, 1865-02-17
Ql]tfago Gribnrrt.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY II. 1869.
a HORSE RAILWAY npeDoC,--


A HORSE RAILWAY DFspor,cv
1t should be borne in mind 1,r the ,oon,. 49,. =,
Chicago That the horse rn,,vovh;I1 mh,eh ,.'
Gently passed tho Legislature ovcr thc rc,o
Of the Governor. and oycr 4,c ,rofos, ~ ~.
citizens, hae deencr s,cn3ocanco .,,.1 49,
question Of dollars and e,rts n roa,,.r =.
brings before us fhc onesf;o, ,r,othas 49, -
ho,se railway. sbo,, nort~o, w. ~,e- VIZ e
whether the citv shall con,Tol thc horss =. :, ~
xruves ". do,,+ ,~h.t,,.. tt,s t~u-
Of ibc f.aua .v,;crh.. ncon 80. go =. ,sAtui'
,,.troto ~ rron -. H.. ,ssss ~ w W PER
e,o, ~, ~ 1,,,,,sa 49,. 49, 40 uae unpfes-
darst.nd ~ ho aad 49, ooas can m
~ ~ ns+ons,o,, ~ ~ 49, 1' posn.les arc robbed
ncr,oa tIed r. ~. a.s.:.s, 49, AsA1se oesono tne
-. - - ~ b4aAl cooIfact, put The
cool Thaso 1,s ~ 1mpe.'ectly under
ors.st;a. ~ no4es tan"ass ,1a nave been In
1;f. n-rs.,. - nneh 'oeaf corporate
1,.r,.s 49, rs.. .ne' % oNness came anmbly
s,e.4.,z - eo"uen ano asHeo ior
1.a, - pt'n0. 10y ieccsn'zeo and re-
- ~ 49, ~" a .ne 14Snts -, VI Inc CITY
~ .".. M, ~ a., VIC Lucy entered into
a1ste "4ta NC Is, Pieueng themselves
~ w. soseneu ... - Wv ts tet1ns 1nereo1. They
4 ss,ss.s- sas.s ~, nAe Respectable, law
os' p'1sato c''1zens' eH years hare
~ -, es . .esa luaa one'1ourth OF
=. 60 80 sa . W sAio1enee, ana NC sudden
AD1 +usM nlpuuens enough anu strong
ouu ~ t4ae aae OILS In the'r teeth and 60
tousu ouoo oFef tae CITY, violating their own
cusaseaneots, aug lainphng down tue rights
oa tae poopie "atnout asking permission from
.'nSoouy' Is mol this Is most serious event,
alar' Hom any question OF the property In
vowed IN the Transaction ?
We think 1t is s1eh m ercnt ns should fix
the attention Of every man who expects to
<,,,,,a.o, r .,eas as 1s s "uu .ne nonle o1 a1s
:, a. s;,-4s ~ ees 4.u"as COMPANIES
1,oro T. 49,. ,s1s,, " n .A.a ca4seeneo' can pe-
.,,,,,t+,1 ..,,s+ 80 .eeo ~ ttsunsf WIN 1m'
4w,1Gth x.a- ~ 4,,atS .-s"t. nos ao a. ~ .uea
1nsc3,, fe..n ~. s-~aw;s sn9 .a'.n seaf
,,oTi i,ad +ao, 49, ~ s...t,. w.. aate !ost
,,.,th ,,e +r,ov go 80 s1 pteASe
-. S "oa9 ~ aoy
nu y. 1m' " lucy naS oeaeat anybody
~ WY 1.uo y. ouee. iaey may MI tne
e.4..N eA S.ASA .I " 4uc Letlsl4'ufs WIN .oelf
1tuase auu tusy "A5 sAeeu.aa aau no,o Tue
asms ~ S,eant ~ ":'0sAaM' w. tne5
o4Iieuea c4Su soa.los ,..ls om pao!'c NJ"
H~17 fy- 80
-Aue o' o. 'A4 1s tusA o"n ptopetty ~ eon.
~ ~ s' 4ns ea.nocn aho
- o.s.s - - .p5 NV onAy e1ns'"t
1ne et"1s VI NC" 'e'ee5 ~ .af ae lne1 Own
P4up5 20 eoneeaaea' oAt lncy coneroi us
Iullaee' oo1o iosai anu na.1onal' 1heY put
ln,s .nah up anu tna1 man down. and It Is
onls IN .iate an1esFa4s, and IS II were by ac'
6meo1, tnat Inc power temporarily slips from
.r-1, N"@o"
VIC a'ao" slnuat monopoly 10 grow up
unchecked In our midst-if we allow thie ont
,ao.o ~ r.o .n,na,e1.ase 'ANe '"'-
eaEe ~ 70 uHpuu1sneo.
If the people Of Chicago are wise-if they
are rfef1nnt in maintaining 4barr orr ,;,ht.
and guarding their hbertiesAthere is rem
<dy for nil this eyll. The Horse Railway Cnm
,,ar,.r T., +ha,r ..,.,...r. -. -
P1'1&ee' ~ @nca eaSesuess " grasp tnat WHICH
n1aca ond a->anaad +h.s, ,,x,,, T., ~
t1ases auo eApeAoeo tuelt money III Inc
wrong o1section' 1he II" Is stronger than
any coFPo1auon, ana ulc low says that the
1r7ncMses belonging TO city cannot be BAR
e,a neo a"a5 oy Leg1ssatnfe without that
cay conseut. LIS not our purpose 10 argue
article, but We are prepared to furnish
anfhnrft3es for +he cfo+amor< ,rl;,h -.
- ,e1H. 80 "Aien We
No" MAKE, 1hat the horse railway act
of the Legislature is ynid In so far
nc II asernne. r., t,r,,+ ~ 4,,s .a.,-...s -
80 ~ ~ :. .as ~ LIZ eonpan4cs any
uaheo1ses or privileges, now Or hereafter,
which the city has not granted or shall not
ole. by the exercise Of dne vigilance IN Inn
choice OF their city officers, not only to de-
feat the cOnsumu12 tion Of the attemnfed