The morning call., 1892-11-16
WHAT OUR CITIZENS SHOULD DO.

Il is evident from what appears before
the Board Of Supervisors that our citizens
have but just begun the work for their
deiYerance from the thralldom Of the Gen.
trail and Southern Pacific Railroad compa-
MES. We have been giving these organZa
tons property from the very inception of
the Central Pacific enterprise in amounts
aggTegating tens of millions of dollars, yet
they are no more satisfied than they were
when we stepped forth to aid them when
they were lacking means to construct the
few first miles Of the road. They have had
Mission Bay, the Oakland water front, a
large grant Of land adjoining Goat Island
and ci,y bonds, yet they have been grasping
for more property continually while exact
ing exorbitant charges for freight and
passage on railroads in every direction from
the city. They have tried to cripple the
growth Of San Francisco by heading off
every means Of ingress and egresS from the
Golden State, and they have actually
assisted in turning the trade OF San Fran
cISro both nOrthward and southwark of US
While twas possible to do so successfully.
They plted every steamship and sailing
vessel which entered or departed from this
haTbor against our business Interests. They
have used every Board of Supervisors which
San Francisco has had for ten or fifteen
years past to give them franchises or prop
erty advantages in one way or another,
They lave also used the Legislature to an
extent which surprises the public, but are
they through with their greed and oppres-
SONS? BY no means, for even now,
"hen honest men are boiling with
excitement at their contempt for pub
Tic opinion. they come forth demanding.
with crack Of the whip, grant Of
thirty acres more land In Mission Bav
land which the company does not need.
and land which, if taken from the public.
will iniure private citizens to large amounts.
Shall such an act be committed in the
very face Of an effort upon the part Of the
merchants Of the city to regulate business
upon something like fair basisP THE
CALL says no. Justice and right say
10. How shall we hinder Board of
Supervisors which it would seem the rail-
roads own from going through the for
maiiiy Of transferring thirty acres more of
valuable land in Mission Bay to enrich a
few individuals who are expressing us?
Is there no way by which people residing
in large American city can be protected
from downright robbery through the use
Of money? There is not civilized country
nnder heaven where 300.0 900 people would
year after year submit to be cheated out of
their property without vigorous protests at
least. Here Supervisors meet without even
a Lush Of shame aDd vote to do what they
and every other honest man In the
community knows to be an outrage
and wrong The GAIL believes the
inhabitants of San Francisco have
rights which they should not be de-
plived of by Board OF Supervisors who
have been placed in authority by railroad
money. The CALL believes, further, that it
IS he province of people who are being
robbed and plundered in violation of law
and justice to protect themselves. How
shan this be done? BY our citizens band
lng themselves together as one man. and
Protesting against further outrages. 1t is
surely the privilege of an independent peo-
pie to say emphatically that they will not
tolerate further robbing by a Board of
supervisors which has been placed in Office
through the fraudulent use of money.
HE CALL believes that a few men who are
being enriched by gratuitIes from the rail
ROAD company may say, Let affairs drift
siong; do not interfere with what few
suFehssed Supervisors may do. Wait and