Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1874-01-13


u... aNl,iisa,ist. srts.sc Car n ,ioasl life
tr.-. a. .itce ,cic.t ui secs '.t, D.. thrc
secuis % me L. b. eminent prtprety IN giving the
sam. lai recognition t. the iay m this state, ~
Is given tn other holidays. Sid a. has aretuy
been given los the state Of Sew York. Such
graceful act would be a deserted and tender r-
bare TO the memory Of that noble bSns VINO re
sponlsd % the call for OF this state ala IN me-
me OF nee,i aud who resi- ~ cemeteries IN THIS
ln,l other states. or Ia nam sless graves where
tlc, tell, ia Virginia IN the tarolinas, Wherever
tpe a1asrr Of frccipm was borne Nay ~ wcnlt
be an eloquent teacher OF the duty ana oncr oi
PATRIOTISM. aud wouid place the day which honors
ile ultioa's salvation side 10y sid- with the DAY
which celebrates ts birth.
THE NATIONAL CENTENARY.
By authority OF an act of Congress, approved
Narch r ISL, a B1ari Of CoIimi~stoners was APP
pointed By IN, Prt-isent 10 rpare and soper,n
teu the execution Vf Plan for the national cele-
braiiou Of the One Iiundretlti Anniversary OF the
Independence OF the United states by the holding
OF an exhibition of arts manufactures and pro.
duets OF the soil aad mine, al Philadelphia during
1hc summer OF $40. The Centennial Commission,
bly, represented on the part of this state by non
Joshua I've a. Commissioner, ana lion. Char'e>
l.. hinhail - Alternate Juui m ssiOncr ave na'lc
most -uects,iul p oggcss IN % angins soch an ~
ternatunsl exhibition - viii serve ~ hWin5
rccOgRti n OF % important national event, anu
NJ the same time a worthy exposition OF oWi
progress IA literature, art, Sirnce ana industry
To further the objects ot the eNhihton' anu e
cure an appropriate rcprcsci TALON 81 the ihuu''
tries nr the several states the Commissioners
invite Maine "a appoint a Board ct directors Goa
-I>.iug OF ave membcr-, Who, Win the tohilus
.ioneI and Alternate Commi -iOner, shall consul
% the state Board o. Cent .iM Manaseis'upoh
nom vii devOivv thc responsibility Of seeing .la'
lhe stale 4, ptaperly represented IN the Exhibition,
autl an IT. Interests there faithfully cared toT.
rccomln nj tha; you authorize the appointments Vs
snca Directors 20 serve without compensation
MNINE II TuE NATIONAL >rATUAIr HALL
By an act OF Cougrcs. pas sell few years since,
tine several states were invited 10 furnish not eN
c-eling two bic or bronze statue. 81 citizen,
ula-liiuu~ Tor their patriotism or dlslihEH,sne
services. o. Doe pared in the old hail AZ the honse
vr Representative, at Washington. which Wa, se'
slslt as = Nal,oaal >taIWary Hall. Many states,
inr.u.ling al oi New Engiuid except Maiuc an"
New Hinu-hife have rsSpp ndct 70 the inNita,loh.
&C would be peculiarly apPrI priIie Tor YOU 10 ttAe
such preliminary action a. niiSht result ia sstee
this >laic, the app tClirs centennial "hni'N''
slry OF American iudCPendt ace, the nohot ga V"u'
tr.0u.ing 90 thi> national collection inc staluc W
Major t,cucrs! KNOX, thc d' tingnis bed et'ten OF
tirr whose iiu,triauS services, both tn the tuut
eft tllt slte nuv nation huth. and subsequently
Ia th. cabinet ol t,lc iiiU,tciiu, Washington nav
c.ar.r-ti inperi,htb.c r.uawn upon the SAKE
and ihe Nation,
RAILROAD II gEid,TS
rh. t,n1rt OF the Railroad Commits i mere gives
d ,f,f.,'t account oil thgt rcsr,..> ana condition
vt the important rli.roat .utvrc't- 'i thc N'.tt'
and makes r,.uu.lt uls q Wut'A A"Hi "''N'
tln 81 llrcctcl llIsuu 60 4, t'- o. a u "t 'lll-
r,.t.. Comm .--inncrs u4ustirom tic gf'"ih- .n
ulrtauCr oi RAILROADS., uH cha 1~c4 "lti ~ u.s.
and dedicate duHc-, Wt hi1 tht 't't' t' l" ".''u
tse, art AZ ur, IMPOSE. even uiHsA ih' H'u q %
IJ-t.cc. / .u-cc-t WbctAc. t N"u.t n'i 'f'.''
COMFORT WI.u tHc dignity Ui t.c Nit.' "ht t't ~
i..,,n i-u-e Of thc uihrc, q thc sHisriC- 90 'nt
tommi--.oicf- '.i',it %, pau ltvn' ''V 49,.
Treasury, auI tue stale u-clt ,AoWiH "s'.s' '',
s.,,r.l failrlaI corporation. ior thc amount OF
l.,.'r".d- have bc,om- SO inJi,l .cnsable an
agency iu thc material Development "i st''o'
.ui .N ga So ftuu1rtaut an influence over thc pup
l- interests to make the Laws relating 10 "a IN
uoItl1 cd yuUy llousutiul attention. A"c l'''ss
Il- necessity iul tlt extension OF new ia''.y''
t. Iir-. sections ol uur state, a~ SET pat'AiF y"
u..u.it destitute oI means 90 communication 30
-.-..i..l I'D tI.gf- convenience amt Development
tu.i ths partial c1up ctflnu JN't tco nN cNc'ptt'"
ID facilities Boz wa,ur communication Dave 'hn'
.ti uIUt rrstrictioa- Vu ruiroJd Vvrp"i ANON ''
tl, puDic interest .ecm 90 a. les, e,-,ut-l ,..''
LID utut ut lsr state TIE i1ct that -uch NV
fi. Of confidence exists Go a great cNttntf RANt'
tuc prCstu tm- peculiarly iaNuraolt Tor -utn y
cr.ul revision ol railroad rgisiaiioua- Will
on tle unt hand, impose upon railway corpora
lions just responsibilities aud RESTRAINTS anu on
t other hand. PROPERLY protest Invested cAFitalt
and inspire that puhhc confidence when u - e.,
~gutIal tu tlv tiut intervals OF t~ti"''l'' ." we
81 communities.
iua,mucu a. railroad corporations are g.anie !
,Nrrsurs uuatV powers which partakc OF thr nature
20 soNcoyIgaty. 10 Is only alter many limitation
aad RESTRICTIONS iai they can he said To oe
corporations 20 all Railroads sAon'd ny an /
cannot uc rcS,uled -i.npIy, 90 even pFhciiHi'l -
tle property ct ln'dtituNl-, 20 bc manager -
! they please. 1ucy are public works, no mAl''t ~!
! whose capi.al butt. al while the uShl. u1 prop
rrtv lu them may not hc V,olAici. Act ~ = 'Hc
rish. and duty ol the stale tu see {" 10 tha3 tlcN
atv managed a. 20 serve tir pubic N'N"P''t' ~
H.e thes O. every olhcr means oi lant transports
u1u.aud 80 sNpeusiye b. the construction OF COM
peiiu- lines. ttat railroads are WactcAiN' a"'
no. necessarily m ANY offensive scn~c' m'n'Po'''
s.ol- ttrt r,.-ecfirc Aur- of bu.tuc-- and uhir--
tnrl l. -0uiy power 90 restrain thcu cAPtt-'.' "'
unuheilv IC,cINci iu - cVuttUl ni tht ~'eNc- a
tnrrc always O., ia vtact grants 90 exclusive li'
Led ma ~ T pal ma -H u
iI---u-cf t3N uu the people a. u chIoi ihN So
.UI uc-trut or hUiit up COMMUNITIES, blA b'''
tlst % >cumiuatv between citizens a. P'e'-u' =
Valuable ana tttn luAt- fth>4"le "e t''' ,.
u- s.s com nur.tv 500 long LIS these corporations
atc servants. Nvi "a NvW ol thc tendtnl! 90 =
..l H.u.lIu uI tuyir interests anal aggregation 90
thee capital 100 the h~nd- ui lcV. thrl are Al
l,Vct Co become masters, large part "I iht ne"r
a--. WHICH tae public have r'shi 60 cNpt I'h
tu,u,. Wlll uc i'-t and the cvrpors ions uv''i''
-oIrce- ut oppression and puhhr perl.
Iu authorizing tne formation oi iaii.ot4 co i''I
ALTON, ar.C ftc.-W neither ay special i'-i-'"tt'h
or a- o. p ei-r Ole, uy general ilw-erc ,h'ai" br
tHA-a Go iu.lu1c -uen Fr'Nl-t'u- 80 WIZ remove
a. rluIuL- - o. -uc I-ut %. tAc state to tNti't-r
such supervision t- fIr puh o. interests mdl m
| 4.irr. The question o. io how Tar iuc h-i'A'ulc
NAV exercise control 90 tLc rsui oti cor "F-oa
ISL -l ID Ia, Ati7t5tlic chant. C.i-tuc most ni
fI'n with Icrritar puvucgcs aud powers 81
Il some ui uftJut aspects uu open one. Mllivu1
/ ...,sciai decisions are -Iaduu! GtNc.yprs ~,
iIttvy rights rhi,h THESE corporations have stta ~
b, denied 10 GJ, bccu hcl Dog The Supreme tu.ui
ul fHr Unite StIic- titli ttIirt corporations 1i e.
/ common carriers. a- tlC Oalvc is Oe.n,d - lNe
common IN.-at ir-t 80 Tar sos O. require ,h"in &"
l.voyl.t -uucicu, aId convenient meti0ds "i t,1>'
iurtItuu. AMI t' c.irt passengers sad IrciSit 10.
500 persons Hitucu, distinction aud without uLld-'
/ discrimination. csvn 70 not ou such terms a. na'
Z Doe determined tp uD reasonable u use also peg"
...I t..t r flifoI4 ,Hrf.rttH DIy Dee lut riAil
DERIVED Di ii- franchises Tor Non u-c coo 100 'ii-'
COL. t.itn. ami tGat uciWith-t tudln- the ownership
ul d.. t-4aat u-Jt be- private, lct lhe o., D. i'o'
/ .lI Gle r,ld Itself q Iaouc highway Aho U.s. d
uy,c- AIRY consequence ot tAl-, tue court bieA -
sN4t 90 Argument tlai tIr Legislature j. tlt tN'
elusive . -. u tr mode ut use. Aua THIS cil fi'r
with 90 tuc right o. m1kv such provisions an1 I'M
pose such restrictions as tAe Legislature NAV thnN
necessary Tor puddle commandments wen - s@le'i
While iht Importance ut tbi- subject lcuiai l.
ID careful preliminary tuN'eu-atun aid inquiry
i-.p -uc- lsct- Itl---s lu thc railroad -A 81 u, q"
tH- Ila other states, d~ l iurn'-h tilS "'t" i't
/ "a malicious all u.c.L->ut revision 90 oar TAU
J..t l1N-. which inquiry, citucE ut0u-" ihc
t.. lruJa Commissioners ur come othci c'h'hi~
-.Ua, / mn,t earnestly recommend, Nct utre are
some iet-Irc- ut surn legislation OF 50 iinm 'i.Ate
al obvious necessity, a- % -et ms 20 Ie ihAt 'hey
lut 1908 Do, ucicuci.
Ol ,i- character - general law 10 the i1riny-
trl O.. riIi.u.I corporations and construction OF
railroads. Hitherto ;his has - "a d'ue 10y special
charter, auI u.t- involved uo. only "l4 tac cN Us
incident fu ordinary -pccisl r-i>Etu0n, bui al~''
no i.. 81 u some other states in cases where pro
uoseJ roId- were supposed 60 conflict with exist
i., RAILWAYS, those ltatiuily demoulzm. lIHc-
f're 90 winch great corporations sometimes resort
tl defeat ur promote ,gislstiye measures. These
t..l- would Uc entirely aygile.l By general law
authorizing q suitable uUmneI Of persons, under
restrictions which, carefully protected private a.
well public interests, To- construct railroads D.
JSerH such points az they dvslud, aud could OBJ
flu the means o. build. By thus putting the con-
-t!uo.iJn OF railroads on free basis, subject 10
lue same laws OF Trade that regulate other busi
ness transactions, they would be built wherever
the demands OF transportation Justified, or com
muuities could fufnish the requisite means. Al
though, on account Of the expense OF the con
sruCtiOn Of railroads, even frCc railr aiding VIII
Dos no means secure the same compel In this
- ia otHer business, ct It, tendency would be IN
tlat direction, AMI il influence healthy. IL would
serve, ON the one hand. 10 moderate The demands
81 railroad corporations from y knowledge that
competition mi. -; spring mp; on the other hand.