, 1881-01-24
rhc Railway nlonnrcll's 1ettic Is
Founded oil More than u
Divine Right.
p.onlo Can Overthrow Kings and
Rulers, but They Cannot Con.
troll Railroads.
fe,aud Stanfori's Law Opinion Of Judge
Dlack, Dcn!s Kcnrncy, and
Other Communists.
rhe Granger Decisions Aioo Very Dis
g,tsting to an Autocrat Of Taste
and Culture.

ro,,, Tn wf,1sf,n Cnt ,Jnn M-T leland
sAS =, r"H 1ssns,,,a,,t - tho T,eutro, pociiic
S!anf"rtl' lfes'ae''. ot ulc Eel'ta' =! iae.nc
Railroad Company. t1ls morning, Ill l'lreo-
rolu,Blt article, answers tho questions pro-
.oun,tci] l,y tho New York Board Of Trade
p,,,,,i,to" ~, Farrs nud I.rciphts. md hisn
''. i,,,,t,a ou,u,nu. lIc starts mt viii,
Iu"be Iub'.'.s.,,,, th,t w., nnntorctf,r ~ 1uda-
tue rsopoSn,a ,""r,., t@ ,."a,..as .,,a s,t.a,.,, ~
peldence e'ear.s cn1.ca.es .....s uie plinclp'o
that governments AFe Instituted to secure TO
The wopte tlIcfr tifc, liberty, aild pursuit OF
han',,ness. lie continues that tariffs md the
"pp.t,tn,, ~ fc,m,,,nroc o,vl tro,1.orint,,ntt1
euNl'lslon y. . !.,',',''
Ina batbarons age, afld sprung iTu!n roobery
tm rapine. II the question Of railroad con-
trot we're threatened purely from legal
.lahapol' :, W. at,,se m" ',an,ais as0 o'nS " ''''
because IL Is a"t'e uee'ote'
ritz ESSENCE or OWNERSHIP IS CONTROL
ard the value OF property consists In profits
.nronrcr ;s.u cas.s y and saws there WINS y,o-
s,,. ul""ss. s ~, ~ a,,..'t., .,,a s.r,'',,
lent as3uf1Ipt'oh u l1t u sustsl1l tho kEounl
taken that the right OF Legislature to coll
t,o, The use and benefits OF tho property Of
rrvo,n individuals II, co,,nectio,l with tfefr
s,T p,sn ,,crsnnai services was 10 bo determined
~" H. at,,ro ~ tin h,,.tnoeo ~ tho ,,,,,,tar
by ule lal"tc - ~" BUSINESS VI 1'e ,'u,"osl
Of people with wnom II IS trahsacted. II
does not follow that Warclnusenlnn does
h1,eInHS9 Will Il JufrN nQtttOcf OF DG0uG. DnG
TT i'a1I MIght tax Ills entire capacity: There Is,
therefore. no lEnIit to Il Courts power over
inIlyiduals and such decision coutravcnes
tls fundamental principles OF government.
III. Stanford, therefore, asserts n,at the
~ n .nw.sr y1or, sr1ovs M rur rp,sc,p,r 70
S''Aei'Asl ~, w.. c,',,,nuxMEs7. @ A'h.'
;. ,.,, ,,,,a, ,,,tan,,oi t',at ti,,s a,.,,,, b
Mwas asad eyso 'St H. 'S .iafor an Is
tfestt3 tH6 AubJcCt III ltS pOllt!cD-tc0lQHlC
napecIs, anu uGHiea t1l'st FalIEonets RIe pubic
hipAways and eo'nn'on curriers'. derlylng
their iEatlcll,sn aha exs;ehee lfoin tne puo.ic.
ColpGiaaos ~ py n.aixiunnIsi Lad
H. Gnt NJ 9,ea ccntou ho N
ioint partMershipy. liz asserts thnt it Ias
neyer I,eeil tue practice uf railroad companies
viii wlici, Is il connected to ,iiscri,i,innto
IA fatss in layor of or against any localities
Or persons, They ouIy consider their treas
Nv; They sometimes arc Obliged TO carry
iuFter, mid do SO because it Is better to mike
ssnlall profit than none. This is the universal
business principle. Tho Central Paci-
&c Cunlpany also l,as
THE COUNTRY.
,nd ia .orarned Sona,yhot nv o1,mo,,o atf.
fcnti,s; @ so'1 1an cncnnntnrrI ~" IN y tramanstotinn
Ifowsver. rmtiroai ratns hnvo hs",, stea"tiv
Ssw Ynrk EnMn'tttac Ill wn1s,' w t},nu~ht Ht
rns.iEIs ,o in.or IN nc xitn,,,, liz H..
o@er e III. mnash,a tuim,;,,,m fiivaan s''o q
certain amulint In bt, earned. and Il refit,ciIon
II tho maximum necessarily Increases tho
minimum. Hreat efforts are made to reduce
10 the benefit, NIT OF thu laLorlng men, but to
business men almost soeiy; 1t would benefit
tbs producer, mt tho consumer, IIe has
no Objection to Commissioner to Inquire
der alld patron. but docs obJect to CoIn,Mis-
eE0ners to Gxurcfst, coltrnl over the prnnerty