The morning call., 1894-05-26

selves as partners in the profits of every
business concern 10 the State. They ave
done the same thing with our farmers, Who
raise their crops and find themselves at the
end Of The year without dollar, for the rail
ROAD takes all the surplus ID freight charges.
My advice To you is to stop this; is to
form clubs in every precinct in this
city and throughout the State. and let
every man and woman enroll themselves
for the coming election. and let the issue
be down with the railroad YOu Will
say the women cannot vote. That is true.
But nothing prevents them from enrolling
themselves. and using their Influence with
their husbands, fathers, brothers and
lovers. Their purifying influence will re-
deem us. If necessary let us form q new
party with that issue, but we may succeed
by Ignoring issues Of the old parties and
picking the best men from all tickets
But more potent, more efficacious, more
speedy remedy exists 10 crush out this
hydra-hP AIDED monster. Listen 10 me care
fully. This giant corporation started out
from the beginning on false commercial
principles. They borrow wed all the money
they could lay their hands Oh, mOrtgaglng
their corporate properties, taking good
care, however, 30 transfer a large part of
the borrowed money to their private
purses, by a dishonest organization OF
construction companies. and now they find
as natural consequence their corporations
to-day on the verge OF bankruptcy. 'Hhey
are staggering under a load of interest
coming due every half year which they
cannot possibly meet, especially since the
contraction of the currency has reduced
their earning capacity fully ODe-half,
while their indebtedn ess must be met for
the full sum, payable in gold. The Gen.
trail Pacific Company alone owes SIC 000.-
600 to the United States Government,
some of the bonds coming due within
few months. If the bill now pending be-
fora (fQnuraoe fnbHinn fbio Iah
in century from now, at per cent per
annum, fails TO pass, they will be bank
ruDt, receiver will be appointed, the octo-
pus will die natural death, and the peo-
nle Of California will again breathe free
Let US pass resolutions calling the atteu-
tlon OF Congress 10 the cOrrupting infiu-
ences which arc being use1. Let us send
agents Immediately TO Washington to eX-
pose and oppose their plans. If this bill is
killed the light of liberty will once more
dawn upon the people of the Pacihc
Shores"
The following resolutions were read and
adopted unanimously:
WHEREAS. The double fare exacted bv The
Market street Railroad Company 10 reach life
ocean shore Is heavy tax on our citizens and
almost DrohlbtoTy To the poor man win fam
lily; ana whereas. we are credibly Informed that
that the railroad company can legally collect
ONLY one fare over It's main road and branches;
aud whereas, IL is difficult matter TO enforce
the PEOPLES rights against this oyerproWn cor
pOratiOn, therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the thanks of the people of
San Francisco are due TO the residents OF Rich
mond for the bold stand they have taken but
more especially 10 AdOlph Sutro, under whose
able and independent leadership we will rally
and defeat the demands OF that enemy Of the
people, the Southern Pacific Railroad COMPANY
aud its offspring, the Market-street Railway
Company.
The same euimty was evidenced in the
following two resolutions:
WHEREAS, There is now pending in Congress
a bill 10 fund the Central Pacific Railroad debI.
making IL payable In 100 years now, at an
nual interest of per cent; and whereas tIis
would practically amount TO "A gift OF S7G-
900 TO the Centr Pacific Railroad Com
pany, rObbing the people OF the United States
out OF his large sum OF money; and whereas,
&. y. Huntington Is now IN Washington 10 Sc
cur the passage OF this bill by fair or by foul
means by bribery and corruption; and where
as, under the laws OF California individual
stockholders al the time the debt was Incurred
are personally liable; and whereas, the law OF
limitation does not run against the United
States, the fortune Of {. 7. Huntington and
those of the Hopkins, the Croekers and the
Stanford estates can be made liable for the in
debtedness; tn ref0re be- IL
Resolved, BY the people OF San Francisco IN
mass meeting assembled, that we denouhce the
bill now ptnding IN Congress 10 practically re-
lease the railroad companies from their in
deoiedDess as a huge Job, backed up by cor
Tupton fund.
ResOtUed, That the secretary be Instructed TO
telegraph these resolutions 10 Washington and
That Congress be requested 10 appoint an in
Yestigating committee 10 ascertain the facts
concerning lie charges of bribery and to mele
out punishment to The guilty.
ResoLUed, by the people of San Francisco in
mass meeting assembled, that Mr.. Adolph
SutrO be and Is hereby appointed as a COM
mittee Of one TO select and dispa CHI to Wash
lDgton one or more able ana reliable agents TO
oppose the so-calIed Pacific railroad funding
bi," now pending in Congress, and expose the
bribery which we are credibly Informed Is now
gong on 10 push this bill To final passage
robbins the people OF $4,000, 600 by the Cen
tral Pacific Railroad Company OF California
alone.
Henry +. Highton made brilliant
fpeech. in the course of which he said Mr.
Sutrc had very properly sealed up the