Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-02-02

had been crystallized in speeches and
party platforms II had been the pledge
to repeal the limitation TO the Arrears
act, and put all the wounded soldiers of
the country on platform Of perfect
equality. Every respectable political
party had resolved to do this thing in
its national convention, and but for
rum, Romanism and rebellion" that
party would probably have been in the
ascendancy to-day. Tho measure now,
however, has gone to the Congressional
cemetery, and we will have heard the
last of 1t when this bill Is passed.
A motion to suspend the rules and
pass the bill was agreed to. Yeas 100,
nays SO.
Adjourned.
PETER PUNK.
0pfnfsn ~ the grunge BeIt I'm she
Northern Ceunsfes.
NEW YoRK, February 1.-The Tri-
bnsie. in an editorial, says: 'It was
shown that Sacramento. Auburn, Marys-
Vile, Chico, Red Bluff end Redding are
in the what is called the co. belt, and
that they possess more equable and
genial temperature than Rome, Madrid.
Marseilles or Algiers. Certainly citrus
fruits appear to have found this belt
thoroughly congenial. for the oranges
Just exhibited are said to have been
cleaner and freer from defects than the
average Southern California growth. OF
course, at such time, some exaggera-
tion is sure to be indulged in, and it
seems evident that enough emphasis has
not been put upon the increased
danger of killing frosts in the more
northerly counties. After the recent ex-
psriencs in Florida past records Of the
climate will be regarded with suspicion
and investors will say they afford no
sufficient guarantee that California 10
not exempt from meteorological caprices.
II has just been shown by the occur
renee Of damaging wind ct San Fran
cisco. 1t may be- doubtful whether or
anges will ever become o staple a. far
north as Shasts. but there is no reason
why it should not in Sacramento, Yolo,
Yuba, Placer. Colusa, Tehama, El Do
RADIO. Nevada. Amador and Calaveras
counties. Just now the people of the
Sacramento valley and foothills are hug.
ging themselves over the discovery that
they occupy the same belt which in
clndes the great citrus region Of the
woild. Presently they will face the
practical considerations involved, and
will more carefully weigh the facts
which were made against them. 1t is
probable there will be q tendency of
capital towards the northern c5unties
for investment In citrus culture, although
the southern counfies are not yet half
developed. But all such exhibits seem
to show that the greatest and most per-
manent resources of California are not
in her mines, which, indeed, have en-
tailed serious injury as well a. benefit
upon her, but in her soil and climate,
these products which will increase In
value and quantity with the growth of
her population.
senator stanford ON the Raii-
roads and Polygamys
CINCINNATI, February LA local pa
per has a long and interesting interview
with Leland Stanford, Of Washington
date, in which facts about the Pacific
railways and the Pacific Slope are dis
cussed. In answer to the question aa to
whether the building Of the several rail
roads to the Pacific Ocean affected the
Central Pacific passenger And general
transcontinental business, the Governor
said: 'Yes. very much. Indeed. bus
mess across the continent does not give
us much concern. The Central Pacific
has become California railway in the
main, for title. While we did have
pretty much the whole business across
the country. all was subject, however,
to the competition Of the steamship
route by Panama Now there are to the
Pacific Ocean the Southern Pacific, At
Iantic and Pacific. Northera Pacific and
Canadian Pacific. There are at least
four other railroads dividing the busi-
ness. The Atlantic and Pacific has its
agents in San Francisco soliciting
through business on the same terms
with ourselves. You take the train to
or from California aud you will be apt
to find great many empty seats, where
some years ago trains ran evenly full"
The reporter asked: "Mr. Stanford
what is your idea about the Mormon
question:"
"The Mormons have served us a full
purpose In this country, and they have
their virtues. had q talk with John
Taylor, their President, and some Of
their leading men not long ago, and /
told them that they would have to get
rid OF polygamy; that 1t was against the
prejudices Of our people and their exam
Pile. They must stop the practice, lest
some injury overtake them The Ed
mnnds bill bears hard upon families
which have existed in the past. Here is
Mormon with two or three families,
and he must 60 10 jail II he lives in po.
lygamy. whereas the public opinion OF
his own country considers him coward
II he abandons either Of his families. /
do not know they are making polygamous
marriages ont there, and there should
have been consideration made for the
old families already established; but this
matter becomes largest at distance. In
my opinion polygamy will die out II left
to natural causes.
In California we probably find more
than l25, 900 persons engaged In mining,
and that is larger proportion than any
where west Of the Rocky mountains.
possibly excepting Utah. Hence the
mining interest is important TO be sup
ported. That is why upon the silver
question l am for the continued coinage
Of silver. There is no sufficient reason
in good morals or political economy TO
discontinue II at the expense Of an in
dustry engaged in II. On the Pacific
States we maintained gold and silver as
our. currency during the war, but if we
had undertaken to demonesise silver al
the expense Of gold, public tradition
would have repudiated us. We mann.
factured in the rest of the o,untrv nane-
and put the Government stamn a. Ri
aud it Sunk in value until h vas aot
worth half promise on Its face. IL silvsr
has depressed 20 per cent, it stiIl should
have much greater buying power
than greenbacks gave US. Therefore l
say that II you coin silver and let it re
main among the people of your country,
as it generally will. you are provided In
the time of panic or battle with money
that will not depreciate beyonda a GER
tain point" ''should not there be
more grains put in our silver coins ii
they seem TO have depreciated? eyes,
there ought to be enough more grains
put in TO diminish the tendency OF ex.
changes to make profit by buying sill.
yer at one price and putting II to the
| people at another. Referring to naval
matters Stanford said, There Ia
a single vessel on this Pacific Ocean, the
Esmeralda, belonging to Chill, which
could stand outside Of San Francisco
at Seal Rock and force the city to be
surrendered. IL seems to be most un.
wise for our people to lay themselves
open to such contingencies when very
small amounts of money would supply
US with ships TO protect these large ports
OF the United States, which furnish the
easiest prize and richest ever offered
70 war In the capture Of such cities as
New York, New Orleans, and San Fran.
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