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About The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911 | View Entire Issue (June 11, 1879)
VOTERS. Have you seen thoU. P. R. R. Document called "An Oi)en Letter," and signed "Tax Payer ?" He is a U. P. tax payer. He is your enemy. ' He KNOWS that you pay S2ir,,879 to the U. P. in double freights crery year. He knows that the U. P. It. It. will have to pay that 180 not YOU. The U. P. won't pay for the printing of "open letters" to save YOU ?1S0. Coliimhus can't make a dollar you don't first get. Columbus don't pay any freights, YOU pay them. "Tax payer" swindled you out of SOS.OOO (U. P. taxes), and $22,000 (R. & M. taxes) in 1S71, '72, '7,'5, and '74, enough to pay all your bonds for bridges, fce., and all other debts. Every worker against A. & X. Ronds is owned by the U. P. Every one of them carries a U. P. pass. Why do the V. P. It. R. write "open letters" and tight the A. k N. if they are not hurt? Take U. P. It. It. employees and U. P. money out of this canvass the A' bonds woidd lie unanimous. Why do THEY "kick?" Because YOU are hurt? No. ' - They know that they and not you have to build this eompetingliueand sup port it after it is built. That's why they kick. Farmers don't ask your ENEMY how you shall vote. . '" '- Ji c
