Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1877-08-25
'COMMUNlCATED.

EXECUTIVE DUTY.-1he hlgaeSt Guty
of the Governor Of State is 10 see that
the laws of the State are respected,
and Justice done to its citizens. Now
how does Gov. Mathews actions COM
port with this requirement. The i. d
o. r. Road Company has for years dis
regarded the laws of our State, by re-
fusing to pay taxes as levied, and are
daily dealing uujustly with our citizens,
by discriminating against them in
freight and passenger charges; yet our
amiable people loving Governor has
never been known to issue protest, or
utter a word of complaint, or make a
demand for justice to be done our PEG
pie. Upon the other hand however
when that corporation gets into trouble,
the people are called upon by this in
feresied Governor to rush to Its relief
and protection. The query would
naturally suggest itself,which is he most
interested in, his dear people and their
interest, or the B. il 0. Il. Road
THAT Committee APPOINTED By THE
LATE LEGIsLATURE.-W have had some
intimation that the committee appointed
by the late legislature of our State to
investigate the freight and passenger
charges of the railroad in our State, will
not be able to make out an Indictment
against the b. & O. II. r., notwith-
standing it is patent to all that at some
of their stations they have not the ac-
commodaton and protection of articles
of freight that the law requires, and also
that they are daily in the practice Of
charging a greater rate Of freight for
local freight and passage than they do
from their terminus. This, we contend,
is in violation of the spirit of the act OF
our Legislature of 70, as well as of con
tracts entered into with the old State OF
Virginia. when the road secured It's
charter and right OF way.
The decision of the Supreme Cont
of the United States puts it entirely
within the power OF our Legislature to
correct this abuse, and its action at It's
next meeting will be greatly influenced
by the report OF this committee.
RAILROAD CORPORATIONS CoERUPrISG
LEGlsLATIoN.-There probably has been
no source or party so persistent and
prolific OF corrupting influence upon the
! legislation Of this country within the
past twenty years as railroad corpora
tons. Grants Of public domain, subsi-
dies, endorsements Of bonds, and other
special privileges, have been boldly ask
ed for and most literally given by Con
gress and legislatures, and subsequent
developments have disclosed the discred-
liable fact that many Legislators had bar
tered their constituents trust for self az,
grandzement. 1t is time all such often
ding in high or low degree should be
held up to public scorn.
An INCIDENT WITH A MoRAL-Will
YOU do me the favor to ask the man
who wrote that article in the Charles
town Free Press, where the moral come
from that makes man like bird
/ He doubtless is a scholar and a philos
opher, but | have never heard Of but
one man, ''Tim O'rague," OF the bog
trotter, who was made like unto a beast,
and he came near losing his life by it
Now, doubtless, this philosopher OF the
''Free Press" would give christian
smile were all we birds shot down OIL
Gagged who did not toll according to the
dictates Of his beau ideal, the Is. & o.
Railroad. Some time ago, this same
philosopher wanted every man execra,
ted who would not aid TO protect rail
road property. He should have free
ticket on all railroads throughout his
long life 20 realms Of eternal bliss, is the
decision Of fellow
LADORER.