The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1878-02-09
The Battle OF INE GIANTS.

1. L
or rather before the committee, ma
indeed be called the battle of the giant
Tn the one side stand srrayed the pee
pie asking for a great public thorough
iare across the continent, 10 insure tn
safety of their commerce, with not onl
the Pacific coast, but the far east, eve
India, China and Japan. They ask tina
hopeful competition may be given til
monster monopoly whose rates amour
TO practical prohibition, aud which ha
turned aside the commerce of tn
world and forced 1t by longer an.
costlier route to the east They asi
for the Texas and Pacific bill, as a mat
ter OF simple justice TO bruised anc
broken section Of our country. The,
ask IT IN the name of commerce, adj
sancement and progress. They stant
marshsiied in serted hosts, under I
leader who has conquered in many con
tests of this kind, man renowned
throughout christendon as the ackowl.
edged head of railroad enterprise.
On the other hand, they are confront,
ed by the very men who spoke the
Union and Central route, with the Cred
it Mobilier aud all its attendant horrors
of corruption and thievery, into being.
These men have. and control the one
solitary artery of trade and commerce
which connects our eastern coast with
the Pacific. The government built the
road. and these men have tricked it
out OF all control of It's operations or
voice N fixing rates. Not only is com.
meree placed at the mercy OF single
railroad management, bat the governs
ment itself IS bound helplessly to It's
car wheels It has been the dream OF
the people 10 furnish a competition
which will force this road to reasonable
rates. These are the objects contepded
for by the illustrious railroad magnates
before congress
Mr.. c. P. Huntington, the brain aud
nerve OF the monopoly, is before the
committee. His eiFor. is principally
directed to the task of ,i.sabusing
the public mind of the idea that the
southern route is part of the Union
and Central line, that it is not in fact,
simple continuation of that line.
Huntington, the Crockers. Hopkins
and Stamford own the Central and
control the Union Pacific. These same
men own the Southern Pacific.
and Mr.. Huntington has the sffront-
cry 10 tell congress and the nation
that they are building the lat,
ter. as check zand balance to the
former. His attack upon Colonel Scott is
very weak. and helps to an argument
against his road. He says Colonel Scott
has thriven during his whole life BY
rings and rail combinations, is nov
deep in them, and that of all the men
in railroad affairs in the United States,
oV 10 VIC tsh5t ~ va SbhAt<SLSt Will tic
task of furnishing competing line
across the continent. The value of this
statement will be understood when we
reflect that Mr. Huntington's manage
ment Of the other route has resulted in
the adoption of such rate as has
driven the commerce. OF both Europe
and America away from this the short
est line to the east, and sent it through
the Suez canal, many thousands Of
miles farther. Can We trust him with
another route back to this side, and
which will render hopeful competition
an utter itnpossibiii:y for all time to
oene3 Besides, Colonel Scott proposes to
have the government fix the maximum
of rate to be charged.
But Mr.. Huntington would sell out
to Mr.. Scott could the latter give a suf.
fieient guarantee that he would
build the road so as to tap
the guilt and lower Mississippi Since
when has Mr.. Huntington been known
as the friendly guardian OF the interests
of the aouth 10 sneers at the prop.
osition made by the friends of the
Texas aud Pacific as to rates, out
nearly in the same breath makes n
gress substantially the same proposal.
What construction can be put upon the
si,ta,erity nf tho ntfAr
Indeed, in this battle Of the giants,
immense interests are contained, and
immense men are engaged They are
giants of iron aud brain, and ne who
wins wins an immense victory, and an
immense advantage. Where will vic.
tory fail--with the people or with the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific mo
ncpoly : The struggle is watched with
hreathless interest by the nation, and
not only that, but by the world. The
effects Of the mighty contest will be felt
all over the world, and for all time
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The mathematical man on the Inter
Ocean has figured it out. The vote in
the senate on Mr.. Matthews silver res