The record-union., 1893-03-10


Shasta for the graceful compliment he
paid my party when he implied that it
contributed all the brains upon which the
State had to rely for the enactment of
useful legislation. 1 feel doubly grateful
on this score because in these days of
Democratic ascendency more than ordi-
nary courage is required to speak good
word for the Republican party, and it is
unprecedented for Democrat to commit
political sacrileges of that nature. But
probably this particular occurrence is at
| tributable to the fact that my distin-
guished friend from Shasta, after COM
pairing the work of both parties as repre-
sented in the two houses, has come to
realize that the Republican party is the
party of brains in this State, and in that
case L beg to suggest to him that he is
sadly out of place in his present political
surroundings"
SELFISH MOTIVES.
In treating of the substitute under
consideration and the influences back
Of them, Mr.. Duckworth referred
to the Traffic Association as a
body of men "nominally organ
lied for the purpose OF carving out
measures of relief for the whole State,
but in reality an organized company of
San Francisco merchants whose every
action is directed in the line of using the
entire State to avail themselves of all the
influence that the whole State can WELD
for the benefit of San Francisco
He referred to a conversation with
Thomas Hughes, who is known as the
father of Fresno. That gentleman was
included as q member of the Traffic AS
sociation as bait for the interior. Mr..
Hughes attended only one meeting OF the
association. He i'll common with other
men in the interior soon found that there
was nothing in common between the
San Francisco representatives of that
body and those from the interior, as the
idea of the Traffic Association was to
abolish terminal points in the interior
and have the whole State under the
mercy of San Francisco merchants.
THE MEN WHO FLED THE STATE.
II do not believe, as a representative
from an interior county," continued the
speaker, that it is my duty to lend any
heed to the Traffic Association, or what its
1CpiSSOlildlIN GS may Suggest. Hb
ing spirit of the Traffic Association is J
S. Leeds, who, it might be said, was born
in the service of monopoly, and who lost
the high position to which he managed
to work himself because his conduct ne
| cessitated his discharge, the people whom
he is now seeking to injure being re-
sponsible for his dismissal. My reason
for this statement is that Leeds was
Traffic Manager of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad Company, and as such it de-
volved uponlhim to carry out and observe
the rules prescribed for the government
of what is known in railway circles as an
association of gentlemen. As one of the
gentlemen he violated rules that his
superiors agreed to, and Mr.. Stubbs,
| Traffic Manager of the Southern Pacific
Railroad. caught him discriminating
against the California road, and a per-
emptory demand was made upon Mr..
Gould by Mr.. Huntington for his dis
charge, which was needed, and Mr.. Leeds
lost his job.
THEIR VOTES NOT THEIR OWN.
"Such is the history of the manager of
the great reform institution known as
l1C SdIllOIiild lIdlllC ASSOCIdIlOn.
Through the intervention of the agents of
that institution the association has the
pledged votes of majority of this AS
sembly that they will do its bidding The
spectacle is presented to us of California
Legislature. supposed to represent the
sovereignty of a great people, bound
hand and foot to do the bidding of man
who absolutely has no interest in the
Pacific Coast or any of its industries ex-
cept to draw $4,000 year that Traffic
Association pays him to devise schemes
of legislation that will rebound to the in
jury and detriment of every point outside
of San Francisco.
The question before US is the turning
point in the history of railroad agita-
ton. Notwithstanding the fact that the
Southern Pacific Company has paid its
taxes for the years lSS0-l-2, after judicial
determination of the fact that it owed
nothing to the Notwithstanding the
fact that the railroad company has offered
to pay its taxes, the Traffic Association is
disposed to balk the efforts of the peo-
ple's true representatives, and keep UP
the railroad agitation when it may be set
concerned"
In conclusion, Mr.. Duckworth said the
Carpenter bill was no compromise meas
ure; it barters away neither the honor
nor dignity of the State. He paid
glowing tribute to the young citizens of
the State, whom he believed would see
that her honor and fair name would
never be soiled.
VOLUNTARILY OFFERED TO PAY.
Mr.. Carlson said the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company owes his county-San
Diego-as much money as any county in
the State, save one. On the 18th of last
December, the Southern Pacific yolun-
tarily rendered to San Diego County the
face of the taxes due, as a compromise
and termination of endless litigation.
which was satisfactory and met with the
approval of the Board of Supervisors.
who sent the District Attorney (by the
way, Delnocrat) to Sacramento to get
the consent of Attorney General Hart
thereto. But the Attorney General arbi-
.trarily refused to permit of the accent
ance, and thus San Diego County was
prevented from receiving the large sum
of money voluntarily rendered it by the
Southern Pacific. San Diego County
wants to receive this taxmoney, and this
proposition voluntarily made by the
Southern Pacific, which it wants the
Legislature to accept. and thus permit
the county of San Diego and every other
county to whom is due said taxes to re-
ceive the large sum offered in settlement
by the Southern Pacific. As San Diego's
| District Attorney said, commenting on
tho offer made To San DieoO sEit is inst