The morning call., 1892-05-20

It Is The one issue upon which hangs the future
greatness OF his State; It is question for Cali
t0Tnlans whose interests present aud future are
az stake, and you cannot afford for any other
consideration 10 be diverted from This one object,
tie local transportation charge. Aud il appears
10 me Tue man IS iecleant 10 his trust as eiti-
zen OF California who does not reader his un-
qualified assistance TO throwing of this great
burden which bears 30 heavily upOn every indus
Try OF this State. In order TO make myself
clearly understood l have been Obliged 10 be
somewhat technical, but TO sum up the situation
as We find lt:
FiTst-The local rates In California are unreason-
ably high, and are maintained for the purposes
which nave partially outlined.
second-The law IYerniug this question or rates
and fares In California has been almost wholly in
operative since It's adoption by the people. l need
not dlIste upon the reasons why this has been So
Third-Ihe sea carriers TO aud from this coast
have been subsidized or otherwise controlled for
Foufth-An embargo has been placed upon the
import trade o. the Pacific with particular reference
10 this port OF entry.
SUSCEPTIBLE OF PROOF.
All Of these things are susceptible OF proof If
such Is NEEDED 10 convince the people of his
commonwealth This being the case any and an
questions which may be raised by carriers on
side Issues 10 divert attention from the true one
Is only subieriuge, In fact any position they
may assume Is utterly ndefensible so long al
this condition Of affairs Is IN existence. and they
are entitled 10 no consideration from this people
until these embargoes are removed ana COM
meree allowed TO take the channel OF least
resistance.
regret exceedingly that the conditions are
such as 10 render IL neee sSaIy 10 the treatment
OF This subject 10 arraign The carriers OF this
coast In lie manner that / have, but they are
such as 10 demand that The causes for This de-
preston shall be brought 10 the surface and the
responsibility placed where Ii belongs, and In
such manner az 10 suggest A remedy speedy and
sure. / assure you IL Is no question for tempOr-
iZing. The time is critical ana delay only renders
the demand for action more imperative. As time
goes on and each day finds us more subservient
10 tyranny akin TO slavery, borrowing the words
gFu nanH
epitaph 10 California II would be terse aud COM
piehensiYe-tbe last OF the slave Staes.'
Following the applause, which frequently
interrupted the speaker and which greeted
his closing remarks, exMayor Pond intro
duced as the guest Of the evening Hon.
Warner Miller, TO respond TO the toast, The
Nicaragua Canal, tie Gateway to the At
lantic."
The applause which followed the intro
duetiOn of Mr.. Warner Miller was GER
tainly most flattering to the great advocate
OF the Nicaragua Canal.
In response he said: 81 cannot express
to you the pleasure it gives me TO meet
again collectively tie men who year ago
extended to me such cordial welcome.
attended your annual banquet of year ago
and then presented the Nicaragua Canal
| and II met with most cordial response. Il
was then and has been ever since source
Of great qualification to me to know that the
business men of the Pacific Coast were not
! only in sympathy with the great work
which | and my colleagues have undertaken
| but were ready and willing TO lend that work
! their help and their money. A year ago Pli
( admit that found among your number a
! strong opposition, men who were appar-
! emily afraid TO discuss the project for fear
Of punishment In this Lie. / am glad TO saw
| that fear, that opposition has disappeared
/ listened in wonder to the statements made
/ by Mr.. Leeds. Some of them are indeed
/ iS hot io
| not another State in the Union where such
/ a state of affairs exist or could exist single
] day. The building OF the Nicaragua Canal
| must bring about such state of affairs as
| will ameloriate the condition Of your peo-
| pie.
at is but Just and proper that / should
| make report Of the progress and condition
| of the Nicaragua Canal when there are so
| many people in this city interested in il.
! Let me say now that the canal Is feasible
| feasible as to cost, feasible as to time-and
/ again thank you for the aid which year
ago enabled me TO return to the East and
/ say the people Of the Pacific Coast believe
| in the Nicaragua Canal"
The speaker then went on to show how,
notwithstanding the financial stress, the
canal had gone forward. He entered into
] details OF It's condition financially and
| otherwise and asserted that if the peoI le of
| America did not build the canal the moueyed
! men of Europe would. He then spoke of
| the new proposition, that Of popular loan
bonds, and said he believed the canal would
| be built by Americans.
Following the speech OF Warner Miller
the last speech Of the evening was an
| nOuuced.
Captain William L. Merry responded TO
! the last toast, that Of ocean Commerce
| Plenty of Water but no Watered Stocks. 4"
| He confined his remarks to an advocacy of
! the Nicaragua Canal and of additional rail-
road facilities.
| Captain Merry said that never before has
trade been in so depl0rable a condition in
this city as 1t is now, and that it is all due
to the fact that we are a one-railroad station
| only.
at the close of Captain Merry's speech
| Toastmaster Pond spoke a few words OF
farewell and the banqueters left the festive