, 1873-03-11
Extracts from tRao Argument Of Eds
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STATE owNEnBU1p, IN THE FAST.
Your romonstrants protest against tho pro-
posed extension Of tho functions Of tho State,
upon tho distinct ground, that, oven if the
Is, in tho worry nature Of tho case unit to DO tho
work well. In proof OF this, it III only necessary
to rofor to tho railroad which has been bnilt BY
tho State, whether lnwfully or not, as it may mp
poar In tho future, on tlli8 side the HooRao Tupi
mol This piece Of stnto railroad has boon built
under tho control and direction OF Governors and
counoilB Of al high character aud Of as good Gu
pacity al any We ouu hopo to elect In tho future
yot it has boon described by ono Of tho most ac-
two advocates Of further State construction M
being "so crooked, 40 wrongly placed, aud 30
badly constructed that 1t aocmed az IL tho on
ginoor in charge had boen making a job for his
SUCCESSOR to undo" Surely . most significant
pioco Of evidonco to tho utter unfltneas OK tho
State corporation to do railroad work.
THE QUESTION OF TAXATION AND CORRUPTION.
Regarding the question again us one Of taxa
tfon, each man has right to consider tho taxes
which he has paid toward the construction Of tho
mel itsolf, aud also tho taxos which lo must in-
ovitably pay If the State buys out, completes and
oQuips tho so-caltod tunnel lino Rs go many
forced subscriptions to Il railroad enterprise to
which ho would not llavo contributed yoluntarI-
Lis business. Each 1lan thus forood by IN un-
just and unequal statute Of doubtful validity to
o1ltnr into buainoss not freely chosen by him
forced this subscription from Ills pocket, had
tlioy themselves boen voluntary subscribers to o
railroad for Eli equal sum, would have sc0uted
tho very idea OF putting the money into the
ehargo Of my State executive or Legislative body
oyor chosen, to be by thom expended in tho cou-
struotion of q rnilroad.
Lot it also DO considered that aatop to be taken
coiucident with the construction of tho railroad
itself ia the establishment OF works for the con-
Btr,lction Of not 1eHs than 100 locomotives and
1900 cars. alleged to DO needed at onco by the
promoters OF tie job, for doing the work upon
tho limo; and tho unfltnoss OF tile State for such
q job must DO obvious, Your renonstrauta may
without arGumont elallongo q single advocate Of
at tlloir oxponso, to affirm that such work can DO
done choaply, effectively, or. oven honestly, by
the State Corporation and thoy may also chal-
longe a denial Of their allegation TINT Buc!l IN
experiment might load to tho most gross pohti-
cal malfoaBance, which would sup tho worry foun-
daton Of public integrity. Moreover, tho end
would not DO reachol when tho cars ind engines
woro completed. Evon Ut tho presont cost Of
transportation ovor existing railroadB,-now
Hail to DO 50 o1orbtant,-produco has 0 Into
accumulated in Boston fastor than It can DO re-
moved, and unless tho 6tato,-Rftor II has Or
ganxed its line. obtained itn tortnnal facilities,
portation,-shhll then proceed to build clown
yators aud to organize commerce, who will do
IT. Ia 1t to bo supposed that private capital
will bo eagerly invested In any branch Of trans-
portation whom tho toavy halld OF the State laa
lust forolbly excluded 1t from ono branch OF the
business for fear II might reap over per cont
prolt9
THE PROSPECTS oF TIE TUNNEL ROUTE.
But. gantloznen, aro you eHare Of tho fact that