, 1877-07-16
DAMAGING CHARGES.

JndEc Dillon Mnd tho BnnuholdefB OF tho
Iown Central fsollrond.
The New York Nation Of tho t2tl lost con-
tains the following, which profcsscs to be sort
OF synopsis Of artlclcs in the New England
newspapers concerning Judge DIIlon's action
Nailrpah. t1nlge Dillon or his friends can
ian.lly ns1orl to let these statements 20 rncon-
tradictctl or unexplained:
Some Of tho Nov England newspapers have re-
Gently contained insinauttuns Of a very damaging
sna eeandeon. sha!acteF s:ain.t thc on1s,l s, Se
interest inasn,',c Is Judge ,l1on nns feen ffr:
?s:t ~ is sesssp Ct .sS y t.
ehA.cea arc substantially that be h.s gossly Dc;
nsa ann f.ys ss n y IT.
and from p'nted circular ftsutd to tho creditors
CT e5ro. @ ss Ii. to h rea sns esy esys e
esiabilsh,ns e.en, nnqnettloned rights: The Iowa
.hrouah The Statc Of lows. the bonds Of which arc
msinly owned y tbe En.t iiks many ether Wsst a.
right 10 foeecIo.c The MORTGAGE and take possctfon
Of the 'roal: Int though i Is settled law that a
and although foreclosure proceedings were beeun
ln Nay, 1874, The mo.tXage IL s.!il, after lnp.e
ct three ysa f. n H., and Ill., to- nSt
tered BY Judge Dillon u long ago a. VefoecF,
s !cfc5. &"" During ;Hs ,hIs Ht''e deay jugs bitoa
PERFECTLY Competent i!eeel!er, who wss managing
crs, and admitted by the Judge himself 10 bo at
man: with having mt N man MHaequa!ntcst With
Who a It onss sssan, moi merely L. ismsnase, ba
to plumber the road; and, further. on chsreca b.
INK brought against Mr. drinacil. VIII, having re.
him that, having nrrt denied m appeal from tho
decrcc entered in, 1875, ho almost Immediately
s9s:a ts , 4 hSq h t. az ,s sanss .,
ctdcd that Il WIN impossible 10 haro the decree
corrected or now decree entered, be decided sub
Ersntsd .ssy oi preceding. ind tho sa.o having
teen taken to the supreme Court At Washington,
nj there sslas4 nsa,,t % md th' b. s,y sot
eS 81 tss esinlon t' Of Ss tae sapiemo oart
u .how s sy the ss
the Iowa Court y not What It should bo; but tho
wsas ffeun y tho
in Law Of judge Dillon Mr. Price was i 10 stated,
very carly In TUG history OF tho road made Com
On s5s a. 70 a 10 s sn 81
iha tedious and hara'sIns lsfgation looking to !
foreclosure. the prizes Of The eecufttca being much
nm offer to bny the road at &s cents on the dollar,
6nfpf1se. II NOT ln1I9natloit. duuEt u1lsoG nhd
always been supposed to he ntove suspicion, bllt
tho law which he has furnished With regard to
railroads has been bomtsimc* vcry queer. In 1879
he rendered decision IN one Of tho f}FnnRrF casca
to The effect that ralfoada were pnbtlc highways,
whohe rates might be hxel In TIM discretion OF The
Legislature, although, In 1Bu0, when he was Chief
Justice Of Tho Stats hnprcnc Court. ho had dcci dcd
t,rm to be ''mero private corporations. 'oFRun!ze
s'aOciy TO make money for their AtocIhuIdcrs, y
tho Legislature having - no more power oyer theii
rrupesly or rights than It has urcr tho property OF
| rights or natural pprsnns.' Wo suggested at tbe
time tyatlon. In,e II, 1s7n, ,at the explanation
uncharltabie inver!or would bs likely to o1cr,
| would ho that In 1909 the Iowa farmers wero On
gaEcd IN N attempt to rtpnd!ato town md county
| railroads.&c. bonus. and that the Judge was thor
ready t0.hotp them BY takng onu sfcw OF rhi1roat
| property; that In t87i, they wrre engaged II
nnoihcf attempt equally dishonest, to force th.
rntruads 10 carry their crops al n0n.paying rates
and the Judge equally ready Ia heIp them with
| new thonry directly epu0sed to the tfht. The In
| ference which he w0Nld draw from the pscsrn
charges would Do much more grave, and It IL yeEl
unfortunate not merely for the reputation Of Jndg
| ntllon, hut for that of the country. that thel
should b. allowed 10 hoat about through tho pse*
without beInR Investigated by proper tribunal
We understand that tho representatives Of tn
lapdho4crs hayo taken legal ndr1ce on The subjcc
Of having Judge Dillon lmpeachc1 at the next scs
| alon Of tho senate. We tako It for granted iha
hts appointment to tho Supreme llench IL out Of th
| question unlll the char1cs are disposed Of.
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