The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-13
now TO GET RID OF THE THIEVES.


now TO GET RID OF THE THIEVES.
Tie question arises. now that the recent
efforts OF our citizens to throw of the load
ua.ea We have been carrying for several
years 10y having thrust upon Us corrupt
officials have proved ab0rtiye, Nhat should
lezs be done? Surely our citizens cannot
aH-ri 20 submit to a rule which is more
oppressive and degrading than exists in any
other civilized country under the sun. We
realize that the prosperity Of the city and
state is being sapped by the selection Of
men for Offices most Of whom cannot be
trusted, through the instrumentalty Of a
corporation whose managers do not seem to
know what generosity and fair dealing
means. Officials are Dalmed upon both
political parties by the use Of money fur
nisned by persons connected with the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, who
betray the people. We have recently passed
through an ordeal where efforts were made
TO punish a few persons who had been used
as gO-betWeen5 for the sale OF official posi-
lions. but some Of the Judges Of cur courts
failed u.s. Why did they desert US? In
the opinion Of most persons because they
owed allegiance to the managers Of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Hay-
ing secured their positions through the use
of money furnished 10 bosses, and believing
that they could not continue TO hold Office
unless they bent the knee TO the power
which placed them In their positions, they
turned their backs upon the public. II We
had nothing to do bur to put down a class
Of men like Buckley, we could easily secure
a victory. We have, however to deal with
men who foster Buckleys; thu men who
use such persons as Buckley in order to
extort more money out of the people.
Can we reach them? is the ques-
ton of the hour. Can we make them
release their hold upon u.s. We should
bear in mind the object is TO obtain more
money from the people; for every industrial
interest Of the Coast suffers from the ex-
cess Of freights which are put upon US in
order to buy of opposition to monopoly.
Our merchants could not even be permitted
20 ship goods By way Of Panama, the North
eru Pacific Railroad or by the Canadian
Pacific Railroad, for all were subsidized to
Cypress US. It is not surprising that the
whole State has permitted a few men TO OPP
press us through the use Of such instru-
ments as Buckley? Every producer has
been taxed excess vely for freight charges,
which have deprecated the value Of his
products But what can you do? asks the
-boodler-the man who holds an Office in
order to sell his services. THE CALL viii
tell you what you can do Organize as have
our merchants. Every town and village in
the State should organize. Every person, in
fact, who believes 10 honesty and fair deal
ing should lend his assistance TO an OTganiza-
ton for the purpose Of clearing the State Of
-. vipers Organize asd you can ill the next
Legislature with men who viii vote for
honest measures. DO this and 1t will 90
longer be said that the Legislature is full OF
thieves, as it was one year ago. Judge Wal
lace attempted to obtain a Grand Jury
which was not made up Of men who would
sell themselves. He realized that there
were crumpled ballots in the Grand Jury box
which could be readily drawn out to suit
particular purposes. and that the boxes were
full Of the names Of men who could not be
depended upon when drawn for grand or
petty jury.
The public should not be surprised when
the persons who have made business of
buying and selling positions in the Legisla-
ture, and in purchasing and selling the YER
diets Of grand and petty juries, ask US in all
sOberness how we are going to help our
selves? They have become so thoroughly
tutiGHNttCA ~ having AuuutJ bdch VI lutUl
that they actually rdicule the idea Of the
public being able to throw them off They
realize that money has bsen dispensed lib
orally In the past in order to control politi-
cal conventions and they believe this con-
dition Of affairs viii continue indefinitely.
Have not the public submitted to be
plundered from year to year by a corpo-
ration and their hirelings without even an
effort being made toward obtaining reliefP
Hence they have come to believe that we
may be robbed at pleasure and almost in
definitely. Is it any wonder that the men
who have robbed as in the past. enriching
themselves beyond all precedent, if we ex-
cept the Tweed gang in New York. should
hold on as long as they can? 1t has proved
a profitable Business, as we have submitted
10 the most e. traOTdinary eXactions, the
city aud State having actually been held in
check for year, past The greater share of
the sDoils have zone to a railroad company.
which has grown enormously rich, but men
ike Buckley are reyeling in wealth. Our
judges, even, have held their Offices by per-