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Government favors railroads stirs political clash in 1878
Washington dispatch recounts postwar rail rate politics, noting Baltimore and Ohio gains, Richmond and Danville disputed claims, and a proposed $50 million spread from Treasury to rail interests. It links Republican reformers to this “outrageous steal” and cites broader debates on imports, industry rivalry, and tariff-era governance.
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Baltimore and Ohio R. R
Richmond and
Danville R. A
Treasury Dept
Johnson
Meigs
Europe
Treasury
United States
Poy Usylvania Iron and Steel
California
Kershaw
Hampton
Commonwealth
U. S
A. J. Warner
Democracy For Congress
Marietta
Bohl
Bohr
Harmar
Dueck Creek
Warner
Ohio
Follet
Richardson
Buell
Irvine
Gen. Warner
Monroe County
Jere. Williams
Middleport
J. M
Dalzell
Noble County
Cincinnati Gazette
Forrest Hunter
Monroe
N. H. van Vorhes
Athens
Congress
Dawes
Washington
Pond
Morgan