The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-11-03
LETTERS ON CURRENT TORIES.



troduced by Mr.. Hyde of Castleton, effects
a temporary relief at least to q good many
men. For long time the slate and mar
bic interests of Rutland county have been
suffering under the cxactions of that cor
poration, and during the last year when en-
durance became no longer Il virtue,
movement was set on foot which every
succeeding day gathered strength until it
gave promise to friends and warning to
enemies, that the relief so long inplorngly
asked for would soon be obtained.
Friends became hopeful, enemies were
silent, as they could but concede that the
rates on those roads were cXhorbitant. but
Mlcawber-ile they waited for something
TO turn up that they could seize upon and
possibly defeat the project altogether.
Something has turned up. Mr. Hyde in
troduccd his bill few of the wise ones
discovered or thought they did, that it
contained Objectionable features, and
henceforth the enemies of the measure. in
GLIDING its pretended friends. set M a cry
of alarm. Mr. Hyde was asking the en-
actment of an unconstitutional law he
was asking for the passage of "A bill which
had many Objectionable, not to say start
lug, provisions. That would never do in
Vermont Oh, no, that bill must he de-
feated or the Green Mountains would he
shaken from ther bases, their color changed
or some other disastrous effect would sure
ly follow. Luckily for such, that Mr.
Hyde furnished the opportunity for them
to express their surplus patriotism.
But sincerely make no objection to a
careful examination or criticism of Mr.
Hydes bill So far from it believe it is
the duty of every member of the legsla-
ture to examine it thoroughly, and when il
comes up for action thereon, every member
should be governed by his own conscience,
without fear, favor or affection for any of
the friends or opponents of the bill. MI
merous articles have appeared in the news
papers containing severe criticisms of the
bill, but the writers are very careful not to
propose remedy of their own. They
offer better one. They concede the JUS
tice of the claims of the two great inter-
ests in Rutland county, slate and marble.
yet when a bill is offered to secure those
claims they raise their hands in holy hor-
ror without so much as an effort or a
thought in the direction of devising what
to them would be proper remedy.
Hon. 5. NJ Dorr writes an open letter
to Mr.. Hyde, which was published in TIE
GLOBE. Mr. DORIS usual ability in the
discussion of subjects is manifest in this
letter. He recognizes the principle OF leg
islating to regulate railroad tariffs, and
comedies what is claimed in regard to high
rates on the Delaware and Hudson canal
company's roads, but he says to Mr. Hyde
that his "bill is in bad taste, and involves
besides dangerous and impolitic precedent
in legislation" With his ability and con-
coded integrity and fairness, think if Mr.
Dorr had examined the several charters of
the several railroads in this state and made
himself familiar with authorities and pre-
cedents applicable to the case in hand, he
would have used very different language
on this point.
In the House, Oct. 90, Dr. Guild, men,
Der from the town of Rupert, introduced a
remonstrance. signed by "A of his consttu-
ents, against Mr.. Hydes bill. The Herald
which within few days has taken upon
itself the advocacy of the railroad interests
in this matter in its issue of the Both of
October, copies this remonstrance. The
second paragraph of the petition reads
thus:
While your petitioners are opposed 70 ai I'm, I'M,
Whom thew receive' fheir sjnnortp They are are
great interest in the hands OF its bltterest and
most interested opp9nens Win absolute and
as they nav deem proper In the onino st'' of
your petitioners ali legislation on the subject
81 ralr9ads should not only be Just and reason
roads themieives but snch aH es SH 10 ,ne p
be general in its character, and apply with
equal force to all the railroads in the state;
III Inc petltloners are opposed to all i'm
proper railroad eXactions from the public.
they mlght very properly nave embodied
IN their petltlon prayer to the Legislature
10 enact law whlch to them would seem
proper to prevent those eXactions; but not
word OF that appears. They are intent
on the defeat OF MIR. Hydes bill, and the
thought OF relieving their suffering neigh
Dors III way which TO them would be
proper does not seem TO occur to them.
lhey say they are equally opposed to
placing that great interest in the hands of
Its bltterest and most interested oppo'
nenls.
This, without doubt, has reference to the
commissioners named in the bill, who are
by its provisions to fix the rates, and who
are selected from the line OF the road, and
are supposed to be enemies OF the road. 1t
Is very easy matter to obviate this objec-
ton. The bill may be so amended that
the court may appoint the commits
sloners, or the legislature may nix the rates
themselves and dispense with the COM
missioners altogether.
Those petitioners, while they seem to
concede that legislation may be had on
this subject, they say 1t 'should be just and
reasonable to the public and to the rail-
ROADS themselves, $50 say - but such
legislation should he general IN It's charac-
ter and apply with equal force to all the
railroads in the state.
NOW, l want 1t distinctly understood
(and speak for an oppressed INTEREST,"
that l 90 not care how the relief comes
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