Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1895-02-21


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April, and the temperatures as low as
40 below may be expected at any
time during those months"
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The Government Should Foreclose
on the Pacific Railroad Liens,
The New York Herald has been
advocating the government foreclos-
ure and operation of the Pacific rail-
roads. This would seem to an ordi-
nary citizen to be the business way
Of settling the matter But it is evil
dent that the three C's, capital, con-
gress, and the courts, don't intend
the precedent shall be established.
There is only one power strong
enough to demand and carry this
plan into execution, and that Is the
people, When the people of OaIlfor-
MA and few papers like the Herald
make this demand, it reaires no
great foresight to see that govern
meat ownership Of railroads is very
near at hand.
From five different issues OF that
paper the following extracts are
takeni
"The government should foreClose
on the Pacific roads under its mort
cages and proceed to operate the
, lines in the interest of the public"
The bill prepared by Representa-
, tive Mcguire, of California, looks to
a foreclosure by the government on
, the Union Pacific and Central Pacific
= roads, and their maintenance as a
e public highway aeress the continent,
o Just as the Erie canal is maintained
g by the state Of New York, its faclh-
l. ties to be free to all who comply with
common regulations. In this way
9 the Government line would serve to
v keen all the other transcontinental
q routes in check in the matter OF rates,
~ and the question as to whether rail-
G road lines can be successfully manag'
VI ed under our form Of government
d would be put to practical test"
o Let the !goy"ernmpennt foFeoI0'o Or
n it's liens and take oyer the properties
a and operate them fer the benefit alike
W Of the security h9laers and Il be Peo
N pie. It would be impossible to hay'
at more incompetent management thar
Of those that have wrecked the proper
Va ties. Let us have a test of govern
@. ment control Of railway llnesl'
DIS 1T IS high time for Uncle Sam t.
a. take these ungrateful proteges by tn
throat and teach tA'm that thougI
bell gen erons,' hei by n 'meaLs the don
N kew they take hin" for He shout
70, take the the property, turn the thievin
ed lntg;rates ont, neck and heels, apd ru
he the roads himself for the lb2 benefit y {
y. the people who built them"
lal "The opponents ofthe Pacific roac
in funding bill are greatly encourage
pa by the Heralds demand that the go
lc- eminent foreclose the mortgages an
The see that the lines ara operated in tt
are interest of the public, Represent
ees tive Mcguire, of California, who h
in prepared bill looking to such for
18th closure, says: "A dozen members
ese the house who stand with us Califc
If MIA members in opposition to IL
on funding bill, or any other, have col
the to me for jnSilation over tho
lust which l know the Herald will 81
de. US, both by its position so bray
spoken to.day, aud by future We
1 GO with u.s. Representative Geary
nept clares that the funding bill will
ex- fought to the bitter end"
WAS 1T is time to apply the knife,
hery the way to apply it is for the COVE
the ment 10 take possession by fore
tm a sing its lien and make the roads P
and lie highways"
anoe "There has been qnite enough
ohol, atoriuess, aud the federal treas
water has been robbed sufficiently in the
h,skv terests of this corporation. Lat
came government take the property 1t
,ottle ated and protect its interests
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