The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-03-01
THE GENERAL RAILROAD BILL
The Democratic Party and the Right
of Supervision.
Substance Of the Remarks of Hon. J. C
Kyle, Of Pamela, in the Senate, Februarr
Ii, upon the Blu to Supervise Railroad
Corporations and to Protect the People
froln Onereharaes md Discrilali lantio1a

Substance Of the Remarks of Hon. j. c
Kyle, Of Pamela, IN the Senate, FebrudT2
Ii, upon the Bill to Supervise Railroad
Corporations and to Protect the People
from OUereharges and Determinations.
well rs any Senator upon this floor. | love
her because she is my native State, and
has within her limits all that is near and
dear to me. In herprosperity am happy.
Ia her adversely lam sad Feeling thus, if /
should at any time while member of this
body cast one vote that would initiate
against her interest in any way, should
always regret it.
/, however, differ with Sepators in regard
to the policy of railroad supervision. Il
would not, as they would have us believe
in my humble opinion, drive capital from
the State, and if rightly exercised, would
not preyent the building of new roads, bu,
it would demonstrate to the people that
they will Ea protected from unjust and un-
reasonable charges, and thereby relieve the
masses of any prejudcts they may have,
and instead OF regulating these corpora
tons as 50 many engines of OPP
preston, they would be greeted by
all classes and conditions of our
people with joy. No railroad company
can object to supervision, reasonable super
vision, preventing extortion and unjust
charges, if it is composed of reasonable men
Ii there is no reasonable ground for objec
ton, then the progress of railroads will not
be retarded by it.
Besides this, Mr. President: IF this ques-
ton, as Senators seem to think, is unworthy
of our consideration, and that we are wild
and unreasonable in our advocacy of SUPER
vision, | submit that it is too late now to
enter that sort Of an excuse We should
have thought OF this when the Democratic
platform was adopted in convention last
August. That instrument contains one
plank which declares corporations super
visa5le within Constitutional limits. Is /
that plank meaningless? No, Mr.. Presi-
dent Il Is not! It was put there in CON
formity to the wiailes q the people of the |
State OF Mississippi, and / planted myself |
apon It and 50 made my canvass.
Now, sir, if | were to sit here and vote
against reasonable supervision within Con-
limits, | would do violence to
my own conscience and be untrue to my
We have bsen indirectly charged with
playing the role Of the demagogue in this
matter. This Is very poor way to meet the I
i9StAS NV 0AotdGS THIS, 81 dS i asU con /
,erned, it is utterly untrue, because I have
no political ambition, as an Individual to |
crafty, but as a Senator I am trying in an |
honest way as / humhiy trust, to do my
luty 10 the State and the people Of my Dis
.rict.
Ii this bill that IS proposed to be indef-
litely postponed is not proper, then let it
% the table and let one be prepared upon
which the different elements of this Legis-
atuFs can agree aud vote for, and which
will secure Justice TO the railroads and to the
PEOPLE.
am satisfied that supervision is demand
q by our citizens. aud what they demand.
We as their representatives should grant, i'll
re can. I am ore of those who believe that
his government was made BY tie peaple,
Of the good Of the people, and should be ,
{ the people, aud when | fail to recognize
his rs fundamental idea in our political t
economy | shall no longer be worthy off
he name Of Democrat e
Relieving that supervision is demanded.
theretnFe-hone that some efTectual Iegisla- ]
on viii be had upon this subject, and that
ais bill will not be indefinitely postponed | \