Evening journal., 1894-10-31
The One rhlne NecdrnI.


Why is it that Willard SALISBURY Jr
Is SO araagonistic to ex-Speaker of the
Senate John P. Donahoe? That Is a
Question frequently asked, and one which
should be answered, as both men figure
IN the present political campaign, and
Mr., Saulsbury is sparing no effort TO be-
little Mr, Donahoe in the eyes of the
community.
1t is because Mr.. Donahoe, when in the
General Assembly, refused to allow him
self to become the plant tool Of the
Wilmington City Railway Company.
represented by its president, Preston
Lea, and it's president, Willard
Salisbury, Jr II Is because Mr.. Donahoe
forced the company to reduce It's fare to
i've cents before he would permit any
amendments to the charter of the
company to pass the Senate, and because
Mr.. Donahoe always considered the
interests Of the people before paying any
attention whatever to those of corpo
rstions or individuals.
Every nickel which patron Of the
Wilmington City Railway Company hands
to the conductor bespeaks the cause of
Willard Salisbury, Jrs enmity. He
and those Interested with him In the
railway have never ceased to hunger FOR
the other penny. They have never for.
given ex Speaker Of the Senate John P.
Donahoe Tor taking the morsel from the
Unsuitable nav Of the corporation.
It has been said that bristles on the
back are all that IS needed TO make q
hog Of the present management of the
wilmington City Railway Company
lhls y an extreme statement, but there
's the spirit of truth in it. 1t wants
everything for nothing. It wants
streets ready-paved. 100000 bridges
built at the peoples expense-in fact,
everything in sight. It is because ex-
Speaker of the Senate John p Donahoe
recognized this that he is disliked by it
and its vlce.president, attorney and
lobbyist.
Senator Watson Of Kent county, had
the same fight two years ago, and is just
as heartily disliked. The company has
not been so bold in expressing it, be-
cause he Isl holding over member; but
as soon as his term is out he will occupy
the same placesin the esteem of Willard
Salisbury, Jr, and his colleagues that
ex.Speaker OF the Senate John F.
Donahoe now occupies.
At the last session there was q mum.
Der Of electric railway bills introduced,
The companies all wanted to centre in
Wilmington The Wilmington City
Railway Company set up the claim that
It had the exclusive right to operate
street railway lines within the corporate
limits The members did not believe it.
but, acting under the pressure Of this
grasping and selfish corporation, the
committee on corporations practically
emasculated the bills by compelling the
new companies to meet the Wilmington
City Railway Company at the city line
and to erect overhead bridges, or go
undergrade, at all railroad crossings.
Having accomplished this work of
rendering worthless all other charters
the Wilmington City Railway Company
proceeded to look after It's own wants
Amendments increasing It's capital
stock and borrowing capacity and
authorizing extensions into the surround
ing country were introduced by Willard
Salisbury, Jr he felt confident Of his
''pull !" but he was defeated by bis own
seldshness When Senator Watson
proposed an amendment compelling the
Wilmington City Railway Company to
erect overhead bridges az all railway
crossings, OF 60 undergrade, Mr. Sauls-
bury and Mr. Lea raised their hands and
eyes Ia holy horror. They tried to con-
vince the committee on corporations that
they had a pull on Providence sufi
GENTLY strong to keep of all locomotives.
But it would not work Senator Watson
informed them that, Gin behalf Of en-
dangered humanity" they had insisted
upon the insertion OF such amen dments
in the other charters, and that, to be
consistent, the committee must put a sim.
liar amendment In the Wilmington City
Railway Company's charter. President
Preston Lea and Vice President Willard
salisbury, Jr protested and remonstra-
ted against this, but Senator Watson,
chairman Of the Senate Committee on
Corporations, would not be convinced.
They must take their own medicine or
70 without anything They took moth
ing, preferriDg to wait for two years and
hoping for better things 1t is to be
hoped that Senator Watson will be as
we'll supported by his colleagues this
session as he was two years ego.
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