Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-08-22
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;. ne Revuhlirau and the Vermont Central


with the subject. which be certainly has
not and IN impossibility that he should
be subject 10 prejudice or bias, which
mortals do not generally posses NJ san
born may. probably does. believe himself 10
he perfectly lust ana fair but we THINK no
impsrtial and intelligent person can 1all 10
discover very strong prejudice and bias II
all tbar ne has written about Vermont Cen
tral Affairs. For itself. the Repu5tioan com
niacentiv claims a fairness and honesty
which lifts il INTO serene indifference O.
CHARGES of raaliruitv and self-inrerest. =
Ben Butier. as ou01ed IN another coiumn OF
the same raner. claims that ne mas hyeddOwn
derracfiou hv hiameiess publc life.
The truth is. that the Republican uncnar-
itabiene--. fondness Tor scandal .recklessness
af ruth and csrslessness IN ascer1aInInE and
ranorrnr facts. nave of ia15 wears well nigh
DESTROYED IT. influence with iair-minde1
uespIs. Brilliant. eu1erurisinr and read
able as ever. lie opinions and assertions
have ceased % be Of canseq uence 10 thou
sands who once gave i- their confidence.
It's c.r--e IN reference d. The ermonr Cen
--I iliustrate- ii- genera. cuaracter- and
rrs article o. winch wo al-ule. i- O fresh
instance ~ d. reckle-zne-- and iuaccuraey
Tie E.pulaan declares the following 90
De- patent ana uudaniahla facts
g.arrae Vermont lentral Railroad Is o
r-r and valuable property. with rlel
western connections tlar enable Dc CD snare
Do. western traffic ai Boston win other lines
Vti- is rrue. aai. I- one Of the very few
undeuiab.s .aet- iu tie Rsuu4oa. 81 li-..
That daring their rrusteesnin OBJ tins line.
r.e smith rlu- has grown immensely
ueaIrny. willis tnc NOTES Of The road nave
zone o. protest and it, bonds nave lA--el
taa lo-l point in other words. ile trustee
have uruSperel. wli.c everybody else having
interest ODD Ile road la- grown p1cr.
The Trustees were some of them men OF
rea, wealth before thci- rrusrees1ll. i
taag ana other nave praspere- since. it
does not ua-essa,IIg follow that 10 was ll
dishonest. nor j. II true that every body
else having interest III the road has grown
poor
That. a~ TAR as can be- ascarraina1. In al
eases where lenses On the s-mlu- central
have been ur1hra a they have run ID the
name of tine Smiths and me profit mas gone
INTO rhaIr pockets. wL-g a.. unpruntan-e
leases have ran ID me name % rno corpori-
non ana tie corporation mas borne tlle-a---
There was abundant evidence r1at the
Sill 1.- 4- ..-,- ~r zen n rrr. RS -l-1-r--
were matter Of uncertainty had proved
profitable o. The road a. vel AS % the
lessee. and ID is q iac-. 1har the Offer made
during the recent proceedings before the
Chancellor. u turn over all the private
leases for the benefit of the rrus-. was r-
fcz,a1 ny the opponents of the management.
That under various ureteL-s- precise =
the same set ol men. III the form 90 mann
facrurIur ana rulIne-stock corporations.
deliberately paid themselves large dividend,
IN supplying the ordinary neeesslte~ % tlf
road the profit Cd winch should have gone
u the rad Irse.- either a. uront OF as @
CmmuUon 90 expense. All possible arEu-
men1s as % the cZpealency oi rul-lng-sllcE
c1mpanIes anu FOUNDRY c0mpanle- SOB
snor1 OF showing why smith. as trustee o
the ermun- Central. W0uld n1t nave don.
ius1 as We. ID 1he premises. a. Smith. o.
director and st0ckholder 10 q new ana dis
rInct organization.
We don 3 understand This last sentence
Nor nave Weanvlhinr 10 sly In favor Of tnl
car campanias. bur why doesthe Republican
pick I'D the vermont Central Managers as
sinners above other men. IN thar regard.
when il knows thar the ofhcers and mana
ger Of all The roads of the line between B1~-
ton and Chicago. with hardly an exception.
were also interested IN the car comnauies
saving nothing Of similar corporations 0r
other line
That members Of the Smith ring. 0r at
least men Der of il. was receiving IRON the
IRON shops of the road allowance rv thl
500 600 of which oIner trustees knew
nothing
The allowance alluded D. were not from
&c the iron shops of the road. hl- from O
private concern
That there Wa secret service fund
part OF winch was spent az M0ntpeIer.
ana 81. COO 0t winch was an ackn0W. b
edged bride o. t1e attorney ot another
corporation o. draw uu O lease, when.
IN MS owu private opinion. was Illegal.
The $4,000 paid % the attorueyol the
Ogienshur- road was not paid IRON the
secret service iuul. nor hv rhe Yormour
Central but 1y all the roads constituting
The Vermont Central line o. Boston. tine
Central only paying IL share.
That this j. the first time since the eslai
iishment Of the rruSt wnen the trustee
have been called upon o. render definite lu-
formation oi the management Qi the roal.
II the Eau5411l means called upon hr
Legislative investigating committee. tue
II not. not.
That Tins immense opportunity iar cor
rupt management was created and has
been perpe1uara1 under Ihe sanction OF
the supreme Conf ai the STATE Of h erm0l-
TINS is the las.. ana worst missIutemuut
IN the heluiio1i. summary. The >upromc
Court of Vermont IS one thing and thc
Court Of Chance-v smother. Our reader
know what we think of the prolonged rs-
tention OF the road as ward Do CHANGER
We have never JUSTIFIED or approved D.. al
though II is o. be said IN behalf of the sue
esssive chancellor. that such continuation
OF the road in the hands of the receive-s.aui
the various orders OF the cnancell1rs. were
MADE with the fuu consent Of all parties
O. the suit We understand the cnan-
eellors 70 be Independent OF tae Supreme
bench. 10 al such matter as The
appoTnrmsut or continuance of receiver.
Two of the ohanceLlo-s,s under one of whom
the reeeivership commenced and was con-
tInued iur several years. ana under the
other OF whom 10 WAS also continued. are
not now mgmbars of ine supreme bench 4
The present chancellor only accepted the
condition of the case as it was handed
down 10 nm on his appointment 10 the .
bench. The reeeIvership. we undertake o.
say Will be continued by mn ua1 DAY .
longer 1han i- absolutely necessary for +
Reasonable protection of the great properly
and Interests involved and of the uumerou.
creditors. The facts concerning the rsIa-
n length. IN an article from some weI.-ir,-
formed pen. winch We copy from lhc Hut-
land Gl06e ana % which we ask the arren-
ti0n OF our reader Thev vii learn from
II better than We can tell them. now uniuz.
and outrageous ere most OF the HgalnHoaf'
Structures upon the Supreme Cour1 of our
State. - wide Of the truth are So many Of
the hepia9cal patent and undeniabe
facts * Is enough TO say Of the Rql5
cans comments 90 them, that Jhev are in
perfect keeping with lts summary Of fal-e
facts
There Is a class Of people 70 whom iu.-
partial criticism Is an utter mystery Par
Iisan enmi1y or partisan friendship. the
through-thiek-and-thin support OF hencli-