, 1873-03-18
Interesting C0rronpotldclico Abou
r1lHNcHs

pMHscHs
Fran the Hnrrau Cof.utv Republican. |
70 Tho FhrMcra 0f EHrean County:
In obctlienco to h resolution pnHsod at your |
convention, hold III priucoton, OIL the 14tl ult.,
directing mo to publish any co,ns1unication |
Dutrlot III response to your resolution re1uoat- |
Ing tl,om to surrender their ratlr0nd paaHcH, I |
llayo tho honor to submit tho following corro- |
Tilc 1ottor writton to tho scnntor and mombors
""' '''"''' rn1Nor1os, Fob 10, 1879.
DEAR SIN: In compliance with Instructions OF
Farniora' Convention, hold at this place on tho
18th inat., forward you tlo oncloRod roaolu-
ton:
Reso1ued, Tint tic cnator and ronbers Of this lis:
tluy hold any, ut once.
I mn further instructed to pub1ish any reply
you 'n'y choose to m"'' Yef{ Z. Hniorr, tE9ly &c.,
S1n: I hnvo reooiyoa your }ettor Of the 1sth,
so he 10 Tsraos r1GS 3onvsnta Regh
yon 1layo mado It aomowhut moro porsonal and
noromptory than tho resolution, Us published IN
tho Bureau County papors:
Nesoccd, Tint tho Bc,laor and members Of this dis
ric e requested to surrender their railroad pasaca
they hold any, at once.
Now II I hold my "passos," this poromptory
1s1HSt1t ol1tA4nAS9t
Toss should havo sonao reluctance to gfvo them
up to you and my friend Ross, tho mover Of tho
resolution
Who lnows what you might do With thotn?
though havo had tho beneat Of some critics,
MN not aware that any ono has pointed out any
! improper leaning Of mino to railroads:
Thi9 year, In accordance with tho ndvice OF my
| frionds, do not uso thon,. and return them
when pro1fored, as did few Days ago, to tho
| Chicago & Alton.
tic poopio faithfuily on this railroad question as
| I nm myself.
4 yoar ago sought to pasa 4 law forbidaing
monbors to uso railroad passe's. ' ! continue to
| rupt mcmhers, but bocauso they promote nb-
| scntooisna, aud thoy do. begot popular sus-
plcion thnt mombers arc intiuonoa1 BY thona:
| In closing, permit mo to congratulate you OIL
your rapid progross on this railroad question.
TOW months ngo you: wcro atumping It round
| tito county, and working with considerable dos
poration to eject to the State Senate o railroad
| attorney to reinforce those now hero who stand
in tho wny Of cfliciont laws on that subject. It
soona you have made 80 tnuc!. Improvement on
this matter as to be made tho, organ aud agent
i to purify othors You nre constituted consor TO
those who hnyo been for ycass soldiers In tho
cause Of tho people against railroad extortionB
aud nonopoltos.
Trusting that your conVorslon is aa slncofo 20
it la sudden, I subscribe myself. respectfully
youre, Il. d. WHITING
i srn1NoF1E1p, Fob. q, 1873.
|; DEAN SIN: Youra of tho 18th, containing rcs-
olutions passed ut tho FarmosB' Convention, in
Princeton, on tho 14th, iB ut hand, and contonts
noted; and in reply will say, think you hayo
|, mistakon tho man. You are we'll aware I am Of
that moral reform party that you belong to-, and
1lof course above suspicion. You cortalnly must
|. 1ayo intended that resolution for Senator Whit
ling, and have misdirected your letter; Yours
truly. NJ. r, DEWEY,
".-.. BpnrsaF1ELD Feb a, 1870
DEA1. Sin: Yours Of tho 18th fnst., setting
forth tho following resolution, viz:
Resolued, Tint tho Senators md members Of this
datrt requested to surrender hor railroad passes
II thoy hold any, at oucc.
which you aay was adopted ut a mass-mooting,
hold on tho 14th inst, il heforo mo. II 1t pasB'
cd as you give 1t, possibly IT might layo been
eapaet tsoo aeta and T yotes s horo t. bo critically
not always found to DO in support Of the reo
plo's cause aud intorostB in orcry matter, can
} not hope to oscapo thoir, c;ensuro. Eeoa I 50:
J my business, my Hympathies. my interestn. ar
Identical with those OF tho producing nanssos
Az producer and shipper for years past, railroat
estortions havo cha,fea aud oppreasod mo ii
Z For years before my election as tho people
} servant have held and used rasscn over th
: Chicago, Burlington l. Quincy. nailroad b
reason of the shipping which h4vo dono i,1l IN
an doing WIN tnat Company, qna I'm suro tna
tho peop,o gre Gght fan1 III hnow I,luy aIe
Wlien tnoy cnarge tho raafoaas WIN ~
much Ior IroiEht chnfees, they prore az onco ie
me, what believe, that my 1roo ridlng oyer ~
roha III the most eSponslVo 1ravoHng that u
as to me other ra,lIoaast nave, upon Ino a.
yico OF 1rlohda anu ~ de1erence O. ~ ine eAptGssu ~
: desire OF the people, co4enitleu shat VII n'
r 11Ho passos Not because think tloy would ton
: to bias my vote or actions, or IN any WY undu
influence mo bIt that there ~ 1 an apparent I pr!
prety n navlnG !osssatots Or WhoIIi .no Peaop a
aro GsinB protection from the ofaetions q thei
j. Same RAILROADS., entirely froo from ~ direct
constructive obligation to such railroad:
= I am also aware OF the fact thnt th9ro is
o widespread impression among tho people Til
% yorsoly to their interests, and do observe th'
"a tlpir lso r1rompteY absenteeisnl and thus Erca
" rotariss legislation. 10 tho people thoir u,
% | has "the apponranco OF OWL" The iujunctit