The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1889-11-01

Convention, that he hoped the Republicans
would nominate Mr.. Christie OF the seventh
dist. and he would make the fight this fall
on the question Of High Licence agains,
Prohibition? And now being challenged to
discuss the question he politely answers,
it has nothing ito do with this campaign
I make no idle charge aud write nothing
l can not prove. Very truly yours,
WIN. IL. ALDERsyN.
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Should Railroad Lawyers be Select.
ed to Make Our LawsP
The following from that sterling agricul-
tural paper, the Western R.rai, answers the
question:
The railroad monopoly is especially &C.
tive in its efforts to swindle the public. Be.
fore the Interstate Commerce Law was
enated, the imposilioEs of this monopoly
were Of the most audacious character. Since
that law went into force, the greed of rail-
roap corporations has been somewhat muz-
zled, and the corporations have been as rest
less as fish out Of water, as a consequence.
Not long ago we referred to AN attempt upon
the part of certain people in Wall street to
organize railroad trust; and the thing is
about to materialize. Gould aud Hunting
ton are conspicuous in the deal. The pc
manifest when the fact is known that the
Southern Pacific road, which has sort Of
blanket charter, is the backbone of the com.
bination. The Southern Pacific is Ken
lucky corporation, and its charter confers
upon the corporation the right-mark the
outrageous character of tito buy, hold.
sell and deal in all kinds of private and pub
lie stocks, bonds and securities" That will
make the concern in the hands of Gould and
Huntington the very dirtiest of Wall street
gambling enterprises. 1t can water its own
stock 10 the highest extent of these mems
greed. Then they propose 10 gobble the
following roads:
Miles.
Wabash railroad Observation-Disclosures. 94s
Chicago. Milwaukee St. Paul. ............ 6.678
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe.......... 7.7O6
Denver Rio Grsnde. ...................... 1,466
Denver Rio Grande Western. ............ 373
Missouri Pacific. 1894
Southern Pacific. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1881
4otai ..............s III ,D9o
One of our dailies says that this tremen-
dous combination could dominate nearly all
traffic between Chicago and the Paci6cc coast
and wipe out competition and establish mo-
nopoly rates at thousands of points in the
| West. Such proposed concentration of
monopolistic power may we'll excite public
apprehension, as it will certainly alarm the
railroads inside the territory covered, but
which are not parties to the scheme. The
body of the Southern Pacific octopus stretch
es fom Louisiana to California, but its
suckers extend throughout the West and
Northwest and inclose the lines which are
feeders and outlets of the Union Pacific.
The St. Paul adjunct interlaces with its
great system the Northwestern, the Burling-
ton, and Rock Island. The ST. Paul, by
means Of the Missouri Pacific at Kansas
City and The Denyer & Rio Grande in COL
orado, is to get direct connection with the
Central Pacific Huntington. ford line)
| at Ogden. These are ominous arrange nents
for the Union Pacific aud for the Chicago
roads which connect with it at the Missouri;
River or have lines of their own 10 Colora-
do. Will they dare to compete for trans
continental business against the Hunting
ton-Gould trust when the latter, by virtue
of its control oflhe ST. Paul system can
make them bleed at every competing station
10 the Northwest and demoralize both their
through and local business? Powerful as
the Northwestern, the Burlington, and Rock
Island are, it would seem that the Southern
Pacific octopus is slipping its suckers under.
over and around them, and desperate eff
fort will be needed 10 get free. The man.
ayers of these lines will not be reassured by
the circumstances that Traffic Manager J.
G. Stubs of the Southern Pacific has been
transferred from that position to the First
Vice Presidency Of the 81. Paul. Mr.. Stubs
bears the reputation of IAN intrepid fighter"
and he is already assigned to the field where
the trust threatens TO wage war.
Will the roads which have so far refused
to join the trust combination still under take
to stand out? They will not. Sooner or
later the fond dream of the railroad con
spirators, to mass all railroads under one
management will be realized, if the Gould
Huntington scheme is perfected; and when
il is we may look out for worse treatment at |
the hands of railroads than we have ever ex.
perenced. Under such a combination they |
will swindle us in rates and swindle US in |
stock transactions. People of America, the
tyranny of greed is encompassing you very |
rapidly, and there is nothing that can save
you but your own power as independent
men who will stand solidly at the ballot box
and vote for your own interests. 1t is either
ruin or union of your forces. Which
shall 1t be?
Il off pokoo IN Tho TO III nlio ION 0raea