, 1873-08-14


ton of the railroad terminus. says:
I've think he railroad company he'd
the RICH, to do as they pleased with their
own. While their in gnent Ill ANY CIV
en- case might not have bee. ours, Yet
they are the parties to be pleased. aud
who are to be benefited as we'll as re-
sp.usible and We leave the matter with
them. In any event tue ten minus Is fixed
and who can help themselves. AT Com
meucment Bay. near racoma. we thd
it. apd there we leave it to The develops
ment of the future"
This is the plea which jrstifies the
most scnndalous ant infamous 7ransac
tious which have brough, discredit unon
the Am .rIcun name at home AMI abroad.
No honest mau viii contend that any
member Of our social or political organ
izution has the right to do as he pleases
with his own. when it pleases hun +"
wrong, outrage aud opp e>s others by
the exercise o lowers which circuin-
stances have placed within his control;
and when il comes to the admins ration
of a public in crest. the doctrlne Is mon
strous that men may use Il tuelar!
trust AS they please. regardless o the
rights Of Others. Acc riding to this. ih-
knaves in Congress who consp,red with
the President to rob the public treasu-
ry bv incl leasing their own pay. oni! ex-
ercised AN authority vested il them to
do as they plea ell with their own. The
kpaves intrusted with the management
of the Union Pacific Railroad. only did
as they pleased with their own when
they formed combination to absorb
the proceeds Of a Congressional grant to
their own use and swindle the Go trn-
ment aud the bond holders out If the
same. The members Of Congress and
Leads Of Departments, do AS they please
with their own when they slecula laIe IL
Government jobs d contracts Sena
tors who secure their seats by buying mp
State Legislatures, only do ns they plras'
with their own The acts If petty knav.s
Who control heNorthern PaclticRnlroad
Campany is raraiIel to all tnese snrpo-
s,tious cases. Congress granted to Thai
Conn any. in trust, 40, 0000 square uile>
of the public donain. equal To two hum
dred miles square-au empire covering
Nh area about equal to the great State
of New Ynrk--upon condition that the
said Company wonld instruct rail-
road over the shortest practicable route
from the head Of Lake Superior TO Pu-
get Sound, within speech Il tune. Ev-
cry citizen of the Republic wa, TART!
iua interest to this conn act. nd T. +
Company acquired II" rights bnt toy the
specific aud faithful performance uf the
conditions nf the giant. When ,hr Di-
re.tors Of that Company organized II
ring among themselves 10 nse th. pow
ers and the credit conferred by The grant
for purposes Of private spec ulati"h. the
grossly betra, ed their trust to the peo
pie and th- Government, put in jeopar-
dy the success of the enterprise and
wee guilty of IL criminal fran'i upon
! h,r a hf1i4 tltur rk-1I ftt
the Company. whose security wa tn :
by deprecated and lmperlled
From the beginning to the press
time this swim Hing policy hss been pur
sued by the Company III alI,ts tran>ac-
tions., The Interest of the road has been
constantly sacrificed to tie interest of
the Ring. Engineering. ob ,ervarion aud
unanimou intelligent pubic u ini"n a
settled The question beyond dispute that
tue only practicable termlnli Of the road
at either erd. was Superior Bay at the
East aid Elliot Bay at :he West. In the
interest OF the Land Ring. the most ex
posed, barren and bleak portion If he
lake shore was selected for rne aud an
unlnhabited aud lmpiacticabl.. bay Wa.
selected for the oth th-r b, III in the int-, est
Of private speculation. 10 the lncalcnlh
BILE damage of The railroad. Population.
buslness canties and lines of travel or
traffic have in every instance been avoid
ed. and all ibe advantages to he derived
from na'urai or artificial .neaus which
might be appropriated e. the use uf tine
raar..ad, have been ignored. thar the
klns might enjoy the exclusive benefits
TO all the speculative advantages 10 bs
derived from the location of lIn.s and
points upon tie railroad
Millions of dollars which belonged Of
right 10 the railroad and i'll cummon
honesty should have been devo I'd to
the prosecution IF he work. have been
seized upon and applied To the private
use Of the Directors. Large suius of
IutueNs DOIIo~cN uiiou tue Ciculi VI tue
land grant, have been used in private
81 ecu arions; III buying up railroad
com taiiies. now bankrupt. and i'll build
ing towns in which the Railroad Com
pany have not do lar interest, direct
or remote. aud at points which neve.
can acqrire anything more than spec
Native, value. Bv these dishonest and
corrupt proceedings the creult OF the
Railroad Conn any has been utterly de
stroyed. its finances bankrupt, and the
grand project intended by the munlh-
cient grant r'ter,y d. feaIed. only 10 be
reconstructed under other and more hon.
est auspices i'll the reruote fitu,e. Islt
any excuse for this combination If cor
moralts and thieves. that they had u
right to do as they pleased with their
own?
Who Owns TACOMA "A petition for