, 1874-05-23

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THE RAILWAYS IN WISCONSIN,.
Anew element haB boon introduced into tie W1s-
conain railway contest aud arathor inGammatory
element 1t Is. Tho Immediate effect Of tho pres-
encc Of tlliH now ingredient ia tho development
Of degroe Of hoat at tho Capital Of tho State,
and tho generation Of yaat amount Of indfgua-
tion IN tho breast OF dov. Taylor.
Hitliorto tho railway corporations mud tho
framors Of the Inv alone llavo appeared
prominent in tho dlscusaloiE The great maas
OF the people Of Wisconsin have manifested
considerable indifference az to how Tie contro-
yeray between tho roatls and tho fow relatively
who wished to ouforce tho Railway law passed at
tho last session Of Tho Wisconsin Legislature
should oud. But now aD old man, 10 years OF
Hge, Mr. Jcaee Hiuckley, appears aa the victim Of
railway oppression. Mr.. Hnokloy, resident Of
Roaendalo. Fond du Lno County, waa,
it In nlloged, with "unnecossnry violence
and lndignity," ejocted from tile cars
of tho Milwaukee j. St. Paul Road vhllo
OH his why to Wntertown. Ho lad pad the legal
nor aforementioned, ut Waterloo, before he had
reachod Watortown, for tho reason TINT ha had
not paid the regular fare demanded by the Com
pany.
Tho next thing re hear Of Mr.. uinckley IN
that hc interviews tho Governor Of Wisconsin.
He reprosentshow ho was only two cents sllort Of
having pnid his legal iare to Watortown.
Mr.. Hluchlcy may or may not ba q
very eloquent lnan naturally but, un-
dor tho circumstances, llo waB goldou~
mouthod. On tho Quo hand there WIS q huge
corporation worth millions Of money md earu-
ing millions yoarly, and on the othor veteran,
73 years Of age, In debt to it, 1t claimed, two
cents, und, because ho refused to pay theu, Il q
iB oustod by force and with indienity" from
the cars. No wonder Mr. Hinokley was eloquent.
His gray hairs spoke Tor him. His seventy-three
yaara spoke for him, Tho contrast bctwecu
the amount he owod tic corporation and
tho many millions 1t owned, md which enabled
it certainly to diapouao with two ceuts without
any serious Inconvenience spoke for him. In
decd, every hair In Ills head had voice, and, if
there was no hnir in hiH head, tho sparkling
brlllanoy the eloquonco Of his wlgless but Shin
ing pate WAS not without effect. man Of fower
years, though with the genius Of DemostAcnos,
removed from tho cars with the same amount OF
force and equal indignity. would hayo not boon
ab1o to influence His Excolloncy Gov. Tay-
lor to the same e1tont or appeal as widely to the
sympathles Of the good people OF Wisconsin, OF
provo auoh a terror to tho powerful mouopo.
lies and corporations Of the Slate.
Mr.. Hinckloy is tho worst opponent tho rail-
way corporations hayo encountered yet. II the
! st. Paul d milwaukee, Railway Company wantod
! to got up test case, they ought to lave nun.
| aged 1t 10 TINT sonlo person other than q Bop-
| tuagenArian should be the defendant. Mr. Hinck.
| ley's appearance among the conteBtants ia sig.
nal for more vigorous campaign, but will mol
changetho tlnnl results.
| 1}r. Taylor's determination to enforce the Ian
| Ia in harmony with his duties as Executive o1
the State. With tho WiBdom or nnwiHdom oi
railway companies yiolato It under instructions
from their counsel. Should 1t be pronounced
unconstitutional, thcy will, Of course, be lae}i
| FREQ from blanle. II constitutional, they musi
tako the consequences Of their actfon.
The Governor haB iasuoh proclamation
! which wo print In full this morniug
urging the people to help to enforce tho law
to pay only legal charges, and to make com
! plaints to the DiBtriot-Attornoy Of the count,
against all offenders. Constablcs aud police
onicers arc euioined to witch over the enforce
ment Of the law. The Governor evidently mean
business. aud ainokley must feel TINT he ha
not suffered in vain. He has hurt tho railwa,
corporations moro than Carpenter by his yolun
teerod opinion.