The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-23
BRANDYWINE SPRINGS ROAD
Wanted by Our People. There Are Two
Sides to all Questions.



Mr.. EDIToR:-I sec by our papers Of the
18th inst q protest from Preston Lea, who
Ia stock holder, u director and tho prosi.
dent of the City Street Railway Company,
and also superintendent for the time being,
virtually making him supreme boss Of the
situation.
The Legislature which Is the fundament.
al law maker Of our State. gives the
charter to the incorporators Of the Brandy
wine Railway. 1t has defined the route to
DO pursued and no power in the State can
take that from them only the creator
which mado 1.-THE Legislature. The b.
& 0. Railroad parallels the Pennsylvania,
two great trunk lines through our city
why not stop tho b. g. O., and make 1t
come in on tho Pennsylvania road and
demand double fare. Why notY
1t Is enterprise that brings population,it
ispopulation that makes city, therefore
the moro people who come into our city at
cheap fare the more business will be done
to there advantage OF all concerned.
Take for example the New Castle rail
road to our city, tho salisbury Clique
with the Pennsylvania roPd was opposed
to Its coming here and putting In their
charter, they should build overhead bridges
and underground crossings OF other rail.
roads and tracks in order to make it moro
expensive and prevent tho building OF any
now road.
There is q shackly bridge built at the
cutoff, this side Of New Castle, which tho
people arc afraid to cross over, and there
is no other bridge into Wilmington, yet
tho w. s. N. II. r.. tho Wilmington 81
Landenberg Il. ", and last but not least,
the p, w. u D. with four or Ave tracks,
have no overhead bridge. What kind OF
legislation Is making such discrimination;
at this most dangerous point there Is no
Lril ua yyhpro A. ia vnost nnnln1
Now Mr.. Editor, If this Is u peoples gov
ernment they should bo no Discrimination
made in the interest of any company,
trust or combine every law enacted should
DO made sub.servicnt to the interest OF all
tho people Oh economical principles II
peoples government Is to be perpetunted.
We justly talk about the tyranny OF
Russia, Spain. Turkey, China and other
tyran.cal governments, yet through tho
advice and caprice of combines we are fast
approaching thom in manner and form.
From present indications tho people are
losing all their inalienable rights guaran.
iced TO them by the constitution. They
do not seem to DO carried on thu principle
Of fairness iG Is this principle Of dollars
mud cents there Is no honesty OF purpose
enacted In the laws made for the govern.
mont Of tho people in fact the people arc
not in II, we ougat ~ go back to our old
style prnciplss AMI have peoples meet.
ing!. ~
There Il an opportunity to do that now.
Let the oity buy from tho government tho
old past office AMI put the Police and
Municipal Courts in it and give the people
a right to assemble In the City Hail, what
1t was built for, to talk over the business
interests of the city. We want moro town
meetings SO tho much needed reforms of
our city may DO talked over inteligontly
in the interest Of municipal progress.
The trolley sysiom has como to stay, and
roads should DO welcomed into our city
and State on equal terms. Their charters
should require them to keep up all roads
and sidewalks in tho country and water
the streets in tho summer from tank bo
hind the car for the franchise given them
or pay sufficient tax in proportioe to tho
amount of business they do to meet
necessary expenses. CITIZEN.