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P.T. 巴纳姆：奋斗与胜利·补录 674
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
Now, Mr. Speaker, I know that these despatches are true; my information is from the inside of the camp. I see a director of the New York and New Haven Railroad sitting in this hall; I know that he knows these despatches are true; and if he will go before the railroad committee and make oath that he don’t know that such a meeting took place yesterday for exactly this purpose, I will forfeit and pay one thousand dollars to the families of poor soldiers in this city. In consideration of this attempt to forestall the action of this legislature, I offer an amendment to the bill now under consideration by adding after the word “ratio,” the words “as it existed on the first day of July, 1865.” In this way, we shall cut off any action which these sleek gentlemen may have taken yesterday. It is now evident that these railroad gentlemen have set a trap for this legislature; and I propose that we now spring the trap, and see if we cannot catch these wily railroad directors in it. Mr. Speaker, I move the previous question.
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定位：Additional excerpt 674 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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巴纳姆在议会中揭露铁路公司搞突然袭击：他掌握内部消息，知道这些电报是真的，并当场指出一位铁路董事就坐在听众席。他提出一个修正案，把比率锁定在1865年7月1日，以抵消铁路公司前一天为阻挠立法而做的动作。他的核心意思是：对方设了陷阱，我们就将计就计，反过来抓住他们。做法是：先公开证据、点名知情人，再提出具体修正案，最后动议立即表决。这告诉我们，面对暗箱操作，要抓住时间差和内部信息，用程序手段反制，而不是空喊口号。
上下文
巴纳姆是美国19世纪著名演艺经纪人和企业家，后当选康涅狄格州议员。这段是他在议会反对铁路公司垄断时的发言。
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