Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1886-10-30

mac G. Fl. last Monday, between
MIR. f. p. Brent and Mr.. Browne
the Republican candidate for Con
gress, it was alleged by Mr.. Brent
That the New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk Railroad Co., was be
ING converted into political ma
chine to bolstcrup the waning pros
poets of the Republican candidate.
A vigorous denial by Mr.. Browne
OF the truth of the statement, was
met by positive proof that the sec
letaly of the superintendent OF the
Road, had approached Mr.. Short
an agent at Bloxom's station with
the request, accompanied with the
intimation that he was expected to
yore for and use his influence for
MIR. Browne, if he expected theta
yors that follow iawnng." Anthem
tic information has also been re
ceived by us, that word has been
passed down the line by an oihciai
of the Road, known as traffic man
ager, that The bosses and bands OF
section gangs, are expected to vote
for Mr.. Browne, or he prepared OH
very short notice after the election
..to step down and out" Several
nolitical meetings have been held
at Cape Charles city, in which
railroad officials have figured pom
iucutly and at which the most
strenuous efforts were employed to
gather every employee Of the Road
into its fold, who would vote for Mr..
Browne. Other INSTANCES OF the
unhcl " zeal with which the officials
OF the New York, Philadelphia aud
Norfolk Railroad are endeavorinS
to influence the voters OF The East
ern Shore, have also come to our
notice, but these Will sutfice-lf we
mistake not our people, whatever
ticir party affiliations to convince
ii en- of their duty in the present
contest. The reason for their IN
trrest IN Mr.. Browne can be readl
~ seen and the differences which
must be drawn by us from. the
election of Mr.. Browne, cannot be
other tLan it ould be detrimental
folk Railroad Co., and the conclu-
sion is certainly just and prOpcl
that as a representative in Con
greSs, he could always be relied OF
10 make the will of the people sub
survient to the interests Of the cor
poration he represents, i'll the
measures to be advocated and in
the votes to be cast by him. Such
beng the case does not common
sense teach us that we should
vote for man who is not trammel
ed 10y any such obligation>7 MI
Croxton is not only not the servan
Of any corporation, but proved b.
voting against the Railroad Bill il
the last session of Congress, tina
the interests of the people and no
the railroads controlled him. IL
thus connection we need only to u
reminded that the people of tit
Eastern Shore pay 40 cents on
barrel of produce to New York
While the shippers Of Norfolk pay
only II cents, 10 be convinced tina
checks should be thrown around ;
corporation to make them deal just
J, with us, rather than to vote t.
,Xtend It's power as we would do
il we send IL representative to Con
gicss whose every wish would b(
suborlinated to its interests
Does not our manhood too revolt
atlhe idea OF the representatives o.
a corporation attempting to forge
the Chains of slavery for us so soon
Have We not just cause to be IN
ccnsed, that men who have hardly
lived with us long enough to ac-
quire the right Of citizenship
should presume to dictate to us tt
when shall be entrusted the Law
making powers. 1t would have beer
presumptuous enough in them, i
exercising their rights as individl
ais, they had voted like Slaves
themselves-that they dare by com
pulsory methods to control voters
some of them our own citizens
even, who happen to be IN thel
employ, deserves our highest indlg
nation and scorn and should be re
buked severely at the polls. Th'
right of way was given by most o
our people, the railroad has beer
literally patronized by them in TIN
past and should be in the future
but there are bounds which it's req