The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-06

al monopoly. Men are not unselfish
enough to be allowed to control the market
on any pretense whatever.
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The railroad men, that is to say the Off
cials who are henehmen to the Southern
Pacific, are said TO be anxious about
the outlook on this coast through sea
competition. The alarm is quite natural,
for traffic by sea is the most dangerous
competitor ID sight. If persisted in aud
managed in an accommodating spirit trans
poUtatiOn by sea viii give infinite relief TO
the whole coast, from Puget Sound to
Panama, and the railroad companies will
have 10 DO business as they can in much
more humble spirit than their dictatorial
manner OF the past has exhibited. Had We
dozen railroads there might be agreements
among them 10 blk their customers eXtor-
tlonately, but as long S merchants have
the sea open and can charter clipper ships
or swift steamers It is possible to obviate
laundering. The lesson of the hour is to
give all the trade that the traffic viii bear
TO sea routes Take the mails by the rail-
road, but take all other freight as FAR as
possible by ship.
Puget Sound now has FIVE transconti-
mental railroads into Washington State and
Oregon. Tie southern portion of California
has two railroads across the continent and
portion Of third. as yet hampered in
facilities. What binders San Francisco to
use these routes as delivery points coast
wiser Is there any necessity to use the
Southern Pacific 1T all for large propOr-
ton of shipments? Why not make terms
with these northern competing companies
or with the one southern competing CON-
pany? Such arrangements would only make
three or four days difference in the delivery
OF consignments, and probably 80 per cent
would be saved IN rates of freight By
adopting this course there might also be an
enormous expansion Of business with the
East and Europe With one railroad in this
central part If the State the country is
simply nailed down in a coffiD. and is
represented abroad as desert inhabited by
driYelers destitute Of enterprise. This is
all contrved that the Southern Pacific may
thrive, humbug, peculate and strangle So
lar the situation is uneasy for citizens who
love equity. but equity is lace on the horns
OF bull when railroad company is bent
upon driving its principles home by the ap-
pointment OF commission, or the swirling
Of Legislature round its choice for United
States Senator.
Let US hope the report is true that the
tight between moonshiners and sheriifs'
deputies in South Carolina, by which some
thirty men were killed for the pleasure Of
hanging murderer, is nothing more horri-
bic than newspaper story. The game Of
thirty TO one in crime mounts the odds up
too rapidly. Ii the story is true il is an
enormity which cannot DO good 70 the State
IN which IL occurred Such a crime of law
leSsness, approaching civil war in repellent
features, viii drive community back for
generation. Neither life nor property is
safe under snch conditions. The only ex-
cuse for lynchng al any time Is the belief
mat justice Will be defeated. When fragrant
abuses Of trials are prevalent, then the con-
science OF the community rises in revolt,
and short Is the shrft Of the mRlefactor
But only anarchical law can justify this re-
volt. 1t is martial law in the hands Of the
multitude.
Thieves are ever on the lookout. They
always have their eye on a millionaire.
whether alive or as a corpse. Even the
niliionaire's infant IS not spared. Guard
has 10 be.kept over the t0mbstone-a guard
well paid and armed With rifles. This is
truly dreadful state of matters, but il is
part of the evolution through which ~ are
running between battened wealth. abiect
Doserty aud an engendered middle Of def
ant crime. Some Of the crimes OF bandit
| Sicily are being prOpagated in this country
IN rich crop. Jay Gould's body lies in
! the ground. bat how long it would lie If
| unprotected is matter of doubt. Guards
| are on duty Gay and night. armed probably
| with Winchesters. Cremation would have
been advisable in his case, for then his
| ashes might have been deposited with the
| Smithsonian Institution or sent to the Chi
cagO exhibition. Apparently millionaire
has no peace to his bones, but may have to
| bis ashes.
Having desire to pose before the Legls-
| lature for generosity, forgiveness and elem
eDcy, the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
pauy has reduced rates on few commodi-
ties grown in this State. But the odd thing
is that these commodities are not produced
for the market until the middle of the year.
! They are in fact not in the market The
| company might as we'll announce rate for
| New Zealand apples. or Australian kanga-
| rOos. When the time comes to produce
/ these products. the mercury OF benevolence
will have risen in the barometer OF corper-
ate greed to the usual irrestIainable height.
| When the wool is pulled down the people
! should raise the blind.