The record-union., 1894-09-10

%ciOVV,oVO anu over Odcn year Dy q ulrecl
tax that came out OF the pockets of the
people, the State of Illinois was raising
put nall OF that sum by direct tax.
NeW Jersey Is far smaller than Cali
lornla IN territory, but larger in popula-
ton. In four years that State spent tor
The same purposes but S17 .000,0 900, while
tDe state OF California spent 81, ,000, 900,
or q ,OOV,0OO more to run our Government
anu maintain our interests than that lit
tie Eastern State.
There is HOT another State in the
Onlon tlat does not for its wealth. capi-
TAI ana population outrank US in the mat
ter OF State taxes. but our opponents will
not disc lss that question.
w Lave had any number of useless
commissions created for the sole purpose
OF taking something out of the people
pockets-schaIneS in favor of some pet oi
boss. institution after institution has
been DuLt by the peoples money when
tnere " as no necessity ana no need OF
them. dow many insane asylums have
we now? Five, l believe, is the number.
and If we keep on at this rate we will
nave to oulld one in every county in the
state OF California.
Ihes9 Institutions are multiplying the
taxes and largely increasing the burdens
upon the taxpayers. The people are
taxed To death and there is no necessity
Tor 1t al all. 1t ought to have been stopped
years ago. While these interests now
created must be maintained / will veto
any Dill creating any commission or pro-
vldIng for any additional publ building
where one does not to-day exist. Only a
snort time ago IN a conversation with
John Z. Dunn in San Francisco he told
me that the taxes of this State could be
reduced 70 per cent. without any damage
10 the efficiency of the public service. l
hnd Where commission after commission
can be cut down in its expenditures,
where the taxes can be lowered for need
less expenses. L propose, il | am elected
Governor OF the State of California, 10 run
the Institution as well as | can upon an
economical basis"
MIR. Budd then paid his respects to the
Southern Pacific corporation, saying that
not even that could pull him down when
he was elected Governor. He said that in
1883, when the Butterworth bill was be-
lore Congress, he appeared in this city
before the Federal Relations Committee
and on the floor of the Senate and in
sisted that resolution should be passed
Dy The Senate lnStructing our Repre-
Sentatlves TO vote against il and the reSo-
luton was passed.
de then related how the Southern Pa
chic was incorporated in kentucky,
claiming that its incorporators did not
reside there or hold property there. and
for which the Butterworth bill had been
lntroduced-to avoid the laws of Califor-
ma and force people to sue them in the
Federal Courts. He said that the report
OF A. \. 1owne two years ago showed
that 1t controlled titty-two separate insti-
tutionS.
1t refused for years to pay its taxes, he
SAID, ana took the State into the United
States Courts and kept it out of its money
Tor years. Private individuals have to
pay their taxes, but the company does
not. Ihe Attorney-G in his report
SAID that all his time was taken up in
trying to get its taxes out of il. The road
cost S4O, ,O0O,G GOO To build and was bonded
for S52,000,00O. If the Government gave
the company Sl2, 100000 worth of land, he
thought 1t could afford to carry the mails
without any quibbles. 1t charges what il
pleases for freights and fares. Mr.. Leeds
IN his report shows that the percentages
range up to double that OF Kansas rail-
roads, and this must be corrected. The
men who built 1t put in S1,000,000 thirty
years ago, SAID the speaker, and are now
worth more than Sl50,O00,000, which they
have got out of the people OF this and
other States. The party has pledged its
candidates TO cut down their rates % per
cent. he favored law that if they do
not make that reduction they should go
to States Prison for life; there should be
strong penal laws giving derelict officials
long imprisonment.
lie himself believed in Government
ownership of the lines running east and
west, not of all lines, but of one or more
trunk lines and that any person or
corporation should be able to run trains
on IL, SUBJECT to certain conditions as
Ireely as boats run on rivers Long be-
tore Mr.. Estee made the auxiliary plank
IN the Republican platform he Budd)
had advocated 1t. When Estee Jumped
on that plank he jumped right into the
Democratic party and upon its platform
ana lndorsed the speakers nomination for
Governor.
The speaker said that this was the plat
form he made in 1884 and for which he
was called a crank. The Government
should own the Union and Central Pa
cltic roads unless they pay their interest.
or make an appropriation for building
another track from the Atlantic to the
Paclhc, and have competition which will
regulate iares and freights without
necessity of law. Any person or
corporation should be able to run trains
on it. That is the only way to prevent
strikes.
He claimed that the Government had
as much right to own the railroad as it
had 10 build 1t for private individuals. If
the Government could take the peoples
money Tor building it could do so for the
other. Ii counties can open their roads
the Government has the same right to
build railroads. 1t has the same right to
build them that it has to keep its rivers
free and spend so, 100000 in one year for
the benefit of commerce.
In conclusion abe announced that his
policy as Governor would be to prevent
all officials from meddling in politics: TO
cut down State expenses; to see that the
railroads get their rights, nothing more
and nothing less; to remedy the probate
laws so that estates are not eaten up. and
change other laws so as to benefit liti-
gants. lr. Budd was loudly applauded
at various points in his discourse.
William B. Jeter said that the ratifica-
ton meeting was not for the purpose of
discussing all issues, but to get acquaint-
ed. When he came to this State In 1877
he stopped few hours in Sacramento
and still retained a pleasant recollection
OF the cordial treatment be met with then
De did not go to the San Francisco con-
Ventlon with political aspirations, but
was induced by friend there to accent
the nomination, after Budd had been
nominated, Looking back at his receD-
ton in 1877, he felt that he would like to
spend part Of his time here for the next
four years. The platform was the best ever
put forth by political party. lie wished
them to consider the question of voting
ny Tie Stale 1of h2llrOau commissioners
and Board of Equalization, instead OF by
districts.
Professor Smyth, candidate for Super
intendent of Public instruction. made
brief remarks on his connection with edu-
cational interests here
Ii. NJ. LaRue said that they all knew
he was candidate ior Raili DAD Commits
sionar. de had lived here for many
years and all his auditors knew his rec
ord. He asked them to compare it with
that OF the present incumbent. Although
he did not wish to curtail the rights of
the railroad, he would not give them a