The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-08-02

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Let US see. A railroad Is made uude
the terms and condition oil charter
charter Ia q contract between the State an
a railroad corporation, or any other co'pt
ration. The charter itn poses certain du'ip
10 be performed By the company an
names lite rate Of charges. As long as IN
road IN iis charges for freight or pssssnse,
does not Exceed the ra,ta named Ia Il
charter. II violates no law, however wbim
steal and illihttal these charges may up
pear 10 be. II railroad company charge
moro than its charter above, the e1c-r
may be recovered by 40 appeal to tn
courts. Now, no Railroad company In thil
. State charges more than its charter allows
and Oh genera! merchandise great dea
lees. This Is the result oil competition
with other roads and with rivers.
: For the Legislature to follow the lead o
MIR. Wilson, Tor the people 10 adopt bill
policy and take charge Of the freighls snt
nansy- ment Of railroads, &C., would be f.,
the State 10 violate its CHARTER contract will
the railroad, and fur thu Legislature t
! undertake to punish railroad Tor over
charges, or other wrongs against 1t char
te's, would be to give the Legislature judi
ctat poxtri and centrdiz4 power ID the
hands OF the Governor Gnd Legislature
and the very idea Of this is stmpiy appali
ing TO every principle oil liberty, and re-
Voting 10 every Dsmocra. or R.pub.
licsn, who has aay knowledge Of our iusti.
.u.ioaB. l say distinctly, that this policy
OF MIR. Wilson, and his threatened War on
tho railroads by Legislation, such as he
urgea and ADVISES, would stop the further
col srnciion oil railroads IN this Stats.
None are more dangerous, as Legislators,
G1vrrno's orJndses, than those with popu
lar manneID, eloquent tonguee, and bad, or
d4sordered jldgments. II We ever bring
railroad cuarg.s down In this Safe 10 u
very low minimum it can and will BIZ
done by assisting capitalists to build other
and competing roads. 10 do thia We
must be generous and just, and join in NO
crusade against railroads. We mus, abide
by contracts with them and project
them III their charter rights with sacred
and inviolats good faith. II they violate
their charter to the prejudice Ct any mGn,
let him aus them IS any oody else. Fur W
to do otherwise will be insanity. The peo-
pie Of West Virginia aid Virginia have
never yet mate War or bsen m,slsd by
temporary popular passion, to make war
on the rights Of properly whether owned
| BY corporations or indlvlduats.
Now am not writing in the interests OF
party, or petsons, or corporations. | want
the people to understand we'll tho views
and opinions OF all who ask them Tor their
votes and their confidence. Tha, ia ali
that is al; End upon this most vi 81
question OF ranroads aud our taxes, the
people must lock Well to their inseres,a LII
the hands Of politicians they are ss eheep
Ia the keeping Of wosves. We mua, look
to our pots and kettles snd pay lres devo-
iion 10 lndlylou. ls, their asplr tons al d
ambitions. The pioneers, laoosers, aud
business men, must provide themselves
against the iolliea and passions OF town
boys and Aspirants for tue emolumen,s VI
ottlce. We must sse to 1t that I'll. con
tracts OF the State, at leas'; with corpora.
tons IS well as individu ala, are observed
with ecrupulons fidelity. The party that
makes war on these principles Cannot llye
long 10 America. Without this there can
BE- 10 progre.R, no power, no prosperity.
he who attacks or makes cru.ades g inst
corporations, or larm.rs. coal optra.vrs OF
manu- 'acturefs, or labor.r5 in the exercise
| OF thelr lawful ~ ,ls, ia maxi, var o.
ciTlliz .tioD, and Will reduce the sorki, 9
peopfs to starvation. or drive them out u
the State.
Toe q. < 0. railroad has reduced ireich.s
IN this VALLEY p.rhspa $4,000 year by
competition with the stesuiuuat MONOPOLY,
This IS 40 much given to the psople, /,
brings into this aud the New river valley
irom coal alone more than 81 COO coo
yearly. It is the lite OF our people, tue
soufcs OF their daily bread. II is llllberal
IN some Of it's charges, Whimsical in o,hezs
We mus weigh against thoss small matters
the haryts; OF wealth for ,mp, the supply
Of bread and meat Tor o,hers, that it is
daily sowing and We are daily reaping. II
1t ylolases us charter privilege lhs court
and not the Legislature is the tribunal to
right the wrong. II We violate oue charter
contracts with our Two railroads We can
hardly expect to get capitalists TO build
any more, for il We lot them know their
CHARTERS will not protect them, it would be
Ike making ship to 90 to sea without
rudder.
A railroad up Elk River will bring into
this valley perhaps as much as the G. 4 o
railroad. Shall We brighten away capitalists
who are now to buy knowledge, and by
what little assistance l can give, e1ertipp
themselves to raise the meauo TO prospec,?
Are We, with our one railroad, to drive
capitalists sway who are getting ready to
uulsd several o,her railroads in the Stste,
to enrich and gladden. our people in other
parts Of the State? Is this statamaaship?
am writing as citizen to advances and
toster all paris OF the State and benefit all
the people by advising as to what believe
to be the true and wise policy for them
and for myself as ono OF them. Whe,hsr
This letter may harm the political aspira
ton OF this o. that man, whether it NAV
benefit this or that party, is nothing to me
II have made any mistake in facts ! shall
oe more than glad to correc. the mistake.
l shAll not by vote o. In any other way
give any counlensnoe to Governor Jack
sons tax law, OF to MI. Wilson's railroad
law. l will not aid in depressing either
the farmer or the laborsr, the manuiac
turer, or the miner, or the corporation. /
will defend each and all 10 thar rights and
In their contracts. am as ready now 10
defend the rights q railroads ss VS. some
yeara ago 10 defend the rights OF the labor.
ing poor agalns. gatt!ing gums and volun.
teer companies. This ia ,rue Dem ocrac,
all other ia mere sham and qlacke.y. TLs
true owner enters h's sheep fold through
this gateway. They who enter in any other
way are not Democrats.
special legislation Tor or sgsinst any per
aon or thing Is NOT Democracy. The cry Of
shoot down the strkers, the CRY Of down
vita tho railroad. and capitalists, tho cry
Of anti'monopoly, as We now understand
It, 10 the bone Of despotism and oppression
coming from Ignorant and diseased minds
1t is the wsr OF the members ayains.
the belly. True Democracy ia good lave
for all, "a ial protection for sll, and courts
to see that justice Is done to all. It is our
duty to ins'fue. cur boys in the true priu-
ciples Of Government, whather they howl
at us or not. We maa. guide them and
arm them ps we'll as We eau with the arms
that have been handed down to 10 from our
f,sl At