, 1873-02-25
The RAILROAD QUESTION.
Opinions from Various Quarters.


On,nions from Various Quarters.
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TAsH1so1os, D. ~ 9an' 20, lo.s. TO-,
The Hon. D. #. Dame, V'ce-fres7ae"s 1o' 80 ~,
Congressional Dfstrtct ef IA'''os s''a'e fo'"'t'S
Association:
DEAR 6m: Your lctter OF the 10th inst, IN
vltins me 10 attena saa 49, n,aat;no NJ farmara
iberations ut the mass-'nee'lns =, 41- ~, ue's
called to bo held at Freoport on Tie ON OF
Fchrnarr next. is received
r. nnblic G duties hero permitted my absence, I
should not 1at! TO co"pts "-. s M, :,
and to meet with you on shat OCCASION Inc
fmportance Of the subject you desire to consider
:. ,ot ocerestimatei. The burden OF our fnan-
80 - ,s raronro ayntens falls most heavily upon
c!aa aac 1''e 49, oo.,z+~-. h,,+ ,,vo,, +1o
the farmers u ehe eoana1 WV afoa e'.o
farmers Of the Northwest double portion Is
imposed. To enhanced cost OF fa1n productlon
1s so.e r-o;.,>ts ~, x,ot hoo1 cho.,,nv.a
narAeie' 1t@'eA.o ~ =,
bEt augmented, a'thouea many tnouhana Hll1e6
Of additional railroad facilities arc annually i'm
nroycd. Combinations prevent competition.
Your meeting. believe, viii be valuable in it's
raE11fE. L
"a rr;eyances our suffering asriculturists en-
49, r. 1c;ji 7onftIoeg s1,Te,asf md consider
L.osa ror -e1;ar vonr fectssnn5 rronca;tors
n!otnoos aof 5eisei' Aoo1 tht.9 Goo pAotpe
will Gid iegiel2.oT8 II presenting your c1uH1s LOT
Tedre6s, and IN providing ED applying the
p-2per and most cortain remedy. Whatever
pso-,oet .h,,pes and rarnnye these evils shoud be
1nIes;+at;noly a1arciscd- Whether tho most
rret,,e1 re,,,.J,~ - " ha fo,,nd =,
cotHFaceG at.o s0eee =. Ns1s. W. - ss.a:... - 49, - -
tie Legislative fegua'on, OF con1enaL.uu ..,9
pn1cHase ~ eAastg nn{.DI,,anf ~
f1ghts 1no tonsst !;a ussGn .,;,sooJs ~ ~ a
orenlns OF osher anu .s snsapes r7,, nonseh .sea
and neEnods OF t1ensRoftasGn H., WI "a noe s
DISCUSS. Mou EYE ..s..l ot;ora.;a,,o ~ ~ ~
your coosels, tnau ~ ourorot;o-e ~ H.,
exercised By tho State. il not deslrable. Ihat
charters granting special privileges ana Valaaole
franchises are beyond Legislative or judicial
control, and can, without hindranco, oPpress
instead Of serving the public Tor whose nae 1 ara
and should not be conceded unless expressly 80
decided b; tho highest tribunal am, truly
yours. a. c. BuacuAnD.
From. tic Jaekso,,riile {I1l.> Journal
In answer to a question in regard to tho en-
forcement of the Railroad Law, concerning which
there has been SO much dispute OF late, TIE
C11cAao TRIDUsE Eats:
ne take it that railroad companies, like al other
aisptcs regarding the existence and validity Of tho
LAW arc settled. 0no department. Of tho Government
called the Judicial Department. hns been etannaheo
e1sesxx TO M 1nt nr r 1w erapr car Hay
rssol1 " t .Ia + ; ~ th; dcnartn,rnt ia
.ug Ell, 1Ian oner to Tie e and vii
,noubta1ir do 90 II respect to railway companioa Is
wcll rs ctter people, There things, moreover,
which Court ca1,no. DO Il cannot create es-o sEo
ioseet:ze7 IL ens ssr no4 san 1t 'sF TWO e1''a' "
It strikes us that this fair and cs3dla sts5a-
ment OF the entl1o subject, FAD e1nSscss sho
very points wlich no haFo attempted 70 11n2reaa
upon our readers; FIRST, shss 70 hhyo 3 en.aosa7
ties whose duty it is to desetnino 2nc cSfouoa
the lar; aad second, thai being decided, tao:o
$40 regularly coa1sutod oshca4s "aoee en1y II sa
70 eoooico l1AW.
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a1e en di.cnssed t5o 2zeic:hiIify acd expectancy
~ ver;ora T,la1s eurrutcd rnd disappearing Of
- 49, "seo ~ os;e- - r;1c a. fhn fnor;rss. en-
onao3 eha ~ o'1s1 = AZ i - % -. n iuarosEty m TT aay
moasTa c,Id bs frnned 81 onco oQeiciently pre-
- rod S7e:cens1y 1o1itlo to r1oo1 ino rodmxp-
~ - cr1nnlnr 6ygtten: snd. oven If It
1-. r<s:h1e IL frz1oo Is Il il c1t1cu,ci7 inprpt~
n,in ~ It conId raas tho ordeal Of acy fesis-
lpHyo BODY. The final difficulty With I'll logis-
Ir+ir1 ~ fts;a c3re7 is ia eyf.aiYc!y dangerous
~: ~ - H., 49,, --nt;rr +o1So~ryH TVS Con,
x4n4 pelAt5 ~: = 1pIHS -
n n1sssi5nfG3 e1a- f.aaests4ni.6 eoESo 1loss 60
tho result of thu11 ta59s21oE3 tho t*5m;nla-
Biu1cr6 hsYo not thuuEhs it cxpedisat to report
s;17 BILL OF fo.1a Of law, in which it Ecu1d be
apparent thai they themselves onte1tsaiEed tt1e
~; ,,,;ao,,t7, ,5ro,z7a T rr,o7,,7
,raat conso1si;n1 AIfhnnrh the ls,r3aro Of
nnortione of tie roDort migIt Justify Tho infer
ence. vet va do not believe that tho AIagsachu~
;f,. 1a1;tt;a-, ahonlJ Ia ohondoned for Ana