, 1873-08-15
THE MINISTER'S HSLF.FARE.

10 Tie EIitor af The Chicngo Tribune:
b1R ! hope tho nll,lagors OF our Western
railroads will stand by their order nbont half
faro pasHeA to ministers. Lot them expire when
tholr timo comes, and treat lib honcofortll in this
respect like tho worlds people," for our own
sakoy, and for tho sato OF the work wo have to
dn. It may result in 4 loss to tho roadB, AT Mr.
Roy suggests in lis lottor this morning, but it
will be gain to liz, because 1t will help to lift
us out Of tho monlcant orders Of our Protest.
ant Churches, WHO got tLngs from 20 to 90 por
cent choaper tllan other folks, because they nre
tho Lords poor, and they generally pocket tho
ditforoneo. It was n gracious md good thing
WHOM tho Woat was poor, and tllo preachers
laa to live OIL n very little, to lot
thcm rido for half-faro, sell thom clothes and
books at 20 per cent OF, aud truudlo round to
tho parsonage now aud then q barrol Of lour or
things would DO godsond still but Chicago is
not ono Of them, or tile Northwest another: Tho
people arc now rich enough to pay us all We nro
worth, mud onablo lls to pay our way 100 conts
OIL tho dollar, Hl1e-BinuorB.
This question also takos auothor shape of in-
tercst to tho n,en of our cloth. The Western
farlncr. is trying to find tho reason for tho hard
times tint aro on him. 1Io thinks ths Eroat first
true rcmaly, Froe-rraao. Tho railroads aro :
minor mnttar still, thiB is tle thing tito farmer
has struck first. lle wants fair plnY in getting
lis produce to such ,narotD as llo can find and
lowor rites, If ho can got them. Woll, to moot
tho criBiB tt al huh como, tho railroad maungorn
Say they nluat observe tho 1llost rigid cnro, cut
oil all tleat-hcadn md lalf-farcs. 10 this, tho
fArmor has Of courso, no objection, ia lle al
ways paid his way liko man Uf llo could not
got n pass), and 1e seos tho point, no doubt.
Int wo sny to AIr. Harris or MIR. sargent, 1t is
all right TINT YOU should mako this ortler about
halffareH for tho rost Of mankind, bl,t NO age
.'workng for the Lord We have 10 attend con-
foroncoA. Make those pay who merely attend
county fairs. but give lis ha1f-laro pass.
II tho farmer lsns tho good Hcnao give him
credit for think he would Hiss tho brother down
just now who stood up to talk to him about tho
| canse, with hnlf-faro pnss III his pockot. ue
| would not caro- whether 1t WAS loss or gain to
tho roatlh the principle would be tho aatalo, III
it ought to be. I, for ono, hail the order M n
good omen. I wiBh all tho Btoroa woud follow
tho railroads, and charge ministers just what
thoy charge other lnou. For, whom they wills
por 20 per cont of to you. You knowI feel sure
Of one Of these things: That other men, as
good as n1n, havo to pay tho difference; or the
merchant Inns to Bet it down to profit and loss
or oil but ministers aro charged moro TIM, pay.
| ing profit. We ought to Htnnd nn q squaro.
dealing platform, like other mon, and, II thing
| is worth o dollar, give dollar for it. We nrl
quito ns woll-to-lo now a8 any other class, ac
! cording to our talent; and wo Hha, do our wor,
to tho bent pu pose when We ttaro Say 30. Re
spcctfnlly, RonERr CoLLrEn.
| Cn1uAti, Aug. II, 1873.