, 1876-02-12
AN OPEN LETTER.

AN OPEN LETTER.
Tho illinois Isutlrond CDmmtssaous
70 Tie Editor af The Chienso 7ratts''e: |
It is about limo tho Republican party aca tno |
pcoulo SHOULD foceiyo sonlo Indication from tho
Board Of Railroad aud Wafehous" Comm!eoion-
crs Of this Stale, as to what thoy haso done OF
intend to do lii return for their Hhaflea o1
s9 zoo oacl por nnnnmt drawn for lilo last tbreo
vcara viii, jealous diligence mud commondablo
regularity.
1t is about tno Hepnbllcanu OF this ssase
knoy; how little those gentlomon hago done Tor
thois money; how utterly thoy have fa'lod sha
neuioctod to obey tue mandate OF tho lar uuuor
Which they yero appointed, and how In oonse-
| 9uonco Of their petsopal incapacitY. incomps-
,ouco aud neglect ths statutes OF tie esato
hare become practically dead lctsos'
REPUBLICAN MEMSEiss IN FAULT.
And. 10 commanding, lot mo Ray that. Ra 10
publican, can lay no part OF this neglect at tho
door Of tho Democratic mernbor OF tAo Com
m;raiou, Ms. D. A. Brown. Tho Two Noraollcan
mombcya Of the Board. hcsars. Pearson aau
stoole, constttuto majority, and afo RESPONSE
bio entirely for I'LL official hets.
Mr. Brown 10 a gentleman OF good Judgment
anxious to do LIS duty to tue State, and, IN COM
narioun with pin1, tho RepubliDan olomnns OF tho
cetyipR II tho hnnls OF ovar7 rnombor OF tho
pas.y in tho Bsato Who is ooenizant Of thoiE
coursc just mocd OF conau1e: .rro
Tho Board as conattutofl IN Ma1cn 1873, con.
ais:od Of Col. II. D. Cooi, Chairman, and
Wcy,ry, Pearson and Krowp. Under tho man-
aroruont OF Uol. Coot nsti7o atnpc woro tnkon to
| rnrry opt tho intfoa lmposed by LAM. In hovom-
bor Col. Cook suddeaIJ diol Tlo Y7csnoyt "aa
1jl!ed by tho appointment OF si.a uor. 1a'nea
:;:cclo. pruIout iucumbout, na1 tts. Poazson
| bc~1nnc f11n;r7nan
IRON tlaL dato to tho prpsont, period Of
two Yaa1s, dining which dmo q ualarJ OF about
E5W pcr mouth has been Eouiips mo tnusc si!e
l,annbllean mnj1tity havs, baYonn hVo OF Mx .
s1oya per month sront tn auditing accounte or
themselves and nabosdlnatos, and 10 feanthe
letters from tito Cl,icayo 0T1in Inspection Do
, par.nont, accomplished absolutely nothing OK
cort tho beginning OF nna or ton Buita fos o1-
t; rt;un and njurr Discrimination:
aoon after tho frat alo7o-montloned anpoant- on,
mont tlu Qofornor In on afidroeH April 4, 1878,
eoIi IL rcgari 10 them: IT will saJ thoY ara
men who mesn buHlnoas thoY aro mon Nhg
: maan work and tEloy usdoratnnA lula that u
:, tI,.y do not perform u,nlt work - Aaltoaa
! Commissioners Of this Btaso. they must at my
bidding, gst ont Of Tho xaY, aad Ga1o rlace 70
: men who will do tho work"
10 ling =. tic la'nonted Cot Cook 5omnnod
Il tI,o helu tlo7 did mean buginefs md tlioy dd
y GOOD work. Uut from tho time Ioarson oooana
!. Chairman Tho tling has Grnwn louor and lowo1
, Ia public ca.ocn, Ro1!y BY tho inconpetoneo o
tl,oeo tro mon un!Al, irun staI;tns M ons a VI.
!, ptmoet tho snti5o ptcsa Of tho btate. ana I
q kindly public sentiment 10 thor faror, thc1o u
to-day iarlty paper IN tho 6taso ~ateh aoea ho
+ f,al scanaltzod at the spectacle tl4oy proaont
Q | Nrl ra.t IN this apnctacln? mint mako M
Il oa-,rt;nna GOOD or acknowledge my erTur In ad
.. In Chnu. III, ItoyiBcd Statutes OF 1S14, thor
u aro sovoral lava, covering ssay: W 70 l, u
+ ctaKfxe, which, contain p1oYAstbna ooso4fln
D, duties iiro1l this Board.
10 Bco. 189 roads aH follows:
y Sail C,tc,nlssionuru shall c1aunc into Tho ccndio
tn s e. 1.,soss @ "a and il
nj 10 tas Is Iern 70 ss rnlalon ct aucn roat
and warehouses to t1' an a,"a 20 S h.aesa aa
r. With; and u,oter such rnifoad companies ana Maf
.hqF euSeg s ho a. 4
~ { H{s:s now iu fotce. or which stsa hereafter bc
H. orco cuneer!ng them. And whcneVcr It shau come
sha!l hasa .uasou so.e hAt ny susn law o. L.,
ayo iosn Or being yiol4tod, they shaa nrosecns
10 r,llty u surh vh,!,. III os1nt 70 enable sasd 70.
~ ;s;:otr4 seeaay to rer}or,H thttr dnt g une. a
H. ~ IN III tita.s, In whirh raieo.l rasson and X
ell sonafv tuIHFe into to management VI 4eca s0a1o
-. aat1 warehouse bnslne{s.
L. lIo.c. tucn, IL q plain and unutsthkhhe 0
pref alou by iaw Of tho Bcopo Of their e!tioH, o.
No. What they arc expected 70 10 to eatn tae!F sal
,cs eonstsut employment. curly and lHte. aud CT
I,u rloy,nont too. Which would be cf noro pelso
I'll | to tEo pentla and also u, tho fnils0ads OF t.
|,a. Stalc. Woro thoY to attond to thelt busines
they won1d mt rrcannt tao spectacle no" eoo
AZ Jsyptlns four or i've days Per month to th'
Inn .,niiea. aud tAor pay-ro!l would not show CO.
ai ronsatIou of from go 70 go Rer day Tor
~ .t,ya Of active bDrvco, as ld now the c.ao:
nrt y3.at ara somo os thcse duttes zelntIed BY I
~ n7,nye-ouutud hec!lou Ut tisn ssRsutc59 anaM
h thnt ruJoe tt.s ~ Act IL relation to fencing G
.art oparpt.ux railroads" paSO 6o1, sbos eA9tl1
tlu.L ull track IL nefhy fenced, thhs hnitaelo pl
~ tcrtIon criat, a islat afl cob:1stbea, that thi
ow rrn nropor sixnboa-'lB at crus:uca. SAFE
~. I,roa.hoa NJ croasiuEa, ESQ dra*brlagef, no
ttr1,c:ioD or highways, 10 running froiBhs g
pot,,nl paneonGcr carh III the hauaa tfatn' piol
,h | number ct byakemen on tiK!ns, snltao1e 10
dei md arplitueeo for safety IN al psaeenset g
i'm vafo caupnss fur cars. sufficient haau'ea u q
il OF gcroua cyo1slpSa, etc. .,. T.. ,,u for
;nE | rct thosp gentlemen huya mover oaeyea ono
,.m ~ word Of it, or Investigated or o.an!neu'
avn nretcndcd to do Ho. oua road ~ twenty ~
hici, | btato, They haYo no mora kno"'atlKo "
IN. anfotv and convenience to tue PUBIC VI
Er- bridges, tracks, switches, e1utpneht, or =
for thinn ciBc Of nluo-tcutla OF tho salIfoaa "
hn | Sluis: ttn1 tt they sero yet unbofn. ihes II
i, he 1 naycr seen or ridden upon ncarly al tho 70
rom Of the State, and have never psotenuea 10 ~
ex at1y sort OF personal examination ~
win. law, aud aa IL constantly doue by 1na soa''
such sionera OF boms other state5.
They hayo Ignored ainlost entirely Tue
yisious Of the :" Act III regard 70 teeeisspB'
mad ryiuv and delivering grain, "-one OF thu I
n,ni iupoftAut laws In forco In tbla gEa!si'Eroan
ni | State. TLey do not kaow iroul i'etsopa! kn
tsts' otlue, aud la lye.Bi1ths OF the cAses haf
onna AuowIelgs by report eSen, ~ to tho oompl
Al u wills this law IN 5alAtton to Weighing 8EA1