The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1906-03-27
A Wolf In Sleeps Clothing

u Following forme tactics he ad .ernses his petty gifts to charity and
his venerable picture fills the first page Of the San Francisco cn, his private
SIR csls will be remembered for the sugar deals and the tariff tades that
debauehcd the Senate IF the United States and mad him rich Later anne the
rise y Hawanan Commercial followed BY the suup Of the speekas holding and
the wreck q many small as eel a large fortunes which he induced into the
dividend promising investment
spocses next saw al opening to squee7e the SIN Francisco Gas and Etc-
trio company which had many small holders and vas regarded as good as gov
ennnen bonds. His first moves were muc advertised by smang gifts ia thar
lies ana the gift Of he handsome perHyte at Ms enrane to Golden Gate
Park. on this he go feeo of cost n oppor.unfy to lay al opposition light and
power plant Under the streets of his city which he dubbed the Independent
Light n Power Company, and which was heralded as an opposition n compel
ing company to The san Francisco Gas and Electric Company. which at that
i'm had grown wealthy md drunk with power.
Tie people hailed te advent of the Independent Company with joy and
thought that now te exorbtant charges woul be reduced. The charges were
reduced for a while that is untls preokels forced the old concern to buy him
tut. which it did at an immense advaic !.
sprckes was then out Of the cheap light business and hunting for some
other manner in which to alleviate the burden Of thu masses He found it in
the san Joaquin Valley Railroad, which h financed, receiving large amounts
mighty warm for the Southern Pacific Octopus; so warm, in fact that ne lad
to be bought out sold at a substantial advance. leaving HI small holders
at the mercy Of their old enemy, the Espee. IN that was thu end of that.
Now he is out again with the sam old dodge. advertised charities and the
benevolent old mug which mas served 50 well before His personal organ is
singing the anne old song Of the gea goodness of sprek- The objective this
lime is the United Railroads a party OF eastern investors who we're gold
brtcked by Huntington AM in whom Claus sees an easy mark with he assist
anee d the people m other phhanthrophtts of his stripe.
Before he eastern deal the street railways were controlled by the Espse
~ service like he service Of III mompohes' was execrabe; the employees ana
the paone were treated on the public b. damned principle" as he public is
nov and mas always been treated in tn State by he sam concern Dividends
was te se objective there. as all the traffic win bear is the sole objective
here Bt trouble was brewing around he street railroads; the carmen were
hard 70 hanae' BESIDES they had a union md were encouraged to stubborn de-
nAnds by popular approval; he feeling was sunen bitter and indicative on
both sdes;s strikes were threatened; omn violence was feared; anything nigh
happen; the plant was ancient n inefficient; public ownership was taking
form; dividends We're endangered; tbs political huxhrs nd corruptonits
known as the Old guard" were powress to coere or control the threatening
elements Soft soap was even tried and hat failed. The Espee would be
better o without than with a branch likely to become a burden ant with m n
it couldn't handle or a public it could not outrage. Something had to be done.
something was don
he thinbe was rugged for TIL eastern deal; it is currently reported that
hy million dollars of eastern money changed hands and the street cars changed
"nes The tactics employed to bring about this resut would b1ng the blush
to tn wne of a bucket shop But they got rio of III property and got the
crimes
The buncoed fasteners succeeded 10 a property, worn out Inadequate and
ae1tnst ~. I roua ~e'm eli ~ aaa mn saedhed With the pent-up puohe hatred
public for better service The plant could Furnish nothing better The revenue
@I !" company was anxious ot OF this to make rood to the eastern fnvea or
ir ue promises that went with the watreds stock and boomer M 1t real
49, o"e ue od Jmk had to be reegated to tn shade m modern trans
portaion facilities installed 1t had neither time nor disposition to ntent to the
demands OF tn men for shorter hous nor better pay nor to the public for
Then came the zig strike; the press. now safe. ventured out am said thin
ABOUT ne new cone IN it should have said about the old oe, but was not
free 10 dc it. The daily thousands wee melting away; something had to bel
20 sn0" te stranger Low g fix tnn-s. ths harpis were muzzed. tn black
"~Nf a"Nea ana a hollow truce fixed up that answered for a time.
Sts some things can be- fxed; tie public demands better service and
cheaper rates. 1t is houad Il have it. qte omnanv can sunv neither .tthon
ne@ pAn's ~nd tn expenditure e Vast sum for modern bettrments This
I" !" Ae os uns . 40 m the sooner the better In he meantime sprsk-
els is standing by; h wants to 10 something for hi. fellow citizens: his pa nv
gifts are advertised and he kindly face Of santa clans snuaao an 60 ~.
nont pages of his organs
Cod calculating n nercness. like a hoary vol on the tran Of bs weak
end quafIy' he aneaks to he attack under the cover of public cIamo ad,t the
disguise OF a public bensfactor with The same yes os he plans thu final
plumber Of the eastern investors am The destruction r. thetrn ronerv. he u,na
the control o.. the streets for further exploitation going to him ana nat
the public 1t is not the pubic coed that moves spreckels II is avar,.e his
passion The game is jmns; tie PLAY not deen. ira nnhuo L. amos ~
are easy to dup again
Bt when public sentiment, however justly excited. can b. aroess :,
man Of the Unsuitable greed Of sprckels the ppsessor OF millions ON nil
ions, with M foot in the grave m the other in the devils mouth. is driving
ind grasping for more. a decent regards for tn public welfare raoo,.s ,b.. 10
lift horse be locke in he mouth.
This is not our funeral exactly But VIC havea few specks in Nevada. and
he moves If te inustriousa nc sa"cdc Claus are cited for the urpos Of show
ng how much money cn be made an how much evn car be done by the So
allied goo men under thu gmse of charity and the pretense OF aiding thu mb