National Republican., 1883-09-29

extent that we cannot hoar each other speak.
And again We are inflicted with q branch
track, granted by tho commissioners TO
accommodate the johnson Brothers to unload
their coal in n side lot This track is laid
directly across tho sidewalk cast of Thir-
teenth street, TO the annoyance and danger of
everyone in this vicinity, and a very great
damage TO those owning property in its inn
mediate vicinity. This is an unparalleled
imposition and will not long be tolerated.
w. w. S., Maryland avenue.
COMMISSIONER WEST AND THE RAILWAY
NUISANCE.
10 he Editor.
THE REPUBLICANS interview with ono of
the honorable commissioners of the district,
War" together with the pertinent remarks
of "W. w. s." in your issue of Monday and
Of 49," in that of to-day, has received
tho marked attention of q vast number OF
our citizens, especially that of the little
Spartan band and thoir friends now mar
shaled in battle array in defense of home and
right against the powers of greed and might,
which noble struggle you so aptly torn "our
Own Railway War"
Please allow mo to thank you in their be-
half for the kind earnest and candid manner
in which you have from time to time pre-
sented tho various views and conclusions en-
tertained on this important subject. l wish
public to the fact Of the mysterious silence of
your morning and evening ootemporaries
whose policy of conservatism forbids oven
that meagre hospitality that would entertain
an idea or advance an opinion in the interests
of tho dear people whom they serve. Whether
this journalistic melancholy, mania, apathy,
dyspepsia, OF what-you- -call-it is the result
Of mental disease or direct purchase, they
are at liberty to answer. In the interests of
modern reform would 1t not be we'll to let
them perpetrate their version Of this affair
from the witness stand.
Commissioner West seemPto have been in
very afiable mood when interviewed by
The REPUBLICAN reporter, and doubtless
would like people TO believe that he means
well-sort of public benefactor-even while
serving private parties and corporations in
his official capacity.
This railway war must go OH until some
better solution of the problem is obtained
than that of evasion on the part of the rail-
way company. Their removal of cars from
one street, only to increase nuisance at
some other point, will not answer. We arc
sorry that Mr.. West has been so imprudent as
to use his good influences for n cause that de-
serves general condemnation, and if his acts
receive harsh criticism he must not complain
Tho people of this city are being gradually
forced into believing our present form Of
government n sort of personal favor trinity
than the general good. Take, for example
the granting of side track from Maryland
avenue down Thirteenth street, around u
sharp curve and down steep grade to the
private coal yard of one of the bondsmen of
Mr.. West, who, in his published interview,
has the bold effrontry to say that at was
necessary in the interests Of the coal traffic
that they should have it,"
MIR. West kindly volunteers the informa-
tion to South Washington that the railway
traffic of the capital is important We have
gratitude, but do not know how to express it,
We might cry had not the fountain of our
tears, our ear drums, our nerves, and our pa
tience been utterly destroyed by the demons,
screech and laundering jar of the monster
engines as they push and pull up and down
the circular switch of Mr. Vests deserving
coal traffic man. When in former years the
Baltimore and Ohio railway located at Penn
sylvania avenue, the then existing govern
ment (whom we republicans are so eager to de-
| ridel drove back almost to present quarters
by the will and power of Gen. jackson, the
Baltimore and Ohio's incroachments on city
| rights, and no man said aye. Later the beau
tiful system of parks, where the tired nature
of manhood, or the physical exuberance of
youth were to enjoy the air, the shade, and
the cleaning, behold railway monster,
under the disguise and sophistry of "com
| petition" receiving from q republican con-
| gress permission to cross this sacred precinct.
If we are not mistaken. Mr. West was sena-
| tor from the State of Louisiana at that time
and for the sake Of consistency adopts his
| present policy. tf'f LETHE.