The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-10-25
HIS MODEL TOWN.
Hard Upon the Marquis
Pullman.
WANTS CHANGE OF VENUE.
Claiming That Judge Gibbons
Is Prejudiced.
THIS sMACKS OF PERJURY.
An Affidavit That Is Likely to Get
Somebody Into Pretty Serious
Trouble.
WANTS CHANGE OF VENUE.
THIS sMACKs OF PERJURY.

CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-The Pullman Com
pany has applied for change OF venue
from Judge Gibbons in the quo warrAnto
case brought by ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Ma
ioney. The ground alleged for the change
was prejudice on the part OF the court.
Defendants stated that Judge Gibbons had
written a book on the ownership or lana
by corporations and his views as SCI fortn
therein would make an impartial nearing
impossible The application for change
was resisted by Acknowledgement Maloney.
Long arguments followed. In the cour'e
OF an argument MaOney said the men WHO
signed the affidavit committed both moral
and legal perjury.
Judge Gibbons affirmed that it was evil
dent. on reading the affidavit, that the
father of it had not read his worB, as not
a word from cover to cover opposed legltl-
mate corporations. This decision was
practically a substa ntiation 0s Maloney's
accusation, for affiant needed 10 have read
the book before he could affirm to the in
formation. The affidavit was signed by S.
Wernheimer, secretary of the defendant
company.
The Judge announced he would reserve
his decision, and arguments would be con-
tinued Tomorrow.
The book written by Judge Gibbons.
which was the cause of all the argument.
was published in 1888, before he was on
the bench, and is entitled Tenure and
Toll" a number of references are made
in it in regard to Pullman, and the follow
ing quotation is but one on which the Pull
man Company bases its Applicant ton:
The idea of a home-Jhat idea, the incarna-
foo fnh jc
development and happiness-fnds no assoeia-
ton with the name of Pullman. The people
dwell in houses not their own, and their tenure
is subject to termination at ten days notice, a
condition embodied in the lease, the corpora
ton reselvIlg the right TO cancel that lease,
even though the rent may have been paid in
advance for longer period than the time OF
tie notice stipulated. is not this in cOntravea-
ton with law fixing and maintaining the rea-
tive right OF landlord and tenant? The rent
may be paid In The forenoon OF the first day oil
the month; in the afternoon decree may be
promulgated thai notice be issued TO tenants
10 yacate in ten days. In this connection we
must not forget that about 80 per cent OF the
Iaborers are in the employ of the corporation in
control of its petty kingdom, and all the others
are employed in establishments which are un-
der its influence.
Such an absolute extinction Of individuality
and such an utter absorption Of that indiyidu
atty by capitalstic organization is without
approach or parallel in the history of any othel
modern civilized community. In many re
spects the power of the Russian Car pales inrC
utter iDsfgnIfcance In comparison with IN.
power OF the close corporation which rule
Pullman. Can IL be said that this power +
always rightfully exercised? Man is not per
feet, though his Golfers be filled with sheckel.
and he be knighted by the King of Italy. Thai
power is there. The only escape from it is by
emigration Within the limlls of this idea
social and ndustriaD, real escape from all tht
pervadiDg influences of the corporation Is i'm
possible. Many grievances exist, many acts o
injustice occur. but no one dare utter cry 10
help or redress. The laborers at Pullman be
ieve that "sp0tters"-paid eaveSdroppers o
the company-mingie with them to catch ant
report to their masters any sign or word ex
preston OF diSapproyal or criticism of The
actions OF the authorities.
Pullman is the only community of 1000
people in the United States that has not
newspaper published within its limits. Th
freedom of the press here would be limited I
the PRONUNCIATION and approval OF the decree
and dogmaS of the powers that be.
What spectacle! Ten thousand people ]
utter subsection to the avaricious cupidity an
limitless power of dozen men, organized an
cooperating one man who owns pseud
city exempt from municipal burdens ana RI
sponstbilitieS Not a single man of all The 10
O00 dares 10 express an opinion about the a
fairs of the community in which he dwel
These conditions of existence beget a seryilit
little less than slavery, dependence that
moral weakness and mental degradation
There is culpable lack of attention In I'll
meager provisions for religious instruction
the seating capacity of halls Is insufficient fC
the accommodation OF the people, and the RET
tai demand is so high that il Is with difficult
any religious denomination can pay II. Til
company, with an eye singly 10 its own selfis
purposes, provided meat and shelter for Il
body but maketh provision for the sou
The soul cannot forge bolt or line boiler.