The herald., 1894-11-03
SOUTHERN PACIFIC COIN,
Doodle introduced Into the
Campaign.
The Railroad Commissioner
Contest.
Money to Be Used to Defeat w. w.
Phillips.
Ten Thousand Dollars to Garry Oak
land for Clark, tho Tool of the
Railrosd-The Sack Has
Arrived.

Railrosd-The Sack Has
Arrived.
Special to the HERALD.
OAKLAND, Nov. 2.-The Oakland Times
created a profound sensation this morn
ing by the publication OF the following
srticle:
The railroad sack has arrived. 1t has
been sent into Oakland to defeat W. w.
Phillips for railroad commissioner and
elect W. R. Clark, the nominee of the
Southern Pacific. When the nomina-
tions we're made the Southern Pacific
thought the 5000 or 1000 Republican
majority in this district would be sufi-
cient to drag any sort OF q candidate
through. Clark Of Stockton was accord
ingly nominated. but the signs all over
the district indicate that the people will
reject him at the polls. That is why the
railroad sack has been opened to help
him out.
The Times is informed on the very
best authority that $4,000 has been
sent into Oakland to defeat Phillips.
That is 5000 to precinot, as there are
40 precincts in the city. La Rue's cleo.
ton in the First district is absolutely
certain. SO the corporation is forced to
take desperate measures to elect its
tool, Clark. 1t was decided to literally
buy the control OF the railroad commis-
sion at the polls. Very lately similar
purses have besn sent TO other cities in
the district to debauch the ballot in the
interests Of the monopoly. The tactics
the railroad pursued in 1882, whom it
tried TO elect Gihson and defeat Feots
by the use OF coin, are to be repeated.
Foote came out successful then. but
four years later the railroad sack knock
ed him out and elected the unspe akeble
Rea. Four years ago the sack was again
used to re-elsct Rea and defeat that in
corruptable anti-monopelist Lawrence
Archer. The campaign OF corruption is
to he repeated this year ON still NOR
fragrant scale. The railroad has no use
for Phillips. 1t has ascertsined that he
cannot be approached or controlled and
the fat has accordingly gone forth that
he must be beaten at all hazards. This
is an extraordinary tribute to the hon.
esty and popularity of Mr. Phillips.
The tremendous efforts of the CORPORA
ton are the highest recommendation he
could have. TO the people. It is no
longer fight between Phillips and
Clark, between Democrats and Repub.
licans. 1t is q contest between monopoly
and corruption on one side and the
rights Of the people on the other. 1t is
now the people against the railroad,
with every servile, venal and degrading
agency arrayed in behalf of the corpor-
alton.
The desperation OF the Southern Pa
citic in this campaign is forcibly illus
trated by the extraordinary and debas-
ing measures taken to prevent the cleo
ton OF Mr.. Phillips. Probably the
$4,000 sent to Oakland ia but small
proportion of the corruption fund scat
tered throughout the district. A con-
siderable reduction in railroad rates will
mean loss of millions year to the
monopoly. This will mean an equal
amount LETT in the pockets OF the farm
ers and shippers. That is whv the rail.
road can afford to spend $500 in every
precinct to deieat Mr.. Phillips, who has
resolutely remained deaf to the bland
iehments of the monopoly. His elec
ton means money in the pockets of the
people and corresponding loss to the
corporation. Hence the bold attempt at
wholesale corruption OF the ballot. The
people ought to awaken to the magitude
of this infamy it threatens. All the
purcnasable elenents OF every party
will rally to the sack and to the sack
candidate, Clark OF Stockton. There
fore oil the decent voters who wish to
throw off the domination of the South
ern Pacific should range themselves be-
hind the antimonopoly candidate.
Shall the corrupt and shameless nse
OF money prostitute the elections and
defeat the effort to obtain relief from
the long continued and defiant actions
OF the transportation monopoly? Let
trict answer this question in their own
way. Every man who votes fo- w. r.
Clark because of party zeal, lends his
aid to the corruption and expressions OF
the monopoly. Let him be ever go clean
AcAuV0 nAo hoACue- AAtA0CNs iO &c dsnleb-
ing in debsuching the ballot and rivet-
ing the fettera of monopoly on the peo-
pie OF California. There 10 no escape
from the alternative. The railroad
would not be pouring out its gold for
Clark If it's managers were not sure of
their man. They would not spend such
tremendous sums to defeat Phillips did
they not stand in great dread of his
election. The facts speak for themselves.
In q fair election Phillips would be
elected by large majority, but no man
Can toll what will result from the use OF
o vast corruption fund unless the honest
men of'all parties join together to vindi-
cate decency and the right.
Arrangements are now being made to
diatribute the $4,000 corruption fund
sent to this city, SO that 1t will produce
the greatest results in the various pre-
cincts. The purchase Of voters is to be
made on q systematic scale. Certain
men in each precinct are to-be paid a
bonus on each vote above certain mum !.
Der cast in tho precinct for Clark. The
tally will show whether the goods are
delivered or not. The purchasable ele-