, 1865-03-10
ANTX-110NOTOJ.Y AND RE
FORM
Address or the Citizens Com Gulltee-
Public Meeting Called.

auuitinC in soMa suitable and efficient or
"earizaton the good and true men In our
'city ofa political parties In such manner
t*os to promote the election of capable and
shoncst men in every department Of our
"city government, and to report their &C.
"tion at some future public meeting to be
"called by them, desire to inform their fel-
low citizens that they haye entered with
zeal end ea1Eestness upon the work int1ust-
cd to them, aud to ask their cooperation and
support.
The attention Of our people has been Of
la'e especially aroused to the danger Of COM
mitting our public affairs to untrus:worthy
men. a wrong and outrage which has no
parallel IN tho legislative history Of our State
has been perpetrated upon this city By the
General Assembly at its last session. An
act OF purely local character has been
passed by that body in the face of the Cor
e1Do1's veto, IN defiance Of the will Of our
people, expressed by public meetings. and by
ciuzcns, and against the votes Of two-thirds
o. Inc de!esation from this county, by which
several horse railway companies (by this
1fGlslanon combined into one mamm 9TH
monopoly embracing our entire city,) are
sought to be vested with exclusive privileges
3or nearly q century to come. That such a
bill could be passed nineteen years in I'D
vance Of the time Of the expira lon Of the ex.
asupg franchises Of these companies, and
With no other result than to enrich few in
dtSiauals at the expense Of tho whole COM
mun1ty itecl, furnishes the most striking oy-
sacnee Of the dangerous and alarming power
nopolies.
If the several companies which are by this
Legislature combined into one interest we're
strong enough to carry such measure
through the Legislature In defiance of the
people, Whit may they not accomplish in
this city Il the citizens do not unite to pro-
tect the city government from their control
II these combined horse railway companies
arc suffered to retain the franchises of which
they hare wropgfully deprived our city, and
to 70 On unchecked In the possession and en-
jGyment Of the powers and privileges confer
red by the recent legislation, the worst evils
Of this measure are yet to be encountered.
II In the sixth year Of their lawful tenn they
the limit Of their capabilities when fifty years
shall have passed and they hold city Of oyer
a million Inhabitants within their iron grasp?
Horse railways in themselves arc great pub
lie convenience and necessity, andthe cstab-
lisbment Of various competing lines in the
didernt streets and sections Of the city, ere
ating by their conflict Of interests healthy
cUmptl1t4uut auQ I'LL brought UuucT euCa
Ealulnry mulliciral control us to make them
snbseTyicnt to the public Interests, would be
great public benefit. But q combined and
consolidated interest Of such magnitude aa
this, 1amifed over the whole city, will, when
1t seeks 50 to do, control its legislation. Ey-
crything will have to yield to Its will, and
every seeker Of office will become its subser-
Went tool,
Such mammoth horse railway monopoly
is dangerous to our rights, and imperils the
best interests Of the city. Ali our best bust
ness and residence streets are subject to Its
control, SO soon asit can secure o city gov
er1ment which shall be- snbservient to its In
tercsts, and it will to great extent be inde-
pendent q municipal supervision and author
the fa:e nc shall pay, and the accommo1a-
tions We shall receive.
This gigantic monopoly is not yet beyond
the reach Of the people IL they viii be true to
themselves. No corporation Ia rich or pow
erful enough to defy d whole community.
the united will Of the people can be ma1e to
hc.r upon this question iu such manner as
to compel the corporations to surrender the
extension of franchises which they have In 60
high minded manner sought to take from
the city.
cure the control OF the city government at
ity and personal ability and moral worth the
people can reposc with Confidence"
TIE imperatise importance Of this Is erl.
dent from the fact that the vested right Of
purchase OF all these ra1lway lines, at the end
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at the next municipal election IN the contro
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| pose Of obtaining more general expression
! Of The views snd wishes Of those Of our Eel
low-eitizens who desire to CO.. operate IN giylnt
! eject to these views in tue BEST pract!cabl'