The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-09-17
that have cen mainly instrumental
in bringiujabout federal interference
ia State e.ctions.
tailroad Subsidies.

Judge 1ackoy has dissolved the
tcmporar injunction restraining the
County. commissioners of York and
Chester fom issuing bonds in aid Of
the Cheer and Lenoir Railroad |
Company Tho Commissioners are
preparinetc issue these bonds. Jul
the meauhile, as VIC arc informed,
the parts opposed to this subsidy
have not .cquicsocd in the decision of
Judge NJ ckcy, and intend to carry
the case tcforo the Supreme Court
We truStthat a decision will be grant
cd in thcr favor and this bond issue
stopped. We are deeply Interested
in the calsc Of railroads. We wish
to SOC 2 network Of them extending
through all portions of the country;
but VIZ wish them to obtain their
funds in proper manner. A rail
road should be constructed by private
subscription. In that case the pco-
pie have control of its affairs and can
regulate them properly. Bat public
moneys given to any irrcsponsi>
bic corporation will work mischief
instead of accomplishing good. SuoI.
has been tho uniform result when.
over public subsidies have been grant
cd. The people in their cagcrncss to
obtain facilities of communication
will blindty vote away large sums of
money without requiring any guaran-
toe or pledge Of good faith. So soon.
as the road is completed and indie
pendent Of the public, it commences
a systematic course Of self aggran.
dtzemcnt, raising its rates to cnor-
nous figures, and choking out all op-'
position.
The people of California, in their
anxiety to have railroad f,c;litics
with tho East, made lavish gifts to the
Pacific Rad, voting away money,
lands, city frcuts ana water rights
with reckless rro,l'sai;ty. Forcscc.
ing no evil they p,adc 10 a,ipulationS
with that mammoth coGIora ,inn.-
NV the Pacific holds them crchqin
el in its iron grippe, absorbing all or.
position rou,cs, rai,irg frci"h'$, and
manipulating the entire ::uto puv-
crnmcnt. Bat we ned not SOCK an
example so far of. The counties of
North Carollna that gave large snh.
SHES to Aitsrcnt '..ilroad. sro Row
repcnting bitterly, and are urani.
nous against making ano'har grant.
So will tho people OF South CAroliua
find it to lie, if they burden themselves
with public debt for the prosecution
of railroad enfctp:i&eS. We're tho
grant conditional, check might be
had upon the roa!s.
If it be thus dangerous for t!. nco-
pie IN its sovereign capacity 20 vote Il
subsidy, how much moic dangerous is
this assumption of authority on the
part of three County Commissioners
gencrally, in the existing state Of
! politics, set Of unprincirlcd men, 10
lmpo u borden on the people. The
proposition is infa:noui. II the con.
stitu'on grants such powers to the
Commissioners, the constitution is
radically wrong. If the Commission
ers assume this authority wrongfully,
they should be punished.
If the Chester and Lonoir Rail.
road or any other road is necessary to
the development Of any portion OF
our State let it be built by sub
soription. Jet the books be orcncd
and shares be reduced as low as twcn.
ty or even ten dollars. Then each
property holder who desires to be tax.
cd in behalf of the road, can subscribe
directly to the stock, the amount that
he would be taxed. lie will have q
, voice in its management. Then too
" mpccunious citizens will not DO
able to saddle a burden uron proper.
ty holders.
We trust that new lines will inter.
sect Fairfield. But these lines must
be bnilt by private subscription. Th,
people Of the County should noyc,
agree to issue bonds for any roaG, no,
do we believe that tho County Com.
missioners Of Fairfield would atfcmp
, to issue bonds on their own anthori
ty.
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