Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-01-19
MAYOR sUrRO's ADDRESS.

the 18th instant the Mayor received Q
telegraphic message from Mayor Evans
Of Denver, informing him that both
branches Of the Colorado Legislature had
adopted . resolution ~instructing the Col
orado United States Senators and Con
gressmen TO resist all efforts to reorgan'
ize the Pacific roads so as TO reinstate OF
perpetuate their management or extend
Government credit to them. and re-
spectfully suggested that he urge the
California Legislature to take similar
action.
Mayor Sutro immediately forwarded
an answer to Denver's Mayor, thank
ing him for his efforts, but expressing
his doubts as to the California Legisla-
ture taking the same course, but stated
that he would make . prompt effort
through the citizens to counteract the
passage OF the funding bill. He then
prepared q ringing address to the people
Of the whole State, accompanying il
with the fervent wish that il might
arouse the people to a sense CT the i'm.
pending emergency and to lead to some
energetic action that would compel the
Legislature to respect the public's will
and pass such resolutions. Following is
Mr.. Sutro's appeal to the people:
bribery and corruption are holding
high carnival at Washington. q. P.
Huntington aud a powerful lobby are
working day and night to force q fund
ing bill through Congress and from all
appearances he will succeed. Fellow
citizens, ID is high time we beat the
alarm, for if that funding bill passes we
will be slaves and helpless subjects to
tho octopus for fifty years to come.
The programme now seems to be to
pass the bill through the corporation
Senate, which will be accomplished
without much effort, and thus il goes
TO the House on the Speakers table;
meantime the House Committee will
agree to the Senate bill precisely as II
passed the Senate.
1.-THE Senate bill is placed OIL the
Speakers table together with other bills
coming from that body, and as the
House bill necessarily goes to the
Speakers table before adjournment, the
Pacific railroad bill will thus be reached.
The usual course would be TO refer the
bill TO the House Committee OF Pacific
Railroads. but the ohsirman Of that com.
mittes has the right, when the bill Ia
called on the Speakers table, to state
that this sams bill has already been ia
vorAbly passed upon by the House Com.
mittee. and he also has . right to ask
that II be put upon its final passage then
and there. II . majority Of the House
votes in favor Of this motion. the bill 10
properly before the House and may be
put upon its final passage. The debate
thereon 10 limited, and II Mr.. Hunting
ton has secured enough votes IL will pass
and 90 to the President. who will no
doubt sign u.
"This course has been decided upon be.
cause the Speaker and the Committee on
Rules have probably refused to give the
Committee on Railroads Q special day.
II this bill becomes . law. we Of San
Francisco and California will be the de-
pendents, the slaves, the servants Of the
Southern Pacific oil Kentucky for City
years to come. A competing railroad
will be out Of the question and G. P.
Huntington will be our master, our des-
pot. our dictator.
Fellow.oitizens, II there is . grain Of
manhood left In the people Of this coast.
they will rise in one solid body and en-
ter their protest, and send . number Of
reliable, Understanding, independent and
able men to Washington to work against
this iniquisy, they will raise the needed
money TO accomplish this, afew thousand
dollars. in twenty-four hours. and dis
patch their men in t~wenty-four hours
thereafter.
"Ring the alarm bells every day until
Congress adjourns. Let all men and
women telegraph and write to all mem.
bers of both Houses that the passage Of
the funding bill is the death blow to our
prosperity.
"There is q slight chance that this may
avert the calamity, but when members
are bought the result will be doubtful.
"This is the great event in the life Of
Huntington; if be succeeds he will be
king; if he 10 defeated and the Govern.
ment does its duty he and the Southern
Pacific Of Kentucky will be bankrupt.
ut is my own private opinion that
the funding bill will pass except q forci-
BILE and unanimous effort is Immediately
made to show up the bribery, the cor
ruption. the villainy which are brought to
bear upon the members Of Congress-"
The Nevada Legislature will undoubt.
eddy pass similar resolutions as those
adopted by the Colorado Legislature.
In fact. the Silver party of Nevada plat
form. to which the party now in power
in this State was pledged in the last
campaign TO carry cut it's principles. was
decisive regarding this matter. as one Of
its plsnks. which reads as follows, will
show:
1--WE demand the collection Of the in
debtedness of the Pacific Railway Com.
paniss to the United States as ii natures
without any extension Of time or change
Of terms or conditions"