, 1875-02-04


Tho Rey. ". II. Spencer, Of Sparta. Wis, In
reply to the recent article in TUE TRIBUNE com.
menting upon bis letter to the Northwestern
Railroad Company, asking Why half-fayo permits
are given to cicr6ymon and to men of no other
class, ssates that Baid comments were In great
measure unjust aud uncalled for. In tho first
Place, he did not curse the Railroad Company for
the compliment OF u ha1t-faro permit, but, on
the contrary, Bont letter OF thanks to the
station Agent for tho Han,o. Ills letter to tho
General Ticket and Passenger Agent Of tho
Northwestern Railroad waa not In the nature Of
: A. re6nke, gas but o1 simply a. inquiry why
eIergymon and 10 mon Of DO othsr clasH, and why
the railroad officials changed the rule OF last
year requiring clcEgylnen to pay full fare. lilo
Ioason TO did not return his haIf-fare permit
might possibly romove his ecruplcs as to tho pro-
Prioty hf uAinE thcBa Aalf-fare permits. The
playful letter of The Gonoral Ticket Agent wes
fuA OF Scripture aud fun, but uo& Of Informs
may find it, holding tho permits mean while. Iio
had never used G free pasH in hla life, aud had
slw4ys paid full faro op railroads, aud only last
W" week pa'd full fare when lo bad In
aystem from boenniug TO % ana in roeon oda31oia IL
politics, aud IN rallroadn. He does lot bojioys
anra sna ust psaa our tars nto the next
deaa-head ae Into heaven. lie boioyeB Il, every
man paving his passage aud working out liz o,vn |
salvation. Whether tree pasRes woro offered |
20 legihiatofh ~ pr1bc or not he thinks thpse
honorable gentlemen should haye lad honor or
discretion enough to have declined them. to |
ayoid evsn tue appearance or SUSPICION Of cor.
ruPhon, and he tnjoices that tho lam puy forbiis
n1embsrs Of tue Legislature Of Wisconsin Ia acs
cept FREQ pasHes on railroads. OF courae, Lc does
not for moment i.nagiuo that half-fare nsrmi,s
aFo given ~ lien on the olergymen IA paid attors
neys, for their infuenco for or againat railroads.
i those permits are given In confederation Of
tho amount of travel they do on their "n1.
changes, thon ha could accept tho permits, but
upon any other ground ho could not think Of &C.
oepting them without ioes Of Independence
and se,f.1eopect. and feeling Of humiliation
which Aa WAS unwilling to euEer. 1t l1as Aiways |
soetned to him lo1nnant Of the old habit Of ro-
Rafa!ng tue preacher NJ man who llaa laid up
none On earth, no honda In the bank, no greon-
eacks u the safe, NO scrip in tho purse, he must
depend largely on tho charity Of tue world, aud
20 ss,,ot thoy dead-head tho poor. fellow every-
s' with run ehasss a sass13 sntssa3h 10 on At e
railroads. aud treat him geperalIy like rospecta-
bic paupar, ssarye him du . SALARY OF two or
1. satse s,,a hundred and apologize BY stullng him
fayo5a. 1tonors we're pleasant. but they do mot not
Pay ouschers' or bakers bills for Vito aud
"4iuo small eltldren ono on tho breas..;1
no aed m others 500 the necessity OF converting
- eAc1A eAFIaAuuHk uunolE INTO CuFrenCV |
acceptable to their debtors. It ia Their Tght aud
3 amy 20 lay up soms treasure this s1o OF heaven,
Tue preacher should be paid in caHl wI,at ho
earns, mud then ho eau ride through the world
Ako a. man, giving to every man md
corporation living pE'cs for their soryiccs'
A'id ~ ~ acceptance Of those hAlf.tare permits
tuniees they aro given As communication ttckofai
would 10 Al acqnicscauce in regime which lie
believes y wrong, lie would respectfully hnt
no. noss - Msnplsscsily decline to recognize tho JUS
-ss ..ve o. tno present syssem " accepting tho
proHered favor Of tall-fare ticket,
a, ac has never aucd the railroad company at
ne law and taken away their coat aud be does
not wlsa 70 10 treated Us = check sinltor By tue
pF1Her ol-tlor cloak. AZ to the railroads. ,o
ssAa not for thoig pity, charity, Of complimanta
!. nat for their honesty and justice sud be hopas
70 ses them an example In both