Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-12-06
TICKETS, PLEASE.


it, and many leading republican pa
pers Of the state call for its correc-
ton by the incoming Legislature.
Among these papers are, the senti-
mel, Evening Wisconsin and Daily
News of Milwaukee, the state Jour
nal Of Madison. and number Of
leading weeklies. These forces I'M
questionably represent powerful
element Of the people, and IN re-
spouse thereto anti-pass legislation
may confidently be expected.
it is intimated by the State jour
nal that the reform may extend only
to the discontinuance Of passes 70
the people on request of members
This will not meet expectations. The.
practice Of members and other state
officers accepting and using railroad
passes must also stop. People will
not see that ii is vicious for them to
ride free onsthe railroads and proper
for misrepresentation to do so. III
there is any evil IN the system it Isl
that OF state officials, who may have
occasion to vote upon or execute laws
affecting railroads interests, being
placed under obligations to the rail-
roads. Whether members Of theI
legislature are recipients of corpor-
ate favors for themselves only, orr
for friends also, is but q matter Of
degree. No half way reform on this
line will be satisfactory or salutary.
A constitutional malady cannot be
cured by amputating finger or an
arm.
The president of one Of the rail-
roads Of the state writes to the state
Journal saying: Nobody regrets the
e.rfeaf to which this pass custom has
gone more than / do, and | agree
with the opinion expressed in The
state journal article, that it has
grown 10 be IL great public scandal,
and ought to be stopped. ] don't be-
lieye the public knows how the prac-
tice~-which at first was intended to
obligo the Legislators and state otii-
GERS only-has grown to be an indis-
crinnatr ISSUE OF free transportation
to everybody who asks through 4
member Of the legislature Observe
this railroad president regrets only
the orftat OF the practice. He care
fully avoids conforming the princl-
pie Of free transportation To public
officials, and leave, il fairly 10 De IN
ferred that he expects the railroads
TO continue the practice of furnish
ing free transportation and only de-
sires its correction to the cffcW of
cutting of those who have no voice
or authority in making and eNecut-
ing laws.
Gentlemen Of the legislature and
state officers this will not do. When
the conductors say tickets, YOU
must respond the same A. your con
stiiueuls. If favors heretofore en-
joycd hy them are 20 be cut off, YOU
must forego the same yourselves.
The multitude Of people who have
Travelled on legislative passes, from
defenders or eXeusers Of the custom
will become denolmcers Of Il, when
only they are excluded from its Bon
Gifts.
After lac foregoing was put in type
tile Milwaukee Telegraph comes to
hand with the following article, 20
thoroughly harmonizing herewith,
and expressing the same Wow SO
Wei, that its reproduction isa special
satisfaction. The writer says:
Wisconsin, please listen. Tellthe
coming legislature to prohibit passes
to members of the legislature and
all people under payof the state,
aid then II will be rs easy a. rolling
oil a log e. shut out the many thuu-
mds Of passes to Legislators and state
officers 10 he used hy Their friends in
visiting the capitol. urtil the for-
morris prohibited ii Will not be easy
t. 20 thr latter. II senators aud
members hayu't II pockct-tull of free
passes they viii get IN FOUR or fly -,
days for the public, 4 week, instead
" tWo er three - they bNe been IN
thc hahit ~ doing. The people who
have been III the babitof haviugpaS-
~ s0Ht Them hy Tile legislators can
b. depeuded upon to do little cogl-
plajHina III being cut of from passes
il the Legislators are also cut ol a
prominent railroad president has
written the state journal fullN cndors
pe dat papers assaultupon The e0s-
conn All issuing passes IA constituents
tor freg rides to and ftomth, capital,
ana among othor titiue- tHi- railroad
official declares that the custom has
hreeded scandals. lfthceustomo Of is
sting trip passes constituents that
fhN mas Visit their public servants
~ Madison breeds scandal, may not
lbe @sui1W af uunta passes tp Ma IA.