The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-10-09

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TIE Railroad Commission ia Georgia
ca III that the measure viii lie de-
+, atei to the house by a majority oil
. and that the advocates Of the BIZ
have given up ST nope Of its hecom-
ing a law and are quietly leaving
the capitol Of that State. The peo-
pie Of Georgia have realized the
benefits derived by shippers from
the working Of 3 well regulated ey.-
tenn for permitting unfair and unjust
discrimination by railroad compa>
Mes, and they are determined not to
surrender their interests again into
the hands Of soulless corporations.
IF the people Of Tennessee could but
know how they are being oppressed
by over charges in freight rates. AMI
De led to believe that s stop can be
put 10 il by the strong arm of the
law. fhev would arise IS one man
and demand tho enactment Of such
law at the hands nf their chosen
representatives. Wien the masses
once become aroused upon this sub
iect, they will see that justice is done
them, and the railroad comps MES as
powerful as We know them 70 he
viii be "a pignies in the hands Of a
giant. As yet The people are COM
parati,eIy Indifferent asto this mat
ter, because they do realize to what
extent they suffer urjastlv, by reason
Of determinations in freights. But.
by the efforts Of newspapers which
value the peoples interests more
than they do the favors of Railroad
companies. the truth is being brought
to light and the great body Of the
people Of this section are gradually
coming to understand that they arc
made to pay exorbitant rates Of
freight upon everything which they
ship away, or which they hsvcfahip4
ped to them. The people Of Hash
vile, Clarllsville, and perhaps other
places ere just beginning to move in
this matter. They have not believed
that they were discriminated against
to the extent they have been; and
when any man, or newspaper, would
speak out against the evil; many
were led to believe that their cries
were false, and that they raised it.,
because they did not like the rail-
road, or because 1t was popular to
DO SO. Occasionally subscriber Of
the Bulletin has su ggested 10 us that
we would ipjura the paper by having
so much to say in our columns about
railroad regulation; and that for the
sake of our own interests We should
desist. So long as the Bulletin Is
controlled by its present management
it will continue to condemn that
which No believe to be wrong, and
to uphold that which we conceive to
he right, regardless Of consequences.
We know that the people Of tins
county pay more than a just and
reasonable rate upon almost every
pound Of freight shipped out of It
and upo. almost all shipped into It.
Ibis is wrong; and railroad attorney
admit chat they have 10 right to
did crimmate unjustly against any
man, or community. They admit
that they are com,son carriers. and
must treat all of their customers alike
That they do discriminate against
the people at every point in this
county, and III favor Of other points
wehe thele is competition; cannot be
denied. S!all the Bulletin then hold
s+i1 and suffer this wrong to GO on
unrebuked because a few of, eur sub
scribers do not agree with us in this
matter? BY no means. To do so
would be to prove false 70. the best
interests of the people of our county.
We would 60 as far he who goes
farthest to prevent an injustice
which WIS., about to be done to e
railroad company. They are the
greatest institutions Of this age, IN
we value them as highly as any one.
But is that any reason Why they
should be permitted to violate tie
laws of the country by Discriminate
ing against shippers Of any To-
calit1? IF it is not right TO permit
these wrongs, the means best cal
Culated to effect the desired end
should be adopted. We believe a
conmissie is the best means yet
discoyered. Ii any better can be
found, then adopt that. We are
not choice as to means, but We are
very much in earnest when we gay
we are in favor of correcting the
evils complained Of, lea majority
Of The delegates to the next Demo
cratic state convention think some
other mode Of securing fuir dealings
with the shippers of Tennessee Is
better than hast Of commission; or
if they think it better for the pee
pie of Tennessee to wait two years