Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-07


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The admirable remarks Of Judge Wylle in court
to-day in reference TO the attempts made TO cor
rupt the jury charged with the consideration Of
the star route vii, be read with emotions OF
pleasure and satisfaction by all honest people, not
only I'm the District OF Columbia, but throughout
tie entire country. Jury fixing and jury hxers
have too long been the bane and disgrace OF Its
judicial system, and 1t is time TO break up
once and forever all such dangerous practices.
Judge Wylie's remarks may. 1t IS hoped, be re-
garded as only the first fash of lightning which is
TO purify tie moral atmosphere OF our court rooms.
A proper disposition OF the offenders in this
VIII have the effect to prevent like attempts in
the future, and IL Judge Wylie can be instrument
tai IN bringing about that result he will both de-
serve and receive the thanks OF the whole country
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On Saturday, the telegraph ates,-unleSs he
changes his mind meantime, unless something
else happens to preVent.-Gen- Wolseey proposes
20 make his grand forward movement on the
Egyptian works lying between his present posi-
Wolseley has not been in condition to do this
sooner, but is equally safe that he has
lost quite as much rs he has gained by the delay.
Arab has not been idle. by any means: and the
longer the British daily the harder wor6 they will
have TO Go when they finally attack his position.
Mr.. Baine's Views civil service reform, as
expressed ia his speech at WinterpOrt yesterday,
of which brief synopsis is given elsewhere are
undoubtedly those entertained by very
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American people, irrespective OF party predilec-
tons. In substance he favOrs making The Tenure
OF subordinate officers longer and more secure
than now, but he does not believe lie tenure
wise, even If practicable, which lie is sure it
Is not Furthermore, it means a pension in
the end. and its tendency must be to create
privileged class which is alike foreign to the spirit
ami subverSive of the principles Of republican
form OF government He believes man Will be
better officer II his commission should expire at
stated periods, AMI his reapp0lntment depend
upon his efficiency, and he thinks ii VIII prove a
Tar easier task to educate public opinion to the
renewal OF appointments to efficient and valuable
Officers, with sufficient salary to enable them to
lay by something for rainy day, than it will be
to get popular consent to life tenures with pen
sionS TO a large civil list, constantly growing in
number and constantly provoking opposition in
the popular mind.
IL Is Wen that the summer is ended and cool
weather near ut hand. From every direction come
reports or the prevalence or fatal contagious and
INFECTIOUS diseases, whose march only be
stopped by the froSts OF winter. So far with the
exception OF yellow fever In Texas, our own cOun-
try has happily been exempt from such visitations
during the present year: but, with the rapid means
OF communication now existing between all parts
OF the world. plaques and pestllences travel
so fast and spread themselves so widely that but
Tor the approach OF winter the sanitary outlook
might Well be considered grave
virginia paper charges that Senator Malone
"wants 10 be President What's the use OF sing
ling out Malone in this way? Is there any men,
Derof the Senate who doesn't want, and Father eX-
pect, to be President some day?
Competing railway lines do not always insure to
the public the benefits of competition, as has
long since found out This point is conspicuously
Illustrated in the case OF the trunk roads between
Chicago and Omaha. For long time the three
lines which have for nearly twenty years connected
those two points, and which are in every sense
rivals Tor the same through trade have had pool
ing arrangement, by which passenger and freight
Charges on all were always kept at a uniform
ngure, and under which the gross receipts Of all
we're added together and divided between them
under rule satisfactorily to each. In this way
al risk OF adopting lower rates to increase the
business OF either was avoided, and the travelling
ID
single road was in operation. Recently, however,
a fourth road has been opened between the two
terminal points named, and high hopes of realizing
some OF the advantages Of rival roads were enter
tained- These expectations were short lived, how
ever No sooner had the new line been fairly
opened for business than it was taken into the
family combination already existing, and fares
and freights are now high as ever,-with pros
pect OF an advance, in fact, to meet the expenses
OF carrying On fourth road without correspond
Ing Increase OF through business.
The same thing Is likely to occur when all the
rival roads to the Pacific completed 1t is also
certain to happen in the OF the present trunk
line arrangement between New York and the west
as soon as the new road, familiarity called the
"Nickel-Plated Line" Is ready to undertake
through business Mr. Vanderbilt is, to be sure,
reported to have declared that 1t shall not partioi
pate In the advantages OF the compact now exist
ING between the old roads: but nobody places
much reliance on any assurances Mr.. Vanderbilt
may give when making them good at all conflicts
With his interests. There IS, On the other hand
every reason to believe that In spite OF his assey-
erations to the contrary, the new road VIII be
made party TO the present combination lust as
soon IS it becomes formidable competitor for
freight and passenger business.
What is the public going to do about it? What
can it do about it, AT present there appears to
De no remedy, except through government taking
possession OF all railway lines and managing the
transportation OF the country as 1t now does the
postal service, or by the passage OF law prevent
Ing all pooling arrangements or other combina-
lions with the same purpose in view, and prohlb-
ting any division OF earnings and profits except
between individual creditors and shareholders of
each corporation The latter plan would probably
not accomplish the end In view and to the former
there are many and grave objections 1t is likely
however, as things are going now, that the ra-
Pacity ana dangerous power OF the railway nabobs
vi" drive the people OF the country to accept II "a
welcome alternative at no distant day. what
may be.