The morning call., 1894-05-26

the intense interest taken in all sections of
tie city in the isolated condition of the
Richmond district and the determination
of the residents to obtain a single-fare rate
to their homes. s good band entertained
the crowd until AdOlph Sutro ana his
friends appeared on the platform and then
a wild roar Of applause rolled uD. Mr..
SuiT0 bowed and Colonel Thomas F. Barry
stOOG The chair and announced the follow
az Iist Of viee-presi dents, who took their
seats OF IL e platform: j. ID. Phelan,
W. 7. Newberrv, L. +. Denison, w c.
Burnett, c. II. Hubs, DIR. c. d. Cleve-
land, Major B. Mcklnne, l. i. Richards,
Joseph FigeI, W. c. Wise. George T.
Marsh, Henry T0omey, Joseph II. Moore.
Charles SurO, William NJ. Bunker, Judge
y. ID. Thornton, William Simon. T. L.
Schuckind, O. D. Baldwin, Philip Kenzer.
John K. Robinson, w. n. Staley, T. j.
Glvnn. W. c. Little acted as secretary.
In the course of his opening address
Colonel Barry said he esteemed 1t a great
honor to preside over such a meeting.
This meeting" he cried, 'is not to be
measured by its immediate cause, but as
the beginning OF general uprising of the
people of the State against the oppression
under which we have been suffering for
lOi these many years. For the last QUAR-
ter Of a century we have had to suffer in
diguitie5 that no free people would suffer.
We should have arisen years before on
some more momentOus occasion. Some
explanation Is necessary for the retrogres-
sion of his State, when it is one Of the
most fertile of all the States of thu Union
with its greatest opportunities, the best
harbOr; why Is it that while every great
commercial city has progressed San Fran
cisco has refrigerated The moving armies
IMPLYING the suffering Of all the world
have had more companies in their
ranks from California and San Francisco
all 8
Union. You know why; but while those
Of us here studied the problem with shame
and see the apathy of the people of San
Francisco under greater wrongs this little
trouble has focused the true feelings of
the people. We have come with a griey-
ance when represents the discomforts of
the people We should have assembled
say, years ago, not in this hall but in the
confines of San Francisco, TO protest
against expressions such as no freq people
have ever before suffered. We have come
here TO den9unce the Southern Pacific of
Kentucky-to denounce them because they
have destroyed the progress of the State
and retarded that of the city; corrupted
our politics. Why, ii you are cot men the
Governor of California is already named
in the Offices al Fourth and Townsend :;
the Mayor of this city and the Super
visors have been appointed if you be
not free people. We denOunce this
CORPORATION in the name of the young
men sacrificed on its affairs. What is the
hope Of him who daTes to be Independent
ia politics? If be denounces- that great
monopoly he is ruined. The young man
understands this that ii he opposes for one
instant that corporation his political
career is blasted. In other States in.
dependence is encouraged, but not in Cali
IOTnla, We have put shackles upOn our
leet. Look at what we have suffered"
Inc colonel then went or To describe the
material resources Of the Stale, tie dew
el0pment Of which, he claimed, was re-
tarued by the company. He scored Mr..
huntington and said that the magnate of
me ROAD should be made TO pay the BITS
OF the road and not the people. But thew
would not pay it. They had also, he
GAINED, spurned the offers of Mr.. Sutro
with contempt but the meeting would
nave grander result than this alone
nat would be 1.-The emancipation Of San
Francisco and the freedom Of California"
Mr.. SutTo was introduced and his recep-
ton was an ovation. He was cheered
three times and then given tiger. Then.
when qUletDess was restored. he read mis-
speech, in the course of which he re-
marked:
1--WE object to the Southern Pacific of
Kentucky charging practically an admis
sion fee of 10 cents to Sutro Heights a
place thrown open, Tree as air, to our men.
women and children, and strangers yvbo
visit this city. This spot l nave ALWAYS
intended for the people and mainly for he
poorer classes, as an educator, TO elevate
the mind to higher thoughts, to better
principles and worthy ambitions / nave
lately proposed to make such iced AT
once, provided the Market-street Railroad
Company would immediately construct a
road, end by speedy. regular and compe-
tent cable-car service at single Scent
fare. running every five minutes. rom 6
a. 81. un'il midnight. give easy access 10
Satro Heights convenient for the public.
Now, whatsdo we find? That overgrown
corp0ralion. the Southern Pacific OF Ken
lucky, has charged and is charging each
man, woman and child a tribute OF 10
cents to enter this place. which keep