The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-02-26
State Policy.

of cities within our own borders, at the expense
Of cities Of other states. by deyerIing trade .
and bushes, from their natural channels-an
achievement which, were it even practicable, !
would be most i'll. beral and unjust But prae-
tic,lly illustrated in our Legislature, state policy
naIrows itself down 10 something infinitely more
contracted than even this. Charters were granted
for railroads in every conceivable direc'i'n-irom
Poin, Every where to Point no Point. At least
two roajs were chartered 10 run parallel with the
Chicago and Rock Island road and within 20
miles of it, half dozen Of ChicaSo cut OFFS were
river to Burlington and other cities in Iowa to
the the exclusion OQuawks, Warsaw, 6c, were
chartered indeed in no instance was ".taie poll
cy conceived to apply until tho city Of Alton was
mentioned. Because batch Of spectators, on
one hand, had conceived the plan Of extortng
$4,000 from the Atlantic and Mississippi \. h
Co, and batch Of contractors on the Ohio and
Mississippi road conceived il might interfere with
4 $500, 600 speculation of theirs on the other
hand the grea, city OF Alton, and the road from
Tcrre Hante 10 Alton were clothed with asi;.
tious importance which nature never insendsd 70,
them, nor legislation oysters, nor chamraiga Gun
ever give or purchase for them.
But we meant merely TO introduce the sketch
Of the Republicans correspondent;
SrriSGyrrIp. Feb. II.
cannot leave the capital and the halls Of the
avmaks-s Of the state Of Illinois. without first
paying NV dsvoirs 90 those remarkable men who
constitute the State policy" party. have paid
n tslersbly clsse attention to their management
inside and outside the Legislature, and belivs
can do them some justice. ! can account for the
conduct Of Alton men or very natural principles
Seldshrsss influences tho motives Of all TO 4
greater or less extent, and where ones interest is
to be promoted a. the sacrifice Of auothers, We
often see it done and say it is natural, but when
| person disinteres.ed cherishes policy Of this sell
fish character, wo are often at a loss how to &C
conn, for il, and do not deal with him eharita
bly,. But let US look at this state psicy.' or
course the avowed objects oft are not 20 paIpa-
4 bly, selfish. They reason in this manner, which
is somewhat plausible. They talk Of fostering
vested rights, and sloquenily picture the rewards
Of such policy. Prosperous, populsu1 and beau.
tiful cities rise up in the VISION all within our be-
loved borders and ut the touch Of this magic
wand, state policy" the broad prairie state looms
up with enchanting views Of cities, towns and vii
lagos, railroads aud internal commerce that owe
their being. growth aud prosperity to the for'er
I ing protection the Legislature. A few word.
upon the statute books with them. are pregnant
with little world Of prosperity few word, az
ter the be it enacted, are potent in changing the
natural channel, Of commerce, and in annulling
the laws OF trade.
- tbon pl~ = rrf tlatr tNN1t
cy, but this il unnstural, for human enactmrn,s
are impo,ent in the repeal ofthe" higher laws Of
trade and intercourse. and nature itself The
oiher arguments are fret, jack Bro,gh, Jack
Brough is named By one, and Jack Brough is re.
cra.ed by all He is a terrible man, and what
his satanic maj sly 10 10 our great world Jack
Brough il to our little world Illinois. He is sup.
posed to be an awful man, and a was once re.
marked on the floor Of he House, no good can
come out q! Nazareth. What there is 60 formda
bly, bad and dangerous about Mr. Brough, have
no, heard them saw but his name 10 used ns Q
rsllying cry, and at the bare mention Of his cog
nomon che state policy men are up and armed
To crush project now ia only to repeat those
two frightful vords Jack Brough. have seen
this terrible parsonage but could detect no par
tculnr seen. Of birthstone. He i, simply, fat
short, s,ubbed specimen Of the biped race.
lie is f,t, sic K Tea ed man,
And such as sleeps . nights
No, liz. spare Cassus. He ha. no, the external
appearsnce OF dangerous man, as described IL
Julius Cnsa..
believe the whole strength Of the state poll
~ doctrine is contained. frat is the false cry o
vested rights" second, "J.'k Btough,' aud yet
they assume to talk Of principles. Let US see
whether they really have any principe. Only
narrow, restricted hostility to t~o enterpr.'s.-
One the Atlantic and Mississippi Railroad, tie
G'ier the Pike county road.
They refuse thitlsr 10 the former because i,
supposed i, will irlu,o the Alton and TIRE
iaute road and the Ncenncs road yet Am told
tina, the road would not come within the res,ric
tive policy Of Mr. Gills.ps's famous monopoly
bll-twen,y.tive miles Of thc,eher roads
Now how consistent these men are One day
they are deadly hostile to a road crossing tic
state from st. Louis, the next day they charter
the Western air line road from New Boston on
; the Mississippi 10 Fort Wayne, right close tc
another road already in process o! construction
from Burlington, few miles below, via Peoria
TO ths same point, vhsrs one half the entir,
route Of the roads arc not fifteen miles apart; anc
on the north eide Of this air line road is the Rocl
Island road, which 10 at poinis not over twenty
mica from ii and on the same aide is the Cen
trail Military Tract road, from Galssburg 81
through Bureau county and on eastward Their
!. the next dav after they charter q ROAD from Hen
derson in Knox county. to Monmouth in Warren
eighteen mlles along the line of the Peoria anc
= Oquawsa railroad, and not more than five mile
:. from 1t any one point The Peoria and Oquawki
h road 10 mostly owned by the farmers and citizen
along the line, Who have embarked their oil il
the enterprise know ladies in Kaox county
c widows--who have stock in this Peoria road
7 This last road is under coatr,ct, and between
5 three and four hundred thousand dollars has al
ready been spent in ito construction and yet shes
state policy" men, these "reHed rights" mel
: have given thi, Henderson, and Monmouth char
n ter to the grca. Michigan Central Railroad Com
n pany. to the certain and inevitable ruin Of one
y, half, yes, three hurth the length OF this Psori
y road. Consistency 10 q jewel" This il not al
these famous men have done; they have charter
e ed road after road throughout the state, which,
their principles were applied TO them, woul
never have done IT, The fast 10 state palieys ,tt
j., Ing more noe less than policy to defeat the A
u lantic and Mississippi aud the Pike county road
% And when one seeks to rally them againW o,hs
IA roads where their principles nigh, better appl,
they are not to be found. Adlsu my state polio
men, for the veal Of my state. for the veal
y those who are not within the range Of your self,
70 policy. hope va may never meet hga,u ut II
10 Capita unless you 6rst repent in nckcloth an
4 ashes for the unfortunate results Of your illiber