The herald., 1894-10-06

cured by looting this road, these banditti built
another transoontinental road, known
as ne ne e Southern Pacific, which they bonded
fourth that amount You fruit growers of this
section assist In paying the interest on these
fictitious and fraudulent assets. You paid an
average of 1868 per carload to get your fruit TO
market this year. The chairman OF this meet
ing paid 81 rents per box or at the rate of $648
per carload to get his fruit to the consumer.
With us 1t is not much question of free
trade as 1t is free men. The railroad company,
as 1t is, owns many of the public servants
wherever they can be debauched.
Both the Central and Union Pacific roads are
insolyent The Central Pacific can be built
ment lien is $77, 900, 600. The Central Pacific
is now before congress asking for an extension
OF lts debt for 30 years at 2 per cent. Such a
scheme OF finance was never before proposed In
the history OF the world.
The thing to do is for the government to take
the two Pacific roads and to own them for the
national highways. Open them to all railroads
for the running of trains over the tracks at
nominal cost of keeping them in repair. What
is the difference between highway built of
steel and one OF macadam or one OF water?
There is none.
The Great Northern railway was built from
Duluth to Portland for $4,000 mile Ac-
ccrdtng to reports, we shipped 40 900 carloads
oi iruit out OF here this year at a cost Of $3.50
enough money to build a road to Kansas CITY,
= livery Democratic candidate for congress in
Osliornia Is pledged in writing to vote against
AS 1 70 the men on the other side, only point to
yous own papers, which have asserted that the
railroad slate was carried through.
=, NOW II You mako q national highway OF the
Central Pacific and Union Pacific. in q short
Time you will have other railroads in here
aar.ts nnete u already company organized and ths
caPisai ls secured to build q road from Ogden
ana salt Lake through the coal fields of South
err err Utah TO this city and to deep water at San
reoro. James Clarkson is tho head of it. All
the capital is waiting for ia for these national
highways to be opened up and for your deep
water harbor.
Mr.. Patton explained the Republican
influences that had been brought to
bear to delay the Improvement at San
Pedro and told how Senator Jones and
Mr.. Huntington had cornered the water
front at Santa Monica. and were striving
to have the harbor located there.
There have been two examinations made Of
San Pedro harbor and two favorable reports.
But at q recent meeting of the senate commit
tee there appeared disinterested party named
Corthell, who had out OF the fullness of his
heart made sn examination and arrived at the
conclusion that Santa Monica was the proper
place for the harbor. He claimed that he was
no way interested IN the matter. Senator
White examined him closely, and he finally
admitted that he was building bridge across
the Mississippi for Mr.. Huntington at New Or
leans Then his disinterestedness was ex-
plaine1.
And during all this time there sat In
one of the magnificent marble rooms of the
today-Collis p Huntington. With his 72
years resting rather heavily upon him, he was
calmly endeavoring to direct the legislation OF
the congress of the United States in his inter
est. Aths back was the most powerful lobby
in Washington, there to block legislation in
favor of the people. He has dictated the Re.
publican platform. We propose to take back
the railrosds built with government money
and to pursue the individual robbers until they
disgorge.
The most important question that has been
before you in thirty years, is the transportation
issue. This is the last time you will have a
chance to vote ON IT, Now is the time to strike
if you wish to relieve agriculture and horticul-
ture in California of its chains. The damning
and ccrrupting inhuances tnat go out from
Fourth and Townsend street and rot the polti-
cal life of our state must be rebuked. Admin
ter that rebuke, my friends, one month fom
today.
At the close there was protracted
cheering, and number OF prominent
Republicans who were present came for-
ward and shook Mr.. Patton by the
hand, assuring him OF their support.