The morning call., 1895-01-27
Citizens in Mass Meeting Approve
BIedSOG'S Resolution.
DISPATCHES ARE SENT TO WASHINGTON
HightOn Contrasts MiIliOnaireS Hunting.
ton and SpreekelS-SutrO'S
Ringing Speech.

crowded last night with citizens who pro-
pose to be fooled by the Southern Pacific
no longer-men of means and men of in
dustry, animated by one potent desire to
crush the vulture that has fed upon the
vitals of the State for twenty-five years.
They know what many of the sages at
Washington connot or will not under
stand-that the passage of the Reilly fund
ing bill means the retrogression and delay
of California; so they came together in a
great congregation to demand that the
representatives of the people at Washington
shall veto the iniquitous measure framed
by the corporation and supported by its
adherents.
All sorts and conditions of men and
women were present. Front-street and
Market street sat side by side. Employer
and employee together applauded the
speeches, and if Mob Hill was not present
Sutro Heights was and the people were
satisfied.
The first man who appeared upon the
stage was Mayor Sutro. A roll of applause
followed his appearance and rumbled
through the hall, while long line of
prominent citizens took their places with
him on the platform. They were the Vice
Presidents, men who have the confidence
of the people and who have never turned
back when their fellow7citizens urged them
to go forward. The political, the pro-
fessional and the business world were rep
resented there.
The Vice-Presidents were: L. R. Ellert,
Joseph Britton, G. A. Murdoch. Jerome A.
Anderson, Frank J. Sullivan, E. F. Pres
ton, Stewart Menzies E. A. Phelps, Samuel
w. Backus, Carleton H. Johnson, Miles L.
Farland, R. S. Doyle, James de Fremery,
1. J. Truman, ]. D. Phelan, George K.
Fitch, w. NJ. Coward, James Madison, W.
Reynolds, J. ?. Dunn, John T. Doyle, Max
Pepper, DR.. F. Cornwall, John Taylor, J.
G.. Kemm, F. w. Dohrmann, Charles H.
Reynolds, Charles Ashton, Henry Payot,
Isaac Upham.
George T. Gaden, chairman of the COM
mittee of eleven, called the meeting to
order. The report of what had been done
by the committee since the last meeting
was then read. 1t was resume of what
appeared in THE CALL from time to time in
regard to the doings of the committee of
eleven.
After the report had been approved and
adopted the Honorable Adolph Sutro was
introduced. 1t was some time before he
could gain hearing owing to the cheers
and hand clapping that greeted him.
81 did not come here to make set
speech" said he. "But do want to say
few words on the Reilly funding bill 1t is
now eight months since 1 called attention
to this ubiquitous measure. 1t is greater
imposition on the people of the Pacific
Coast than anything that has ever been
imposed upon the community. No effort
should be spared to defeat the bill. The
ball has been set in motion. Now is the
time to start mighty movement that will
reach from the Pacific to the Atlantic, that
will arouse our Congressman and Senators
to a sense of their duty and defeat this
measure.
''This question of refunding came up be-
fore the last session of Congress. 1t was
due to the untiring efforts of some of our
Representatives that it was defeated. We
knew it would crop up again, however,
and it has done so. The indications are
that it will pass. But it is not too late to
enter our protest by telegraph. Letevery
man and woman here present wire his
fuence possible to bear, so that we may
gain our object.
"Next Tuesday and Wednesday have
been set apart for debating the Reilly fund
ing bill. On Wednesday afternoon it will
go to a vote. If it passes the House it
is almost sure to pass the Senate. In the
latter body half dozen resolute men may
defeat the measure, because there is no rule
in the Senate to stop debate. If our Sena-
tor White and others will only talk and
talk and talk it will be defeated The
other Senators have their own little meas
ures to pass and they will soon get tired of
the Reilly funding bill and will shelve it.
Huntington is in Washington, how
ever. Don't forget that. He is there to
pass this bill, and his whole life has been
spent in bribing Senators and Congress-
men. We have no better evidence of the
above fact than the letters written by
Huntington himself. Gentlemen, if this
Reilly funding bill is passed it will be a
death blow to this State. Everybody is
talking about the San Joaquin Railroad
and what it will do for the State. 1t is a
splendid measure and I hope it will be
carried out, but it is not half as important
to US as that this bill should not pass the
Senate.
''Then there is the Nicaragua canal. l
tell you that the passage of the funding
bill means death blow to the canal. 1t
will never be built. You'll give the rail-
road SO much money to spend that they
will easily beat the canal project Let us
then be up and doing.
81 am sorry to say that the members of
Congress can be bought Even in this
outgoing Congress the voice of the lobby
ist is heard. The Central Pacific owes the
Government $77,OO0OOO. 1t can afford
therefore to pay 100000 in brides and
still be $74,00000O ahead. laughter
There are 80 members of Congress and
$4,000 apiece just makes 100000. 1t is
hard to say that our Congressman can be
bought, but is fact and the truth must be
told.
"There is considerable poverty, and it
has all been charged to the octopus. While
this is not true altogether, still it is in the
majority of cases. Great stalwart men
come to me and ask for bread for their
starving wives and children. If you want