The record-union., 1893-01-06
In THE LAST DITCH.
Methods of the San Bernardino
Clique Exposed.
Assemblyman Casterline of San Ja-
cinto Administers a Deserved Re-
buke to Pair of Juvenile Lobbyists
Packed Conventions and Picked
Opinions.
Opinions.

The ring of pot-house politicians at San
Bernardino that is trying to defeat the
Riverside County division bill, may as
well give up the fight and call in the
Hessians employed to cry down the
measure. The obstruction tactics re-
sorted to by this band of political mounte-
banks and hungry ofiice-seekers have
failed ignOminiously, and their banner,
on which is written For revenue only
is trailing in mud of their own making.
san Bernardino opposed county divis-
ion as a general proposition until those
who are leading the opposition realized
that it was losing game. Then they
sought affiliation with San Jacinto and
Perrls, adopting as their motto: "Any-
thing to beat Riverside"
AS the people of northern San Diego
were at this time about equally divided
between the orange center and the home
proposition, the San Bernardino people
were given to understand on more than
one occasion that their support was not
desired, and would not be tolerated. This
refusal of prot1ered assistance eminated
from discovery OF mercenary motives,
Of which the apparent interest was made
up. IN short, San Jacinto and Perris
fought shy Of the bunco com bination pro-
posed by San Bernardino, and bade her go
away and attend to her own business.
But San Bernardino would not go
away. Like the vine in the fable, she
clung closer than ever, and persisted in
putting forth numerous blossoms, from
which she may now pluck Dead Sea fruit.
Not satisfied with a severe snubbing
ON Il ~ IN, ho,-
OF the pie entirely, she went to Northern
San Diego with long-drawn and sOph-
istical argument on the advantages of a
com binatlon that had about as much
effect as bird-shot would have on heavy
armOr.
She ran free trains to Perris and San
Jacinto, packed conventions, used money,
made threats and succeeded in getting
out few resolutions, supporting the
claims of the towns above mentioned
and this against the wishes of the people
of those towns.
y fair illustration of San Bernardino
methods in this controversy may be
found in the Perris Convention, held
December 2sth, for the purpose Of de-
filming the boundaries of the proposed
county Of San Jaclnto. This meeting was
packed by the San Bernardino clique.
Its Chairman was A. w. Artherton, AN ex-
| Clerk OF the Superior Court who, it is
said. has not a dollars worth of property
in San Diego County, and who is now in
this city in the interest of San BernardinO
| opposition. AT tins convention the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted, in spite
| OF the fact that nearly all of the Perris
people voted no.
WHEREAS, That northern part of San
Diego County, lying north of the second stand
ard south OF San Bernardino base line is from
so to 200 miles distant from the county sent:
q ha
seat from said territory by rail, it is necessary
to 90 out of the County OF san Diego throupn
the Counties OF san Bernardino and Orange,
and great distance again in san Diego
County; ana whereas, that strip of land lying
south of the San TimeteO Hills in San Ber-
nardino County, is a part and parcel of the
great San Jacinto and Perris Valleys ana
Goes naturally and geographically belong
thereto, and not to the County of san
| Bernardino; and whereas, the town and
country OF Banning IS now divided by the
line which separates san Diego County from
san BernardinO County, while all Of Banning
and its surrounding valley belongs natu-
rally and geographically to the County of San
Bernardino; and whereas this convention is
composed OF delegates chosen. one from each
school district and one Tor each fifty votes or
fraction thereof cast at the last election from
north of the second standard south Of San
BernardinO base line, ana the like represeuta-
| ton from all that part proposed to be in
cluded within said san Jaciuto County; ana
whereas, the population of said proposed San
Jacinto County is between $500 ana :. .00O
persons, and the taxable property is about
$5,00O,O0O. and both the population and tax
able property thereof is rapidly Increasing
with every prospect and facility Of increase to
continue for generations to come; and
whereas, the people OF Riverside have be1n
soliciting our people to join with them and
ask the formation of a proposed Riverside
County, the same to include the territory now
proposed to be made into san Jacinto County.
together with other parts Of San Bernardino
County; and, whereas. it would be unjust nm
profitable and disadvan tageOus to the people
OF the proposed san JacintO County TO unite
them in a county with Riverside Therefore
be it
Resolved That it is the sense of this conyen-
ton that we earnestly and emphatically pro
test against any part Of the proposed San
Jacinto County being included in any manner
with Riverside; and be it
ReSoLred That we hereby indorse the lines
proposed for San JacintO County as the same
| are this day fixed by this convention, and we
do hereby earnestly and emphatically ask and
urge the honorable Senate and Assembly of
the State OF California to relieve us from our
distress and to establish San Jacinto County
on the lines this day fixed by this convention.
and to this end we sincerely ask the sympathy
and active assistance OF each and every mem
Der of your honorable bodies; and be it
further
HesoIUed, That these resolutions be printed
and that a copy thereof be furnished to the
Governor of the State OF California to our
Representative, Hon. w. NJ. Casterline and
each member OF the Senate and Assembly.
On Wednesday last Perris held another
convention on the same proposition.
San Bernardino tried to pack this meet
ing, but failed, and what was the result of
this failure?
Perris declared unanimously for the
Riverside bill.
How would San Jacinto stand if left to
formulate a decision of her own? An
answer may be found below.
There arrived in this city Yesterday
two young men from San Bernardino.
One of them is defunct District Attor-
ney, whose record has been a series of
juvenile failures-a man whom the late
lamented Mr.. Blackstone would hardly
care to recognize as a disciple. The other
is erstwhile manager Of a business col
lege at san Diego, from which town he
was imported for purposes soon to be
made known. The young men are
named respectively Il. J. Fording and A.
W. Atherton. They are here to fight the
| Riverside bill, and brought trunk full
of resolutions and opposition measures,
kindly drawn up and indorsed by packed
conventions in San Diego County. OF
course, San Bernardiuo sent them to helm
Perris and San Jacinto, purely from a
disinterested motive, and out of the great
love that flows from the heart Of San
Berdoon to her sister of the south.
Naturally they conceived it to be their
duty to call upon the gentleman repre-
senting Perris and San Jacinto in the
Assembly, so they wended their way to
the lodgings of Mr.. Casterline.
They found him at home, and after a
cordial greeting proceeded to explain
their mission and assure him of their
hearty cooperation in passing any one
of the San Diego bills. They would give
him his choice of measures and support
him on any proposition that he might
select. ANY ything to down Riverside,
you know"
When the young men had exhausted
their sweet southern vocabulary, Mr..
Casterline spoke, and his voice must
have sounded to the workers" like the
xro;ca of tba oporrx- coo fo ru,aoIx1,l --1..