Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1888-01-19


minimum rate nor otherwise secures private
loans. Railroads have, in the course OF time,
usurpcd powers dangerous to the public wei
fare, and have practiced cxtortions perhaps
less cruel, but, IN the aggregate, more gigantic
than those Of the British landlord. II has been
found necessary to limit the power Of public
officers, to levy taxes for the maintenance OF
our schools and the support OF State, county
and municipal governments, Notwithstanding
the fact that these are for the benefit OF the
people Yet u few railroad managers can meet
In Chicago and levy an extra tax Of one three
or even five million dollars upon the people OF
Iowa without giving them any return. Thucy-
dides relates how the Grecans In olden
times engaged In the business OF piracy
under the command OF men Of great boldness
aud ability, and now the men so engaged
both enriched themselves and supported
their poor by their booty, They ravaged vii
lagos and plundcrcd unfortted places. This
was not ut that time an employment OF re-
proach, but rather exalted those pratical adj
venturcrs In the estimation OF their kin. II
appears that class OF persons has grown up
under the refining influence Of our modern age
with tendencies similar to those OF that sturdy
race; and strange Ms II may seem, some people
even on our soil attribute honor to their prac-
tees. While railroad charges should be rca-
sonablc they shonld also be equitable and GER
tain. 1t is impossible to conceive how trade
can be established upon a sound basis with
transportation charges subject to wild nuctua-
tons and countless exceptions. Propositions
for even the smallest reductions In the Custom
House tariff are always the subject OF much
de,,har.tiop IN 4, ,oryras. h,, tre,gn, rates arc
often cut even ,yithout nrcyiops potice m ono.
half one third ar ay.n one to,r,b ~ thar
former standard, and are again doubled, trebled
or Quadrupled, II Is not uncommon TO find
that In the same train car Is hauled FOR one
half the rate charged for hauling another car
loaded with the same article, or that one local,
automatically IA a
another Tor the same Kind OF service. Rail
roads thus build up or tear down individuals,
towns ana cities as the interests OF their man
ayers or those OF Their iavortes may dictate,
ana 10 engage III business win any certainty
Of success one is compelled TO court the favors
OF railroad companies Railroads are the nigh
ways or commerce. Having supplanted the
turnplkes anu pubic roads, they should, rs Tar
as PossiDic, DC anendaDie 10 the laws that con-
troiicu them, ana snouiu DC maintained py a
Just, certain equitable TAX levied upon those
VINO use them. Our fathers never would nave
tolerated system OF collecting highway Tolls
or taxes, which besides changing lis tariit with
every moon, recognizes privileged classes ana
aiscriminstes III IaSor OF the man Whc Is SO
fortunately situated as To be able To haul hVe or
less prosperous neighbor. Such a system Is
neither American nor Democratic and savors
too much Of the methods Of the feudal lord
who taxed the wayfaring public as much as his
withered conscience In each individual case
would permit. Our district roads are main
tained by tax levied eqtitably upon all the
property OF the districts We do not accord
special privileges to the man who year after
year drives a thousand steers to the market.
IL any discrimination Is ever made, II Is made
In favor OF the poor tenant OF the government
who is permitted TO apply his small earnings to
the Improvement Of his newly selected and
an, ,,,u,h,o ,ou,o ,o,;o, -, ,,.,r,,,,,o, ,o,
a., at,nro ',or,aini, hnsInasa has oi
-, haan aa,,ardad - p',arn,s tn ,ho amoraI
49," snS scarcoI, a ,rsco of snch n nnlicy
can he found I'm The Laws and INSTITUTIONS ~
49, ~. ~ .. ~. na,ian ' So an,,n,,,
ena unimsI toUss orc Inyjns enmS,ably "non
al all ,axoiha mranar,S Thn ni,i,op ,hn n,,ns
a. a., $500 H. !,,, ~. 80, So T., ,hn
oo,,n,rr 10 no, and shn,,id not tor that ro,snn
~ au,s,.I lei aaioi ra,a ~ ,oy.'in,, Enr
~ ','','. ~ iavitn,, ,aSas I, ,na,,nr: ,i,tIa
ano pu po' y, Va az. t,t5 ,'n,
ro,", r. h,i5 Tor ,hoir ,,,nan,
sVi Ime ppna sra',,h, ohar,,as pa,,anh ~
~. o aii.in ,.ansnn,oh. s.. ~, n,har
n.n.ds ,ha,, ara " ,.x Lavi,!d ,,non ,Som Hence
,,,W my aiu .uA go 1 ,s'i,, shI
az a.o ~ ''n;,,s, ns &c.,, -, 30 ;sfn,, ,o,,
por s ,rhi,h shnmid nrascyiIe lover rS,o NJ
'"1s "A'>A 'A""" '~
,oxotIon for tho ricb than for the moor The
exchange of tbe nroducts Of our soil and our
factories will and must he effected II an
anmItabie tariff should dissatisfv such sbinners
n hl Va
their epternrise will readily find new fields OF
labor. and other men prepard to accept the new
condition of THINGS viii promutly mi their
nlaccs Neither viii the publIc be the loser by
The change nor will the Volume of The trans
''nr,.t;nps bnsin.ss n. deoreaseJ :, Ia imnossi-
lie tn annroYimate the loss sustained bv the
neonIe ~ Iowa In consequence of railroad dis
rrri,pination For wears our miners have had
inst canse 10 he dissatisfied with their lot The
meaeer returns for their hazardous toll. de-
creasing from year to year, naturally led them
~ innr for The camsc IL their onnression In the
methods Of their EMPLOYERS and the supposed
ininuities Of the Law There can he no doubt.
hnwcvnr thai the minor simnlv suiYers Together
with the operater by The discrIminating and
urrcoso,abIe coal tariff of our railroads Which
nnt onIv cont,nos The ontnut ~ onr mines 10
local markets but even enables lmnorted coal
IN CONNECT with The hest nrodncts 81 onr mines
In Tho 90 heart nj lows Omr mjIIers fare
stiI worsa The discrjmInations nrocticed Inv
the railroads against them have made IL i'm
nossihle for tbcm 10 mnnufncture 0ouI for ex-
Nor, or even horne consumntIon cxcent at a
|nss' Minnesota nmr IL often shIpped topoInts
In Iowa for less than onetbird of what Is
nh.ru.d Tor shinmcnt If sin,il,r distances
within the state. This Injustice ON the part OF
The railroads ms forced a very large number of
nur miilcrs IN s,,sncnd work and has rendered
their nrG;,rrty almos, worthless. When several
years NOD thc General Assembly. I'm The interest
~ morality and good order passed a law pro-
bih,ina iSo %u nf iio,iors
m ha ,S1snJ "a a hcvcr,vc and thcrchS d,.nrc
ci,tcd Tho value ~ the brrweTies and
dIstiIIerics of The State the act was de-
nouncrd bv tho advocates Of the liquor traffic
ne strilipo a, Tho vrry birth. rights of A mcrcan
ci,i,cns MI i,s validity was tested In the bigb
cst comrts both OF the State and Nation. But
whom few rnijroad managers enter into A con-
snir,cv IN dcs,rov INV nm mnrcasonabjc grain
md dmr tariff The mIIliny Interests OF the
S,at. hnI,, mn m M , cost many times greater
Than that az ia Jist,llcrics and brcwerics
and furnishing cmnIoyment TO thousands OF
men when ticv Tins render comnaratiycly
wnr,blsss nrnncrtv emnjovrd I'm ono 81
,hn ,nost mnmr,c,t AMI most successful
i",Ius,rics ~ The state and ncrnc-
,ra,. smnb vro,os IN vIoiation of law and in DO
nanc. OF ali nripcinIcs nj ms,icc No stem il
,arnn Tor r,Ii.f hnca,se anrin0 these many
years NJ raiIrn,5 usnrnation Inc oninion has
,y,incJ Ground omonr our ncopl,, that the
ahmsos e ,hoso wnaI,hS ,nJ rpynrfn, oornora-
,inns ar, si,hnn, q r,;yucdv md must ha en-
,h,raa with mcnL meas and ,,signotjon Ike Wis
,tations nI pro~iJ.ncn ifnn,,rnJs III other
,'ar,,a,,nr;,,, ,,nJ inIi,i,,, h,J,stri.s have Inv
,his un,.is.. a,5st nnios, ,nIiv hc,.,, ruined or
Hrivam 'n, 81 ,h,. S;a,e ana The large nnmber
~ an,,,n shnns md t,,c,nries In In, state are
J .npy Snp -, satIrna5 hos,,I;,y 10 Iowa
n,aryr,ao I'M ,ouns AMI r,,r,i d,s;,icts are
,asob amJ orr whnl"saic business IL hring dis
,,rasnh -, h,I,d ~, S,v ,r,,s. ci,ics n,tside
'ou"SS" ~ ouii' W 3" ~" %" y $3.50 o'to