The Red Cloud chief., 1880-12-09

questions ably discussed.
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EDITOR CHIEF-Last weeks Argus
contained an article on the local can
vass that think ought to be noticed.
II advises republicans TO support Mr..
Haley because he is the attorney Of the
b. & NJ. railroad company. For pure
cheek that SURPRISES anything the
campaign has developed. What does
the constitution command 10 be elected
Representatives Of the people, or rep
r~esentatives Of the corporations, The
Argus seems to forget the bitter strug-
gle two ago TO reduce the extor-
tionate freights wrung from the people
by the railroads. How they chided,
threatened and intimidated until they
crushed the movement III Its incep-
iency. Outside the legislature Mr..
Haley was one Of the leading agents OF
the b. e. NJ. Co, in accomplishing this
work which has enabled the B. & NJ.
and other corporations TO rob the
people of hundreds Of thousands of
dollars every year. The railroads get
as much for hauling a bushel of wheat
to Chicago n the farmer does for his
labor and trouble in raising it. They
owe this delightful state of things in
part to Mr.. Haley. The interests Of
the b. & NJ. Co, and the people are
Identical, are they? 1t is ito the in
terest" of the people to pay five cents
a mile to travel over a road which re-
ceiyed in the way Of subsidies from the
government more than enough to
build it, is it? 1t is the interest of the
people to pay thirty or forty dollars a
car in addition to extravigant freight
rates to transport wheat across the
Missouri River, il it? 1t is to the inter
est of the people to pay sixteen dollars
a ton for hard coal, ten dollars of which
is wrung out of them by way of freights,
il it? IL is to the interest of the people
to pay an enormous tribute to a rail-
road, built by their own money, on
every article they eat and wear, and
even on the collins they are buried in,
is it? If you don't believe the b. 4 NJ
railroad was built with the peoples
money, find out how many acres OF
land was given them by the govern,
mept, and what it is worth at a moder.
ate estimate. How kind an charitable
it is of the B. & NJ. to work for the in
tercsts Of the dear people. The B. &
NJ. Co. charges a little owe twice as
much for carrying a bushel of grain
the same distance that the Erie Rail
way does. The Erie cost about -four
times As much to build as the b. & NJ
Co., and hence ought to charge more
But it makes plenty Of money on its
present rates-a little less than one
half that is charged by the b. Il NJ. l.
the difference a clean steal on the part
of the b. & NJ, or is it not? Yet its in
terests and those of the hard working
farmers of Webster county, from whom
it extorts its extravigant rates are
identical" according to the Aryus.
Now farmers and business men o
Webster county an attempt is to be
made the coming session to pull down
the rates and curb the power of copper
ate, monopolies in this State. Is MOI
three cents a mile all you care to pay
for passenger fare and about one hal
the present rates about all you wanI
taken out if you for transporting YOU
produce? Two years ago a measure
something like that was proposed, ant
Mr.. Haley worked and lobbied against
it like the faithful servant Of his mas
tiers that he is. When the new bill i
introduced this winter, don't you be
lieve he will do so again? Dare he den,
that half Of what he earns annually il
paid him by the B. & NJ. Co. And d,
you suppose he would dare vote for
bill that would take hundreds o
thousands every year out ofthe pocket
of the men he works for and put then
in yours? Is there anything in hi
record past or present that would lea.
you to believe he would do SO? He i
now pledged to the reelection of Sena
tor Paddock to the United States Senate
the notorious tool of the B. & NJ. in tha
body. With Paddock in the Senate Q
the United States, to set down on an,
measure locking to the abolition of tn
Plattsmouth Bridge iniquity, and sucl
men as Mr.. Haley in the State Legisla
ture to copy out every measure lookin,
TO the reduction Of its extortioRat
; freight rates the B. e. NJ. will be in
fair way to riot in its carnioal of plur
der for at least two years more.
To my mind this is not a question {
, politics, but one Of dollars and cent,
/ In filling county Offices l always loo
| for the best man to fill the place. S
far az national politics are cOncerne
they have nothing to do with it at al
!, The Democrats have no chance undo
heaven to elect o Democratic Unite
, States Senator, and consequently tn
3 democratic members will be compelle
. to vote for one of The Republics
. nominees. Do you believe Mr.. Cas-
. could possibly vote for a seedier spec
men than Mr.. Haley is already pledge
: to vote for?
If Mr.. Kaley's record was as clea
as crystal, 1 think this one circumstane
8 of his relationship with the B. 4 NJ c
l ought to defeat him. Some say tn,
& his record on the county bridge bus
Q ness isn't a. clear as it might be, an
he seems to have q disposition to stet