The San Francisco call., 1899-10-30

referring to Mr.. Wheeler as a candidate whom The
Call has ''trotted out" Furthermore in reference to
The Calls exposure OF the railroad scheme added;
The OF straw created by The Call has hayseed in
his hair and exudes heads of wheat at every pore"
Such is the sum and substance, the wit and the
worth OF the Southern Pacific argument against Mr..
Wheeler That is the best and the worst its evening
organ can do in the way Of reving him and beiting
the forces Of the that support him. Mr. Wheeler
is the candidate of The Call only because he is the
candidate OF the business OF California OF Oregon
and OF Washington. The Call supports him because
he stands the chosen candidate OF representative
OF the Pacific Coast and because he is in every
way by natural ability and by experience we'll fitted
to perform the duties of the Office Having been so
nominated and so recommended and having every
qualification for the position he merits the support
OF all who have Pacific Coast interests at heart and
who desire harmony OF action among our people
Mr.. Wheeler has been indorsed by Chambers OF
Commerce, Boards OF Trade Merchants Associations
and by individuals of eminence in business affairs in
all parts OF the from Puget Sound to San Diego
The only opposition to him is that made by the
Southern Pacific. That is the only dscordant element
on the coast the only voice that roars in protests
and revings against the general movement procure
Pacific Coast representative on the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
lHe1e Ildy De VIII, tnere may be the re1er-
ence to a 'hayseed' and in saying "he exudes wheat
heads at every pore" but such shafts can never be
leveled at the Southern Pacific Company 1t has
grown no hay in California nor produced any wheat
1t has done what it could to ruin the haygrower and
the wheat-grower. 1t has never shown a regard for
the property of hay and wheat producers further than
to cast upon the eyes OF avarce and to lay upon it
the hands of greed; and it is but natural its organs
should show respect for the character of that class
OF the industrious people OF the State The socaed
hayseeds, however, have more than one occasion
shown the Southern Pacific they are not of straw
and now it is the turn of the business men OF the
cities OF the coast to give the domineering monopoly
another lesson of the same kind
The curse of malignant distemper seems to be
upon the Southern Pacific whenever Pacific Coast
interests at issue The moment anything is pro-
posed to advance the welfare OF the the Ken
lucky corporation opposes it, though that
poration would itself be benefited. In the present
movement, were the railroad managers capable of
taking clear view OF the situation they would per-
ceive ii is their advantage to promote the trade Of
the coast for that trade furnish them with freight
for transportation. The blindness OF an utter mag-
nancy however, is upon them all. They oppose the
candidate OF the coast without why wherefore and
in opposing him to such alsehoods as saying
The Call ''trotted him out" and to such futile
mockery references to men with hayseed in their
hair exuding wheat heads at every pore It is poor
argument and wit, but it shows the animus
OF the Southern Pacific Company.