The herald., 1894-12-14
PERHAPS THEY ARE ALL RIGHT.

Our sprightly twilight contemporary
INDUCES itself in the luxury Of passion-
ate uttersnce over the HERALD's intims.
ton that it would be unsafe to trust the
building of a state railroad to the uncer-
tain friendship OF the Republican legis-
lature about to convene for the veal or
woe of this great c,m mon wealth. 1t al.
lows its intense loyalty to the grand old
party to get the better OF its jude ment,
thereby crippling its logic by falling
over its feet while cropping through the
dsrkne OF its understanding.
The Express rushes to the defense OF
Legislature that has not yet convened
by accusing the HERALD of impugning
action that has not vet been taken. 1t
is claimed. in effect. that the legislature
which threatens ia q holy alliance be-
cause Democratic legislatures and Demo-
cratic leaders have been corrupt and un-
reliable. 1t would be easy to oppose
these accusations by counter charges
and the mention of such names as Dan
Burns, P. B. Cornwall, Hervsy Lindley,
James Copeland of San Diego, All Can
field, John Lynch of San Bsrnardino,
Senator Seymour, JEFF Jack OF San Luis
Obispo, Mayor Effsy of Santa Cruz, Jim
Rea of Santa Clara, Frank Rhodes OF
Sacramento. Fat Jack O'Conuor of San
Francisco. Bert Worthington, H. E.
Herrin of the Southern Pacific, Steve
Gage OF the Southern Pacific. Eli Dsni-
son OF the Southern Pacific, and host
OF Others OF subordinate degree, failing
Oft with Sconcnin Maloney OF Japan
and the Banjo Eyed Kid OF Tar Flat.
1t will be observed that frothiny at
the mouth because bosses of political
party have led their adherents into
morasses OF venalty and sloughs OF
corruption, arraying them inevitably
against the interests OF the people. will
not change the historical facts; nor
because the Democratic party was
cursed by Buckley and handicapped BY
a Pepper, doss it necessarily follow that
the Democratic party is all bad
and wholly unworthy of confidence.
On the contrary. the fact that
the Democratic party has turned
down its Buckeys and its Pop
pers. and is even at this moment pur.
suing its black sheep through the
Wilderness Of fraud, should bs regarded
So creditable to the organization. 1t lie
certainly better evidence OF honest pur-
pose than can be offered by the Repub-
lican party, which is still under the
leadership OF Dan Burns and P. b.
Cornwall, and subservient, ss regards
the action of its legislative majority, to
H. E. Herrin, Steve Gage and Eli Den.
ison. Dishonors are quite easy, it
would appear, in this discussion of the
personnel of the political parties of CAL
ifornis.
The HERALD, as a matter Of fact. has
not yet attacked the legislature. elect"
1t has merely asserted that the reason
the state railroad proposition is not pre-.
sented to this legislature is because it is
feared that it may be under the con troll
of the Southern Pacific, as many legis-
latures preceding it have been. To ass
certain whether this fear is we'll found
ed, it is proposed to offer an amend
ment to the state constitution, to be
voted on by the people. providing for
bonding the state to build railroad to
compete with the Southern Pacific from
Oregon to the Mexican border. II th at
ia refused by the legislature
we shall infer that the me mi bers voting
to kill it are Influenced by the Southern
Pacific Railroad corporation, whose in
terests will be most directly antagonized
by its adoption by the people. II the
legislature refuses TO allow the people to |
vote on government ownership OF rail-
roads we shall be forced to believe that
the refusal was inspired by the Southern
Pacific.
1t is proposed to place the members
1f this legislature on record on this
They must vote for OF
against the Mathews amendment, and
by their votes declare whether they are
worthy OF the confidence which their
reposed in them when they
slected them.
Our esteemed contemporary of the
twilight wholly misunderstands the
position of the HERALD in this matter.
Will it kindly revise it's estimate?