Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-12

plainly, but it is just how feel about
the matter"
At this juncture the man of millions
staightened back in mis- chair and said:
"From this time ON we are going to fol-
low one business. We are railroad men
and intend to conduct legitimate rail
road business. To do that successfully
politics must be let alone. The two
don't go well together. Ii a man wants
to make business of politics, allwell and
good; if he wants to manage railroad,
all well and good; but he can't do both at
the same time.
II have seen the ante-rooms down here
in this building full of men trying to
learn or get something out of politics.
Why should they come here? This is no
place for them. But then they were not
to blame. The tipwent forth that polit-
ical work was being done at Fourth and
Townsend streets, and they merely tol-
more tips sent out of these railroad Of
fees. Politics have worked enough
decentralization in our company already,
and they have gone out of the door never
to return. Pm not down on politics,
mind you. In a free country like ours
men should take an interest in politics,
and it is laudable for them to have polit-
ical ambitions, but it is wrong to mix it
with business
Your address, Mr.. Huntington, seems
to indicate that your relations with Sen
atOr Stanford are not of the best?
"Now, do not twish the public to have
that impression. / have nothing per-
sonal against him. He has many good
points that like, and it was never my
intention to say anything that would
give him offense. We get along in busi-
ness all right, and our personal relations
are kept up the same as usual"
But" said the magnate to the re-
porter, t'don't you think that it is a
queer sight to see politicians continually
hanging around a railroad office? It is
to me, he went on to say, without paus-
ing for an answer to his question, "and
if have to stay around here for 365 days
in year Pll see that there is no more of
it. Things have got to such state that
If man wants to be constable
he thinks he has first got to come down
to Fourth and Townsend streets to get
permission. Hereafter people who come
to Fourth and Townsend streets must
have railroad business to transact. The
Southern Pacific Company is out OF poll
tics, and will attend to it's business like
any other private company or individual
should do"
The conversation then turned on Mr.
Huntington's opinion OF the Chinese
and he remarked:
81 favor the Chinese on the ground
that any man born of woman is de-
serving of kind consideration until he
proves himself rogue"
The directors did not abolish Mr.
S411hh hhc1c clI of r+h
president, but decided not to fill it.
Mr.. Gage, who bore the title of assist
ant to the president under the Stanford
administration, will not hold that title
any longer, and it is considered very
doubtful about Huntington making any
similar appointment.
On the adjournment of the meeting of
the Southern Pacific directors the Cen
tral Pacific directorate met and elected
its old officers, including Stanford as
president.
| Colonel Greed Raymond was asked
last night if he had handed in his resig-
nation to the new Board of Directors.
''Not yet," replied the Colonel, "but l
will do so either on Friday or the next
day. will ask for my retirement in no
unmistakable terms, but will not say
that l will not do anything in the future
that the company may ask me to do.
My long intimacy with the Southern Pa
citic people would prevent me from re-
fusing to do something they might make
request for.
"But, nevertheless, l am to retire from
its service. The law department has
nothing OF importance before it now
which would make my leaving it an in
justice to the owners of the road All
the important litigation of past years
has been settled, and recently the Su-
preme Court settled one great point
when it announced the doctrine that
neither railroad commissions nor legis-
latures are the arbitrary judges of what
1relghts IH ~ ana iares should should oe' ana that
being made too high or too low, could
be made matter for judicial considera-
ton. This view has been one for which
/ have always contended; now it is