The morning call., 1894-05-29
franchise for a cable-road to the ocean

franchise for a cable-road to the ocean
beach.
Occasionally, though. he INDUCED in
little outbuTstS OF Indignation regarding
the railroad company, showing that the old
gentleman has in no way abated the ardor
Of his antipathY for the Southern Pacific
managers nor weakened in his determina-
ton to fight them and their methods to the
bitter end.
He had recovered his eouanimity of
MIND after his tilt with J. j. Haley, but
from the ring of his voice and the glitter in
his eye it was evident to the observer that
although Mr.. Haley was out of sight he
was not forgotten.
Il am sure we'll get the franchise now"
said Mr.. SutVo. 1.-The committee will
recommend it and the board will support
it. When it is bid for We'll see who'll
Company will not get away with II at the
auction. The uDanimity of sentiment in
its favor shown by the citizens OF San
Francisco is a factor in this fight that
cannot be overlooked or disregarded.
This is not a fight on any petty grounds.
nor can it be settled by these railroad
monOpOlisIs with a few smoothly wOTded
promises which they would break as
readily and unblushingly as they have
their pledges in the pas.. l am not 10 be
fooled by them. l know them for what
they area pack of thieves, yes, thieves"
Mr.. Sutro meant IT. too: His eyes
flashed and hiss hands met in a resOund-
ing smack, as if he had the heads of the
railroad managers between them, and was
cracking their skulls together.
Why" he continued, do you know
sometimes / think the people here have
lost their manhood from the manner in
which they have stood the imposition and
years. l have had experience with their
kind before. l fought the Bank of Cali
fOruia when they tried piratical method
and l have been fitting with that other
uncomfortable monopoly, the Spring Val
lev Water Company, for a long time.
Now I'm after this railroad, that has been
conducting its stealing game for so long,
and have begun a fight in which there
will be no quarter allowed. l am
sure that l am backed in every
way by the people. just look at the kind
OF men they employ to do their dirty
work. There's that man Haley. Has any
one ever been engaged in more disreputa-
bic employment Didn't he manipulate
all their franchises through the Board o
Supervisors, bribing here and threatening
there? But [ told him what | thought OF
him. | called him tbs railroad jobber and
flunky, and he didn't dare deny It," and
then MIR. Sutro chuckled with satisfaction
at the recollection OF his encounter with
the willy Haley, who has for so long en-
joyed the title of ''the thirteenth Super
visor"
Have you found any new plans yet for
carrying out the fight ?" was asked.
1--WE shall proceed as we have begun with
energy and push matters. have been very
busy with business affairs and have not
had time to arrange for anything new yet.
or course the main thing now is to get
this railroad through TO the beach. We
shall continue TO hold mass-meetings each
week and have all things relating 10 this
important question talked over in the
presence of the people. But let me tell
you that this is but a drop in the bucket
of trouble for those railroad thieves. Our
main fight will be in Washington, and
they have got to come 10 time for what
they owe the Government Those fellows
can afford to pay the Government what
they owe, and they have got to do it. and
again Mr.. SutrO smacked his hands.
"Out at the beach," he continued, 81
shall continue TO charge % cents admis-
sion to the heights and the same to the
| Cliff House; the baths. though, are free
/ to the public. | know the people under
stand that this admission1 fee is not
charged because l want to make any per-
sonal profit out of it. 1t Is solely for the
purposes of this fight. When we get our
railroad through things will be different
As TO the several routes mentioned in ouI