The morning call., 1891-03-10
OUT OF POLITICS.

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The Record Union, within the past few
DAYS. in commenting upon the pending cleo
ton Of a United States Senator to ill the
position made vacant by the death Of Mr..
Hearst, says:
We wish to state once and for all, and upon
the best authority, that the Southern Pacific
Company has no candidate for the office OF
United States Saua or, and We hold such authen-
location Of this assertion as Will put TO shame
any man who controverts it. Coils ?. Hunting
tua, Tie President OF the Southern Pacific Com.
pauy, las declared that the corporation VIII not
taNr part in political contests In the State OF
CaHforuia-that Tie company IS not a factor 10
any Political contest whatever. lie has also
stated In a most authoritative way that IN the
pending Senatorial contest the company will
rake no Uaft, and that no one authorized 10
sseaE for il viii be authorized 10 exert on its
behalf or iu It's name the slightest influence TO
compass the election OF any candidate or to
COMPASS the defeat OF any. Any statement,
therefore made from any source that the com
pauy desires the defeat OF 7 candidate aud in
tends to compass that result. or desires the cleo
ton OF any individual candidate and intends to
promote that result, viii be wholly grauitous.
Notwithstanding this statement Of the
Record Union, which the public believes is
one Of the newspapers in this State which
are owned by the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company, or by one of its principal stock
holders, The CALL does not believe it, and
it will proceed to give some of its reasons
for this disbelief. In the first place, it is
well understood by the public that the rail
road company has controlled the election of
nearly every United States Senator who
has been elected from this State for years
past The company managers have de-
bauehed the politics OF the State Every
person Of even common diseernmcnt knows
this. Not a person could be elected to any
important position in California who had
not intrigued with the managers of that
company. We say this without the least
hesitation or equiYOcation, for it is true.
Now, as to the recent election of United
States Senator, it is well known that men
In the interest of that company, or in the
interest of one of its heaviest stockholders.
secured the nomination of candidates for
the Legislature for the special purpose of
returning Mr.. Stanford to the United States
Senate. We say there is no question upon
this point. Mr.. Huntington says the rail-
road is out Of politics. Why does he say so?
Be ause a feeling of discomfort is growing
mp which will not long endure the
Impressions of railroad companies through
out the country. Mr.. Huntington
has known what the Southern Pa
ciic Railroad Company was doing. He
knew that our politics we're being debauehed.
He knew that agents were kept at Washing
ton at large expense and he did not raise his
hand to correct abuses. Why? Because
be was making millions by the political de-
bauchery. Why comes change just now?
Why does Mr.. Huntington wish to make it
appear that the railroad is ont of politics?
Because the country has become FESTIVE
under oppression. Mr.. Huntington wished
10 induce Congress to pass 4 bill which
would virtually give the Central Pacific
Railroad 20 himself and his associates. He
found that the measure did not meet the APP
prevail OF the country at large. and then
the disclosures which were made by a
committee Of Investigation showed that
there we're leakages from the company
funds to large amounts for newspapers and
politics. MIR. Huntington and his part
ners discovered that running political
parties was becoming unpopular, hence
change, at least so far rs appearances were
concerned, must be made. This is all
there is in the Southern Pacific being out
of politics. Mr.. Stanford is in politics for
the benefit Of himself and for the benefit of
Mr. Huntington, not for a few paltry
dollars, but for upward Of S5O,OOo, 600 Mr..
Huntington possibly would go out of
politics. as he preteuds to do if he could
obtain share Of this great amount Of
money for which he and his associates are
now struggling. In the Legislature of Cali
fornia the railroad company has enough
men 10 elect any personit pleases United
States Senator. 1t can elect De Young, and
we have no doubt that De Young would
work for the interest Of Mr.. Stanford and
Mr.. Huntington for what lie would consider
a reasonable sum. Mr.. Stanford wishes to
become President Of the United States, so
that he can furnish Government money to
such persons as may be in need for per
cent per annum, just the interest he and his
associates would like to have the Govern