The San Francisco call., 1895-12-03
Mayor Sutr0 Calls a MaSs-Meet-
ing for Saturday
Night.
HE URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION.
Congress Will Soon Be Petitioned to
ForecloSe on the Central
Pacific.


plan of campaign against the passage of
the funding bill by Congress in few days.
The Mayor yesterday sent out invita-
tions to those associated with him in the
battle against the measure to meeting
at his Office in the City Hall at II o'clock
A. NJ. tomorrow, when the policy OF the
movement will be outlined. 1t is intended
to call mass-meeting of citizens for Sat-
urday evening to publicly protest against
renewing the mortgage Indebtedness Of
the Central Pacific Railroad in any form,
and, further, to urge the Government of
the United States to gather in the prop
erty.
Barclay Henley, Henry E. Highton,
George K. Fitch, I. J. Truman and
others who are pronouncedly antagonistic
to renewing the mortgage on the railroad
in question have been invited to the con-
ference on Wednesday. This is the notice
sent out from the Mayors office yesterday:
SAN FRANCISCO CAL, Dec. 2. 1895.
Dear Sir: 1t would give me pleasure to
have you attend a preliminary meeting at the
next, December 4, 1895. at IL A. M, to call
mass-meeting at an early date for the purpose
OF opening campaign against the passage OF
a funding bill by Congress.
The danger is imminent, and prompt action
ADoLpH sUTRo.
1--WE must take immediate action to pre-
vent the passage of the funding bill" said
Mayor Sutro yesterday, las l consider this
the most alarming period in the history OF
this battle. The Central Pacific has its
lobbyists, headed by John Boyd, hard at
work influencing the Representatives to
Congress as they arrive in Washington. l
repeat that the outlook is most alarming.
1.-THE bonded indebtedness and interest
of the Central Pacific this year will amount
to over $50, 000,0 900, larger sum than the
capital of the Bank of England. Now this
vast sum the Southern Pacific wants the
Congress of the United States to present
to it. What an outrageous proposition! !!
Mr. Huntington says: Give us 100 years
at per cent and we will be able to pay
All, that would be very nice for Mr.. Hunt
ingtou and the octopus but let us see
where the Government and the people
would get off. If this Congress should
consent to such overtures, why it would
mean that Huntington and his crowd
would soon gobble up everything. These
men would manipulate legislation in such
u manner that it would only be q short
time until the Indebtedness would be a
thing of the past. They have long heads,
have Huntington & Co., and in play
ing for century in which to pay their
they are penetrating far down the avenue
Of time.
"But | have defeated them in the last
two Congresses and believe that it can be
done again. ANYWAY I am determined to
make the effort and want the people to
uphold me. When the railroad people
were defeated in the last Congress they
began organizing anew and have contin-
ued to fight with remarkable persistency.
Now we are compelled to meet and do
battle with thoroughly equipped adver-
sary with thousands of dollars at COM
mand.
"The passage of the funding bill would
perpetuate the condition of slavery IN
which the Pacific Coast have been for
wears. If we win this next fight, and be-
lieve we can, it will be a long way toward
our release. do not think that the Re-
publican party will care to shoulder the
responsibility of such a measure as the
funding bill. To my mind it would be
ruinous to do so. But l have faith in the
class of men who have just taken their
seats in Congress. They are highly intel
ligent and respectable and we can hope for
Justice at their hands. Therefore the peo-
pie of California should take immediate
action and organize Tor the campaign.
cit is for the purpose of organizing that
I have called meeting of few who are
deeply interested in the cause, the meeting
10 De DolU aC my OlllCe OH wednesday,
morning. We will then decide on holding
mass-meeting to adopt a memorial to
Congress, protesting with all possible vigor
against the passage of the funding bill.
We expect to hold the meeting at Metro
politan Hall on Saturday evening next.
1.-THE arrival of Mr.. Huntington in
Washington at this time is sufficient. 1t
means that he is determined to make an
aggressive campaign. He is a hard
I fighter, dangerous enemy, and we must
be ON the alert for him. l have direct ad-
vice from Washington that the Congress
men are being solicited to favor Hunting
ton, and there is no question that money
will be used to corrupt those who are
capable of being corrupted, and there are,
no doubt, some to be found in this Con-
gress as in others.
"We will probably be obliged to send a
delegation on to Washington to meet the
enemy on the battlefield and distribute
literature and to work in every possible
way to defeat this attempted grand swindle
of the age"
Henry E. Highton, James F. Barry,
Mayor Sutro, Joseph Leggett, Barclay
Henley and others will deliver speeches at
the m mass-meeting.