The morning call., 1892-07-02
feelings of surprise and Indignation by the

lcelDSS Ol SuEpIic6 anu iIQlSudtlOu Ny Tue
meeting
Eugene Hougb. a member OF the Feder-
ated Trades. said he would explain the atti-
tude of the trades unions on the question.
They found that the water front belonged
to the city and had been stolen from the
city; therefore, they would say that the
Mayer and Council should take immediate
action 10 recover the property and place it
back to those to whom il lawfully belongs.
They would insist upon no more corpora
tion franchises being given away. lap
plause.l They approved of bringing the
matter into the courts by the Council grant
ing lease Of small portion OF the prop
erty so as 10 get the question OF title set
tied. They we're tired of this state Of an
archy. [Cheers There were 5000 men,
bers of the Federated Trades, and in this
matter they were to act as one man, and in
the course OF a few mo q tbs they would see
10 IL that a civic government would be re-
turned such as would bring il to an issue.
lCheersl
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC SCORED.
Ben Morgan delivered a forcible speech.
He said that after reading the papers u he
were to speak OF tramp corporation &r a
bluegrass bandit, he would have to do so
with bated breath. Laughter and ap-
plause. The Southern Pacific Railroad
Company say they are State builders. And
so they are. They built Senators, Congress-
men, legislatures and city governments as
they built their engines and own them too.
[Applause.l Old Huntington thought he
had fee simple of the State of California.
He had the impudence TO telegraph TO Sena>
tor Stanford 10 stop the anti Chinese move
ment, and the Senator replied, California to
the winds. make money out of the Chinese.
Let em come" He (the speaker appeared
before them as counsel for the defendants,
standing at arms length and defying the
other side, and in the language of the Mis-
sourian saying to them, "YOu didn't get no
title" Cheers and laughter. IL they had
let them 90 into court and show it. He
would say 10 them again, lyon amt got no
ti.le." They had the impudence to go into
the court OF equity where mems hands are
clean. Why, their hands are foul and filthy
mp to the elbows. There wasn't Chancel-
lor who would not throw it out He had
read their title, and it SO stinks with fraud
that he had 10 exclaim, Give me some good
apotbecsry so that l NAV get some stuff TO
sweeten H." Laughter and applause.
They stole the ciIy's water front and had
the impudence to come 10 this intelligent
people when they wish TO assert their rights
and say, Don't disturb our title" Ii the
records were stolen, who stole them? Did
Oakland steal them? Did aEy citizen Of
Oakland steal them? Who else had any mo-
tive in stealing them? voice. "Old man
Adams" Laughter When they came
forward TO prove their title then il would
be shown who stole the records.
THE STOLEN RECORDS.
records were stolen or not. He would give
them carte blanche; they could manufac-
ture title; they could resort to all the
tricks of the trade and again he would re-
peat to them, You ain't got no title" [Ap-
plause. All this was bluff on their part,
aud the citizens could take his word for it
that they would never prosecute. And by
the action Of one TesOlute man-Davie-the
citizens property would yet be restored 10
them. IGreat cheering.l All their money
n r M ~ Sfn N hfc fro
denouncing them. He had studied their
hideous course for 20 years, and he would
fight them step by step aud expose their viii
laines. LCheers. He exhorted the citizens
TO stand manfully behind the proposition to
restore 10 them their water front and then
the value OF their properties would be ELL
hanced and the city would be made rich
and prosperous. IGreat cheering.l
A. NJ. Benham then stepped to the front
and read the following petition:
To the Mayor aud Members Of the City Council
Of the city Of Oakland - GENTLEMEN: The
people OF the city OF Oakland in mass meeting
assembled respectfully petition as follows:
That you take he necessary steps 10 recover
and place among the archives OF lie city tile two
missing volumes OF records, containing The off,
cial proceedings of the first and second Board
OF Trustees of the town OF Oakland aud valuable
papers OF the same period also missing
That recognizing as We 40 The great and last
Ing benefit that VIII ensne 10 The masses from
The maintenance OF another ferry line between
this city and the city Of San Francisco and
Knowing as we 40 tDdt tDe establishment OF such
ferry line depends very largely upon the early
construction of the line OF electIic-street rail-
road described In The petition filed by Messrs. j.
L. Davle and others. We do most earnestly urge
upon you 10 grant the prayer OF said petitioners.
That We hope and expect that your resolution
directing the opening OF the streets running al
hight angles with the bay estuary 10 the water
II ont harbOT line Will be immediately enforced
That we believe the water front OF Oakland
belongs 10 The people OF Oakland. and 20 believ.
Ing We appeal 10 You 10 take immediate aud
effective measures for the recovery and future
holding OF this heritage OF our city. and We here
suggest as an initiatoTy step that you lease TO
the party, j. j. Eagan, whose application Is
before you. the piece OF water front therein de-
scribed. aud that you place the said party IN
possession aud maintain him therein until the
action TO quiet title, which must inevitably fol-
low, has bsen passed upon by the highest court
of our Government.
A Voice. move an amendment. In
stead of respectfully petition" l would
say demand them. [Cries of mo, Yes"
Mr.. Benham-It is your pleasure that the
petition be adopted?
Amid general yell of "Yes' Mr.. Benham
declared the petition adopted unanimously,
there being no dissentient when the noes"
were called for.
The chairman then declared the meeting
adjourned.