Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-08
The Street Railr Oads Triumph of Metro
pOliIaR Journalism.

pOliIaR Journalism.
The Gazette, though tardy, comes out quite
vigorously on the street railroad bill now
before the Legislature, by which the com
panies in this city seek to escape their CAPT
tation and bowlderiDg obligations, without
the corresponding reduction in fare, which
they offered to the city for the same release;
but the public would not get from the Ga
aettes article, definite information Of the
terms which the companies offered for this
release. Irdeed, it would naturally infer
from the article that they had offered no
consideration at all.
And w think the intelligent reader will
be surprised to learn from the Gazette that
sit was finally proposed that if the com
panies would reduce the fare one cent on
passengers, the Council would release the
per capita tax" and that "this the companies
rejected Will the Gazette please to state
the form Of that proposition, and when and
how and by whom twas made, and when
rejected. We think this piece of intelli-
gence IL a little more than prophetical. The
companies will also believe that they must
have been In a protEaoled sleep at that time,
when they see the Gazets's statement that
"st smother time it was proposed to pass an
ordinance abOlishing the tax; provided, how
ever, that it should be submitted to the PEG
pie for acceptance or rejection. The com
panies refused this offer. They did not care
TO go to the people" We should be pleased
to know how the Council could propose
without passing upon something in regard
to tia thing which they never did.
VIII the Gazette give date, chapter and
verse Of that offer and refusal. With q
pretty good memory eorroborated by cir
c%umstaStisl evidence, such as documents, ii
is our impression that the companies did all
a proposing; and that their ~"6libusterina
in Council" Of which the Gazette speaks
consisted entirely in their proposition to re.
duoe the fare, if released from the capitation
tax. Furthermore, it is our recollection thai
in this matter the companies and the Cincin.
natl people were on one side-the side of re.
moving restrictions from public convenience
ana the Cincinnati Councils and the jour,
ha!s, exeeptthe PREss, were on the other side
We viii repeat the terms which thl
companies offered, as it is better, ia writ
ing newspaper articles, to give information
Than to obscure tia proposition we offer Il
ne CITY press as a novelty. The companies
ohered to sell thirty-two tickets for 81. ant
eight tickets for twenty-five cents, on con.
oition that they should be relieved from til,
cspllANea tax and the obligation to bowlde
me whole width Of the street 70 the eurbs
Inns would have carried passengers VIII
purchased twenty-five cents worth Of ticket
A. three and ~Oue-eighth esuts. This tn
council, instigated by the whole city pres
except the DAILY Pass, refused.
q 7 this i1sstimAble wisdom of the Cit
~ sad As city journals, the people ar
secuiee me privilege Of paying 1--WE cent
tor riding On their own high ways. uule,
they purchase one dollars worth Of ticket
in which case they pay four cents. The
are precious benefits, for which thev 9,
never b. too thankful TO the Council. and
those guardians of the interests Of NE DC
ple-tbe public press.
And for this popular privilege the eli
fronssy At present GETS nothing, for {
csngAAies have stopped paying the p