The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-15
TO CELEBRATE
RAILROAD DEFEAT
The Committee of Fifty
Calls for a Big Mass
Meeting.
Grand Jubilee Over the Death
Of the Funding
Bill.
Metropolitan Hall Will Be Filled Sat.
urday Evening-Fireworks,
Songs and oratory.

The Committee Of Fifty has decided 20
call mass.meeting to celebrate the de-
feat of the funding bill. The meeting
will be held on Saturday evening in
Metropolitan Temple. a committee Of
three, consisting OF George &. Fitch,
James D. Phelan and I. J. Truman, was
appointed yesterday to invite the Governor
to preside.
There VIII be bands, fireworks, quartet
OF singers, cartoon drawing on the stage
and general jubilation.
The following gentlemen have been in
Tited to address the meeting:
Hon. E W. MeKfnstry, Congressuan-elect
de Vriss, streeter Franck, Hon George 4.
knight. Hon. John T. Doyle, Hon. Adolph
eutro, Hon. II. NJ La Rue, J. Truman Mayor
James D. Phelsn, Walter Macarthur, ". K
Davis, Hon. Henry Z. Highton. Robert Y
Hagne, Hon L D. Mckiziek1 Hon NJ. NJ
Estee, Hon W. T. Jeter, James h Barry, Dr.
C. A. Clinton, ". NJ Bunker, Hon. Frank
Coomhs Speaker Of the Assembly,, Hon. w
W. Foote.
The call for the mass-meeting by the
Comm ittee OF Fifty reads IS follows:
To the People Of the State Of California: On
las { Monday the House Of Representatives at
Washington. hardening 70 the petitions " hIch
had beer sent TO Congress by the people Of
California, by the legislature and other pub
lie bodies of tEfs commonwealth, refused to
pass bill refUudiag the Central Pacific debt.
This action OF Congress should, IN s formal
and fitting manner, be acknowledged By the
people.
The committee Of fifty. which was appointed
al public meeting IN Metropolitan Temple
at Sa n Francisco, Dece mber :, 1895, to carry on
the campaign against the Fefuldlng pro pos l.
ton presented by the railroads, also desires 70
make an account OF their stewardship 70 tie
people from whom they derived their author
ity and 10 whose interest they have l4bored.
. It is also 81 occasion Of great rejoicing, be-
cause the defeat OF that nefaTIous measure
foreshadows the freedom OF the people OF this
commonwealth from the tra1spor t2t1on
slavery to which they have been subjected
The Central Pacific Railroad was built By
great and benefeeuL objects have been per
verted until California finds herself parslyZed
in commerce ana trade By the exsetlo1s and
diSIoYsI policy OF its managers These vicious
and shor tsighLsd methods OF which we com
plain have emanated fron one source, which
IS familiar 20 you slL.
The attempt made recently by this proposed
legislation 10 perpetuste for several genera
lions such policy has rightfully been the oc-
cSsiou Of pubic alarm, and We now
desire, IN the kour OF deliverance, TO
make formal demonstration in Or
der that our own people may cele-
brste the victory, which Is bound TO have g
lasting influence upon the prosperity OF Cali
FORMS, and also TO how 70 our Eastern friends
and supporters that We deeply appreciate v nat
they have done for Us, aid that the Congress
OF the United states may be informed that the
people Of this City and state are alive 10 their
interests and alert TO defend their rights.
Therefore we cell upon you 70 meet Tor these
purposes IN Metropolitan Temple next Satur-
day evening, January Is, at O'Clock, and
trust that as you value your rights and your
liberties You VIII rot oe slow to show your sp-
probation Of the heroic services OF your repre-
sentatives in Congress Come one and all