The New York herald., 1874-10-23


! granted 70 such mon0p0lies have In some IN
| stances been abused by reason OF men possessing
Of tpem. as IN the case Of t6s credit Mobier aud
the Erie Railway, out such abuses nave oeea
o. short Ra no. Of
the Erle Railway when they were iorcibly driven
from It's control owing to their corruption, Uy IN
such management the benefits to the country
traversed by 1t were not diminished, the laborers
employed upon IL were not injured, and neither OF
the great political parties were accountable for
the actions OF Fisk and Gould much less was Mr
terest in its afralrs No sensible man can with.
hold his vote rom Governor Dix by reason Of his
efforts in behalf OF the stockholders 20 protect
Mr.. Hlden by reason OF IKE efforts OF his 10 behalf
OF those interested In corporations Tor winch he
Causes always produce natural enect Good
frequently grows from evil. War u q great
naons Gea ana r more advances
the interests OF individuals, as IN the case Of
Governor DIX whose laconic order. while Secre-
tary OF the treasury has endeared him to the
hearts OF many Of our citizens, and will OF itself
cause him 10 be remembered BY future genera.
tlOne. wl~
Lnbecle or corrupt management OF railroad en-
terprses, essential to the development OF our
country has mad the eject OF developing the en-.
ergles OF q mind competent to cope with the.
exigencies OF the OCCASION In the person OF Mr..
rden: quote from Mr.. McKeon's estimate OF
His mathemarcai, analytical and comprehensive mind
has asstsa y not e sadas on na ss m s
sssiDo" whsreby the charters Of roads created
he the great consolidation and organizer Of the rail-
For this characteristic alone he Is deserving OF
the highest praise from every person Interested IN
the future 81 our country ana II certainly proves
the helm OF ssate.n Great crimes have been COM
mitted in our midst and the perpetrators have
been brought to trial Were IL not SO Mr.. McKeOn
would never have achieved hts great emnence as
q criminal advocate He is not and should not be
tho less respected by reason OF this specially his
honorable professional career. But were he to be
tined by the rule laic down by himself as applicable
to M. rlden and the party that placed him In
This monopoly conspirinR against the rights Of the
people be. become strong that It now controls The
nomns Sons q Presidents it has its sttorneys and
y
NOR nor ssa nan the naSrsemsnt Of linden Is the
He would be CHASED as the chief OF criminals In
stssd Of the great lawyer that ne ia Again, Mr..
McKeon would BY his sopntstry induce the public
towns for railroad enterprises is great injury to
the community at large, and. iorsooth, Mr.. Tilden
any city, town or county must bear thus burden
also. Introduce hts statistics without vouching
for their accuracy, VIII
s o IL
m s n AND c = to III
had Dssa hf In rsaeSed q %
IN psr csn n Is sullivan ~. nH & per cent
sa q s. SaS e Ss
As 70 amount almost TO connscaton
Assuming this statement 20 be correc1 what
Cite cities % and towns named twno must be presumed 81
to know their own business better than either Mr..
McKson or myself have incurred ns
interests. II city or town can increase the value
OF It's taxable property nifty per cent oy Means OF
bonded Indebtedness Of twenty-five per cent, it
Of olive twenty -ave per @ cent TO their wealth Without
injury TO any person or community: ! confess
that am not possessed o. sumclent TG aiscernment
blame Is attributable anywhere (Which deny, It
enacted the law legallzing such bonding.
What has Mr.. Tilden to do with thls charge
w any one inquire nox much s city Of Ssg YORK
Railroad for the Of the Fourth avenue
as e IL 70 city sSe Of
tsx Of over Ss % Imposed on the labor Of The citizens
Coolers e. o s Cen 1ca% inc
| never heard that be was director or counsel
for this road. One milion OF people innabit or
transact business IN the city Of New York. It is
the great commercial emporium OF our country.
81 onsr wtn Ss n 81 great
II was almost days journey to travel from the
Harlem River 70 the Battery. Necessity now CON-
distance rom their places OF business, and like
necessity demands rapid means Of ingress and
e3TeSS 10 meet tuc6e OemauOb IL W89 lOuuQ
necessary shat at least one Of our avenues should
be devoted TO railroad purposes. the wisdom Of
our Legislature and local government has decreed
thar the Fourth avenue should be used for
this purpose, and our city has willingly assumed q
share of the necessary costs Of making tnis great
Both parties have agreed 30 this, and the commu.
nifty at large are anxiously awaiting its compile
ii ask should Sir. McKeon complain : why should
he attempt to throw odum on the candidate OF
the democratic party ior this great commercial
Mr.. McKeon closes his elaborate communication
with charge against Mr. niden, as the candidate
OF Tammany Hall, which might have been excused
IN the dark days Of anclenf times, but Will
scarcely find parallel IN the enlightenment Of
the nineteenth century, W. =
q i. orneips. What are sSsss on sSs r.solas y
he chairma anshIp q NJ onanIer.one eomplimeniary
charles :umneE These not mere compliments %
ss Sr Th. s 9ss s s n 1S
msn's q these apbao men The Sumner resolution I.
hs 1ae
@ X. sna i ss.ny ss % % % 4
ever was submitted TO them What had Sumner done
@ dsvossd he q poss a.as ans
tagonissic 70 those Of the democracy.
be brought against 1t to the injury Of the candidate
OF the democracy because OF his connection with
tnas institution, other than that It's General Com
mittee passed resolutions Of coincidence upon tne
death OF an eminent statesman, whose scholarly
abilities and pure life for the past quarter OF
century have made his name one that should be
engraved indelnbly upon the bright pages OF the
history OF our country tbut whose political views
offered from those entertained by the democratic
party, 1t Is an honor 70 be member Of Tammany
Hall
Ihave never been member OF either the Column
bian Order or the General Committee OF Tam
many Hail. but as democrat I felt
that when Charles Sumner lived we had
In him an honest noble and fearless oppo-
nent, and when he died our nation lost one Of
its brightest sons around whose bier his political
friends and foes could with equal propriety bow
their heads In grief and kindly overlook bis iauts
virtneA That Mr.. McKeon should 80 far forget the
nober Instincts OF mis- nature as to call upon the
religious sect Of which he is o member to resent
the passage OF this resolution insult ~ their
iatth appears 10 me 10 be unaccountabe.
have now criticised his communication to
much greater length tnan at first intended.
have not done so In partisan spirit, or with any
feelings other than those OF friendship toward the
gentleman from whom nrst tmbbed my political
oroad hnf With sfun1e deaire that lnatica shonld