The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-12
SUTRO'S CRUSADE.
Taking the Fight Into
Washington.
TELEGRAMS SENT EASTWARD
Thanks to Senator Hoar for His
Bill.
KENTUCKY TO BE APPEALED TO.
The Cliff House Magnate Says He Is
Not Responsible for the Atti.
tude of Missouri.
KENTUCKY TO BE APPEALED TO

Afraid" said Adolph Sutro. as he sat
In his office in the old Montgomery block
yesterday. Afraid l should say Hunt
ington is afraid. The whole railroad is
afraid. What does all this running 70 and
fro between New York and Washington
mean IL Huntington is not afraid? He
never had such rally in all his life as 1
am giving him, and he doesn't like it, ] can
tell you. But we will press him harder
yet. [ am not responsible for the crusade
on the Central Pacific, so recently mani
tested in Missouri, but 1 am responsible
for any steps that may be taken in Ken
lucky against him."
"Will you take any steps legally against
the Southern Pacific Of Kehtucky?" the
reporter asked.
Yes. indeed, l will. Already l have
consulted lawyers of that State, and the
Legislature of Kentucky meets next fall.
by tnat tins will be prepared a bill call
ing for the repeal OF the charter of the
Southern Pacific of Kentucky on the
ground that it obtained its charter on mis-
representation aud fraud. There is no
doubt about this My lawyers are en-
gagged and have the very highest author
lty for saying that it must be successful.
l will carry the war into Africa, as they
don't seem inclined to meet me halfway
here"
Have you had anything to do with the
Olney suit against the Stanford eslate?"
mo, sir, nothing at all. AS far as Mr..
Oiney Is concerned he has made that move
because II was his duty to do so and not
because he wanted to. But we will not let
the matter rest there. We have carried
the tight TO Washington. Sumner, Per-
kins and Bassett are there on our behalf.
and In few days some more lawyers of
note will be sent there. No, sir, Tom
Barry viii not go from me. | am not at
liberty to say who will 60, but they Will be
on there. The local fight. sir. is small
affair in the whole matter. The chief fight
lies in Washington and there it will be
made. l have had. | repeat, nothing to do
with the Missouri trouble. That is only
the beginning All the States interested
viii soon take up the fight to make this
railroad monopoly disgOrge"
Here Mr.. Sutro showed an issue of the
st. Louis Republic which had a page
denunciation of the Central Pacific my
friends there sent me that" said he, but
had nothing to do with it, We are deter
mined to defeat the funding bill. That is
scheme of Huntington's, but it will
never succeed, can tell you. Hunting
ton is much alarmed. II takes him all the
time he has to get the interest on the
$780, 000,000 OF debts on the railroad. In
these times of depression 1t is no small
thing, can tell you, TO get together the
U. !
you 1t keeps him hnstling as he never
hustled before. What will be do
if he can't get the money? Why,
he will go bankrupt, that's all.
The result? The road will pass
into the hands OF receivers and then bis
power will be broken. Money is his great
power. Take that away and the power to
do evil is as nothing. With the roads in
the hands of receivers he can do nothing,
and be knows it. Money is everything TO
them. We are determined the funding
bills shall not be passed. We de not want
the Stanford University to be ruined. but
we wa the Government TO get Its just
dues. There will he no opportunity of
corruption in regard to this railroad fight
in Washington. We are having everybody
Swallowed by detectives so that 1t will be
impossible for any Que concerned to make
dicker without US knowing ii. II any
one does receive money we shall know il
and expose ii to the full"
The attendance yesterday at the Cliff
House was only tenth of what it used to
be. Another mass-meeting to protest
against the charges of the Southern Pa
ciic will be held Saturday or Sunday
evening next. A meeting of the people
concerned will be held in Mr.. Sutro's
office to-day. 1t is probable that the meet
Ing will be held on Sunday, Mr. Sutro
said yesterday. on account of the better
facilities To transmit accounts of the meet
ing East. Mr.. SutEo sent off the two fol-
lowing dispatches yesterday to the East.
The first he disclaims as being sarcastic.
1t reads:
Hon: George r. Rodr, United States Senate,
Washington, d. c.: The people of California
applaud your effort to save the Stanford Uni
versi'y, but hope that the parties who have put
the money owing to the United States into
their private purses will be made to disgorge
ADOLPH SUTRO.
The second reads as follows:
To Committee on Pacific Railroads, House of
Representatives, Washington, d. c.: Now Is
your opportunity 10 prove TO the world that in
these United States the party WIN steals mil
lions VIII De brought TO justice as well as the
man who steals a loaf of bread.
ADOLPH SUTRO.