Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-26

IL is perhaps unfortunate for the country
that paper like the New York Tri5uns. so
wide IN influence and circulation, should be so
fifuily night on points, and so persistsntly
wrong on some of the great leading priaciplas
that underlie protective government In a late
article headed '.No Telegraphing BY the Gov
erDment'' the disposition of the Triyus, to
maintain the monopoly principle. not only in
telesraphIng. but In transportation also, is
quite as transparent as any thing else
To Illustrate the position of its editor il IL
only necessary to recur to his course on the
subject of the New York canals Those COM
mercIal thoroughfares. inausurated by the best
statesmen New York ever produced. have been,
and sre to-day the largest basis of the ayricuI-
tural and commercial prosperity OF New York
They are Of equal importance to the great west
Time and again have the railway monopolists
continued their plans TO supersede State man
agement and get possession of these commercial
tnOroughfares. They have always failed
Every disclosure of an attempt TO wrest those
canals from management by the States has
brought the people 10 immediate Rescue
Agriculture, trade, and commerce car calculate
the values of cheap freights. They have had
the advantage of thirty yesrs observation Of the
workings Of the State system of New York
with lis free competition in transport. and the
HOEOHOiN sIctctu Win us privileges
by the side of IL
When the editor of the Tribun, and i've
others in the late Constitutional Con vention of
New York voted to sell out the canals their
motives were undoubtedly good. bat they GER
tainly stood in opposition TO the popular iudg-
nent OF New ork, founded on long experience,
and dictated by the true interests OF the State.
The State OF New York. as a State, in the con-
srTucnon and management OF the State works
has done better by 10 PER cent. than any mono.
poly railway. coLduct by corporate enter
prise, IN the United States. While IL can be
maintained that the State of New York, as
State. has Obtained more than ninety cents
worth OF work and material for each dollar of
as credit sold IN the market. II can be proved
mat corporate or private enterprise has not
Obtained sixty PER cent. Of the assumed cost OF
their roads. The case was Well put Dy the
TyilsHe, nearly year ago, thus
In our deliberate Judgment, founded on ex
ienslve observations aud inquiry, full quar-
trr Of the money hitherto subscribed and paid
by cOLhdlnc stockholders In this country to
build ard squip railroads mas been stolen by
directors, engineers hnanciers, &c, while a
fourth OF their gross earnings since conStruc-
lion have IN like manner been stolen Dy direc-
tors agents, supeTIntendents. conductors, &c
&c-
AS necessary consequence of these sivsu-
TIC frauds, those whose money was freely aud
-TanEly II vested IN railroad stocks have NOT
LrNtANrO. IN tue average. tQret cent there
TrOm, While hard-earned millions on millions
- money-mUeh Of ~ the sole and slender re-
source OF WIDOWS and Orphans-haye TINS
been wiped oat altogether. An able and shrevd
raIlrCad manager IN dlstapt State-one who
has invested largely and successfully in roads
previously OnpTOductlve-lasts ~ no m-r ass urad
Is NAT al aecently located, fairly patronized
TaliTCad always does and always will nav
iHIr interest on Its real cOst-tnat fraud ana
enhancement, with possibly a slight margin
Ter glazing incapscity-are the sole causes ~
n m M har krs, ~
large sections OF our country still suffer for
lack OF railroad communication tina, would b.
speedily provided herewith were il not for the
prevalent presumption. based on Icing and
painful experience. that money invested in the
construction OF railroads Is nearly the same as
tDrown away. Thus the dsve opment OF our
country Is retarded. its labor deprived OF re-
muneIative employment, and the cost OF mar.
ketIng It's products greatly enhanced. by the
greedy Tascaliy of uRfaithiul managers Of
railroads We have decided, after patient de.
Liberation, 10 fght these villains more agrees
SIyely. more persIstently. :han We have done
teIieSins sucn warisre an imperative public
duty. If there be any one calling himself our
Trend who apDTehends unpleasant conse.
GusEces from this resolution. we afectionateIv
advise HIM 10 get out of the way
The ITdtUns says IN its recent article:
There Is need of the interference OF the
Government in this thoroughly established and
Perfectly managed business. The proposal TO
GO 80 Is meddiesome and mischIeyous. If II
We-e adopted, where would a limit ba mt In
flts extension of the functions OF government
ILto The domain Of private enterprise, There
= now strong talk ia England ia favor OF the
tNt1ship and management by the Govern
-rIt OF al The railways IN the kingdom II
Congress =tSuld vote 10 assume and carry on
tie business Of biography, inevitably ,he--
s'nld come In tame howl that th- Govern
-'eEt should provide the peOpl. with cAaaD
ares and frrights; and a political party would
D. tCTEnsd 10 effect the purchase of all our rail-
40 hat they. too, may be run by the United
-at,s.'
B- it known TO the Tr.bus> that the same
'-pfIrn e eH'erIT,se" in England, which n so
graphically describes in the United States, has
inPeIird the public economists of the British
calm 10 cast about for remedy. There are
VARIOUS propositions, but the one most likely
10 Dc adopted Is that OF supesseding the mo-
Lcpoiy principle in Transporting 1t Is as
suInsd IN England, as in this country. that the
cost of freight transit by rail can be reduced
more than one-half, and the interests of rail-
way property better upheld than at present.
II is a little curious to observe how auieklv
these railway and other monopolists will
Start up as soon as any reform In management.
CT competing line Is proposed To be established
Even proposition to give the National 0api.
tal oeneni IN connection with the more yiyor
Gus development of The resources of Pernsvl.
Nania, East and West Virginia, MARYLAND and
'hlo Is nat by the manifesto OF eight promi
hrnt railroad kings. They are advised nv
prominent Senators" that .sthe danger ia i'm
mInent What DANGER Why, in reality a
dsneer that something or somebody Will Ter a
"eheht from Tie railway other than them
SSi'es. what selfish thing the MONOPOLY
spIrtis, and how foolish its advocates.
lie strike movement seems to be deyeloniny
sam IN New York The scarcity of employ.