The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-18
WANTS A COMPETING ROAD
And a Reduction in General
Taxation.
A MAN OF THE PEOPLE.
California One of the Few States
Which Is a Creditor of the Fed
eral Government.

Acknowledgement Hart denies emphati-
cally that he has Withdrawn from the
gubernatorial contest. II have Eot even
intimated that l would withdraw" he said
last night. II am in the field to stay, and
l will be out of it only when the State
convention so decides at Sacramento. 1t
would not be just to my friends to with
draw without giving them an opportunity
TO look around and make new Combina-
tiOns. Those who have given me their
support are entitled to this consideration
al least, and if l intended to withdraw you
may be sure that l would let my friends
know in time.
THE rumor that had withdrawn gained
some currency to-day, and some of those
who are in my fight demanded that l re-
tract if l had withdrawn. | informed
them that | was still candidate, and that
my name will be presented to the conven-
tion. / am thus determined, because |
believe | have a good show for winning.
One Of the principal reasons why the con-
VentiOn was made as large as it is was
to make choice in which great number
would take part, and l will not withdraw
until the vote has been taken and l am
out of it. AS matter of fact l think L
will wiD."
While Estee is looked upon as the most
formidable candidate, and there appears
10 be little question that he now has
majority of the delegates, the other as
piraEtS will. nevertheless, make a good
battle and lose only after the roll has been
called.
IF l thought that Mr.. Estee would be
z dominated on the first ballot" said the
general. Il would not allow my name to
go before the convention. [ have not had
much time 10 get around and ascertain
M ia |
ably certain of having some chance after
the first ballot. San Francisco, you might
say, has not had a Governor since the
elestiGn of Haight, and Il believe he was
from the other side of the bay.
What has been the result of this !?
San FranciscO's interests have been neg
lected. Aud some of these interests are
paramount in consideration to all else in
the State. Que of the most important
of them is the water front. If / were to
receive the nomination and be elected
Governor l would have a new order of
things. In the first place / would advo-
cate having the Federal Government
build the seawall and extend the belt rail-
road to Hunters Point. The seawall mas
already cost the State S2,600,000. That
should be paid by the general Govern
ment, as it is in other States l would
advocate, if this could not be done, that
the seawall be extended on the north to
Fort Mason, and then ask the Federal
Government to extend the belt railroad
from the fort to the Preside. This should
be done In case of war, ana, from the un-
easy condition of Europe, we do not know
at what moment the war cloud Is ant to
burst. a similar condition of affairs
threatens US here. owing TO the stringency
of the money market. This latter state of
affairs affects the middleman mostly-that
class which have mortgages on their little
homes. When driven TO the wall they Will
EIawy
That is history. In the event of anything
of that kind, were l Governor, would be
we'll able to treat with these people, for
have been their friend as Ear as lay in my
power. have worked for the eight-hour
law and have insisted that Contractors
could not get their money until their labor
was paid.
81 would seek the reclamation of the
lands of the Sacramento and San Joaquin
and would favor turning the Folsom
branch prison iDt0 an ice factory.
would make the channel of the Sacra-
mento wide enough 20 allow navigation
to its highest point aud bring the water
way into competition with the railway.
This would not hurt the railroad either.
for of the low lands to be reclaimed there
are 1900 square miles in the Sacramento
Valley alone. This land is capable OF
producing from $50 to SIS to the acre, and
products are what help The transportation
IF ice were made at Folsom it would
net the State $50 600 year. save The fruit
growers $3.50. 900 year ana would not in
terfere with any of the ice companies in
the State.
MY aim would be to decrease general
taxation and increase special taxation.
| This could be done in many ways. For
| instance, the Federal Government owes
California $4,000, 900 for war expenses, in
| Guiding equipments, contributions, etc.
California is one of the very few States
to which this debt has not been paid. New
York has received $50. coo, 000 and why
should we not have what is coming to US
See the saving In taxation IL the general
| Government were to build our seawall
| and construct our belt railroad. And.
coming to the latter, it is one of the most
| important things we have to consider.
We want competing road into San
| Francisco. Other railroads have objected
to coming in on account OF the vas eX-
| pense of establishing terminal. With
| the belt railroad complete, we could offer
| a free entry to all roads, and it could be
| tapped at any convenient point. l am
essentially a man of the people, having
| come from the people. l received a COM
mon school education. and as boy herded
sheep. At the age of IA | was In foun-
! dry, and have been in my lifetime en-
| ployed in a number of industries. Ii
| should be honored with the nomination l
| shall do my best to lead the ticket to vic
| tory. II / am defeated ! shall be the first
| to raise my hands in support of the NOM
| inee, whoever he is" San Francisco
| Chronicle, June IL. 1894
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