The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1873-01-09

of tho people Who go there expect 40
do alittle for the winning man" All
an for the winning man. Very fsw ex-
|psct to 90 there with no choice; and il
they have choice, Of course it b the
winning man. So We will neglect bss-
insss, and gain nothing, just to go .
disgusting exhibition which Of necessity
happens every fsw years.
3aI UXIoN AND RAileolD PERSECUII0y.
Tho editor of tho junction City Onion
dives into rs about Railroad Persecu-
fion," in answer to an article We pub
lishcd two weeks ago. He says:
In the assicae fom which yea qSnse sid tlst the
lasine0 tr.asact,oas Of railroad oosafany were %
excessive este esnse o9ossuni,es for rras
ss.has misunderstanding ssd diAcaltses. but that
Be some siscrmsaaaioa b<twesa egal steps
aetse diGtfeaoes Of opinioa and unoistAkale a.
temyesto eoage. We took the sro0ol tsat when ahod
carrier 1t rsck Gal sd skiaaed snohrs ankle tsa
h was absurd for jury 70 give Jsasmest q $s,en
ae.in the employer or both. his DE point. aAl
II TsE JoCExAL ws.tsa - tske DE sshsf she ora
propoaitioa there excelens sS susisy SOr aga
\ ment
There may have been, in some instanc-
e, foolish suits instituted against rail-
road companies. We know nothing
about the bod carrier skinning his ank-
lie through the awkardness ofhis follow ;
but to make the sweeping assertion, rs
he did in his first article, that 1.-THE
frequent suits for damages against rail-
road companies arc in sise cases OFT 9,
ten miserable nuisanccs," renders this
editors article open to criticism. IAis
pas tie point. There may be individual
cases where there is an attempt to
"gouge such is the case, too, when
private corporations or individuals are
Interested. If the editor Of the Union
has consulted the Kansas Reports very
thoroughly, he must have remarked at
once that the decisions are strikingly
favorable to railroads. The grossest Of
gross negligence seems to be tho point
necessary to be made out in all suits
against them for damage to property.
We might refer to cases within our own
knowledge brought for personal injuries,
on the other hand, in which the railroad
has not only attempted to gougc," but
has gouqed the sufferers out of their just
rights by interminablc litigation and ras-
cality. lfthese corporations suffer al
all from the prejudice of tho people
against them, it is attributable to great
degree to their backwardness, inten-
tional delay and unwilIingness to settle
for their recklessncss, and their refusing
to "rendcr unto Cesar the things which
arc Caesars"
The editor again says:
The CsSes has ALWAYS been able to look 1t all sides
If . proposition. When . railroad company runs .
gysvsi train aong In line from county to county. thus
consrolng the election u delegates b political con-
ventions, have sufcient fairness 10 sxpssss oar
opnloa withoaf bi.sing oar j.sment upoo osber y
saes with rsilroad compsnes B~cansr they nt -
take hand In politics. and we don't like Il, We arc
usable to Feasoa why should rejoice In te annoy
anors which my be inflicted uIon thrfr business.
But thru thers lots ofpeopc with just such caibrc
You will always nnd them in t,e ranks OF the petty
demasogues who think Il popular to howl against
porations.
TEE JOURNAL has right to soy that this paper dis
oountenanccs suits against railroads for killing cattle
We uttered untrath In the article criticised by Tnr
JOURNAL. Wet00k one side Of certaia proposition,
and flour neighbors wanted to be decent they would
have taken the other. Instead Of that they indulge In
IN ndiscrminsfe bark like the class alluded to, ut
railroads.
His soul now seems full of bitterness.
He is emphatic on the "petty dema-
gogue " question. More moderation in
his discussion would better the strength
of his argument. Hc is very anxious
that his last paragraphs shall indicate
that he has classed US in the demagogue
category. We arc accustomed to such
pct names from our bitter opponents at
home, and they disturb us not when
waited to 10 from abroad. Reformers,
advocates Of Truth and Justice, workers
for the people,-all must share in abuse
and hard names. Tho editor of the Un-
ION should have como out openly 10 his
attempt At classifying Us, instead of
whacking about in the undcrbrush ofin-
ference. However, If We do really BE-
long to tho "class alluded TO-" it would
he moro appropriate for some person
other than the editor Of the UniO1 to
twit US Of it.
NEWS o. fuE wgRx.
The Illinois Legislature meets January
9Th. That of Nebraska on the 9th.
Hon. John A, Bingham, il il said, is