, 1875-12-25
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.

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THE RtIINNtu E1.ETrff1v.
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ceutly quits r. number OF ARTICLES on railroad
owuessh:f, nntl Of Government eontrol thereof
il, ,o,r nar aoo, ~ ,I,,,t, N, ~ WV,
n.,,1 Observation-Disclosures ""'' 'e's ''4''''s
n''a a'''fe'1'au"@l} set 'as1n t''o advantages of
t'osers'l'ittt ownership. hit h:ro, III mr jnag-
ment, fllen somewhat shot Of sl,c ,croesous That
woa;d eat, In II prnct,,ul sotnt,,n or tta ,,,,,,,.
n. ~, Ill ,,.r,a .,.., i,> ii, ,.: N'''
~ ~. sh'o' '''aA 'A' h'"''osH eostsaat1on
- HE OILY oppressive but GgEveEsvc, VII! il
defeat, oyo,lutn, or destroy our freo iust:tu-
linn, i. i. tlo n.,u,uu ~, co-,,t,,,1 ;1.,....
n; Fla ;n,n,r., '4nasso
.as.", ''e'o "A'"o,o' uotl'o..'A'oas "!ae,' e'n
9pfaaA NJ not-"ora ovor the whola land.
Railroads, When first projected, waro asmo-
thug 90 ont,rely now. for tin ,u,,nouos
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s.','''''s oo'ia3a "ua o"netshp " rHpllt
h1BA"ars bY thc Government soetual to Lo huld
~ abey"nee aud forgotten. Houce, stop By step
tho railroad c''uPatles uyurpa.. by tio means Ut
sleesal eStnlat!o,', md hoa Today ail or uaarly
all N tue ln1and commerce Of tho country. Yius
liuft monopoly ot u. tn tho exclusion OF rll
lfo1 e'Mle.!tton. And this r1nIol'oiy IN at tho
ploscnt s,sue 20 complete and enlite t1la. it IL
tn"hHns ny many to no hcyat't tho power Of log
lB'at'oh to cil!er eradicate Of cpntro' tho n1me.
:, Now IT ~ n! plI SAYING that ''Compasition Is
tho l!le U! tsadc hut It IL oltmllytllo that oous
petition Id Tho gfons balaNce-wlincl Or regulator
81 coi'lh'etce. Competition naturally comes in
pay III lhe ocean aad Oh our lakes AID great
:i7t IL. ~ t'glHiAtio', likes tho ratio on corn
!raIt C!HcaEm to Dntfatos or fiofn kay York to
IA'espoo'. Flo Ersat law OF supply and demand
1Qsallls III theso easct. Neither IN o!dun t,1ncs,
notoiu 1ho cA'as"nco 91 railroads. asd legislation
tls tie TAtu Un gootla wagGHed from Nuw Yo?';
AMI J'.!tlnare to The then Fur West. Tho roAda
Or ilEhwafa ,seto owned by t.io GOyornuie It,
and "ero iiHo FOR tho tfsc OF INV Win wls,nI
70 l'it wagon upon them. t;aua!B weyu bul!t
on tho ha1o principle. III oycrY insta,Ic,, te!nH
li'ov-rnlnont Or Stato ownerHh!?. tas laA.s
Aoe:ca upon them belng 1'rsvato property. anI
A'y ind all ai'te nra nllJscd tic nae Of tito
can1|H ~ paying tho ln"ful tolls. Why oal It
[ts q no tue na1la III caAo oil rail- oade. Let tho
la,"'. And Mako theu freq tpr tic ll-o of my
WHO ihYb tho means and ati'tt} t. rut trains
upon 1hom, Tlici competition wonlI regulate
tha flcs Ut srcsht aud fnse aiI tia w,ola mattor
denannl. TniH would ao,Lsle tho nee.safty uf
the constitution or ownosBAtp of any llepoth Or
mtchiao-B;lopa by tho Goscrnn,ont, fur they
W.'ltla all ia mattetb OF private euterar,ae.
llsy coll!d uiaG would bo constructed md
o'rs,fd By private iudivi!aolA or llrms, se Aal,o
IN tbs elevators Of TODAY pr tita t.yeruB ntyi
bs.sn# Of "eu t;tnes. Yi,ere necessarily would
have to bo Legislation t. regulate partlos using
tl" roaas. I'.oro il leetHlati, Ill regulating u4.si-
Hai:un ou tho aua anl iiyeta, NIT aim IN tho
caiiala- That fur tl!e trade u, railroads. would
oa'S nafo 90 @ Le Hu'tod to tbs circumstances Of
could Ing down suIos Tor rllnuius tnlan u caIs
~ the piullc regulating lho rato oi spoetl, thu
oar4y, With just M gtea. q Losrep OF accuracy
aea pfesi'lon nh o,y lizard OF Dl.ectorH sltlin{;
III Aa" i"rk o. nostou. u thousand nllleh may,
wno l!sse q! their information second hand, and
III ha'!sa u ownership. And. ~ to the
ouiools NJ tho roil. t!.at Id 10 say such as
should 10 necessary for thu building aud tp-
Alr!i" " hfluEes '.iid reaa.ha'ls. aui matterH
their rcsfee.lvn districts by tho people. tho name
as anpervinosa OF tin highway. Their .iutira
could to pseEtsshch Ly law, "ttllo tho .non HkloA
~ ~ eheso ltass4ta would cunipeto iur tue plaees.
IAe EXPENSES necessary iur mAu,.aininE tho
foa'ls IN k3od repair could bc col!ec od By tolls,
vi o11cers being uuder bonds according to tho
ot their posItion. lhna tho INST.
Yer appears 70 ms. Whlio It would to an cntirs
toYosntia = N tho F!esens nss'on, oI ialrondug
It "an!'t 10 a*Hy with all tho oyas tha: now at
tetd tue coFpoIat1on MONOPOLY, aud would nut
n a'y way tena to csntrallzalon ny increasing
the ni.pnlil!lH- pb"cr nt the preaifeat.
'u ior"E941g may he summarized ar follows:
!. Ownership Ut ioad~bad by tho GsnesAt tiuv-
r'"a'ttt W u" ne"hn.
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IT frn",t In awue1 and nn.ra,n "i,u i,s m,tuasso
iivi1,nis "A3 01'A"'0A ~ ft'~No tn>
" "o'' 4 .r,,.a ro,d.,.a j.. oo
h, oniiac, w Ia x,'t ua" aIs .ns uat' ~ tl'e
|'.r r"'' 'A"'S~' ~ '"o 4o'eo ~"o aes"!att'As VI
or co,.e. . nurcA,x. y, ,,, fin r,a,ho,. ..>
t, rn,',,s,. ,,ae p.suss' ~ ~ taa toal.noas III
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