The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-04-25
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Railway csmpanka are Tho chief eer.
pcrstiena - which - nws Il the samc
time most gratitude and apprehension,
They are everywhere. We cannot
10 without them. but W Also recognise
Ia them srvatcs. lyraais They snab
yoa, put yoa ~. II yoar car sea,s, run
through yoar farm, kill your cattle,
scs arc 10 your woods. smash ycar bag.
gage, break your lcg, lose your freight,
run over your child, and what with the
farmers vengeance when he persists In
giving verdict against tho railway
whenever he serves On a jury, and the
success with which tho eompanics appeal
damages, 10 sometimes wonder whore
tho end of all this contention will ap.
pear. Tho corporations arc powerful
and selfish, and victims are bent on
manning tho monster whenever tho,
can. Mems hot blood Il up. and every
court has litigation 10 lawyers con.
tent.
hut can tho courts help usy--cnn the
laws aavc uss--anl wheny w do mt
ask that tho roads shall hc uniformly
vangnis'iel, f"r tAe Ionple are often
rtasrlnr trlnrh. and unreasonable u,
,hr rpads--hal 40 al pm, for 4 ,rihu.
nal Mlpfe .scnlat'lc'l Justice may 10
eanhlen'i4ls awaited .im'g. nus,
administer luN ~ thcy ilnl i,~-lut
VII. alas. makvs tho lnwsy
When parties arsanixc political
campaign prier Il an election l,utl
sets Il candidate and all aLicf art,
managers rst Iass,s "ver railways.
After all this. tic elected Legislator
gets lis annual pa,s, mud - tho cnla,
mon council. tho legislature. or con,
grcss IL composed II meu WIN u. the
uu,siart nra tho railways obliged
friends. Whom Legislation iMrend,
paascs. money. lobbyists, campaign snp
rers and Ill l,usA,hlc influences are III
melton. aud corporations usually rc,
all they ask. Win ,locs no. knnw 81
al least ono man here or there Win wa,
poor before election. who served with d
moderate salary. hut who In leilane,
of MI jus. arithmetic, ID now opulent II
railway frienda and dollAny When
next .hpss laws. thus horn, are brought
into cours, tho railway en1a h manages.
BY sumo lawyer who managed to bc
como . railway attorney by having tirs,
'.manAged' tho laws through tho legis
la,ure; and thu perhaps otherwise ua
influenced Judge who sits through III,
trial has special poeks.book full of Ii,
cards that givo him free rilcs over III,
defendants track. II tho case Ii noto
rious, Il ID debated BY tho daily presa
whose writer's have passes. and Il youl
suit II for damages caused TO your per
son through careless train.men, yo.
may chance 10 bs buried bcfaro W,
get vsrlict, by bishop who als,
rides free IN your killers ears.
Now, Tho thing h not fair. 4. III
very fAirsst. for with I'll IL franchises
charters and gold, ! slagls-hAnded maj
would b. u disAdvan.ase, II law
makers, judges, prs~ss, and chief clsr
~ were not through personal obllgA
tion disposed II hrst blush 10 tate side
with tho corporation. Tho feartulnes
u Ill this eliminates In tho illustration
givsn BY syery newspaper. eyen TIL
very iasue of tho NorfArestsrr. III
national scandal u tho hour II being IN
vcssigatsd ~ Washington. Wherein
stasesmon from tho yieoptcsidunt ,lew'
are accused VI venali,y Ia this rAilwn,
business. Doubtless tho bulk II III
ma..or i ! lic---but that par.icula
lie was ehn1cn 70 ruin somc mon, nine
4 fs~ a,s doubtless guilty and sue
magnitude u yunAlily II nut iucrull
Llc.
| Who're II thu curel W. know nj
bu. W d. know una point n whivh
wcre we'll - begin, Now ierk stat
oncs .ripd % prohibit fres pas4e,
The movement. Though il failed,