The San Francisco call., 1896-02-29
WHY THE BILL
WAS BEATEN,
Kentucky Legislators Not
Free From Corporation
Influences.
MAJOR HAYS SCHEMES.
On More Than One Occasion He
Has Served the Railroads
Faithfully.
MADE a TRUE PREDICTION
So 1t Came to Pass nat the People
of California Were Told to Help
Themselves.
MADE A TRUE PREDICTION.

FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 2s.-The vote
yesterday settled the question of repeating
the Southern Pacific charter, as far as this
Legislature is concerned. Nothing short
OF miracle could accomplish anything
now. and there are members in both
houses who object to miracles.
The shortness OF time, fifteen legislative
working days left now, entirely precludes
the practica bility of any further effort on
behalf of repeal, and those people who
were consumed with an inward desire to
know at whose instance Mr. Stigletz in.
troduced that bogus twin bill in the House
will have to be satisfied with cit is not
necessary to say anything further about
it."
The fight is over and California has lost.
That can't be helped now, but the result
carries most useful lesson with it, and
unless the Pacific Coast means to give UP
In despair they must read it and heed it.
The opportunity presented at this ses.
sion for the repeal bill to pass was golden
one, as mas been frequently pointed out IN
these dispatches, and will hardly occur
again, but that does not make the pros
pect of successful fight before the next
Legislature entirely hopeless, provided the
proper tactics are pursued.
Senator Goebel undertook the fight in
behalf of the people of California from a
high sense of duty. A few others actuated
by the same motive rallied to his support.
The Senator gave large amount of time
proper tionately to the work, but with the
many other duties preliminary to his posi-
tion as Senator and President pro tenn. OF
the Senate, his connection with several
party and caucus committees his efforts
were, of course, much restricted. The
work was too much for him, wheelhorse
as he is.
On the other hand, there was more than
one man who devoted his entire time and
attention to building up an opposition to
the bill. When Major Hays said the other
day that they would fight the bill from
''eend to eend," and beat it by twenty-five
votes, people were inclined to laugh at
him, but it seems that the major did
"know something" after all, and he had a
good chance to be we'll informed On the
subject. He is here in the interests of Mr..
Huntington. No one can see any other
reason for his presence.
From the very first introduction of the
bill he has been untiring in his efforts
against it. Day in and night out he has
interviewed member after member, find.
ing out how they stood, presenting his
side of the case to those with whom he
had any influence, and securing pledges
whenever he could possibly do 80 ir any
way.
He "ate hot soup" with one man and
"cold soup with another, anything to Sc.
cure their friendly feeling. While he has
stood in the line of his party in the Sena.
torial contest and voted always for the
nominee, the issue has been secondary
consideration with him. He was for de.
feating the repeal bill first, last and all
the time.'
And the Senator did not have to fight
the battle alone by any means. There was
the power that he served that was able to
send any number of experienced men to
his side. A larger or more experienced
combination of lobbies has never been seen
in Frankfort; nor one better equipped
! with all the necessaries for intimidation
or influence, and this is spoken advisedIy
In the famous fight by the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad misunderstanding ch AZ.