National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-23

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and dssafe @ advln1D fAeemonl lnsefsslz
and pro6perisy q tAeir rG1peclivs cunnu.
mites. DIT IL iAct tsuains She nms thai
~ aidswas skasaded q IL vssy inpsptioa
Of ~ eatsfpsisss which; blviae grown
into deAafc colpoeaaious nom sml1l bsgin.
nins1 ass now Aba % TINA upoe I'd dsvou,
H. 6isnb d their infhney. n Ack Il +
capable u peoef that en- q ~ rsilFca3s n
Tie oosnt; 6vs thsf bdndsioa 70 I'd a.
teaded either By pubic Or private bsasAcs.
The amount a capital tsQuired svsn b b.
GIN than vas too greas tpe indtvidual enter
psise IN thls country a hmased peSonsl
wealth. and - aggrsctioa Of individual
means could only b accomplished
through IL certainty IL hrga
dividends = rssurns ftum The
necessary investmsnta This certainty
being guasanesed BY Ne ia Of public Or
private beneAceace. De aexrse,aioa q IN
vestment allowed 80 naasIal consequence.
The schsmeu Who have within he pass
generstioa risen % pubic nosoristy = rsil
road kinsa and have earned fAme = capa-
BILE u,anaeers Of inyasted capftal. n mot of
legislative bodiss how thsss Acss 70 be
true, but MOVING them do NOT remember
with any evidence OF gratitude either the
individual ArmcrD or the communities snd
States TO which they owe tie oriein Of their
greatness. Originally indebted 70 the
people for their very existence. they have
ceased to b the servants, and have as
sumed to be their rulers. They prescribe
regulations for the Conveyance Of freight
and passengers over their lines. which
amount to contracts with their patrons, In
which the latter have ne voice save that of
compulsory and conp1S Ming scuuieseence.
Arbitrary and unlawful eiectments of pas
seneers nom their cara DELAYS In the trans
portation of freight, the extortion of ruin
Qua charres for their business a common
carriers. and an absolute disreeard of cyery-
thing EXCEPT the prospect Of paying divi-
bends. 90 TO make mn q general outline of a
list of charges against them, the specifca-
tons of which servo to make Q colossal
record of oppression and ingratitude which
has in the end earned for them the deserved
fStne of soulless corporations. However
much they may outrage law and the rights
of individuals, their influence over the
courts of the country. or their ability to
delay proceedings before them, thereby en-.
falling treat cost and expense to the az.
grieved parties, obtains for them practical
immunity, except in rare cases, from pun
ishment for their numerous misdemeanors,
In short thew have become 10 strone and
at the same time 20 selfish that an attempt
to secure harmony between them and their
victims would be certain Of prompt rejec-
ton. The offer to harmonixe should, In the
natural course Of things. u prompted by
the equities of the case, DO made from the
but such an idea d 20 rrsposter-
Gus under the circumstances q to appear
ridiculous Then i no parallel between
their Independence Of the interests Of their
and the manner in which the re-
lations of ordinary business between mer-
chants and their patrons arc maintained.
In one case utter and most imperiously i'm
pudent arrogance Of power and privileges
Is forcibly assumed, while on the other
hand reciprocity of interest dictates q
Of mutual rights. In the natu-
al course of affairs the farmers, the great
element Of the country, and by
ar the most profitable customers Of the rail-
,oads, have learned to appreciate these
acts, and they viii be 10th to forget