The morning call., 1894-07-23
The Peoples Party After
Him.
HE MAY ENTER THE RACE.
Has Consented to Meet a COM
mittee.
HIS ROAD TO THE CLIFF HOUSE.
Fully Expects to Secure the Defeat
of the Refunding Bill-His
Methods.

AS busy as Adolph Sutro is week days
he is almost as steadily occupied during
Sunday. Yesterday he had a party OF
dozen to lunch with him at Sutro Heights,
few of them knowing any of the others or
perhaps arriving by appointment at all.
But they went there because they were
interested in the man and his work and
found themselves sitting abOu. his prodigal
table.
Two of them formed committee from
the committee on organization of the
Peoples party to ask Mr. Sutro to become
that party's candidate for Mayor.
The matter was discussed at table and
of course all present were enthusiastic
supporters of the committee, as ordinary
wel-bred people might be expected to be
under the circumstances. but it is only
keeping close to the truth to say that they
were even more enthusiastc-and sincere
in it-than the demands of politeness re-
Quired.
"Adolph Sutro for Mayor is the keystone
of the whole situation in the State for the
Peoples party, | believe" said w. A. Car
roll. the spokesman of the delegation.
Mr. Carroll is Secretary or the Thirty
sixth Assembly District Peoples Party
Club, the same of the Eleventh Precinct
Club and first assistant secretary of the
conventions temporary organization.
Mr.. Sutro would be certain of election,
and his name at the head of the city ticket
would be tower of strength to the party
throughout the State. 1t would be a
clarion note that would be heard from San
Diego to Yreka, and / believe it would
enlist the support of such mem berS from
both the old parties that we would sweep
everything before u.s."
Mr.. SutrO would not give any positive
answer. however. 81 am wrapped up with
my fight against the Southern Pacific fund
ing Bill. That is question that over
shadows all others. L am not politician,
| am out to secure the emancipation of the
people Of California from the fifty years of
slavery which the passing of the funding
bill or any other similar measure means to
us ALL Every other question is local and
Insignificant in comparison. This other is
a national question"
Then the delegation urged his accept
ance of the Domin alton on the lines of fur
thering this fight. AS the nominee of the
party for the Mayoralty he would secure a
better hearing at Washington, perhaps,
they said, and as the elected Mayor he
would be in a position to carry ON his
fight against the monopoly to much
greater advantage. Mr.. Carroll said: "This
is not my first interview with the man
of destiny on this subject, but l have
been after him for many days. Mr.. Sutro
by no means turned deaf ear to my in
p0rtunties, but had consented to take the
matter under consideration"
Mr.. Sutro said yesterday that he would
be willing to meet the committee on or
ganization and platform and go over the
whole ground with them. If he finds the
platform and the possible personnel of the
ticket such as he could heartily support
he might give his consent to head the city
ticket.
But, really" he continued, gravitating
back to his one great purpose as certainly
as Mr.. Newton's apple fell to the ground,
mo citizen OF California out of the rail
roads employ has any private business so
important as this of defeating that bill.
What hopes have [ of success? Every
hope and reason that goes with faith and
persistence in the right. Mind you, it is
not bill that we have to have passed.
That is very different matter. 1t is the
defeat of a bill, which is very much easier
of accomplishment. There are only thirty
days left for the session. The committee
reporting upon the bill is not unanimous.
True, they have bought over two of them.
The first vote stood s in favor against s..
and now they are 10 to g. But to control
the House is a very different matter. l
have seen times when a bill had the ap-
parent support of fve-slxths Of the mem
bers, and when it came to voting it
hadn't oDe-SlXth.
"We know that there is an immense cor
ruption fund in Washington. We are
going to keep watch of its use and effects.
We are sending information to the home
newspapers of every member OF Congress.
When their home newspaper gets af ter
them they are careful of what they do.
"When strong man arises in his place
in Congress and talks plainly about the
/ h4t,1 ln nf tn hV,xr ynfn
the members who are liable to sell the
same begin to tremble in the knees.
1--WE are carrying on this war to win, for
it must win. Defeat-that is, the passage
of this bilI-means the absolute, uncom-
promising subsection Of trade to this mo-
nopOly for fifty years; 1t means the taxing
| OF the people TO pay this $40, 000, 900, for of
course the company will not pay 1t. They
will tax California to pay it. On the other
| hand, the foreclosure of the mortgages and
| the confiscatiOn of the private fortunes of
the four Central Pacific stockholders, as is
a proper sequence, means an open trans
contlnen tai roadway, the greatest blessing
that could now befall the people of the
! whole country, especially of the whole
| West, and particularly of California"
With regard to the street railway to the
| Cliff House Mr.. Sutro said: I'VE have
| accepted the terms of the franchise pur-
chased of the city and shall begin imfne-
| diately the construction OF an independent
road from Central avenue. The road will
be operated by electricity and will be
equipped in a style equal to any In the
entire country. Our road will start from
Central avenue and Geary street and come
this way over Washington and Cherry,
across the Jordan tract to Clement and
thence to the Cliff House. Transfers will
| be taken on this road from the California
! street and SutteT-street roads, and a cou-
| will ho ri IN ntyvo r6 q
| ger granting admission to Sutro Heights
| and the Cliff House. Without these coupons
an admission fee will still be required.
The road will be in operation just as soon
as the work can be accomplished, but con-
tractors have not yet been heard from on
h.