracts.
privileges, free passes, etc; fourth.
friends and relatives Of the above
classes. and Adventures, and IN
some instances gentlemen who, being Of aa
amiable and luxurious disposition. have
been captured by the splenior and eXclu-
siVeness of the social entertainments az the
railroad maguateS IN palmer words, the
two sides here are the true, loyal, UupUr-
chasable Democracy OF the State, amount
ing to over 10000 and the other side a
handful OF men, whose allegiance TO the
railroad corporations We believe To be para
mount 20 their loyalty TO the Democratic
party. That men can be found. under such
circumstances, with absolutely no follow
ing among the people whatever, 10 initiate
such contest indicates an amount and
degree Of assurance that cannot be fifty or
decorously characterized in this paper.
We beg to press on all who see these
lines that we have no sympathy with any
persons who seek, if any there be, to in
augurate q crusade against railroad prop
erty. We do not question that the de
cisiOns heretofore rendered by Judge Field.
which have been criticised. Involving
corporate rights, were the result of con-
scientiouS discrimination to do right This
contest presents no feature of issue
III respect to any property rights
involved. The issue is. whether the
people shall prevail, or the corrupt infU-
ences Of corporations. There is no law and
no right Of property involved in it " hat
ever. aud i, has been urged that the power
of these railroads is now such that no party
can win than does not acceIc to their de-
inanGs Their power is mainly felt in