The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-01-26
Just The Thing!

Mr.. Joseph P. Smith, Journal Clerk
Of the Ohio Senate, has kindly sent US
s .nate Bill No. 10, by Mr. Brigham.
1t is entitled "A bill to prevent extor-
tion and unjust discrimination by
Railroad Companies, and to establish
a Board of Railroad and Telegraph
Commissioner, and prescribe their
powers and duties" 1t makes nearly
Is pages. We commenced reading it.
and got so far as to complete the first
section and became SO delighted with
it as to stop.
This is the first section:
SECTION J.. Be 1t enacted By the General Assembly Of
s o % "i e s1 in the
any rct of incorporation or general law Of the StIe
Saaed Under ofssr and
ras State of 0h% shall and
of toll ensation for the transportation of
or any hs Of
which It has the right M License or m or to
ffon and the conviction thereof shall be dealt
with as hereinafter provided.
Some ignorant frllow, who is owned
by, and has pass from these burned
monopolies, might inquire who is to
be the Judge of what is "a fair and
reasonable rate Of toll and compensa-
tion." &c. 1t is plain to honest p
men, that the party who travels, or
sends freight, must be the judge.
We next had an anxiety to know
if adequate punishment was proposed
to be dealt QUITO these "blasted" mo-
nopolists, and so we turned to the
fourth section of Mr.. Brigham
(Youngs?) bill, and here it is:
SEC. a. Any snch railroad corporation. guilty of
Of making unjust I s as st
m railroad cars or in rceivins
handling. or delivering freghts shall upon convic.
s@srs tha" han
aenrs not ri than ve
than Thousand dcilars and for the third d Of
more than twenty thousand dollars $50 ooOl: and fnl
he liable to fine Of twenty Thousand dollars
ool providsd that in all cases under de- ,d this act
That settled it, and we read nc
farther.
Having disposed of these ''cussed'
monopolies. we suggest to Mr.. Brig
ham that he introduce bill to protect
the poor man and his family. Let il
be provided that any farmer who
'shall charge, collect, demand, or ere
ceive more than fair and reasonable
compensation" for his corn, wheat
beef. pork, chickens, eggs. potatoes
cabbages. or any other article Of hu.
man food, shall be fined one hundred
and fifty thousand dollars. and be i'm.
prisoned in the dungeon Of the county
Jail for four hundred years, and fed or
his own Tndia-rubber beef, frothy but.
ter and stale eggs, and stand commit.
ted, and compelled to subsist on bee1
and Bologna dog sausage until fine
and costs be paid.
Then we would not have to pay 2!
cents for rancid butter and rotter
eggs, and Is cents for leathery beef
cut from the fore quarters Of the bull:
of Bashan, or be compelled to pay fol
and eat hams from the swine that rar
violently down steep place into th'
sea 1900 years ago.
We will send Senator Brigham {
copy of the Standard. with this arti
Gle marked, so he can draw up tht
kind Of bill which we suggest.
Now, seriously, the farmers viii
readily see that the foregoing is sar
casm, and intended to show the ride
ulous character Of such proposed leg
islatiou. Let farmers bring to mar
ket their best butter, eggs, tender
meat, fresh vegetables, &c., and get al
they n for them; let railroads carry
passengers and freight safely and ex
peditiously, and get all their custom
ers will pay. This is the only true
theory.