, 1875-05-31
POLITICAL.
The Effect or the Vicious
Railroad E4ewfalatiozl
in wisconsin.
Tho Railroad Corporations
Considered as Politi~
cal Machines.
On Which Side VIII They Probably
Exercise Their Influence
Next Falll
The Significance Of Mr.. MitohelPs
Eight with Russell Sage.
Tho Ecxt Reform State Ticket---Gov.
fay!or Has Tho Inside Track.
ma Approaching Campaign In
IOWA,
An Attemptto Rosurrcct tho Democratic
50 Party--.End Of The Liberal" ="
Movement.
ghs Liquor Qucstion--.prospcots Of an
OlI-Fasll1oncd Republican,
Majority.
1to Ecxt Reform State Ticket---Gov.
fay!or Has The Inside Track.
ma Approaching Campaign IN
Iowa,
An Attempt to Rosurrcct tho Democratic
Party--.End Of ihe Liberal"
Movement.
hs Liquor Qucstion--.prospeets Of an
Oll-Fasllfoncd Republican,
Majority.
WISCONSIN,.
tttE ppTTkA LAW

WISCONSIN,.
fnE ppTTkA Law.
6rsctal Corrtsueu4l-.er Qf The chfcaao Tribune.
MILWAUKEE, May 29.-Tne people OF Wiscon-
elp are juat beginning to ToAliZo tho Injurious
sHeo,H Of tho laws that have been pnActoa Within
The las, ."o ycars to regulate tho frofght and
passenger tariffs on railroads. Tlio paeAaEo Of
xtat IL known al Tho "po,tor law" during tue
tess;on Of Tho Legislature ct IA; tho rofusal Of
two II tho principal railroad companies to obey
H. on the ground that It was unconstitutional
,ud void mud The suits rlat woro brought In tho
EupEeme Court Uy tho Attorney General, In lhe
psno OF tlo People, To compel tlom to comply
With tho lnw,-aro tarts too we'll known to tho
.ssding public to ,locd racapitulaton here. II 10
sufficient TO say that. hftor 4 very long aud
warmly confronted trinl, III Which tho caBe was
aby arcued ny etuinclt counael on both Sides
u ex-Caicf Juatice Of illinois aud an cx-Chtef
Justice Of Wisconsin appearing tn tho ca'o.-sho
Law was held to bo constitutional by the Court,
I'D The competency Of tho Legislature to exet-
else control over railway corporations was u.s.
tesled to be q fundamental principle Of our Or
ganic 1nx. Lass wintnr resolution Was In.
hoduccd INTO lie Assembly, whicI. wna
pAssEp ny A uNASIMous VOTE,
declaring that. i'll all legislation upon tho rail-
rosd qu stiol., tho priueiplo OF tho "potter law"
ought to bc preserved. THUS we have thr unshi-
nous opinion Of tho sutrcmo Court, mud tho
unanimous vota Of tho 100 men who represented
the people Of tho 8.a:o In tbs popular branch Of
tie Legislature. in favor Of tho legality and sx-
pedlency Of suoh ieg1slation.
Chiaf-Just.co Ryan, OF tho 6urrena Court
WHO wroto tho opinion sustaining tho constitu-
tionality OF tue Potter 1a*, is Democrat; and
lbe two Associate Justices. Colo ard Lyon. who
acqnioecod III tho 1ocislon, ars lifc.loug Ncpub-
ncans. Tie Legislature that passed tho ast
originally Was Republican Gy ono minority IN tho
6enato,-wi,ose tho bill originated, ,--and Reform
In the Assembly By fnrKo majority, with
Democratic -1ofolm organization and Speaker.
Tho law ~as approved by tho Reform Governor,
TAYLOR. sud euforccd by tue Reform Attorney
Geucral, a. Scott Sloan 30 that both poiltlca,
parties OF tho State arc equally responsible tor
the passage Of tho act. Indeed. tue dcmugogueH
In the newspapers, on both sides, and tho
demagosucs Oil tho stump, on both sides,
hsEo bscu running race to 600 which
vii get ahead i'll tho Gsangers' favor, uov.
biz election nus greatly aided by their votea and
Influence ut the ball 't.bo1. He Ia nlao relying
opoh thom for llolp to get ro.electod thia year,
lar law as evidence Of bis loyalty to tho Order
Of paltops OF 11usbanary. Ills dght-bower.
Wight, Ia nlso Granger. and makes periodical
wills to the country to show tue farmers how 10
brssk colts and wean calyea Osborne, one OF
The Railroad Commissioners, Ia = Granger too,
aad Ii always toadyans to that interest whsuoyor
there Ia an Opportunity. George II. Paul. an-
other Of tho Railway Commissioners, aud Chair.
nsu at tho Democratic State Cent,al Commit
loo, Is 10 favor Of tho Potter law. but opposed
to ita enfotcomcnt. Tho Same may DO said with
regard to other prominent kotnsmers In tho State
outside Ut Milwaukee. 1'hay are all committed
to the pluclrlo of tho law, and thoy hro all
tn1lots to secure tho favor Of tho Grangefs iu
support OF their ticket ~ the polls.
on tile ether hand, tho Republicans Are
Tor thlB sort Of legislation, aud don's mean
70 be outssrtppea by their willy opponents
la tao strife for tbo votes Of shcir buco % lslow-
siiizcns: sanssor Potter. who introduced the
o. that plece OF Questionable Legislation, La
Aorub'ican OF tue atralshtest Scot and It was
rstset. as boforo stated, by > Repubticau Senate
ihst had tha power 10 defeat 1t II tloy felt NO
THE M1LwAuKtE SENTINEL,
Which was Republican Uows1,apcr until 1t bo :
cana prnstitutcd to tho po1sonas aerv,oe OF one
man boldly declared, 'ast sumnat, that tho re-
}E&l u 4ll INV IAllIu1I tlkTtHlA III 94Ql0 Nn6
10 be tho Issue OF Tie fall campaign and no
.ooner uld tl,s cxc,temout arise over tho Potter
iaT than Matt Carpcbkar volunteered crude
opinion, aud pIlntcdlt with Indecent haste, upon
lug constituttoual'ty Of the Law, both Matt aud
L1s organ Hero Just .teu making aweot music
ios tue cars Of the 0r1r3crs hnying an oye on
eesan seat tn tho United 8tato1 Hcl,Rte tlnt
Ha4 to baoonla vacant ou tho 4th Of March but
tLe uuBelllsh !4bors Of both newspaper AID
senator weIo not prope@lY appreciated, aud that
Journal laa loB. all its enthusiasm In the cause
Of the Oppressed aud cotpoi at!on-rlldsu farmers,
Tue seader Will perceive. from What has been
na1tten. that ncither party III Wisconsin " likely
70 receive very warm support from the rail-
road cou,psn,ea Of tho State, uulsss thar mani.
.tst moss friendly fealng aud adopt ktsdltsr
poAcy taan olthar has yet manifested. The Sub
!eet grows all tho moro iusorustlhg whom We re-
,ae momeeE that tho parties aro now 90 evenly
matched that stls combined efforts OF all the
Ioads In favor Of either 6tato ticket would elect
l.; and u tauainR 10 bo seen which party will
pta tae htRlest fir thear support. The nAnage-
seot o. ths two principal railways " the State IL
.sea.ng pedoeratin papers 10 tho State have
hNs as Violently opposed the Potter laW.-s
~, tsa ~, tnas u hot sppsoyod Of ty Gov. TAYLOR
saa sn0 hts colleagaesi snd thus the case oeeomes
THIS nAtLuoAp QUESTION
n,.y aahl1estly 70 be one Of uytlshadowtnK In
rostHnce III Wisconsin during the next isli's
dsnata:gn. aud T. viii prove TO be delicate and
tLs",* ~ uauufa ~ s1e ak4fAry problem WEB 20
,ae politicians Of the Wing Aud Demooratio par
nes from 1880 10 tho tnal dissolution Of the fof-
s: stst: when It disappeared entirely In Qeu. M.u-
"eta hsttts ''hxsty plate ct soup." In 1854
~ thoso days it required so1ue skill tu training
4o1ustatle pxtforuas enat could be construed
pne way tn the South aud knother way Ia the
Notla. -platforma iu which the Pro.slnycFy prop
sEAsaaHt south Vt Mason aud Dixon1 Llns
eould tud authority to carry his sIAyes Into All
t sss rev Territories Of the Wcst, regardless of
us'. Me A'seoust Compromise, aud platforms shat
taas Tue peculiar institution" wss to be kett
stt1st!y vslhlu the limta Vi the Constitution,
soss t. h1uat stay whoro It WAs, aud dle OF stAs-
's4soa sad for want OF room Aud 3f>Ah NJ.