Year: 1872

The Union has at last published the
"Goat Island Bill" The persistent de-
mands Of the "chicadees" have became 80
pressing that from very shame the organ
of the wheat monopoly and every other
ring of San Francisco, has been driven into
the publication Of the bill it has been, for
the last three months persistently misrepre-
senting. Perhaps the Thunderer OF the
Union has at last awakened to the fact
that its refusal to publish the bill on the
ground that "the people could not under
stand its provisions" was altogether "too
thin" to be swallowed by an intelligent
people. At any rate, there it is, and that
tie readers of the Union have got a chance
to see the measure at all, they must thank
other journals. Not until it had been
already thrown into every reading house
hold Of the State did the Union unbend
sufficient to ''advertise" the measure 1t has
condemned.


Accompanying the bill is column of
imaginary evils which the Union predicts
will follow its enactment into law. Al
though the property shall be subject to
State and county assessment, yet this, ac-
cording to the Union, is futile provision,
for the city of San Francisco does not con-
tain man who would be an honest assessor,
or not snbject to be "infuenced' by the
Company. Or, if by a miracle such a
man can be found, the company will beat
him with tool of their own and the pro-
perty will be assessed at one-sixth of its
value. Of course the State and County
Boards of Equalization will also be Sin
fuenced" and the assessment will remain
at that figure. 1t strikes us very foroibly,
that under the circumstances the Company
will be very public-spirited to give in the
property at any figure.


Next, it objects to the Commissioners
taking into account any benefits which
may accrue to the government by the oc-
cupation of the Island by the Railway
Company. This is no more than we could
expect. The Union is very careful to
conceal any benefits which the people
receive from the Central Pacific, and it is
equally careful to exaggeratea grievances.
All the Improvements which the company
may make upon the Island, which it es-
Inmates will cost from twenty to fifty mill
ions of dollars, will eventually have to be
paid for by the government of the United
States. Again, if other companies use the
track of the Central Pacific to reach the
Island, they will have to pay just proper
tion of the cost of the Improvements made
made By the Central Pacific. Unfortunate
ly, the Secretary of War, who is to decide
what just proportion is, in case of dis
agreement between the companies, is to be
bought up by the Central Pacific. 1t is
pity there is no honest man outside of
the Un,on Office, except Luttrell.


And this is a specimen of the sort of bal
derdash which the Sacramento Union
deals out to its readers to influence their
votes in favor of its pets in the Congressional
contest. Driven at last to the publication
of the measure for which it opposes Cogh-
Ian for voting, it continues its misrepre-
sentation of the provisions of the measure.
One-fourth of the population of this State
is centered in the city Of San Francisco,
fattening and growing rich at the expense
of the interior. Every article of trade and
commerce which seeks exit or entry
through that port has pay tribute to the
different classes of harpies who prey alike
upon the producer and the consumer
The Goat Island Bill, by bringing the cars
and the ships together at deep water, will
compel these ''middlemen" to turn to
honest labor for living. And through their
organs, the Union and the Bulletin, they
seek to take advantage of an honest public
sentiment in opposition to further subsidies
to corporations, % effect their purposes.


Voters, remember that the election Of ] :.
X. Luttrell will be no triumph Of princi-
pie, but one of personal hate and dema-
goguism. The unscrupulous manner IN
which Mr.. Coghlan's course and motives
have been misrepresented should rally al
Republicans to his support. On Tuesday
next let US give him such majority as will
teach the Union and its coadjutors that ga
lie well stuck to- is not as good as the
truth.