, 1865-02-10
HOW TAsE HORSE RAIL-
ROAD ELL WAS PASSED..
What Outsiders Think of It.


{Frorn tho Peoria Transcript, Feh.7.l
The passage of the Chicago horse railroad
bill by the Illinois Legislature, oyeE the Gov
ernor's veto, and in defiance Of the expressed
is subject OF grave Importance to the people
OF this State. The matter was one Of purely
local interest. It's original passage had been
ycl,emently protested against by mass meet
ings Of the people Of Chicago. The Governor
had vetoed It. 4 majority Of tue Cook aat c9nnt
ii. The bill itself was in notwithstanding
out nineteen yeass III advance Of any neces-
sary legislation, and comforting perpetual
hase on a chartered monopoly. And not
Wifhstanding all this, m overwhelming ma
jo'ity ot both BRANCHES Of the u Leslssatn1e ssk
We suppose there are not ten honest men
outside Of Chicago, unless they own stock in
the Horse Railroad, who care TWO stsaWa
about tile subject so far Us 1t relates to the
Horse Railroad or to Chicago. It matters
little to them who owns the road-the city,
sympathy with ]. Young scamInon, who went
down to Springfield to protest against ths
measure, than they have With wabash"
Gordy, who makes his "pilc'' by the passage
Of the bill. The matter which e1cites their
surprise and apprehensIon' the subject " whlsn s13
by the Legislature under the circumstances
which surrounded it. Why should those
members Of the Legislature outside Of Chica-
70 70 for the bill when 1t was so nnmi5taka.
Oty obnoxious and out Of character? What.
wns the tnlucement which obtained their
votes over the veto Of the Governor aad the
protests Of two-thirds Of Chicago? There Is
only one answcr-d peete2idry consideration.
Whether that consideration was made in the
share Of grcenbacks or stock In the railroad,
is q matter Of no consequence: TIE n1e.n5srs
1cho rottd for Nd: horse railroad 6M scere bought
| That fact is as patent to the sense OF the PEG
| pie Of Illinois, as 1t would be had the bargain
and sale been open and aEoWed.
| And now comes the gravity OF the matter.
| If the Illinois Legislature can be 80 readily
csts Of Chicago, what Is to prevent their be-
inC bought up On measures affecting the in
tercgts of other localities? What guaranty
| have the people Of any city or section that
| thar rights will not be Us wicked1y lcglslated
| away? Instead Of electing men to serve the
Those whom We choose to legialatc for us,
are legislating against us. Is not the passage
Of this Horse Railroad bill, then. one Of grave
! importance to the people Of Illinois: We
think 1t Ii, and We think the press and tbs
pie ought to let those who done this deed
to understand 1t. Not that they care for the
Horse Railroad, or those interested for or
against It but bteause Of Tie bribery and cor
Ya7,tion 7ehfh IL Disclosed, It ts a subject for
no wonder the Lawyer Reed holds such
body in contempt, aud refuses to testify con-
cc1ning pcnltcntlary abuses, while 1t Is SUBJ
Of their own corruption standing out in bold
relief to the people, should have the assur-
ance to probe the corruption Of their prede-
eess0ra. ......,
In this connection, VIC congratulate tho
people Of this Legislative District that their
Representatives are not among those con-
cerned in this measure. A1cssrs. Dunn and
| Mccoy both voted nay.