, 1873-02-04

and tho best Ia the State. And, tako my word
for It, hard timos will soon DO unknown In our
milat, and prosperity will follow. II, under
these oro,ln!ntances, farming docs not pay In
whero oso; FOR here Nature las lono hor Hharo,
-1et uH do Ours.
THE non. J. ". LANGLEY
wo aiaG9s fat hS S el pots % ifsuS Mo
no'!Mcod nB inimlcal to this moyomont, or ~
wialliug to ritlo tho popular wnyo to office.
;h uhoso questions nqnt 60 t1 tho Courts for holn-
osc to tic aid Of o fsrmer IN olor to ,axs carry
hia cesc through tho Courts. As a mornbor o'f
tho Bonato, he Ind votod against tho Inv In ro-
l9tion to maximum charges, % discriminating or
oassidiylng tho several roals Such lsw 10
class legislation. Tho rato SHOULD lavo boon
fixed for all tho roads alike, say not to oxcood Q
centn milo. Such law would DO huatained by
the Courts, and tho people would have Hhow Of
right.
Tho railways woro but public roads, on which,
evary poraon had riHlit to nut on ]lig chr or
ears, mud Tic Hallway. Companies arc compelled
to maui them at q reasonable uniform ratio per
rot'tce transportation to tho lowost possible rnto,
aud thus reliove tho farmer, and glyo him fair
prlco for his products.
x.,,n n tho oarly deys Of railroads wc Ind boon
tho ronds too much lntitido but wo iiad a
remedy for this, for In tllis casa Of franchisos,
tho powor always remainod in tho people, md
no nc General Assembly bad tho powor to yield
thelr rights beyond the term Of TINT particular
Assembly. It might tako tiu,o and money to 70
cover from some OF those ill-adviaod acts yot 1t
could mud would DO doao.
We muRt asaert tho right for individuals to
run their cars on oil tho roads OF tho stato, and
compel tho roads to DO satisfied With just md
fair ratio Of compensation for the services that
they perform.
Aresoution was ohered, to tho efroct that 8
cents pcr mile on all roads n1iould 10 permitted
almost unanimous to y
SUSTAIN THE PRESENT LAW, '-':--
OF at loast to teBt Its validity. Moasrs. Scott,
Wright, and others spoke in favor Of enforcing
tho law as 1t waB and, II found inpracticablo, to
have It amondod, 11o wantod no child's play, for
We arc dealing with power that will compel ut
THE PRESIDENT
would begin at tho bottom and work. He would
develop more OF our home resources, aud mako
greater diversity Of labor. Wo ]lavo millions
Of tons Of. coal at orr feet, and Ill" We now re-
CURED was tho will to uso It in manufacturing.
The railroad question. WAS but ono among
number OF questions that now required our ut
tention. He WIS satisfied that this Convention
meant business.
Tho Committee on Resolutions reported as
follows:
Resolved That tto unacconutable doaance OF law by
al railway corporations Of the sato their continued
aud contenptnoB violations Of the net fixing scason-
Ablo freight an passenger rates. alloul be condemned
and denounced BY all law-abiding clttzans; aud that
wo coil upon tho civil authorities to protect from insult
aud violence passengers upon railway trains WHO
osr snsof in
tho Goneral Assembly be requested and Instructed to
procure at this session the passage Of laws tfrs-Ex-
Ing reasonable rates Of freight; teoad-3lakng tho
taking Of rates iu e1cesa Of those prescribed
BY la an oGenoo for which the tho conductor other
punishment; and, 1Htrd-peclarlug, II pursuance Of
tho provision Of tho Constitution Of Illinois that tho
railways OF this State public highways, which,
subject to rates ltAo those now pad By the several
coloro iner al persons Bhn have the right Of trans
ulttiug frolght and PASSENGER cars. -
cheap transportation to tidc-watcr by rail- and that
this Convention request tho Legislatures or Indiana
Ohio, Now York, PennayNania: and New Jersey-.
ststcs. lying bctweon un and tho seAboard to
pass laws fixing Reasonable maximum ratcs Of
t.sp1portatton tn, tos 1reights and passongers.
State, aul of he sates at tho Weat Of u.s. to reach tho
Eastern mnrEoss at nprtce not hye times the cost To
tho railways for the service. ~
Resofrtd, THAT recommend tho farmers Of Chanl-
paign County to support homo trade and homo manu-
factures.
Rsored That It is the acnre Of this Committee that
one Of tho Railroad nnd Warehouse Commissioners to
be AppoInted by tho Governor, should 10 Apractcal
farmer, md should 10 indorzcd nn1 recommended by
the farmers Of the Gtats, ....
ltsofred, Tint recommend to our Legislature tlo
euact1nent of law making 1t isden&eanor for any
county or Slate officer to accept FREQ pass from any
railroad while holding Office. -. .
Passed without a dissenting vote.
Thua the bRil moves forward, and it Is hoped
that somo tangible result will soon bo reached
aa solution OF tho Problom. RURAL.