Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-05-11
FREE RAILROAD LAW


We trust that our friends in Bedford will
soon be prepared to say that they are in fa-
vor Of Free Railroad System. and also
that they viii eschew further dallianee with
the monopoly, which has availed them
nothing, and has stabbed our most vital IN
terests.
Since We have been in the same district
with Bedford, we have uniformly adopted
her legislative nominees. supported them in
good faith. and By our votes elected them
and yet IN every instance where our Railroad
interests have been supposed to be inimical
to those OF the monopoly, we have lacked
the hearty support of the members from
Bedford. Nedo not now intend to complain
OF the past, and are content to let bygones
be bygones, but we say to our friends in
that county IN all eandor, that such a state
OF things can no longer continue and our
amleable relations be preserved. Self
preservation IS natures first law, and Somer-
set county has at last determined to put her
foot down In behalfof her own rights, though
she stand alone IN her defense of them.
There Is no antag0nism between the Rail
road interests OF Bedford and Somerset.
save and except that created by the branch
OF the monopoly running into the former
county, and our people cannot and will not
consent any longer to have their interests
sacrificed, because of that sop thrown to our
neighbors.
We disclaim in advance all idea of dicta-
ting. or attempting to dictate to Bedford in
anything pertaining to her nominations, or
to her local interests, we simply state a fixed
fact, that the people of this county, will
support no candidate for either branch of
the Legislature who is not distinctly pledged
regardless ofthe wiles or froWns of the mono
poly, to support In all legitimate ways their
Railroad interests. We opine moreover too
that the legislative candidates In this district
viii be. requred-s'f not prepared to say
that they are in favor of Free Railroad
Bill, to give some good and sufficient
reason why such law should not be enacted
or at least be submitted for approval or re-
lection to that fount of all power, the peo-
ple.-iSoDlerSet Herald.
We hardly know how to interpret the
the above profound comnents of our high
ly esteemed cotemporary. The members of
the General Assembly from this county for
the last FIVE or six years have voted, in the
main, with the members from the county of
Somerset. And We further believe that cur
railroad interests are very nearly, if not alto
gether, those Of our neighbor. As for the
Free Railroad Law, we believe we have
said more in opposition to the monopoly
than our Somerset friends, though we have
not direcly advocated Free Railroad sys-
TEN. Our opposition to the Pennsylvania
Central has aroused the people and they, IN
their efforts to defend themselves against
outrage, naturally take to a Free Railway
Law This win be seen in the following res
olution unanimously passed at our late
meeting
''Resolved, That we heartily approve of
the recent letter of Gen. Geary in favor of
a Free Railroad Law, believing that if the
policy indicated therein is adopted it Will
greatly enhance the material and social in
terests Of this Commonwealth =
At the time we penned the squib upon
which the comments of our cotcmporary
are based, We had given the subject of a
Free Railway System very little thought,
since then we have examined the matter
more thoroughly. We do not now hesitate
to declare ourselves in favor of the System
advocated by our friend We shall support
no one for the Office of Senator or Repre-
sentative who viii not pledge himself in IA