The morning call., 1893-08-20
RIGHT ON THE PEOPLES SIDE.
There Is No Such Word as Sur
render, Say the Ladies.
LET WAR BE wAdED TO THE END.
Some Bright Thoughts and Stirring
Sentiments Brought
Out.

OakIand's fight for freedom goes on
with unabated vigor. Merchants, pro-
fsssfonal mon, every class of society
sesms determined to throw off the yoke
of tho Southern Pacific. The friends of
the monopoly are n ot sufficiently numer-
GUS to form a class. Not only are the
mon Of Oakland in dead earnest in wsg-
ing this holy war, but the women, too,
are astenthusiastic "a their br others in q
determination to see right and Justice
done In the beautiful city of oaks.
Ladies' who few weeks ago had never
seen the Oakland water front save from
the windows ofa Southern Pacific train
now walk fearlessiy down to tho Davie
wharf and take the Rosalie for San
Francisco.
The ladies of the Oakland Economic
Club who, it will be remembered, made
such brilliant and successful fight
against the poolroom ordinance, a few
months ago, voted, at their last meeting.
to patronize the Davie ferry exclusively.
and they are doing it. zoo. In fact, the
leading women of Oakland are making it
q matter of honor to turn cold shoulder
upon the grasping monopoly that has so
long held the city in its clutches. and to
DO all in their power TO help the friends of
Oakland in their battle against oppression
and wrong. A representative of THE
CALL, who visited few of them yesIer-
day. found all, with but one exception,
eager and'willing to give reason for the
faith that is in them that there are better
days in store for Oakland. This one spoke
In touching terms OF the long and faithful
service of the Southern Pacific in Oakland !;
of the duty of Oaklanders TO stand by the
company, who, having operated the local
service for so many years, at loss, now
deserved the Tewardlof sucL service, if they
were making anything. AS for the free
riding. 1t had been the ruin of the young
people of Oakland, making hoodlums and
roughs of them. and demoralizing them by
giving them something for nothing.
twenty-five cents is little enough to pay
.ter being carried TO San Francisco.
All this may be perfectly true. It may
be that in taking in the Southern Pacific
and making it present of its priDcipal
thoroughfare Oakland has been all these
years entertaining an angel unawares. 1t
may be that the company has been losing
money all these years, and been sitting up
nights. as it were. to devise schemes for
Oaklsnd's good. and it may be that 25 cents
is little enough for them to receive tor ser
vices others have demonstrated may be
profitably rendered for 10 or Is cents; but
Oakland does nos know all this. Neither
does she know that her young people are
roughs and hoodlums. One fails some
how, to see how. the city having paid
roundly for the privilege OF riding. the
city's boys and girls are getting something
for nothing. When our young people ride
free of charge to free school where they
receive an education free of charge why
does the free ride demoralize them while
ths free school and the free education does
not7 The defender of the octopus an
sUered this question by saying the cases
were not parallel. Possibly they are not,
but the ordinary mind does not grasp sub
tie distinctions. and SO the question is yet
to be satisfactorily answered. The lady
above did not wish her name used. but the
friends of the people were not so retcent,
and their opinions and names are given
belnw.