Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-26
"Wha, percentage will it petYo

pubk'?
They are--st least on railways tina,
are we'll msnagsd. / make it . point to
manage my roads for the best Interests
of the stockholders. All other stock
holders be damned.
Does your limited express train pay
Not y bit of it. run ii only because
the Pennsylvania keeps its limited
running. They compel me to do it in
competition. The Pennsylvania railroad
be damned.
But don't you run il is some measure
to benefit the public?
The public be damned. What does
the public care for the railroads, only
to get as much as possible out of them
| don't take any stock in this nonsense
about working for anybody's good bu,
our own, for we don't.
What do you think of the anti,mo
opoly movement?
1t is inspired by set Of fools and
black mailers. When | want to buy up
any politicians always find anti ono.
poloists the most purchasable They
don't come so high. Anti-monopoly
and all other politicians be damned.
When asked il there was any ground
for the complaints of some Of his rail
road employees that they are not vel
paid, he answered:
There's always 10: OF fellows who
are spending their money in riotou,
living who are ready to complain about
anything My employees be damned.
When the reporter asked his views
on railroad commissioners, the despot
answered:
They usually have to be bought ur
whenever legislation favorably to the
road is needed. They are usually ig-
norant persons. Tue railroad com.
missioners be damned.
Now the inquiry must arise in every
mans mind who is it that is to be
damned? The answer is apparent that
everything is to be damned which OPP
poses or in fact does not serve thi,
mans private interests. But who is
this man who 80 defiantly hurls his an
athena from his halt. palsied tongue u,
if to blight the land with his curse:
His father said he always was fool.
When his father was dying, death had
a sharper pang TO him becauae he was
leaving his vast estate of 800 900 ,00(
to the control Of son who always was
a fool After the old man died the sor
who, though he always was fool, now
damns the public, brought his father,
body into court every day for nearly .
year i'll a contest for the money witt
his sister. She only sought to gain
for herself and brother a small share
of tho mine of wealth that had faller
to William. Sooner then relinquish 8
few millions of it he waged fearful
struggle. Every day his father wa
dissected by the lawyers, doctors
quacks, soothsayers, detectives black
mailers and vengeful enemies. TIL,
autopsy was terrible one. Expert
cut up and exposed the old man NOR
ally, physically, intellectually and roy
ally. The showing was sickening, bu
Great William never faltered. Da
after day he sat in court and hear.
with stold face this ripping open of hi,
fathers weakness, vices and decisions
A man who would expose the deform.
tiles of father who had 40 clothed
him in robe of ready made riches
would not squirm about the public
So he damns them plainly.
once asked travelling companion
on the Pennsylvania railroad what b,
thought of William H., and whethe
| he had any brains. Oh, yes; he ha
brains" he answered. "His head is ful
of them, but they are soft. They flor
around inside the shell. They are
sort of big.wnter brains" They mus
have been Topping around in Chicago
otherwise a man could never talk &C
reckless as he does. He even admits
crime in his reckless defence. He say
ne buys up politicians and railroad
commissioners. He talks everywhere
of "My Roads" "My Depots," "My
Property "My Management "Ml
interests" Damn it, all of them arc
run on business principles, no nonsens,
about it," He seems to be law and a
government to himself. The vast ant
valuable public rights give to him as 9
trust for the public use, though unde
private corporate contract, he says
are mine" To make these roads the
property Of other men, was invaded
and in many cases injured, under the
law, of course. Was it only that Van
derbilt might grow rich, opulent anc
at last defiant? Mr.. Vanderbilt taxes
the position that he has The same righ
to run his railway on selfish, exactinl
principles as the private merchant
has. He frgets that bis right come
from the people when he says the PEG
ole be damned" He forgets that he
ia public servant and not the pub
lies master. Six years ago the nation
stood in terror while the railway strik.
ers raided Pittsburg and other cities
| In New York the National guard was
put under arms and hurried all over the
state to guard the railroads. Was this
done to protect what this man call
"my roads?" The state was saddlet
with debt to meet this expense. i
| WAS paid by the public that he damns
Afterward he gave to the 10000 or 80,
| 600 employees of the New York Cen
trail road 100000. 1t was TO be distri
buted among them as reward for tneil
lloyalty--a pittance Of % or 81 each
Even in his gifts he was az niggardly
as he is in his pay. He paid the watel
| kny x1e mr. yunnth IN carry the watpl