Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-18
vREE PASSES 1OSEw YORK OFF,
Gals

FIRE. PASSES 10 SEW YORK OFF,
Gals.
A New York pepper has kicked no d
deuce Of q racket amors certain public
officials Of ,he State Of New York. This
5rg.ue aid irquisi,iye Journal, by some
utanr, CHAINED from a iauk dealer g
batch OF LISTERS addressed TO President
. CHArxceY NJ. DEPEw, Of ,he New York
Central. asking for free plsses over the
fosd. All OF these letters very bread y
convey the information tha, the passes are
/ 20 be ia consideration Of services rendered
or 10 be rendered the corporation.
The publication will ba an eye-Opeuer to
some Of the trusting citiz rs OF the Empire
State It will partly explain to them The
mysterious "pull" the railroads have on
the Legislature, the tax assessors, etc, by
which they escaped their iust share OF the
pebble burden. It viii explain the ad-
gantsga the corporations always have over
their employees in The Court Of Arbiira-
ton.
Amous the letters We mud one from
Senator FRANK HIsC0CR, ocO!y ask
ing tn,t De and I've members o. bis
arlHy be dead-headsd from Syracuse,
Ny. to Kausas City aid return. There
Is Speaker FREMONT COLE asking a similar
favor for relative "and two little dauEh-
,srs,' he also reminds the New York Cen
crabs President that i. would save him,
he Speaker. much trouble and little
cash. 90 il bis yesrly pass were renewed. A
long lis. OF prominent republican officials
asking similar dead head iayors is then
gi,en-by 'be vsy, al these bride seekers
are Republicans. The mos. startling iea-
turs OF the expose. however, is the long
,istef tax assessors who s,ste, in so many
.or6s. that in consideration for beirg dead
headed over the road they dsfraud the
comes. tax payers Of the State by keeping
t1e corporations ssse. sments dowa. Tne
The Nee York World says:
HersIsNr o.. D. Topp Assessor. of Hyde Park,
Who asks for aud receives free passes for himself
ana h.stwo sons. aud says TO SIR pepew
ao-c uud.- the circumstances Sou are pleased
,,..h yol- assessmen. this year. lf yo1 want TO
SCI, me please say SD and will c3N ou you when
arm down ln N-w York.
He-.nre 4. ID wilder j. ID. Ames and James
n. aa
.,- passes to Auburn snd Niagara Falls for
themselves ANA their ,r' uds. aud their arpiea
lions Endorsed GA the corporation ,hooks "'rant
cd on accounted Tax ONse. New York CITY
ue-ei Mayor A Blocker Banks. of Albany
f1-,rarlin. t0 Nr. Depev request 'or free pas
ses for Tax Assessors of Greenoush, amt saying
-I think 60 would De good policy IL YOU should
send passes
HERE'S Henry D. BOYLE am Albany Assessor,
writing % lfr. f. d. Worche-ter. high othcor OF
the Railroad ID r1cuon ,or aycar.y deadheadins
over .he .u-rtl and hudson R.yer Railroads
ina here B.. mr. Wor. hester masking this com
mcut to ST. Depew secretary.
UEAnsfs. In view of our D(cnl cr relations 90
tr. A hsur Assessors i would rec0mmenl Ems.
rl rrs ff'. ft.rf fI lacl. for c0 ,g- sock ana
.. .ulctl. CrrHHl H'.p.f tl'c'tifN 90 p'tt"y t..'
..." Truly IT I'D. WON nN aHf 7l'tN-tAtts
Finally. hereisF. d. Wendell, another officer
CrNr Depe,g' IS corporation. who suggests Che re'
rswsI Of 81 Yearly pass tor Assessor w. y. John
son. and gives his reasons as follows
since the pass was issued Mr.. Johnson mas
I1r, what L expected from him iu helplns me
nr.ak tne combination formed against the Ntel
-nnra hv the -uperg isOrs and Assessors OF Mont
..ra.rv County to asses 40 90 tle rate OF ellVtu
r..- rr q. ana furirl rttflted 0u easement f
. l... s.0OUn .r gf tie is ready and willing ana
'ahI. aI.ot o give Won some valuao.. ala no your
I Assessments in Paatuc Bridge lagc ana the
town OF paIatiue q fee. DO my duty to The Com
rauy. uot only to requi MT johnson TOT Wnat
Id. has done but tO make sure OF nls ara ln tue
hurt-to recommend r-utwa. OBJ. LhF iafor
Is slcc fully yo1r, =. f wendell.
Besides these which are only specimens OF an
extended l,t we ind T. p Donovan, of the
state Board OF Arbitration. foiiciiing free passes
c,r h.swiie and daughter over the road. when
on Che next day he may he called upon TO aos as
uI,c iu an Arbitration iu dispute between the
corporation andits employee,
The people need no longer wonder at the
power these corporations exert over the
legislature; which It seems impossible to
shake or Ii is on infsmous system OF
bubs-iskiog aad robbery Of the people on
the one side srd bribs-siying and black
mail On the other.