The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-01-05
RAILROADS IN POLITICS.
The Concord Monitors Emphatic
Advice to the Boston & NJ aIne.

CONCORD, n. H.. January 3.-Senator
Chandler arrived here from Washington to-
day. He will probably remain until the
questions at issue between the two parties
in the legislature are settled and a United
States Senator, to succeed Hon. Henry w.
Blair is elected.
The editorial page of the Monitor tonigh
was devoted to the subject of raj roads, with
reference to their influence upon politics.
Among the articles was two column leader,
under the CAPTION of "The Boston q Maine
Railroads Relation to the Politics of New
Hampshire" which is signed by Nv. E c."
This is an answer to recent special" in
Boston paper, which Senator Chandler
says was written by some person la the en-
plOyment of the Boston 81 Maine railroad,
and not, as many suppose, by Hon. William
K. Barrett, editor and publisher Of the Ad-
verti'er, and Republican speaker, present
and prospective, of the MASSACHUSETTS, House
OF represent itives. When the grand con-
solldatlon scheme of that road comes during
this very mo- tn before the Massachusetts
legislature it will be the duty of Mr.. Speaker
Barrett to make up the committee which is
lmpartally to consider whether the scheme
Is for the benefit of the people of the Com
monwealth, and the speaker should be
sure to keep himself aloof from any relations
which will throw any suspicious upon his in-
dependence as public officer or his fidelity
as Republican"
Mr.. Chandler reviews the Especial" in
question, which he assumes to have been
reply to letter written by Congressman
Moore, and published in his paper, the
Na>hua Telegraph ON December 90.
Moore's article. he says, was one Of in
quiry. suggestion and warning, and any wise
railroad manager would have considered it
not as an attack, but as friendly advice. act
ing upon which he should have sought to re-
leve his road from all imputations Of po-
litlcal purpose, and so assure a great politi-
cal party that 1t is not to be assailed by the
influence In politics of great railroad COM
biuatiOn.
"rhe reply, however, has not been dis
claimer. II Is an admission and a threat. III
Republicans oppose the consolidation Of all
the Maine lines into one CORPORATION, the
Democratic managers OF the Boston & Maine
say they will throw the weight of the Boston
81 Maine railroad in favor of the Democratic
party. Is this wise announcement by the
Democratic members of the Boston e. Maine
railroad? DO they really mean to thrust
this menace into the faces of the Republi-
cans of Maine, New Hampshire and Massa-
chusetts, and Of their senators and repre-
sentatives about to assemble in their state
legislatures to consider the proposed grand
consolidation scheme?
us 1t with this threat OF the Boston &
Maine railroads hostility to the Republican
party that Messrs. Jones, SanbOrn, Sullc-
way and Sinclair are now rushing TO Con-
cord TO endeav0r to convert q Republican
legislature into Democratic one, and to yio
lentlV seize. for the Democratic party, a leg
islature, governor and senator, as they once
stole a state senate?
"We do not threaten the Boston &c Maine
railroad. We do not attack it. We respect
fully renew our timely warning The Demo
cratic directors of that road had no reason
to suppose that MIR. John B. Smith would be
nominated for governor, supported by Sena.
tor Chandler.
"But the Boston 81 Maine may add to It's
forces all the recent legislative agents of the
Concord ralroad-Republicans and Demo-
crats-and undertake to use them In favor of
the Democratic party, and there will still be
potent obst tcles to the grand Consolidation
scheme and to the destruction. by snch
means, of the Republican party OF New
Hampshire.
when man gets to be worth several mil
lion dollars he is apt t } think that he owns
the earth from centre TO circumference. Mr.
Jones has suallyibeen:freefrom these symp-
toms. But they may be developing In him.
II so, his Illusions will be dispelled. There
are possessions which money will lot bny.
eve venture, at the risk of having it false
ly called an attack, to suggest that there Ia
not credit enough among the Democrats
managers of the Boston & Maine RAILROAD
and the Democratic owners of the Frank
Jones Brewing Company to carry the ex-
pense of buying out Hiram Tuttle and buy-
ing In Charles q. Amsden."