New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-01

npoes, 10 whom is cUnlaitied one OF the most
nnctions Of modern civilization. Iths abused It's lfusS
In the past the question s how 70 prevent lts uohs sur
tho Immediate future What Is II that the s2o1V o. o
ns aIyVs dcpens on Or the correction % abuses ana
.n5st never depends In vain and the answer Nehn as
~ edly ON the broad light OF publicity ana tHT pres
SIRE OF an enlightened public opni0h IhcSa'
after all, are the great purifying and reforma-
tow agents upon which the government by Tho
people pr Che people must reat ana upon these rocks OK
our otc salvation tie practical statesman VIII surely
INT SIso%or il tieso IAN tho constable VII succeed
Light di city These what We mos need Ior tho
better ordering OF our pubic alif ena as TAT
cared to tnk oApTovi1ing. Yes il fact and IN THIS
century an coYc y melancholy TACT, that up TO ~; nc
present Dine, aud ven now, In states WhlcA nave IG
yecls been direcunSSheir best aclnen toWarG hnsn
SnG rgpT sa r 2S Kew h9Tc StScSnis &
WTathnai DIV rteU q real progress has been maze
toward letting light qt NJ dark places ana dIasfng
iuto The i blaze OF da - secrets Of the corporation
rooms The trouble is veg otea5 a great deal but We
have not much faith. LtAt rulers OF Tie Oh M@fi9
on he constable and won, - satisfied ly throwing
tlc windows wide opcn so tha ~ W9oe e0PIc u! 500
and then trusting 20 tteG to rci1.NI
EXPERIENCE or MASSACHUSETTS.
Bat propose now TO tln away f-q distractions and
70 recount 10 you briefly c.n thts0ry Of our rail-
road movement IN Massachusetts durSS the last zen
years; perhaps after all said, experience msy
not be vii out come significance to othtra Ana IN 'ho
first place let me say word Of myself and 1t viii he
word OF laudation perhaps might better escTloe IL
as confession Of sadly modified aspirations, not IN
decd of downright failure am Old soldier low in
this dscgsso was among the frat to begin 1t - the
public prints today the senior Railroad COMMAS
siono- in the United states. you ask me what nave
Done what have accomplished, must needs answer
Little enough in comparison with WHAT iaieW years
since boued bnt still something At least have come
back 10 rs; principles" Another tLng have learned
n the healthy though dshearte!nS school 81 eXperi-
cce al mas is to revise my opinions for must needs
riss If tgt There i, hardly single theory respects
railroads ard their relations 10 cue Sac "hoN yu 'i
Years 40 mat have not since. Us the result OF hobesl
study AMI mature reflection. either greatly 1Ioined or
-hOlN abandoned. have grown COh - NINA
and, Ike most men, thankful 90 last ior i'ig 'ihS
six years a-O, tho 4ht oi me railroad tlsrslol'
GlaTd oi Commissioners Vas csaDllshed ~ Alt''ieht-
fbe ioord was ,srabi. shed J. IT tic time thought
wholly Unsa sfactoy; have SINCE c1hcu't ~ VA. -
wonderfully HAPPY legislative sut'S' iH' i,O',u
had no power, or next 70 none. IL was si95ip!3 "n
90 ho lens through Woica t4e st''t'tt9' 80
individually pONcrCsS rays of p.'c opinion Co'. ~
concentrated INTO focus and br0dSi. 10 "ciI on 'Al
given Iont Of railroad inaiasGl ~ t- 49, ~" ';,c
had noe tho faith in public opinion winch HaEt nov,
ana il seemed 20 me That tuc law "ich oisahled on
bcar and then placed Us ace 10 race MN ,ao'c 90
cu!poIaticns, porerrss T. DO more than Iny"stsite
framed IN total misailieuriHion Oi w -,
ties OF the case thar Il lG-V u8 ~ u po 49,
CfieialS / yearned ior more power; / wished 10
be able to compel well as 10 rrc'lnhcll Nei'cu
saw ~. LEGISLATURE of Massachusetts, TOO Wise, per-
haps TOO wisely dlStIus!iil, 10 give me me ~" Nus
si,eie idea board Of Arbitretors 10 be cTeate
with certain supervisory powers IL tnrh be,he ~
brought against any railroad cOrUofauon ana thS' 900
yita6u. cost 20 the party bringing ~. II nee 'eiIt,
tbreof tnev were 10 address such recommendations 10
Tie railroad companies in their Judgment circu;n-
Recommendations tins made, with TIE acton OF inc
corporations thereon were go Dc lcl1'ld 90 'e =, ,i
Iatnic which, in ,his reserved 5ie power OF Gel
ipr with The obdaTate on unreasonable exclusively IN
~ own bsjds INNS tie Commissioners were thrown
naci 10 q reliance on publicity ana ihc ST. oi' 81 pu"
ic opinion, with tie legislative power 'cJ hHeA Id inc
'o>'- ~ ,,rf7-g~r ar vr-rr Icrry
After six years trial in many ways, Gm now prepared
90 say 't such reliance is better far than any force
AgL I; has brought about in Na3saciUs. condition
of sod nature. which is the fist essential to success.
The Railroad Commits toner's with as ar not more pros
e.tn. oars-tho recognized enemies o. the corpora
lions; toy are, on the contrary above a.! else ai'i-
traitors I as such bound first, foremost end always to
ne on aicahle forms with te party well % the
other The result has been TO me 40 satisfactory - Ii
WAS unexpected: our action is almost always accepted
byte ttie5 before us as haa aud 90 not now recall
any cas once brought before Us in whieha aHsciucht
legislative uc youon has been sought for. Scarcely
wc.t passes ia which causes OF conplaint are
10 r;..r f,r rho4 1,n,pos,and invi iaby the Same
o,,r pursued With them III the first place tle hcad
J 4-i ~, ,,ci AMI usually tie matter ends here,
with satisfactory eApanalon or sl.iho,en. Hsufg
reasonable, and iind then Gi5po'td 10 De- re s.ht
NJ tsf , are always anxious cnoU-htO AVOID lubHc
"a. a.. ..f,
HEARINGS pave 70 DC %it H. asa i-' VI ' 49,, ,f
sometime. IN iaNCt OF t't 90. o4'iti"iI' l' . -
tit rctf Cnri but always ~ wiring HLt st"tt- tui
reasons III 1ui. Nhe We -4t iD.''u ~ '-u' tt'i''
however, we no longer aG3ieos ui-@'.' e. -
.uoog.lU-tes, W-ltnor t-ey C'l tAth-ti't: huf.--
i-t.Alea,5. gene al ll"ntttis, li,'i'1l..7' q, -.
Vuar not but now we. 90, c.etli ~ ..,I, - i,
be-. Is and BRING tl1 sU'lecl d'J 10 i' ct "a r.,
Boards OK Directors, Ai,'-.i'~ on q 40 u ~ T..
aciloH on tAelf pa.t i-s ''!,t %; l-.'' -ta't
produces results TOR IL means pubACit} FOR instance
F"tf oi wv" ago We n',l,a NC. @ ~
iornT condition We "di.e"5eI tAt -, .IH,Il o. L'
c.laptay uu tie subject, ant our .p-llhi, t'L ~,
p.tsHI1c. duly p.gtOAGC.t4 DN h'h; ut 'if Ifl' we
heard nothing of ir. Alter whiting I'ro''"i' Hi. we