Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-03-10
TestIag the Judge.

ins Of the Burlington railroads. demand
upon the Wabash until Monday, to
enable the receiver Of the latter to
prepare his reply; and meanwhile
No are told that United States
Judge further west, Dandy by name
and q dandy by nature, has epjoined
about everything that stands in the Bur
lington railroads. way, particularly the
engine drivers and fremen, who are for
bidden to refuse to man the engines.
We doubt whether there is q United
States judge, even in the wilderness
about Omaha, who has undertaken TO
issue any such bull against the comet;
but the wires say he did 1t and maybe
they tell the truth.
And now Judge Gresham is being re.
minded that he is presidential candi-
date; and it is noted that he some time
ago put his foot upon Mr.. Jay Gould's
combinations, in the concerns of this
very Wabash railroad, and achieved
repute as a man observation-disclosures
-tions, In Indian phrase. What the
Judge did show was that he
was man of good sense and honesty,
with strong disposition to protect fair
dealing among men. These are the
oiaracteristics which have made him
bloom as presidential aspirant |;
~, 1t Is safe to say that they
viii carry him. safely through the
- put upon him by the present pro.
7ooo1iDgs. 1t is in such tests that good
Ustal Is proved; and We have lively
- that Judge Gresham will not be
sDs1nd wanting.
The case before him is, after all,
panple enough. There is no doubt that
leisthe duty OF the Wabash to carry the
Bnrlington's goods; and there is no
doubt that 1t cannot. And here there is
avery grave difficulty, seemingly. But
e ID only in seeming, since IL the
Burlington will do what is right
the Wabash can do its duty. Judge Gres-
ham will hear why the Wabash cannot
take the Burlington's cars, and will i'm
pose such conditions on the Burlington
~ will cure the trouble.
1t has been held in New York that a
railroad cannot excuse itself for not car
rying goods by alleging a strike OF its
employees and doubtless 1t is good law ;
certainly 1t would be wholesome law.
But such law would not apply to the case
Of q railroad whose inability to take a
customers goods arose from the wrong
ful act OF that customer which is the
case of the Wabash, with the Burlington
- its customer. The law would apply
to the Burlington and prevent it from
alleging the action of its employees as an
excuse for not carrying goods and II
would not excuse itself by its unwilling.
nsss to pay the wages they demanded.
And while this contest is waging that
isdIsturbipg the peace Of the country the
man dies who brought the Burlington
gystem up to its present importance,
md who left it year ago in the in
ccmpetent hands that have speedily
thought it to grief. 1t is q striking
Illustration of the differing capacities of
nnsn for management and particularly
shows how great interests are sacrificed
~ the lack Of judgment of man charged
with high responsibilities. Lately Austin
Corbin by his folly brought great losses
- the owners and customers Of the
Reading property. And the BurliDg
I'm manager is repeating the experiences
81 the west while Thomas j. Potter
whom he succeeded, increased the reve
uuB of the Union Pacific to which h
went, over two millions of dollars IL
eight months after he took charge. II,
wns man of sense, who arose from al
humble position to be chief, and died, aget
forty-seven, at the head Of his profession
yet did not deny fellowship with thos
from whose ranks he had risen, nor in
cline to treat them as his interiors; no
did he, we warrant, travel around th
country in his special car, sponging upo
railroad stockholders, as is the habit O
worthless high-cockolorum railroad pres
dents.