New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-13

49, 3ut So long as the bill has a chance OF
life let us continue tho fight between the peop'e
and the railroad,
The Row. David G wyle. minister OF the
Scotch Presbyterian Church, read the appear %
kba Ams,crdam-ave. pastors with his notices
The Rev Dr. Dckie. Of the American chu''" IA
Berlin. preached. but DR.. wyle took occasion
before the sermon TO say few worus u'e"s
his congregation 10 go TO the meeting
We are not In Amsterdam-ave.. but we are III.
Serested as citizens and residents OF the w.
side in this fight We should lay aside ever!
thing else tomorrow night and go 10 'he M g.
tng The people have been working haiu 10
sh9s matter with results that still In DOUBT
Every bit of our influence and force mus no
exerted now for this bin in the interest oi iie
and limb Of our children
The Rev John p. Peters. of ST. Michael
Protestant Episcopal Church. who was one %
the signers Of the appeal sent out SATURDAY was
20 have addressed his congregation on the SUI
Do, hut owing TO n severe trouble in his throat
the result Of the trip to Albany last weeK wac
upabe to preach. Instead, the Rev Mr. b'ees'
curate Of the parish. read the sermon ne n.''
prepared. Dr. Peters told the history OF 'he
.g,,a,ion against the four tracks in the Legs
,otrro and fercely attacked the Senators WIZ
have opposed it, lie told how the bill WHICH
The citizens tried to get through last year WAS
.seesawed" being amended by the senate as INC
present bill is being amended anu hna''3 P"'
two days before the adjournment IN an ai'ie"uoD
form. so that the Legislature adJonrheu oe'o'
the Assembly could do anything ana oo''
houses disclaimed responsibility for the OH mo-
oassing The bill. he said. was introduced asH'''
this wear and referred 10 the Rallroau N0''
.D.,,oos ., both houses where It lay. and would
have been pigeonholed forever II popu'"i
,o,ior had not reached such a point tha' Se"u
hot lp
roads in the Senate be discharged from the cur
,idara,ion Of the bill The Senate cohiih't'eo
- attracted 10 report on the bill, end allei
rho Assembly had passed the bill as originals
drawn the committee reported an aiiieHN0N "'''
Undertaking by legislators is not conhneu 10
,omnaign funds a Senator or RepreseI'auoSS
rscsives credit for stock in the corporatvi' az t
,rbile no does not actually own me SluCn -
Tred go that he gets the margins during the
fluctuations Of the market. III. .ottr,y nm
We can never strike at this bribe-takHB u.io
less we strike at the bride glNers anu w! ;,.
700 often men in high public esteem ana ehy Jr
ir0 a reputetion of being pubic splIltSu az
attorneys Of both the railroads are p"'h ile'u ~,
t1,n 9s,aeuo as men Of public spirit. But can
!, he ina, they are ignorant Of the ihetious
which such corporations employ we can d nV wv,
less we expose the men who are conhe''e" WIZ"
the dirty business
Dr Peters denounced the Senate Raiiroad
roumittee. and spoke q the chairman OF 'H"'
committee as being man who justly OF u'-
Justly. had sinister reputation. lie hau' H""
over stood high in the councils Of his party anu
Gear after year had been placed IN the c"aH
manship Of the Railroad Committee. the doctor
asked whether he kept that place as 'ile ''o' VI
the CORPORATIONS or whether the press III az
tacking him in the past. had greatly ma'shou
him.
Another member Of the Railroad ComnUtee
.,t-gfh bp
" ia In The papers Of the last few days TO be
yreat railroad contractor in his private pusi.ies
ind 70 hold. actually contracts WIN o'ie e. VI 10
ihe Amsterdam-aYe. rallroaus 50 'ila'' ' tntar
lation I'm this matter affects his personal ih.ei
ssts According to all our notions OF Iesisid'Ne
,thics this man should have nothlhe 10 uo w
he making of this BILL and his cohduel unuel
the circumstances places him open 10 grave
suspicious.
The notice was read in st. Agness Chapel
.ra the Rev George S Pratt. of the Episcopal
church of the Archangel. at the principal SER
vice of the day at which Bishop Potter made
mis- visitation. read the appeal to his congrega-
lion accompanying it with a sharp condemna-
lion OF the Senate and the railroad.
In the Paulist Church, Coumbus-ave. and
sixtieth-st the appeal. signed by Roman Catho-
ac and Protestant pastors alike, was read among
the notices.
The Rev. George T. Eckman. of st. Paul S
Methodist Episcopal Church. was just begin
ming a series OF Lenten revival services and ala
not think it appropriate 70 read or comment on
the appeal in the services OF the day. The
members Of my church interested in this
struggle that is going on" said he, and we did
not need to comment on the merits of the night
against the four tracks
The Rev Wilton Merle Smith. in his sermon
at the Central Presbyterian Church, said:
Tomorrow evening. at Duriand's Riding
Acadenlv there is TO be a ass-meeting 70
protest AGAINST the Infamous scheme or the
street railroads 10 put four tracks upon Am
sterdam ave There are many Of you that i've
upon the West Side. and IT is your duty,
duty you owe TO your children, 70 the aged an'
iniirrn TO the whole COMMUNITY, 10 unite Il
this fight against what seems 70 me IN the gIea,
est outrage this city has even seen me rlght
of the people have never been more serousi.
threatened II is almost unbelievable that cor
poraton would dare to push sucn an mlquiIou
scheme, or that any OF our legislators could D.
sound who would refuse to give the people re
lief But the bills designed 10 give RELIEF nov
seem TO be endangered
Senators at Albany 50 lost 10 all consideration
OF what the people desire ana Wnat tner JIS
rights are as 10 fight against the bll wmci
~ uassed will give relief. ] hope many OF yO
WIN attend this mass meeting. and that many q
you will go to Albany on Tuesday next yo
know any Of the Senators from the city or iroi
the country districts write them today OF IN
true state Of the case Bring all the pre5sur
10 bear that you can never nave felt >
troubled for my country as when see
croft corporation absolutely Indifferent To III
yin OF the people. and seemingly almost owniii
the upper house in the Legislature TINS ou'
80 aratnet the homes and families Of the Yves
side must not be allowed 10 go on II IT ca
possibly be stopped. Others Of us, too are II
tercstcd. for the very freedom or the people
oesaicd Let us one and all rise In our migi
and our righteous indignation ard bear a han
in q fl ht which is both humane and righteous
DR. / NJ Haldoman In the First Baptis
Church at the Boulevard and Seventy ninth-st
Yesterday said he had personally investigate
the merits Of the Amsterdam-ave. controvers
and he denounced the attempt to place fou
tracks in that thoroughfare as "a murderer
proposition" He asked sarcastically II the pre-