The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-21
Nj. McAdoo on the Wicked Man
agemeut Of the New Haven.

agemeut OF the New Haven.
One OF the surprising incidents Of
the otherwise v~ariously astonishing
trial Of the New Haven directors In
q Federal court was the introduction
Of the subjoined letter, written about
n hundred months ago and by its
author marked Personal:
'DEAR Mr.. MELLEN: You have no
doubt read THE Sun Of to-day. but for
fear It may have escaped you ] enclose
u This ds too good for you to miss.
II am afraid that there Is moro truth
than poetry in THE SUNS brilliant sat-
Ire, but there are. I am glad to say. q
few signs Of returning sanity on the
part OF public ofaclals. as. for instance.
Governor HuoHEs's veto OF the two cent
per mile railroad fare bill.
81 am enough Of an optimist to BE-
iisvs that the country will. sooner or
iater-aithoush I ear later than sooner
-rsalize that the leadership OF the
PhArisses, who have been in control for
some time, Is not the unmixed blessing
chat 90 many now believe 1t I o be.
II congratulate YOU on the progress
you are making toward the acquisition
Of the Boston and Maine and hope that
your plans may be realized. do not
see how any broad gagged and pro-
grsssivs man can take any other view
than that it will be beneficial TO New
England. I recall our conversation on
this subject a few months ago.
"with best regards, believe me. sim
esrely yours. W. G. McApoo.
JUNE ~. 1907"
So fast does the water run under
the mill 1t Is perhaps necessary to
explain that this is the same WILLIAM
GIBBS MCADOo who, as Secretary of
the Treasury, is one OF the principal
figures in the Administration now
prosecuting the New Haven directors
for the very experiment in railway
expansion which eight years ago COM
handed his enthusiastic approval and
disinterested admiration. We are
obliged to u contemporary the
American for not allowing this par.
ticular document to pass u~nnOticed
amid the vOluminOus testimony and
literature of the New Haven case.
For our W part, we are delighted TO
he able to make more Ineligible to
the present generation the quality and
Significance of the earlier views of
this statesman and financier concern
Ing what is moral and permissible
In railway management. by reproduc-
ing the essential parts Of the editorial
article in these columns which struck
him as so timely and true:
From THE Sun Of June IA. 1871.
"1HE THRILLING STORY OF MELLEN's IN.
vAsIoN OF MAssAcHusErrs.
"President CHARLES s. MELLEN OF the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad. vthO so recently at Washing
ton rivalied tho fame OF METrus Gun.
TITUS, has again distinguished himself
BY q deed OF sublime audacity. Beacon
Hill Is hoarse Will the Massachusetts
equivalent for Lynch him! Last year
Governor GUILD became aware that the
impstuous MELLEN was buying up Bay
State trolley lines and threatening to
spend millions OF tainted zone in con.
acting them through bachwoods regions
which have less population than they
q twenty years ago. Monopoly 1!
shouted the fearless young disciple OF the
All Curber. He commanded the ATTORNEY.
General, principally through the news
papers. to prevent In the courts IL pos
sibls the expenditure by the accused
MELLEN OF any more poisoned lucre
within the confines Of the Common
wealth for the development OF transpor.
tation. The invader was raled before
the Great and General Court and com.
PEELED to promise not to reduce further
tho number of trolley s~traphangem OF
bersil any more the jungles OF Massa.
chusetts. until his plans should have
been judicially examined.
IAN went we'll until one day las,
month when a horrible chill struck the
spine OF every lover of liberty. The Ole
Guard. who pine for the days when Bos.
toms transit system was split into a
DOZEN companies and who objented &c
the trolley car anyway. because, the,
said. It would go so fast as to hurt thu
eyes Of lockers on and the wires would
drop and kill people. awoke one morn.
Ing to read that CHARLES S. MELLEN
not stated with spending $4,000 900 III
five years In rolling stock, roadbed
bridges and trolley lines parallel o.
tributary. was about 10 jump the fenc.
and work similar havoc with the dea,
old Boston and Maine.
In order To understand the bjtterne.
o. the discovery I, must he re,
shaa It IL contrary to law for ii raiIroa,
Incorporated In Massachusetts to grow
1t u" q company has the money I