The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-19

to carry out its mission throughout the
city, and Mr.. Sutro turned to a desk
beaped up with papers which needed his
personal attention.
Sutro is just now the busiest man in this
busy city, perhaps. He says he has got on
his hands the biggest contract of his life,
but he knows the details of the task and
vows to carry it to success, and he is sure
he will.
II mean to force the railroad into bank
ruptey," said he, ''tO sec a receiver ap-
pointed and then have the Government go
after the private fortunes that have been
diverted from its treasury. That is the
contract. and l will keep al it until l win.
All other interests are Insignificant as COM
pared to this issue, and / behave the peo-
pie understand it.
'The Republican party never was so
strong as it is at this moment" he went
on, " and II 1t misses the opportunity il is
its own fault. And 1t will miss if it all
the railroad monopoly to dominate il now.
1.-The people Will not tolerate that, and
if it is found that the nominees of the
Sacramento convention are its puppets or
are under suspicion OF having been named
at the instance Of the railroad, then it will
fail in the elections"
This little speech suffered constant in
terruptiOns by clerks and printers, who
sought for information concerning the
mailing Of heaps of documents to members
of Congress and the reprinting of public
speeches against the railroad, which he
said had been stolen by the wholesale for
the purpose Of keeping them away from
the public where they would do the most
good or the oSt harm, according to which
side of the controversy you look from.
Nc" he said, 81 have not been ap-
preached by any agent of the company
with view Of having me stop the fight.
They know how useless that would be. for
/ am in it to a finish. l expect TO win by
keeping the public alive to it's own inter
ests.
81 expect rousing public meeting to-
morrow (Tuesday) night at Metropolitan
Temple.
81 wish you would say that the women
are especially invited. The women are a
tremendous power. They are not afraid.
Men are often timid about speaking their
minds in matters of this klnd-they are
afraid of their positions. Women are
not so.
1.-THE great issue of this campaign will
be for or against the railroad. We must
defeat the funding bill. If that succeeds
1t ties US up for fifty years. II il is de-
feRted the people get their own; the rail-
road will not be able to raise the money to
secure its pledges.
The Republ can party must put plank
IN .thelr platform denounclng the funding
Dill, and the candidates will be called upon
TO clearly define their position upon 1t,
otherwise defeat is foregUne conciu sion.
II have had people from every part of
the.S State call upon me to allow the use 20 f
my name for Governor, Senator and other
positions. but politics is out of my line
my nght is against the railroad, and / am
not out for personal honors. In that fight
have not only opposed to me unlimited
money but an absolute lack of scruple in
the use of it.
But the mass of the people are honest
and insist upon good government and they
are with me in this, and the sooner poll
ticians learn that they cannot bank on
railroad influence to lift them into power
the better for them. The Southern Pacific
has seen its best day."
The street railroad people were before
the Street Committee yesterday and sub.
mitted resolution Egranting them the