Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-04-10
REUSCHLBLN'SA LLEY-ANO1'HER
POST MORIEE TALK.

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DIVERSION OF TRADE.--There was con-
siderable excitement in this city to-day
over street rumor that the Georges Greek
road in view of the defeat of the Reusch-
lein alley bill by the Legislature, has de-
cided to direct its coal freight over the
PENNSYLVANIA road to Philadelphia and
South Amboy. This is said to be intended
as rebuke for Cumberland's inhospitality
to its enterprise.
The foregoing paragraph comprises
dispatch sent Monday night from
Cumberland to the Baltimore Horn
ing Herald. If true it is not sur
prising revelation. The pig-headed
perversity which afdicta the factious
population of that city would, with
out conjunction, reduce it to ashes,
| if thereby certain personal spites and
hates could be fully gratided. Over
flowing with great men and popular
leaders, the self-appointed work of
each seems TO be to pull some rival
down and, with him, every public in
terest he may have apparently at
heart. Strangely enough, sven par
ty, that dear idol worshipped so sin
oerely by bigotry Of al descriptions,
is thrown away-if it be indispensa-
Bile to yaze the semblance of somebody
towering above his peers.
In the present instance factions
changed places and complete revolu-
tions of sentiment were effected as by
magic. Former antagonists of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad became
it's most ardent henchmen. Even the
unpurohasable press turned around.
On the other hand, quondam friends
of the old came cheerfully over to the
new and sang peans of praise to the
heralds of a better era.
The most wonderful part of those
ludierous mutations consists in the fa-
cility and energy with which extrane-
GUS Issues were dove-tailed with the
fate of some vital city interests. The
impeachment of Judge Pearre was the
nucleus around which gathered and
foamed, and fretted, and damned,
and died, every other cause Of strife.
The Academy Of Music expression Of
the popular voice, so spontaneous
and unanimous" was prescribed
as treason, and hot heads and swift
feet joined in a little scramble to
make it odious. Hence the men who
claimed to represent the popular
side, having other matters at stake,
found after many days that if not
traitors, they deserved the fate Of
| traitors. The impeachment nominal
" failed, and the Reuschlein alley
bill had its head chopped off--both
| through harmless locking technical
| pleadings-the latter in the Senate
the former outside Of the Senate,
the only constitutional tribunal.
Then the prosecution of Judge Pearre
turned out to be crime for which
there is no definite penalty. Law
yers engaged in it are to have no fu-
ture standing in court, and politicians
no ground for hope Of future prefer
ment, while those who champioued
the Judges cause are to enjoy mo-
nopoly of courtly favor and all that
such favor implies. And now we
have it on the other side, that the in
nocent people of Cumberland, if any
are to be punished for the loss OF the
Reuschlein alley bill, and the compa-
ny has not been heard from respect
ing its dispositions of the defenders OF
Judge Pearre. But this is emphat-
ically an age for squaring up accounts,
and every fellow feels he owes the
devil debt, payable every opportu-
nifty.
The Reuschlein alley projectors are