Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-25
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A Kilkenny Cat Fight.

1t appears to US that Acknowledgement
Marshall has been misiudged by many in
this railroad tax matter. Without any at
tempt to make him greater or better than
he is, or to belittle Controller Dunn for his
connection with the affair, we would re-
spectfully call the attention of those who
think that Marshall acted in bad faith to
| the fact that he accepted that portion of
the railroad tax rendered him without
prejudice to the case then pending The
whole history of the case shows a dispose
ton on the part OF certain lot Of men to
break Marshall down rather than a wish to
| do the best for the State. This Kilkenny
cat fight in the Democratic party is no af-
fair of ours, but inasmuch as tits going on
we have right, as q spectator, to express
an opinion as to the probable motives
which have involved Marshall in q row
with his party.
Aside from its character as simply a
Democratic family quarrel. everybody has
an interest in this matter and ought to de-
sire to see Justice done impartially. The
responsibility for the management of the
case, of course, rests upon the Attorney
General. and the simple fact that through
a decision of the Supreme Court it was
deemed advisable by Dunn to do now what
he should have done before, does not sig
nifv that Marshal has scored a point in the
| fight, or that through him the anti-monop-
olists have been baked. The acceptance
| of a portion of the railroad taxes did not
prejudice the case, since, as heretofore
stated in the Peoples Cause. and as Mar
shal's enemies themselves admit. the decis-
| ion OF the Supreme Court rested upon the
narrow technicality of a fence Certainly
his acceptance and tender to the State OF
portion of the railroad taxes without prelu-
Il 1 .x.xf laoA IN
ery of this slight cause-this side issue
upon which the decision turned against the
| State nor did the fact of Controller Dunn's
| holding out to the last moment against the
| acceptance of SO much of the taxes as Mar
| shall. in his capacity as Attorney-General,
| could collect, establish Dunn's reputation
| in unprecedented minds as purer specimen
of the anti-monopolist than the other party
| TO the controversy.
We regard the whole matter, from the
| extra session down TO the final ungraceiui
| acouiescence to Marshall's original propo-
sition to the State to take the money with
| a chance to still recover the balance, as
| simply the work of denagogues deslrous
| of making regulations at the expense OF
| the State A terrible bill OF expense was IL
to this State, to say nothing OF the lnteresl
on money which has lain idle in the hands
| OF the Attorney General for so many
months through the obstinate purpose Of
| some so-called patriots TO be recognized as
| the only pure and good men in high posi-
| tiops in the Democratic party This party
brawl does not concern us as partisan,
nor affect our position as opposing first
| last and all the time the aggressions oil
monopolists. and insisting that they be
compelled to abide by our laws the same as
| individuals. but the facts do warrant oul
conclusions. The Peoples Cause.