The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-11-01
THE CHANGERS.

0p0ooh 0f Cen. Tho0oo II. Browne,
hsleFe the Ra4rens ef HnsAanAlfy,
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tcontinusd NOM Ian week-I 'ssa sas1s.a -.
In what I have said in regard to the
past Consress and GeneEAl Assembly,
] arraign no political party, for this is
neither the time or place for partisan J,
discussion. I would be unjust TO my
own sincere personal convictions, how
ever, If I did not say that / regard the
responsibility for the Credit Mobilier
and salary grab iniquitic5 as personal,
for which those only who are implica-
ted In them are accountable. = ssaa Y Z.
The fact that the people are now
fully aroused, and they are determined
20 hold their Representatives to strict
accountability for their official con-
duct, will be productive Of great good,
There have been .pending before Con-
greso and the, departments for some
time past, claims covering hundreds of
millions of dollars growing out Of
losses Of property incurred during the
war. These demands are made i'm
most instances upon pretexts the most
himsy, and by claimants to whom the
government does mot even owe its
sympathy. By no principles Of hwor
common Justice are they payable. Con-
gress was fast drifting toward their al
Iovance, and but for thestorm Of ppb.-
lie 1ndignatfon, that it's recent x6tion
has raised it ia probable that at an
early day they would have been al
lowed. / think now the crisis is past,
and the Treasury saved from these de-
You are charged with waging
meaningless and vindictive warfare on
railroads, and it is said that the
Grange movement will drive capital
lists from making Investments in new
and necessary lines of transportation.
l am certain you mean no such thing,
and l believe there is no reason for
this accusation. The failroad inter-
est s. 9n important one tq the 6xm-
ers Of Indiana. These corporations
have built four thousand miles of road.
and brought $50 100000 of property
within our borders. 81 They ahave sent
their locomotives and trains into every
county but five of our beautiful and
prosperous State. They have added
immensely to our wealth and prosperi-
tyas people, and with their exactions
they are indispensable to us. It is tc
our interest that these great highways
be built in all directions, and that they
prosper. We should give them aid
and encouragement. 1t is not of rail.
roads the people complain, nor is j,
upon railroad corporations, fairly and
honestly conducted, they propose e
make war. The objection is that they
are compelled to submit to exorbitan,
freight rates; that these corporation,
unjustly discriminate between place!
and persons as to both the terms anc
means of transportation, and that the,
ere building up monster monopolie,
that may become dangerous to tn,
people. The history of the past fev
years teaches US what these vast mon
eyed interests, in the hands Of unscru
pulOus men, will seek TO do. Th
Erie investigation disclosed that larg
sums of money had been used to in
huence legislation in New York. Penn
sylvania and Ohio. Legislatures wer
shsmelessly bid for, Il not bough,
nor did these corruptionists stop a
that, they entered the sacred places q
worship and bribed both jurors an
judges. Principle and party were alik
disregarded. Jay Gould in manipula
ting legislatures and in packing ther
with creatures of his own in the in
terests of his road, was Republics
in Republican districts, Democrat 4
Democratic ones, and was doubtful il
those localities that were of uncertain
politics, but was for the Erie" II
a fact too prominent to be doubted
that these monopolies in many In
stances, have thronged the Hobbies Q
our legislative bodies with their AGENT
for the purpose of controlling and cor
rupting legislation.
These evils you hope to remedv an,
these dangers you desire to avert A
free people ought, by wise and Judi
sa.-t..ss