The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-03

1t may be that press which has exclusive claims
to defend the interests of the people" against the
designs of moneyed aristocrats, has right to dc
so In It's own way. Out of a great many abuses il
may select that which is least popular and show
its intense devotion to "the Masses by shttinp''
again and again the one which has the fewest
friends" While making speciality of exposing
the iniqulties of two-horse passenger railway,
involving the interests of the city to the extent of
thousands it may be perfectly consistent in alto
gether overlooking or concealng those of man.
moth corporation, which influences the destinies
of Baltimore to the extent of millions. 1t NAV be
eminently proper to denounce the management
OF the City Passenger Railway as swindlers
scoundres, and enemies of the people of Baltimore,
yet IN almost the same breath announce editorally
that the Commissioners of Public Works are salts
ned that the officers of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, "in the different departments. from
the President down. are of the best in this coun-
try" BROCK Co. have certainly very excellent
track IN our streets-new, clean and commodious
cars, line horses "attentive and gentlemanlyu
conductors and careful drivers Their road
moreover, is managed with great energy and econ
omy, and according to The Sum- is making fabu
lous sums for its stockholders. The Baltimore and
ONO Road has also, we hope, good track; it has
mol, as general rule, new. clean and commodious
passenger cars-its conductors certainly are very
excellent ones-it is worked they say,
with singular efficiency and economy, and
is making, according to its semi-annual semi
official report, at least fourteen per cent. on
Las vii Mt 4, ~
obtain charter from the Maryland Legislature,
and employed tremendous lobby to effect their
purpose The management of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad also desired what may well be
termed charter since the operation of its pro-
posed amendment would have entirely changed the
character of the road; so, too, it engaged lobby,
quite formidable as that of BROCK, and used all
the direct and indirect means of influence at its
command quite as unscrupulously. Other COM
parsons between these management not more
favorable to the one of the greatest importance
might readily be instituted, but these will serve
lHE EXCHANGE asserting no special mission to
protect the 'masses eontented itself with oppos-
Jug On lair and Legitimate grounds, all improper
''ne'nes before the Legislature, come from what
quai' va 'ney might. 1t had not the slightest
o'Jeo'ion " the violent assaults of The SIM unon
those VINO did not happen to agree with it abopt
the City Passenger Railroad although its own taste
and sense of propriety caused it to nnrsus . d;a.u
ent course. Its hostility to BRocr 1ra, ~.
decided as that of The Sun, and possh,~ Jus. 80
judicious and effective; but did NJ, dul'e az
itself with opposing single injurious n,sa.''"
and found time and had the will to epdea,,sU'
defeat all of that class, as they were bronos,
forward. The EXCHANGE, moreover rejoiced IN
the victory over Brock & Co., and made its
satisfaction known, but we have vet to learn
whether The Sun was well or i'll pleased at the
defeat Of the schemes of the management of tbe
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Now our neigh
Dor has not hesitated to characterize a nor
ton of the papers of the city as sspliant
''pressesp because they did not pursue a course
in reference to the City Passenger Rail-
road agreeable to its own views. We saw
"a portion" because we do not sunnose
that we were meant to be included in that
phrase, but nevertheless, as The Sun claims the
right to reflect upon Others for their conduct, it