The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-12

DeIOfo tu6 railroad company was given sAe
year?
A Vicious Measure
When Mr.. Huntington was interviewed
by the Examiner after the passage OF the
bill which gave him a years more time,
he said, when asked II he intended 10 pay
the debt at the end Of the year: "Oh, many
things may happen In year. have seen
many things happen in that time"
The bin which gave Huntington years
more time is a vicious measure. 1t is
filled with dangers to the interests Of the
Pacific coast. The extension Of the monop-
oily for ninety years, or for ten years, AFTER
the debt should have been paid. Is an out
rage on the people Of this coast. The ex-
pectation of Huntington Is this. If the
excitement of the war should cause the
people of the state to forget their internal
troubles, and support at the polls those
who favored this railroad measure-and OPP
pose those who, in congress, fought Hunt
ington. then he will return to Washington
with the statement that the people of
California have Endorsed the refundfng
bill.
Faithless Republicans
The speaker highly commended Nevada's
Silver Republican representative. Frank G..
Newlands, for the gallant fight made by
him in assisting the Calfornians against
continued
They never could have passed the bill If
our Republicans from California had re-
manned faithful of fair promises. Repre-
sentative Barham of California, for some
reason which he will doubtless explain.
changed his mind on refunding and voted
for the measure. He must answer to his
constituents Of the First district. In the
Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth
NJ ha 1au lei a
California and of all our public bodies were
read upon the floor of the house and urged
as arguments against refunding. In the
Fifty-fourth congress Mr.. Barham himself
read the resolution of the legislature Of
California, declaring against any refunding
or extension of the Pacific railroad debts.
He said he stood by that resolution. Let
him explain why he did not stand by 1t In
the Fifty-ifth. The measure could never
have succeeded but for the weakness of
Mr.. Barham and the weakness Of Mr.. Loud.
Mr. Loud did not-vote for the bill He was
paired, but he was paired with Democrat.
and he could not have been paired but as
a supporter Of the bill. for there was but
one Democrat In the house-Bankhead OF
Alabama-who was for the bill. Mr.. Loud
will doubtless explain his action.
In the Fifty-fiftE congress today, and un-
til the end of that congress shall come,
there stand against the extension Of the
time of the payment of the Central Pacific
debt, or against lowering the rate Of inter-
est, the solid phalanx of the Democrats,
the Populists and the Silver Republicans.
equal Rights to All"
There Is no safety for American nstitu-
tons except In putting into practical oper-
alton the principles Of equal rights to all
and special privileges TO none.
A voice-How would you stop that?
BY stopping special privileges. Special
privileges rest upon statutes. Eliminate
such statutes and thus remove the special
privilege. The Democratic theory OF gov
eminent holds that 1t is the first and high
est principle of government to prevent The
interference of one citizen with the rights
Of another. Special privilege Is an inter-
ference. What must be done in the mat
ter Of eliminating railroad monopoly, must
be done in the matter of all monopoltes.
Equal rights to all, special privileges to
none" must be the watchword of all par
ties which stand for the right of the people
against the domination of Mammon.