Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-12-24
From he Burlington Ffte Ft.ss
The Lake shore Railroad Once
Wore.


The Lake shore Railroad Once
Wore.
i A writer in the Burlington Times, over
the signature of Mansfield undertakes
% show that the Lake shore railroad bill
did not owe it, passage to any Of the
causes alleged in the recent articles Of the
Rutland Herald and Free Press, lie
thinks that he does this lst, by irsinu.
atiug that some "uudhe influences and
ycuulties" may be traced "to a hiding
place in our public presses; %, liz mis-
stating what was said in the articles re-
I Piled to; I'd, 10y asserting that the pas
sage of the bill was due 20 a rebound
/ against log-roIlng OF double unques-
I tionable kinds finally by insinuating
that Governor Page is entitled to no credit
/ Tor magnanimity in signing the bill. as it
may turn out, that signing after adjourn
mcnt OF the legislature, does not mako it
valid law.
/ We do not purpose to continue indeh-
uitely a discussion over matters that are
now past and gone, but our readers will
pardon Us the few words necessary TO dis
pose OF "Mm~iield.'
! n any Of our public press" are touch
/ ed by his allusiun to undue influence or
rcndirtlts let them vince our withor-
are mwruug. The steady readers Of the
Free Press are aware 10 what extent il
has been under railroad influence. But
while freely combating railroad influence,
when We deemed the public good required,
we have never ceased to recognize the i'm
portance of these great lines of commune
cation, or their claim % proper protection.
In this case, surely, the fact that to give
a New York line the opportunity to com
plcte its connection from Montreal 10
New York lay short link over Vermont
SOIL II 10 work an INJURY TO our Vermont
Dads on the West side Of the State Is too
/ plain for argument; SO plain, in fact, that
| there is no need to look for undue in.
/ iiueuce' exertcd on any one who heeds it;
I but rather TO ask by what influence could
any Nermonter, not engaged as a lawyer
/ in. the case, be induced Ia Shut his eyes to
|it:
The Free Press did not SAY, nor did the
Herald, that the friends of the Lake Shore
bill abandoned it, The Herald said that
they abandoned 1raRUat of 1t before the
committee, and the Free Press said that
they were lHdrStg5d to have no cNpccta-
lion of ;ts nos.a,,e Il Lee,mr pl,ip
orop,,b ~, IL ,,,s.,,,s th,, it, friend
II,l ,l..l1 III, h;ll M.
r@. ' a,,5 = ,,'t .,,i..;, ~ 40 IA w.,
- a.. :, - - -,
been carried on It's merits upon fair and
/ open discussion.
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rArtl'" =! INDUSTRIOUS anu 'A''''N''e loS-
io. tr
ne - ,ii' Inv .lH' we o'gri'oi
sisi''u 'ne 1ii' showing '''' ms sis'l'-
: '"i' """'" ~ 81 ~ wan, sN',"N u NC
"n9liS "l'@li',, i"r. Evil % nun VINO
eNll s''tHNN' We suppose ,''I Tue GOV
erhQr 'lsheu y aulP~liiE 'hl u Wouid
: 'hu' oIc9iliV d N'". hut w. navy HT'
, PRAISED MN ioI signing IT. !" tiiihA'
ana nave sad thlt ne would nave been
lustil,ea III Withholding ms signature,
4 we 'hlhk very &'2i way iar MN woulu
nave beeh' before the Legislature ft'-
lourhed' To have ,H>ltd 10 them procla.-
as this Lake Shore bill and 'hehill for the
repeal Of the Ivy Of attachments, had
49, men, sent ma !" % i''' i''T very ,os' mo-
pethrr in snorial g,..iar ,,,- NV a,v ~
on Monday following. to hear his obicr-
tons 70 the sane llneins ls,rd them,
II lhc Legislature chose to pass me oiiiS
,'t1'iln''esS, tH'y """i' hahe hs'9ih"
aid MOI n5s. !, MIL Ts@s o, '.' ,'|
they ought not to pass.
Mansfield thinks he has discovered
the "so4rse and inspiration Of th'so art
r nsnir,tio e "'a ~ ,r @'Mg ,S ' E; 's
upon other railro.d and puhGf 9aastions
OF the past season. wa. i careful consider
alton Of the public bearings q the case,
, ana OF the evidence addneed before the
directly or jndir.c,I y'' os Gct i sax
word upon tho cata or 10 cow ANYBODY
elso's words We have commented on it
as an 'lndependcnt' press. without spec
,al ll hIr IN the question and a. such,
and n~r dr t,.'.n ~ ~ w. d, o,''S.'i'
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