The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-12-28

mutual understanding, or not?'
there is concert of action and mutual un-
derstanding, il is coalition on the part of
these great and rich corporations against
the people and against the best interests,
the commercial interests, of the country is
it not? 1t is generally supposed that when
two railroad lines leave the same section Of
country for common terminus that COM
petition, We mean legitimate and common
sense competition not a cut throat game,
may be expected, This may be an ancient
and decidedly old fogy notion, but it is one
entertained by the general public and the
general public is interested. If these lines
combine to raise ireigh's and to pool issues,
then they become arrogant and oppressive
do they not? If arrogant and oppressive
with impunity, are not the people their
slaves, miserable vretches over whose necks
their trains pass as Juggernaut cars, crush
ing out financial and commercial life?
Mr.. Reagan has introduced again
his bill to regulate Interstate
commerce and these memorials from the
Ipeople are no doubt intended to give
strength to thut bill, OF the merits of Mr.
Reagan's bill we are uniformed, for we
have not seen it and do not know wherein
fat ALL it may be different from the orig
nal bill on this subject he introduced. That
original bill, while il was all right and most
commendable in the purposes ii had in
view, was crude in its provisions and
not of nature or force calcu-
lated to do strict justice as
between the people and the railroad COM
panicS, and therefore it was we'll that it did
not become law. Ii put the people to
thinking in the right direction, however,
and it put the statesmen and the political
economists Of the country to thinking as
well. The Chamber Of Commerce of New
York endorsed heartily Mr.. Reagan's con.
cepton and some of the brightest
lntellects and most thorough-gong
business men of the country organized
to fight the monOpolics and extortionate
corporations, and the result is that to-day
the anti-monopoly league is power in the
land, growing in strength and influence
every day. We opine that Mr.. Reagan has
Every closely studied the question of inter-
Estate commerce, and that he has taken
| counsel with the wise men of the East and
OF the West and of the South and of the
North since he first drafted his
bill and that the one he now presents is
very greatly modified and does greater and
fuller Justice to all parties concerned. The
railroads have rights as well as the people,
and those rights must not only be re-
specled, but they must be consulted in
whatever legislation may be proposed. It is
mooted that Governor Roberts when he call.
the Legislature together in extra session
will make railroad legislation one of the
features for action embraced in his call
We cannot say whether the Governor vii
do this or not, but we take it that is wei
enough for Texas to wait awhile and SC,
what Congress may do. Texas hasn't beer
spurred yet and there is 10 use in klckins
until that is the case. We do not know
that there is any railroad il
the State disposed to discriminate
in favor of one town over another
but when the time comes, which is not vet
it will be well enough perhaps to guart
against any such temptation on the part o
any railroad by proper legislation. 1t be-
hooves Texas for the next few years tC
foster all she can all railroad enterprises
and when we have lines enough to insur,
legitimate and intelligent competition, i
will be time enough TO see that we hav,
this competition