, 1873-05-21

W. Aup Aon1e ooufss anQ furnishing IN epitQuua
OF the law as 1t now Is on that subject;
,,on ,ku - nj, srR1Sof1EID, ILL.,, May II, 1878,
Dean SIN: 1n Wow or the great interests involved in
ae nenang sna &C. boeen tug
,.T a. found IL the aoelsIon of our supreme oour
WV yoa do mo the favor to give mo statement. en-.
ae substance OF h0t has boon decided On
tAko Tho nherty Of aakng this from you, believing
5oas sympsthies arc with us in this great strugea
Againat monopoly. Yours truly, "'S''
GOV: PALMEn's AEPLy.
rsat nssre., 4aqe aqeysa nS a hs Witch h
eotneen the oi tho The
s9 and TO the mrortancd Of precso know-
tho sub1ects involved and roqucst Of me statament
OF tho aUtatance OF what haa been decided by The 3D.
am sensible Of tho great importance Of placing bo.
tho people tho substance OF what has been decided
ny ado5 n&aest fs yo9 seem to unde
nearly a! questions 1t Issue between railway csrfors
"d fhs Es uR0a the 79a Of principle
people o. ehta Bate and the railroad corporations al
TO the oxtont Of tho gaa Of tho corporations under
bna and duea In tieir reatons to The pubo AZ E:
owners Of 10 much Of public highways as admit oi
es ~ ss1 and + 1s' 9ss Of and
IN tho part OF the railroad companies, It 10 insisted
that they are mero priy&e corporations: that theII
ferred upon thom oertain franchises which tIe, H
may exercise for tho exclusive boucat Of tholr stock
Sy vs oss ns' hS Sy tba ss sh + s ha
Of mixing such regulations tor tho trans.
s0n tss Of theF =; eusnsss sna The
proper and that these rghta arc 40 vested in tic cor
BY my or or to any eaten eu
It may DO that this statement Of the pratenslons Of
4 q
It rather that 1t Ia too distinct than TINT 1t ia too
The people Of tho State who havo watched the
growth and expansion Of tho railroad syatem with
10 much antafaotion, and hayo made such im-
sn md srsa Il sspa aho dpsssR PTsts.
sloaa Of tho railroad corporations, md conscious
mt to & sonssde ; to thon tho vast powers they
put political 1eerty, they &rs organizing to reaist
Fully agreeing with you in your estimate Of tho srsv.
bs By hose VIC sso s1-
gheFo are cerain underlying principles Of constttu
rot afford to diarogard, for 1t tato these fundamental
oootr1nes and to their acceptance that 10 owe the
eafety Of Hfe and liberty and property. Amsug those
H. the right Of oyery citizen own property, aud to
only to such just and equal laws II are made to ope
as9 upon ~ other persons undor nko circumstances.
~ woald DO mtaforu:!e Of the most SERIOUS charac-
DO compelled to disregard theao OF any ot6or Of Inn
essential principle Of Government in their Efforts
ctizeus the Supreme Court haye, is thni. wih "a
degree Of fidelity and wiaom that ia most gratfyina
popular cause from year to year as questions nyojv
Ing tue relations Of tho railroad corpoTations and to
X S 9 md
settled them, 50 that Justice may be done to al1, md
tho rights Of tho people fully protected and hiaiu-
will not tronblo you with formal quotations from
sdjudged cases to prove the truth ct this statement
b viii state briefly tho principles settled the result
- 9hG court decided many that the charters
Interfere, but the Court also holds that contracts
between the State and corporatora aco mutual, and
makes Il. and by tho acceptance Of tho charter It's
corporation becomes what the Legislature intondo ii
o such md
Taat acts creating firsad corporations wero passed
intondcd to croato incorporation to engage in ts
buainess, Office aud employment Of common carrier
powere for the prosecution Of that buuness and aut
by tho acceptance Of tho charter tile corporation con.
racted with hs State to exercise the ONCE and employ.
nent OF common carrier, aud to dlacharRa all tho OBJ
legations aud duties according to the lava fhcn or that
might thereafter, bo In force for the government Of
That ia the law TINT common carriers are bound to
furnish reasonable aud ordinary facilities for trans-
portation such will meet tho usual and ordinary de-
nandB Of the public, aud with respect to IN uniauo3
influx Of busl1ess they bound 70 mako IN honeas
and fair effort to aid the public in tho prosecution oi
That 1t is tho law TINT common carriers aro bound
to carry for a persons indcrently, without rartali
o III, n1o1d o5 %nas @ and ha
tcs Tor auch will meet the usual and
ordinary demands Of thu public, II their servants
aon the carrlor Is ahe in damages to tue party In.
Fr. HSt
maud reasonable compensation for their soryicsa aud
no more.
That it is the law that railroad corporations may
tho transaction Of their husfness as aro not incon.
siatont with their duties to tho public as common car
lations contracts other nieans adopted BY railway
coaporstions to justify e1orons, unJuat diaortmins-
sSor dSS e he pa 'ass and sss
II cannot be expected that tho law IS established by
to gil persons or to al interests.
Taere y something IN the sacred mystery Of .ested
cfaft did our ancestors ani such men viii hsrdiy bo
eatsed with the severe simplicity Of tho doctrine aet
TOD By tle eourts that railroad corporations have
shall discharge the duos Of common carriers
without rastiallty, Injurious discrimlnatons:, rim s,
e4toron Or abiHe,and there may be otlera who would
as to * seS of sts,e for a
bosye psstoF he vorieG q jares 70 tho deci.ions
don Of proof Of reaaonablencss upon tho corporations
u applied and Yries paas upon Ill questions in dis
JONI II. p41n1p
The Petroleum Trade,
NEW YonK, May 2o.-A meeting OF petroleum
ida'e1s WAS held this afternoon, at which ths