The morning call., 1892-04-24

used as SeTvile hrelngs. The railroad
company does not scruple to run its
own newspapers. and there are many others
that it subsidies all over the State. This
has been done 10 such an extent that people
have been bewildered and have not known
what views to adopt or what to reject as
presented in the press. 1t has become
almost useless-and so our better class
OF citizens have thought-to try to take
any part in politics. because both par
ties are tanpered with 10 secure nomi-
nations, and there Is no choice between
them. Both alike have been made the
tools Of the railroad company. There
are generally no other candidates than those
put forward by the regular parties, and
knowing the result will be the same what
ever the choice, people have become apathe-
tic and Indifferent This has gone on until
we cannot have q Board of Supervisors
which is not believed TO be corrupt,
majority oil them elected in the first place to
carry out the schemes of certain individuals,
and then devoted to other corrupt schemes
OF their own. Men who are ambitious for
Office cannot. 10 Is believed, secure their
election unless they make peace with the
railroad company. Even the bench does
not escape this malign influence. I'M
0oubtedly there are some Judges Just and
reliable, but the majority are not reliable,
and so the people believe. This is why
the efforts to get an upright Grand Jury
are mostly so futile. IL is notorious that a
man VINO can ray out money will not be
convicted of crime. IL is mostly the poor
and friendless among vagabonds and GRIM
inals who are punished. Even in cases
where man comes into open court and con-
1esSes 10 larceny conviction may not iOl-
low. 1t is undoubtedly true that, in certain
cases where the Grand Jury has had evil
dence before them warraating the finding
OF indictments, some OF the jurors have gone
10 the political bosses to consult them on
what they should do-whether they should
convict or not. Buckley was consulted in
this manner in an ENLIGHTENMENT case.
WHAT is TO BE DONE.
Everybody understands in our State poll
ties it is corruption from the top to the bot
tom. 1t is government now almost entirely
in the hands of men who are put into office
by the railroad company and the scheming
OF knaves. The railroad company wants
knaves. and inevitably when knaves are
looking after the interests of the railroad
company they also keep an eye on their
own. There is no disguise about the rotten
ness to which things have fallen. The
railroad company pretend and contend that
they have right 10 furnish money to Sc
cure the nomination OF what men they
please. 1t has been openly boosted by Mr..
Stanford that he pays out money To canvass
the State. Only short time ago he gave
$4,000 to sllyer-tOngued Fitch To canvass
and crate. This use of money is not
crime, but the result is that the men who
are secured in that way are not ut to be
trusted by the people When they get into
office they maneuver to rake in the spells.
Mr.. Stanford is thought by most people
to be an honorable man, but what is his
position when we want a Senator at Wash
ington? He Is not in his place II vote on
anything important IL he does take action
he equiyoeates on important issues. The
debauching Of the State politically in all
probability Is due more 10 MIR. Stanford
than 10 any other man on the coast The
railroad of which he is one Of the principal
propTietors Is at the bottom of most Of the
corruption. The attempts TO get at frauds
in the Legislature and in the Supervisors
were foiled, and the public sre well aware
how it was done. When Grand Jury was
assembled which il Is believed would have
indicted some of the men VINO committed
fraud II was notorious that the railroad in
terest did not help il. Another Grand
Jury was selected by the Judges, and that
also was manipulated to screen guilty
parties.
REMEDY MUST BE FOUND.
The people have come to the conclusion
that they have been taxed enormously for
the benefit of four or five railroad men, who
have amassed fortunes in the aggregate
of Sl0o. 100000 or $4,000, 600. There Is
not an interest In the State which does
not suffer. The profit on frut-growing is
absorbed before the fruit can reach a mar
ket. PEOPLE have no chance TO make head
way. Property is kept back from reaching
resources of soil and climate, and we can
get little immigration from other States be-
cause people are afraid to come when such
a condition of things prevails. The remedy
rests with the people. If they will permit
three or four men to designate how
all the Offices shall be filed to
snit themselves and to take care that
while they escape taxation other interests
shall be taxed Unfortunately. then we shall
have to submit. grOan as we may. But 1t
will be disgraceful If we do. There never
has been such a stare Of things as exists
here in any other State in the Uni0n-nOih-
ing. in fact. approaching II. We have
railroad company which has covered up its
roads with debt so that the Government
can get nothing in repayment. We
have Railroad Commissioners who do
nothing but draw their salaries and
evade their duties. The men we send
to Washington are generally such as
are dictated for acceptance by the railway
company, and when they get to Washington
they help in putting into office persons who
are not of much advantage to the State.
The Railroad Commissioners OF the United
States do nothing for US. Men who appear
to be the leading citizens of the State dare
not move their hands toward a remedy lest
they be crushed by the railroad Company.
Under all these sinister conditions our posi-
ten is dismal There is consolation in re-
fecting that the impasSe wont last much
longer.